Godzilla
Warner Bros. | Release Date: May 16, 2014
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diogomendesDec 30, 2014
It isn't quite compelling as it should be, especially after being approached by the sh*tty Godzilla back in the 90's, but this reboot provides enough action and suspense to anyone who can stomach it.
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KameronAug 24, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Let me Go with the BAD stuff first.

The Trailers of the film are mostly false advertising, and the movie does not really portray GODZILLA the way it did in the trailers......
and the King himself receives a very poor amount of screen time for a 2 hr movie, and they cut away a couple times, up to the point where it will frustrate you.
Most of the human characters are bland, But they're not bad either, just not good to the point where you would care for them.
Only one I actually cared for was Bryan Cranston but he sadly doesn't get a whole lot of screen time either.

The GOOD parts:
The CGI, animation is done very well, even sometimes where they are shown in the dark, looked pretty good for my taste.
The monster designs are GREAT ,The MUTOs that Godzilla fight may have some simularities with CLOVERFIELD, but I find them interesting.
The monster fight scenes are great as well at the end.
Some of the tension build up is also pretty good.
And the humans encountering with the monsters is also GREAT.

Bottom Line
It stands good as a GODZILLA movie which is why I give it a 7/10

but as a film that lives up to the trailers I give it a 5/10.… Expand
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MedoRefaeeMay 21, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Godzilla wow without story
The Godzilla movie reaching 93 million dollar in 4 days that is success for the film but there is a question here how the movie get this number?
The first reason of course the name of movie and the second reason is the film Depends on Technique, Technology and tricks But there are Negative side in the movie the story is weak without content and when you see the film you feel like see film build from rocks without happiness or sadness feelings and the Plot is so weak Which gave the impression the film production just for money not for the Entertain audience or to send a good message and there Confirmation on the global Level and local level the Cinema now is just for the money not for the Art
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hopstarJul 14, 2014
Boring, too long and not any different from the other played out scripts written on this great classic monster. I love Godzilla, I just don't love his movies.
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BlaKDemonaZJan 3, 2015
O filme empolga, empolga, empolga... mas não entrega. O filme é sobre Godzilla e não do Godzilla, O monstro é o personagem que menso aparece na trama. Entretanto, quando aparece, são cenas de lutas muito boas, com destaque para a última lutaO filme empolga, empolga, empolga... mas não entrega. O filme é sobre Godzilla e não do Godzilla, O monstro é o personagem que menso aparece na trama. Entretanto, quando aparece, são cenas de lutas muito boas, com destaque para a última luta do monstro no filme que termina de forma ÉPICA. Entretanto, são poucas cenas com o monstro e a história é bem fraca. Fica aquele gostinho de que um filme '2' vem ai, e que esse sim PROMETE!!!! Recomendo ver esse filme para passar o tempo.… Expand
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BarbudezJul 20, 2015
Godzilla es una película reboot de la original, que en términos generales es un film competente, bien filmado, buenos efectos especiales. Como pelicula de monstruos, se nota que Gareth Edwards sigue haciendo lo mismo que con Monsters, esGodzilla es una película reboot de la original, que en términos generales es un film competente, bien filmado, buenos efectos especiales. Como pelicula de monstruos, se nota que Gareth Edwards sigue haciendo lo mismo que con Monsters, es decir, mas protagonismo con los personajes, desarrollándolos bastante bien, tomándose su tiempo, mientras lo intercala con peleas de monstruos y secuencias de acción y destrucción.

Desgraciadamente, ese el maldito problema del film... es LENTO DE COJONES, solamente te lo hace ameno las escenas de los monstruos y la acción, lo demás aburrido, rozando lo tedioso, que desgraciadamente es lo peor de la película, su lento desarrollo.

Film MEDIOCRE y ya.… Expand
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CinemaSinsMay 8, 2015
There is a moment in Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla in which two creatures — M.U.T.O.s in the film’s parlance — start nuzzling. Given the director’s startling lo-fi debut Monsters gave us full-on creature rutting, you might fear that this is aThere is a moment in Gareth Edwards’ Godzilla in which two creatures — M.U.T.O.s in the film’s parlance — start nuzzling. Given the director’s startling lo-fi debut Monsters gave us full-on creature rutting, you might fear that this is a daring director being shackled by a rating-conscious studio. Happily, the Brit director’s take on the Toho studio icon gives full reign to his ability to create compelling imagery and a knockout monster mash. It’s a shame, then, that the movie gets caught between honouring the character’s B-movie conceit AND delivering a let’s-take-everything-super-seriously approach de rigueur in post-Dark Knight blockbusterdom. If any film needed a sense of levity, it is one about a 355-foot lizard hitting stuff.

The movie gets off to a cracking start, a title sequence depicting nuclear tests, Darwinian theory, sea monster illustrations and redacted information all to Alexandre Desplat’s flash-and-thunder score. Yet, unlike 99.9 per cent of recent blockbusters, the film then admirably slows down to set up story strands of (chillingly mounted) family tragedy, anomalous seismic activity, frustrated interrogations, perplexed scientists and all-round conspiracy.

Edwards and credited writer Max Borenstein try their darnedest to legitimise the potentially hokey conceit, smartly respecting the creature’s atomic age roots by imagining the ’50s nuclear tests as attempts to kill off the subterranean creatures and peppering the movie with post-War On Terrorism reference points: jets plummeting out of the sky, carnage playing out on 24-hour rolling news, helicopter shots of refugees escaping to safety, the displaced seeking out loved ones in huge stadia. There is definitely no place for Godzooky in this world.

