When the teaser trailer for this remake appeared at Comic Con over a year ago, the film became extremely hyped up. So, did this film really roar to life? Sadly, I did not think so. I took me a while to figure out if I even liked the film or not. I had reevaluate my expectations of the film, because there are many films that I have had too high of expectations for. I did not want to discredit the film on these grounds. Was it a fun movie? Sort of.
The opening of the film is about a man studying patterns in earthquakes. Godzilla's previous invasions were kept a secret. They used the bombing of the Pacific Islands as previous war grounds. I found this to be creative. The scientist leaves his child at home to head to work with his wife. I developed feelings for the husband and wife, but that part of the story ends abruptly. I felt like I had wasted my time.
Many years later, the son is introduced as a grown man in the military. He lacks any type of character development. This strongly hurt the film; I did not care if he lived or died. His family is briefly throughout the movie.
The film did follow the traditional Godzilla films. It focused more on the peril of the monsters and less on the destruction of humanity. In most end-of-the-world films, there is at least one character that I want to win. Half-way through the film, the plot becomes pointless. The audience was simply waiting for the monster fight to take place. When a character announces that the monsters will fight, it just becomes a waiting game and the film drags until the last twenty minutes. Was the fight worth the wait? Not really.
Is this film worth seeing in the theaters? No. Worth renting? Sure. I believe the film was heading in the right direction for a Godzilla revamp, but it didn't succeed. The action was fun and the graphics were decent, but overall I would say it's okay to skip this one entirely.
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