Yet underneath the patina of realism, Godzilla doesn’t have the story smarts to pull you through. Much of the drama set up in the first 30 minutes bears little consequence later on. The scene work suffers from logic lapses (where does Watanabe get his preternatural understanding of Godzilla’s motives?) or feels just plain fudged — a plan involving a nuclear bomb is unclear and unthrilling.

Edwards creates evocative moments, both small — a slug crawls over a toy tank — and huge — a submarine dangles from a tree — but he has less of a sense of keying it into a narrative imperative. The HALO jumping that everyone loved in the trailer remains fantastic but makes little sense when it appears the army can simply drive into the danger zone. If the movie had a different, more playful tone — Independence Day, for example — all this would be less problematic. But in the credible real world the film seems to want to set up, it just rings dumb.

While the characters may get time to breathe, they don’t emerge as a complex, memorable bunch. For all the great casting, the first-base writing never allows these people to emerge as anything but stock characters. Bryan Cranston is at his most Cranstonish as a man trying to prove a theory deemed crackpot, Aaron Taylor-Johnson is a colourless, stoic soldier, a criminally under-utilised Elizabeth Olsen is a wife-mother-nurse permanently stuck on the end of a phone, Ken Watanabe is a noble Japanese scientist who spurts homilies about messing with nature, Sally Hawkins his exposition-clarifying assistant, and David Strathairn labours as a one-note military man. Given, as with most creature features, the humans are bystanders doing practically zilch to affect the outcome, it demanded a more rounded, engaging dramatis personae.

This lack of personality extends to the main monster. In certain respects the Lizard King struggles to register as the star of his own film. Not only does Edwards afford the evil M.U.T.O.s (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Objects) a better introduction — Godzilla’s entrance feels a bit thrown away — the malevolent, moth-like creatures also seem to get longer screen time and more characterful business.

Edwards’ film boasts great filmmaking, noble intentions and cracking monster action. Yet it never reconciles its B-movie origins — preposterous premise, clichéd characters — with its solemn, Nolanised tone. This Godzilla stomps but very rarely romps.… Expand
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SoulWarfareMar 30, 2021
In anticipation of Godzilla vs Kong, I've decided to rewatch all the previous Monsterverse movies. I've watched this when it first came out in Cinemas and I came out slightly disappointed. Now that I decided to finally rewatch it after 7In anticipation of Godzilla vs Kong, I've decided to rewatch all the previous Monsterverse movies. I've watched this when it first came out in Cinemas and I came out slightly disappointed. Now that I decided to finally rewatch it after 7 years, I wonder if my opinions will change or not? The premise is "Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe (Bryan Cranston). Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when Godzilla, King of the Monsters, arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco". So is it actually better than I thought or is still as disappointing as I remember it?

Firstly, I actually really like the tone of this movie. After watching all the new Monsterverse movies and now going back, I think the serious and grounded nature are wonderful. It shows these Titans from the perspective of humans and makes them seem more fearsome and majestic. The original Japanese Godzilla portrayed the titular character as a force of nature and Gareth Evans (the director) perfectly captures this as well. I also really like the cinematography by Seamus McGarvey. The more tame colours really work in the movies favour by really giving it a war-like and disaster style feel to the movie. Additionally, there are some gorgeous shots in the movie and some stunning visual spectacles. The score by Alexandre Desplat is actually pretty good and at some parts such as the HALO jump is where the score really stands out. The final climax is also very thrilling to watch even though it is kind of dark though.

The biggest complaint I had with this movie is the severe lack of Godzilla. He is the titular character but is barely even in it. Heck, the villain monster, the MUTOs, appear more than him. I think what is really jarring is that when Godzilla appears they then cutaway to something else. For example, when Godzilla arrives near the airport and about to fight a MUTO but it then cutaways to some boring human characters who see it on TV. It felt quite insulting that they wouldn't show these fights and instead just telling us the conclusion from some human characters. I was screaming internally throughout the movie, "Let Them Fight". On that note, the human characters really suck. I think all the actors do a fine job although Aaron Taylor-Johnson who plays the main lead, Ford Brody, is quite lacking in a lot of personality in most of his scenes. Not entirely his fault as the character is written to be quite boring. Elle Brody (Elizabeth Olsen) is just playing the trope of wife and mother character, Dr. Ishirō Serizawa (Ken Watanabe) is a monster expert, Dr. Vivienne Graham (Sally Hawkins) is monster expert right-hand person. This is literally their personality and nothing else which makes all the characters very uninteresting. There is one interesting character Joe Brody (Bryan Cranston) who is the father of the main lead who also lost his wife due to unusual seismic activity and is trying to determine the cause of the meltdown that killed his wife. This screams main character as there is a backstory that is making us root for him. Plus he is played phenomenally by Bryan in every scene. However, they decide to kill him 30 minutes into the movie and replace him with his boring son. What a waste of a character and there was no real reason to kill him so early.

Overall, it's an all right movie. I don't agree with a lot of the decisions made in terms of story and characters but it nails the tone, atmosphere and visuals completely. It's a good monster movie and also a good start to the "Monsterverse".… Expand
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BerikNov 6, 2018
It kinda succeeds at what it wants to do, but only barely. The acting in the movie is great, but the plot itself hangs by a thread and has some plotholes in it. Visually it impresses, or at least when something is visible because a lot of itIt kinda succeeds at what it wants to do, but only barely. The acting in the movie is great, but the plot itself hangs by a thread and has some plotholes in it. Visually it impresses, or at least when something is visible because a lot of it is filmed pretty dark.

During the movie humans try to intervene, but it seems the monsters hardly notice them when they aren't handing nuclear bombs on a platter, or when they aren't about to kill their babies. Godzilla is hardly in the movie, which should send red flags straight away. It is hard to keep your attention while watching this movie.

It's an average movie, it earns a 6/10 from me.… Expand
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JacobJun 9, 2015
Godzilla is great when it is what the trailers said it would be. The effects on Godzilla are amazing, the atmosphere created is perfect, and the action sights are some of the best to grace the cinema this summer. With the film nailing theGodzilla is great when it is what the trailers said it would be. The effects on Godzilla are amazing, the atmosphere created is perfect, and the action sights are some of the best to grace the cinema this summer. With the film nailing the elements of a Godzilla movie it is baffling while this is shoved into the background. The film instead focuses on a bunch of human characters who the audience is supposed to care about but it is difficult to when they are poorly developed and when you see glimpses of amazing fight scenes in the background you are screaming for the film to focus on that. Had the film cut down on the lengthy build up and just give us a straightforward monster fighting movie this could’ve been one of the highlights of the summer. Instead, the film makes the bizarre choice to not focus on those elements much resulting in a film that is sometimes awesome. This is a frustrating film as the atmosphere, build up, and payoff created are amazing but the film doesn’t seem interesting that. Why would you make a Godzilla movie if you aren’t going to focus on Godzilla? I am open to new interpretations of the story but it feels like a tease to provide such amazing action scenes but show not much interest them. Maybe I’d be more excepting if this film wasn’t called Godzilla. The film could’ve used any other random monster and the film would’ve meant even less. The action is amazing but unlike Pacific Rim I felt like it never got to fully payoff. I’m not really sure whether or not to recommend this because when this film is amazing it is amazing but those moments are mere seconds apart.… Expand
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FlatBlackJun 13, 2014
You know what makes a good Godzilla movie? Have plenty of Godzilla in it, not just at the end...also if you've only got one good actor, keep them in the plot!
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ThinkSamichJun 21, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. The movie is nothing special, something that will be forgotten by the end of the Summer. It falls into the cookie-cutter action movie mold. The majority of screen time is spent following the military to ridiculous extremes. In one scene Godzilla is actually traveling with aircraft carriers and other battleships as he "hunts"... military propaganda all around. You get the cliche tension between military/scientist as the military ignore multiple warnings regarding their impending f-up. The protagonist(a random civilian) constantly hitches rides with random units of the military, breaking every protocol imaginable. This happens over and over again until suspension of disbelief is near impossible. At one point in the movie the military decide to set off a nuke 20 miles off the coast to lure and kill the monsters, but for some reason they decide to arm the bomb in the San Francisco Bay... I just don't even...

The monster battles are pretty cool, but not worth sitting through two hours of garbage to see.

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skyminsterJan 6, 2016
Godzilla has some good things about it. The film has a great score, there are cool bits here and there, and there is a great climax towards the end, Pacific Rim style – if a bit less ridiculously cool — and the start of the film is great.Godzilla has some good things about it. The film has a great score, there are cool bits here and there, and there is a great climax towards the end, Pacific Rim style – if a bit less ridiculously cool — and the start of the film is great.

But no one can argue that it's a flawed film. It is too long, with too little Bryan Cranston, Japan, and Godzilla; and too much random military guys who do nothing - like good ol' Aaron Taylor-Johnson.

It's not a glowing endorsement of Gareth Edwards, but I don't understand some of the slating it's got -- or some of the praising it's got. Godzilla is an alright film.

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ROFLoomJun 8, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Not in any way a bad adaption to the never-fading saga of the world's most famous monster. All I can say is there were great fight scenes, remarkable performance by Bryan Cranston, a somewhat back story. It is an enjoyable watch, there are parts at the end that will make most any viewer drop their jaw in awe of bad-assness. The real errors they made is killing off Cranston early on, could have ended up being a great father-son film rather than a separated husband-wife one, and they need to focus less on the military. I mean obviously the military is going to be largely involved, but it is in every movie like this. I love our troops, bravest men out there, but I came to watch a movie about this creature. Obviously there has to be some random made-up character's back story in order to get a point of view from someone and to fill two-thrids of the movie. Too bad the lead character was so bland, unmotivated and forgettable though. Like I said, it is an enjoyable watch. Godzilla himself definitely makes up for it.… Expand
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ToffenuffJul 2, 2014
Not enough Godzilla screentime, or the other beasts for that matter. Decent action and some cool scenes, but for the most part it was rather boring as I looked forward to the next time I saw the giant beasts in action. Didn't care much forNot enough Godzilla screentime, or the other beasts for that matter. Decent action and some cool scenes, but for the most part it was rather boring as I looked forward to the next time I saw the giant beasts in action. Didn't care much for the actual plot, particularly because the main character is rather dull and extremely lucky having escaped imminent death several times - it's a recurring theme (particularly with the helicopter rescues). Not terrible, but nothing I'd really recommend either.… Expand
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TrilobiteGJun 13, 2015
Despite having one of the best movie scenes of 2014 (Godzilla's kiss of death). Bryan Cranston's character felt too disposable and unnecessarily there (like his face was used for promotion). Some of the action scenes do hit you hard withDespite having one of the best movie scenes of 2014 (Godzilla's kiss of death). Bryan Cranston's character felt too disposable and unnecessarily there (like his face was used for promotion). Some of the action scenes do hit you hard with awesomeness, but there is too much dawdling to be a very good monster movie. This just about gets a 6/10 in my book, barely.… Expand
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InlikeflynnJun 8, 2014
This movie... really lacks something...

I am not complaining about the lack of Godzilla in the movie or anything like that... but general choices that makes me scratch my head and ask "why?". Why do we need an American family living inThis movie... really lacks something...

I am not complaining about the lack of Godzilla in the movie or anything like that... but general choices that makes me scratch my head and ask "why?". Why do we need an American family living in Japan? Did the movie makers though that we wouldn't sympathize with the characters unless they where generic American stereotypes? Why a forced death scene? Oh yeah... because we need to have one of our characters being obsessed about his wife's death trying to find this monster, of course... Why treat the movie like it's "Transformers"? and like that I have many more "why's"...

Is not a BAD movie ok?... I know the directer is very good at working on special effects and it shows, the monster design is great and... yeah... I think I get why some people were calling this Godzilla "fat".

The original Godzilla movie was not just a monster movie, it was a tragedy and it shows in the way that movie portraits the situation and that is what I expected from this one... maybe I expected too much from it...… Expand
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unluckydiceJul 21, 2014
4 things that work in this movie are Bran Cranston, Godzilla's Roar, Ken Watanabes voice and the last 20 to 30 minutes of the movie, the rest is just filled with characters we don't care about and a lifeless protagonist.
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DHChrisApr 1, 2021
Godzilla 2014 makes up for the sin that was the 1998 "adaptation", but on its own merits isn't a much better film. Perhaps to be expected from a first outing, G14 only gingerly dips its toes into the water and plays everything thoroughly,Godzilla 2014 makes up for the sin that was the 1998 "adaptation", but on its own merits isn't a much better film. Perhaps to be expected from a first outing, G14 only gingerly dips its toes into the water and plays everything thoroughly, almost laughably safe. Little of the series' Japanese and sci-fi/fantasy roots are allowed to show, replaced instead with all the typical tropes and trappings of a typical Hollywood blockbuster. A common complaint is that the titular kaiju doesn't show up enough, but in the movie's defense this is not true- Godzilla has no less screentime than in the average Japanese feature and as a character is treated with greater fanfare and respect than literally anything else in the film. The real problem is that the human protagonist (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) is painfully ill-equipped to carry this story. His character is wooden and boring at best, showing almost no emotion whatsoever, and his supposedly "heroic" actions endanger the lives of his loved ones and brothers in arms so often it's hard to think of him as anything but delusional. Compounding the problem is that the film's handling of the monsters seems just as confused as the hero: the new MUTO beasts are portrayed as dangerous but not evil, acting more like misplaced animals than villains, and are even given some tender moments to demonstrate their emotional range and capacity for love... yet in the end Godzilla and the human hero inexplicably treat them with excessive, gory malice, as if the audience were meant to hate them all along and cheer at their demise. Regardless of what you feel towards them, none of the three monster characters are given much chance to leave an impression visually. The film seems outright hesitant to show them for any longer than a few seconds at a time, frequently cutting away to random civilians or Aaron Taylor-Johnson's character just as the action starts to pick up. When they do get the screen they're usually shrouded in thick smoke and darkness, probably why so many movie-goers felt they hardly saw Godzilla despite the number of scenes he was in. The end result is a bleak, generic, and surprisingly boring film.… Expand
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TheCartoon77Jul 21, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. This film is exactly as I thought it would be. A more realistic look of the most famous movie monster therefore distancing itself from Godzilla's much earlier films. If your expecting Bryan Cranston as some sort of lead role then turn back now because he's not in it for that long. Its a shame really because the trailer portrayed him very well. I can't help thinking he was only in this as a selling point because he was in Breaking Bad. Instead they make us sympathise with a dull and unrelatable marine soldier. This brings the film down further because he's terrible in this. Honestly the most blatant and obvious example of a bad main character. The most interesting character (next to Bryan Cranston) is Godzilla himself. At the end of the film, he's treated as some sort of hero for defeating the enemy MUTO's. But here's the thing in every film he's portrayed in Godzilla only serves himself and nothing else. I only thought that Godzilla defeated the MUTO's because he wanted to reclaim his territory which is cool but the film ultimately wants to express Godzilla as a saviour of the people instead of an uncaring and unfeeling atrocitie of humankind. Overall Godzilla is a good watch if not a little dull in parts. But if the perfectly executed fight scenes sell it to you then this film could be forgiven for a lot.… Expand
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43in2014Jul 11, 2015
Before watching this film: I was aware of Godzilla and had seen some parts of the Japanese live action films and some American cartoons. I did not finish watching the 90's Godzilla film on TV - it was dull.

Premise: Godzilla appears fromBefore watching this film: I was aware of Godzilla and had seen some parts of the Japanese live action films and some American cartoons. I did not finish watching the 90's Godzilla film on TV - it was dull.

Premise: Godzilla appears from the deep to fight other monsters and in doing so, cause major damage and many deaths.

(This review is based on watching the film on TV, so my judgement is not fooled by the Dolby 7.1 surround sound or the big screen you would get in a cinema.)

Pros: There isn't any.

Cons:
1) Some reviewers have said that there are too few scenes with Godzilla in them. This is true and it is a major disappointment.

2) Some reviewers have said that having fewer Godzilla scenes is a positive for the film. They are lying to you or they are living in denial. They had wanted to like the film and this has clouded their judgement.

3) This film is unbelievably frustrating because it is as if the director had intentionally kept scenes of Godzilla to a minimal, as if to imitate Spielberg's decision on Jaws. Gareth Edwards hid Godzilla away with smoke, darkness, closing doors, scene change, etc. However, Spielberg was forced to do so due to numerous problems with the shark models. Gareth Edwards had CGI and his decision here just makes me want to hate him.

4) The acting of the main characters were bad! Brian Cranston was unnecessarily desperate, his characters son's and Strathairn just looked bored, and Watanabe was overwhelmed all the time. This is what happens when you get actors to act opposite nothing. The monsters were added in afterwards. The same thing happened in the three Star Wars prequels.

5) The plot was just dumb. It's the same type of nonsense you get when the US encounter aliens or big monsters. Just bomb the enemy to smithereens and if that doesn't work, bring out your nuclear arsenal and bomb them some more.

6) Many of the special effects were wrong. The Golden Gate bridge's deck would have dropped down a few feet when the first major cable was snapped by the exploding missile and the whole middle span would have collapsed when both major cables had snapped. Both of these did not happen and no one bothered to tell the director or the director had not bothered to check this out. Furthermore, Godzilla moving about in the water so close to shore would have caused major tsunamis. Some tsunamis were clearly missing.

7) Why did Godzilla have a grudge against the MUTOs? Such a grudge that it needed to get out of it's hiding place to kill the MUTOs and risk being killed by the US Army?

8) How could any living thing love radiation that much such that it requires radiation for it's eggs? Radiation kills.

Score: 2/5 (no half scores) Don't bother watching this film. Not even on TV. Not even when someone lends you the DVD.

Who would be satisfied with this film? Some teens and some adults.… Expand
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azamitusJun 12, 2014
not the best re imagination of a cult monster..not one bit..just a wholesome big screen experience, if that is what you're after, total rubbish ending though.
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inaneswineNov 14, 2017
I understand that this is a film about Godzilla, and the masses buying their tickets want to see cities and landscapes smashed to a million billion bits. In this respect, Godzilla 2014 delivers outright. But there's no reason we shouldn't getI understand that this is a film about Godzilla, and the masses buying their tickets want to see cities and landscapes smashed to a million billion bits. In this respect, Godzilla 2014 delivers outright. But there's no reason we shouldn't get a decent story as well. As soon as we see the eponymous creature, the humanistic side of the film descends into chaos. The characters are one-dimensional, the script is terrible and I can barely remember any dialogue. In addition, I couldn't help but note how intrusive Alexandre Desplat's soundtrack was. Gone is the tense, choral subtlety of the film's trailer and we are instead treated to Hollywood-standard booming orchestral pieces that actually make the monsters less terrifying. But on a positive note, Godzilla himself was absolutely gorgeous, and Edwards bravely waits almost a full hour to unleash him in one of the best unveilings of any cinematic character of all time. It's mad to think how an entirely digital creation can become the emotional centre of a story. And someone definitely deserves some kind of award for the film's sound design. It's just a shame that Edwards loaded the film with walking clichés, while forgetting to give show-stealer Bryan Cranston anything to do. Very disappointing.… Expand
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JJD2014Jun 25, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. It really bothers me to write this review. I've been pumped since this movie was announced because I was a Godzilla fan since I was a little kid. This movie just did not do it for me. The movie bothered me because they advertised HEAVILY on Bryan Cranston. Then Bryan dies in like the first 30 minutes of the movie and instead you get a very stale and boring Aaron Taylor Johnson. The human story was one of the most boring human stories in a Godzilla movie. Listen, I'm aware that the original one had a lot of teasing and "tension building" but in the first movie there was a mystery. You know what I mean it was like "Whats Godzilla?" "When is he going to attack?" In this one is was like oh Godzilla is about to fight a Muto *cuts to something else* Me and my brothers started to FREAK OUT. We all know the fight is going on but they don't feel like showing it instead watch Aaron Taylor Johnson and his squad running. Another bad thing is that Godzilla is not really the focus. Not even monster wise the Mutos were more of the focus monster wise. But a thing that completely overshadowed the monster story was the horrible.. stale... boring human story. It featured Bryan Cranston (which was great while it lasted) Aaron Taylor Johnson (come on he could've tried harder) and Ken Watanabe (completely underused). Aaron Taylor Johnson had a terrible performance and showed no emotion even after his father died. Godzilla was one of the most badass looking Godzillas however and I did enjoy the new Muto monsters. The CGI was one of the best CGI's I've ever seen. However this was not the movie that was advertised.… Expand
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NeekReviewsOct 28, 2014
I, along with the rest of mankind waited anxiously for the new Godzilla movie to break. After the dreadful 1998 debacle with Matthew Broderick (where’s he been?), Hank Azaria (where’s he been?) & Jean Reno, I’m confident saying the GodzillaI, along with the rest of mankind waited anxiously for the new Godzilla movie to break. After the dreadful 1998 debacle with Matthew Broderick (where’s he been?), Hank Azaria (where’s he been?) & Jean Reno, I’m confident saying the Godzilla freaks were chalking off days on their calendar like a prisoner chalks off his days on his cell wall. With all this anticipation the new movie had to be a sure hit, if not with the industry then with its fans…Well, let’s take the tour.

The movie should have opened with a disclaimer informing everyone who paid their hard earned cash, or stolen cash, depending on your place in society, that the first 50 minutes or so was going to lull you into dream state where you swear you could hear those 2 adorable Asians twins singing “Mothra, Mothra” At any point during the first hour of this movie of the movie I would have loved to have seen Mothra jump on screen and start kicking ass, not Godzilla’s but Gareth Edwards who directed this movie. Listen, I know the diehard Godzilla fans will say “if you look at all the Godzilla movies you’ll notice the Mean Green stomping Machine has minimal screen time in all of them” Really?? So 28 wrongs shouldn't make a right!

I plopped into my nice comfortable recliner, I’m all comfy eating my popcorn, when, what the hell, It’s the guy from Breaking bad! Hey, I have nothing against Bryan Cranston but at about the time he realizes his on screen wife, Juliette Binoche’ ass is soon going to be a bright nuclear red, I was hoping the rage he was feeling was going to make him shave his head and revert back to his Walter White character if for nothing else but to keep the audience’s attention, which I could swear was starting to hum “Mothra, Mothra”.

Alright, enough of the bashing. All I’m trying to say is that studios spend more money promoting their movies than some small countries spend on keeping their people alive! When the movie does end you leave scratching your head wondering if I just saw a ‘monster” movie or the remake of “A Love Story”? However, a “monster” movie with a plot involving characters that fall in love with each other can work & has. Can you say King Kong? Yes, the beginning of that movie also dragged along a bit in the beginning but Peter Jackson was smart enough to use beauty to keep your attention until Kong arrives, both in the female form, Naomi Watts & in scenery, New Zealand. By the time Kong arrives you’re heart starts to pump just as mine did when I saw Godzilla making waves waiting for him to come on shore and start wreaking havoc. But then all I got was Godzilla walking with his back to the viewers! What the what?? Hell, my heart wasn’t pumping anymore, it was barely beating.

Jackson had enough sense to hit you full blast with Kong, taking no prisoners. Had Jackson taken Edwards approach just showing Kong’s ass, we would have been wondering why only his ass & was Kong going to take a sh!t on some of the tribesmen? Here is my thought to the studios that are willing to spend millions on strategy & concept and have no sense on what the public wants. We came to see Godzilla!

Let me put it to you this way. Would Paramount or Universal do a remake of the Godfather using Judd Apatow as their director? Hell no! They would track down Ridley Scott or Martin Scorsese. So why would Warner Brothers sign an unknown director with minimal experience to direct a nostalgic “Monster” movie we all grew up with? Godzilla deserved better! This one should have been a 9 or 10 but ends up with a 6.

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MovieGamerJul 11, 2014
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I saw goddzilla about a month ago now and I thought it was an ok film. But the majority of it was military based and that ruined the film for me. The ending was predictable and having a huge fight at the end was also but I loved the characters. It was just too Military based and more for boys (eventhough I am one)… Expand
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mbigAug 15, 2014
I'll give 'em points for a good try. Like that lady used to say in the tv commercials, where's the beef'??? The producers made trailers showing Brian Cranston as the main figure in this picture. Unfortunately he dies in the middle of theI'll give 'em points for a good try. Like that lady used to say in the tv commercials, where's the beef'??? The producers made trailers showing Brian Cranston as the main figure in this picture. Unfortunately he dies in the middle of the movie. Juliette Binoche a renowned international actress, dies after saying 6 lines of dialogue 10 minutes into the movie. Seems like a waste of good talent. Nothing to say about Godzilla himself however (what little we saw of him). They got that right! Now, please, in the sequel, give us some action?… Expand
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skorpyoOct 17, 2014
The movie was alright. I am sure I would have enjoyed it more if There's more light. I know its suppose to be dark and gloomy. But hey, you can't see anything!
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russiangamerMar 13, 2017
Фильму больше подходит название "Жуки-убийцы"
Годзиллы тут от силы 15 минут, при чём половину этого времени мы видим его полностью, а другую половину мы видим его хвост, тень, ноги, снимок, спину. Да и финальная битва как-то, нууу... неФильму больше подходит название "Жуки-убийцы"
Годзиллы тут от силы 15 минут, при чём половину этого времени мы видим его полностью, а другую половину мы видим его хвост, тень, ноги, снимок, спину. Да и финальная битва как-то, нууу... не очень.
Диалоги никакие, ни плохие, ни хорошие. А вот эффекты и атмосфера порадовали.
Итог: Не худший фильм... просто фильм, по-скольку годзилла тут где-то на пятых ролях.… Expand
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Scout523Jun 20, 2015
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Looking back at this movie, the characters actually all fall flat. Some are just there cuz plot, whereas the ones that serve importance just sort of stand around planning how to kill Godzilla and the other two monsters. Elizabeth Olsen is only there to make you care about whether or not Aaron Taylor-Johnson's character survives to the end, which is something that Bryan Cranston's character did not succeed in doing, even though he should've. In my opinion, he was the best character in the movie, as he predicted that the monsters would eventually overpower the humans, but, when they did, he ended up getting killed. What? Why? I wish his character would've lasted longer just to see what he could've done. In the final battle scene, Godzilla does all the work in killing the two monsters, whereas the other soldiers all get themselves killed, and Aaron Taylor-Johnson runs off and tries to fight the monsters himself, but realizes how stupid he is being and cowers in fear, waiting for help to arrive. The only reason he survived is because his father was already dead and he had a wife and young son, however, if he didn't have that, and his character was just a miserable loser, the movie could've gotten away with killing him off. The special effects in this movie were absolutely phenomenal, and whoever edited this film should've won Best Editing at the Oscars. So, the characters just fall flat completely, but the special effects and monster scenes make up for that loss with their sheer scale and awesomeness.… Expand
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DanielwWhiteNov 27, 2015
This movie is really not that great. It is the typical Godzilla movie with good graphics and animated scenes but not a great story or conclusion of the story.
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SrPepeJul 8, 2018
Godzilla es una película bastante mala con actuaciones aún peor, muy olvidable.
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caledo1801Mar 6, 2017
This would have been a great Godzilla movie. Godzilla's new appearance is very nice, despite being made of CGI, it's very well made. But the BIG problem with this movie is that they try to focus too much on boring human characters with noThis would have been a great Godzilla movie. Godzilla's new appearance is very nice, despite being made of CGI, it's very well made. But the BIG problem with this movie is that they try to focus too much on boring human characters with no development that no one cares about. The movie is 2 hours long and Godzilla only appears for 8 minutes, they even cut off most of the fighting scenes just to show the human characters. What is the reason of making a Godzilla movie without it's prime essence that are the fighting scenes??
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Brandon3685Nov 8, 2016
Ok movie...................................................................................................................................................
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BroyaxSep 14, 2017
Fort bien réalisé et très spectaculaire quand il le veut, ce Godzilla nouveau profite à fond de ses effets spéciaux mais se perd malheureusement en incohérences diverses et variées qu'on ne compte plus... On ne demande certainement pas unFort bien réalisé et très spectaculaire quand il le veut, ce Godzilla nouveau profite à fond de ses effets spéciaux mais se perd malheureusement en incohérences diverses et variées qu'on ne compte plus... On ne demande certainement pas un scénario amoureusement fignolé, bien léché et roulé sous les aisselles mais quelque chose qui ne nous fasse pas lever les yeux au ciel régulièrement...

Fait aggravant, ce Godzilla se perd trop souvent dans une guimauve ridicule qui lui nuit énormément et n'exploite pas correctement le rôle de Bryan Cranston, trop rapidement escamoté ; même Ken Watanabe fait davantage de la figuration qu'autre chose. Par contre, le blaireau Aaron Taylor-Johnson (les Kick-Ass de mon cul), on le voit du début à la fin ! on voit beaucoup trop également cette tronche de cheval (Sally Hawkins) qui nous file le bourdon.

C'est vraiment dommage, car malgré ses délires (monstrueux) le film fonctionne étonnamment bien par moments... mais par moments seulement avant de re-sombrer dans le gnangnan et le ridicule.… Expand
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skeletoroneOct 1, 2020
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. Godzilla is a by-the-numbers monster movie even a great actor like Bryan Cranston couldn't save. All characters without any exception are bland and boring. It was hard to keep my attention on the screen. The only thing I liked about the movie is the fact that Godzilla is the good guy.… Expand
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amheretojudgeJun 1, 2019
It is the titled character's performance that you are looking forward to, although the techniques are bit like Kong's.

Godzilla Edwards packs a lunch full of power bars. Productive, nutritious and delicious is his methods and excited, keenIt is the titled character's performance that you are looking forward to, although the techniques are bit like Kong's.

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Edwards packs a lunch full of power bars. Productive, nutritious and delicious is his methods and excited, keen and thrilled are our experience. The director, Gareth Edwards wraps this humongous gift for the comic book lovers and film goers of this genre, with a subtle hip and happening color, that makes this all look convincing. For a brief period, but surely believable. Unfortunately, one would think, that the first act of the film that drives us into the chaotic world through humanely emotional characters creates depth, one is wrong. What carves this piece of cake into an edible and healthier one, is Edwards's perception of these worlds. He respects both, mythological events and the modernized materialistic world.

There are too many military references and too many fables of some old myth. Finding that very grey area, the film is a commercial film but of good quality, the kind that we don't see around, nowadays. And when I say his eyes are sharp, I mean it cuts-through-glass, sharp. All the cameras installed to encounter this outrageous battle is from a definite perspective. In a sense, that each shot is like it is taken from some person, someone's perspective, that helps connect with the viewers easily.

In fact, all the animated, alienated sequences are often shot with a frame between us and them. Like a car window or a glass window of a building or goggles or binoculars. These tiny aspects grounds the film despite of its bizarre plot points. The performance is nothing outstanding, it pretty much is, finding yourself running from something you don't understand or fear or scream for, but what hurts the most, is that the reunions that never catches us. Just like the reason of Sally Hawkins being in one of these films, Godzilla is another meaningless addition to this franchise that is showcased to present the same old story with favorite fanboy moments.… Expand
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SerchvazJul 2, 2019
This is a good Godzilla movie, but not a masterpiece Godzilla film, it has a good history with the human characters, but in the whole movie Godzilla appears a few moments, yeah, Godzilla should not be in the whole movie, but the human historyThis is a good Godzilla movie, but not a masterpiece Godzilla film, it has a good history with the human characters, but in the whole movie Godzilla appears a few moments, yeah, Godzilla should not be in the whole movie, but the human history showed is awful, they couldve made a better movie with the human characters related to the Godzilla history.… Expand
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ProVConReviewsMay 28, 2019
Godzilla 2014 (5/28/19)

Pros Taking a more symbolic disaster-flick approach to the title rather than the giant monster all-out smackdown as some of its predecessors had done; Godzilla 2014 shines the best when it comes to showing theGodzilla 2014 (5/28/19)

Pros
Taking a more symbolic disaster-flick approach to the title rather than the giant monster all-out smackdown as some of its predecessors had done; Godzilla 2014 shines the best when it comes to showing the aftermath of nature’s wrath on mankind and using imagery from tragic events known to viewers at the time of release to show a message of nature’s power over us. It has genuinely great cinematic moments that leave me in awe and a soundtrack that leaves a powerful impression as these creatures wreck havoc in unique ways. When the creatures are on the screen all attention is properly directed towards them, as the effects used to portray their size, and to give them a feeling of being part of the natural world, still works today as it is truly cutting edge with what they pulled off. The sound design as well demands to be played in surround sound as the film uses each roar to build the tone and to set the scene as even the creatures themselves prove to show some genuine symbolism that leaves the viewer to think a bit more than they thought to. And while the total screen time for all creatures totals to around twenty minutes, their devastation is known through the beautifully shot destruction. Regardless the movie does have genuine shortcomings that take away a lot of what the effort was made towards and stains the movie with genuine disinterest throughout several portions of the film, which is to be discussed in the cons. + The aftermath of nature is this films strong suit
+ Outstanding effects both visual and auditory
+ Wonderful soundtrack
+ Intriguing creatures
+ Wonderfully done metaphors and symbolic imagery
+ “Kiss of Death”
+ Great cinematography
+ Creature’s presence when on screen can’t go ignored

Cons
To pull this iteration of Godzilla off in a disaster-flick, Spielberg approach; you have to have well written characters that one can emotionally attach to which this film sadly fails to provide. I could never feel for the characters, the emotion was there to feel for them and sometimes they genuinely have good moments of character but it never pays off nor does it leave me rooting for any of them. Even with the title character himself, which pains me to say because I have loved the character ever since I was a toddler, as they don’t develop his character outside of his origins and his purpose. They try to but it falls flat due to the interest being directed towards the villains of the movie which is honestly where the films development and true efforts into writing something actually extremely interesting go into play by showing a basis for the creature’s full life cycle. But with Godzilla, that isn’t provided unless you read up online on this iteration or look deeper into his actions. But the biggest problem is the film’s main character and focus of the story regarding him. It is painfully generic, and just takes away from some of the coolest portions of the film because the film decides to maintain the focus on this generic storyline regarding the character. Who, like most everything else, is underdeveloped. Another huge issue with the film is the lighting which makes some scenes or shots almost impossible to view which is an absolute shame as most of the action takes place at night and the use of strictly natural lighting is intensely present. There is a lot wrong with this film and for the sake of time, I would rather just save it for a separate piece.

- Poorly written - Emotional disconnected
- Focus of the film is generic and takes away from the greatest portions of the film
- Pitch-black lighting
- Characters are underdeveloped
- Off pacing

Overall
Godzilla 2014 does have some great parts to it and genuinely fantastic effects that still hold up to this day. But it is sadly held back by so many flaws that make a lot of it just forgettable and that is no way to treat a king.… Expand
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Im_just_playingApr 17, 2020
I think this is a mediocre movie. CGI and Music are great and Godzilla's design looks gorgeous, but most of the cast is awful in this... I don't know. The plot isn't bad, but it could be better. Also it has better dialogues than Godzilla:I think this is a mediocre movie. CGI and Music are great and Godzilla's design looks gorgeous, but most of the cast is awful in this... I don't know. The plot isn't bad, but it could be better. Also it has better dialogues than Godzilla: King of the Monsters, but I wasn't interested at all.… Expand
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FreddoFazbeardoApr 15, 2020
I did not like this movie so much, I liked King of the monsters much more, in summary part 2 ...
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Rick444Apr 17, 2020
It's like b or c movie with a high budget. Godzilla from 1998 had obviously much bigger success and making the Godzilla more fat and slower just made the movie more boring as it was expected
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Cementer200Sep 22, 2020
Godzilla is an ok movie. it's a good reboot of Godzilla but the movie was a bit to long
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Lia_CApr 3, 2021
There's more plot here than I was expecting, but also a lot of futile action which depending on what you're looking for can be frustrating. It's a pretty good crash bang monster flick but I wish the antagonist monsters looked a little cooler.
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atabeyordekciAug 18, 2021
The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity. (6)
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PeteyPirahnaFeb 7, 2022
6/10
Weakest Monsterverse movie easily. But it is still... fine. (Nevermind, 0/10. barely any Godzilla.)
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NRG_MHJun 29, 2023
This review contains spoilers, click expand to view. I mean I've seen worse movies in my lifetime. The plot was actually quite decent with the whole thing about the MUTOs wanting to lay their eggs and the US Military trying to stop that because it could kill millions of innocent civilians and the human characters were alright espeially for a movie where the main attraction is the Titans. But the thing I liked about it the most was the atmosphere and tone with it feeling way darker than most other Godilla movies in existance, that and you could actually feel about how dangerous these monsters would be if they were real because of how the camera angles were done making you feel like you're their with the characters experiencing everything they are, the ending also felt quite bitter sweet because they did kill the MUTO and destroyed the eggs so that way there isn't hundreds of them to deal with in a few years but they also destroyed most of San Francisco while doing so.… Expand
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