I loved Godzilla back in the 90’s when I was a kid. Recently, a new movie came out. I’ve seen it, but over Memorial Day weekend, I went and saw it with my brothers. It’s time for a two sided review: one from the perspective of a 30 year old fan and another from a perspective of a six year old, an 11 year old, and two 12 year olds.
Movie– Godzilla (2014)
Young TL;DR-I need to see this again! 92%
Old TL;DR– Good, not great reboot of the franchise. 80%
Basics– Godzilla’s back! The world is in peril, and, monsters are springing up that only the giant lizard we all know and love can face. Is he up to the challenge?
Plot-Young-The plot is amazing, but flawed. We loved the fact that the monsters had a cool back stories with lots of city destruction. But, too much of the plot had stupid plot points like why the people were in the city when the monsters were there or the nuke transportation problem! 4.5/5
Old- This movie focuses more on the human characters and other monsters than Godzilla. I know why they did it, since you need framing characters to help the audience move from set piece to set piece. But, Godzilla needed more screen time. Also, there were some amazingly stupid plot points that really made me scratch my head like nukes and people in the way of a monster. Also, Godzilla is never really given a reason to fight any other monsters. He’s a predator, but he never eats any other creatures. So, why did he do anything he does? The story’s ok, but flawed. 4/5
Acting-Young– Pretty good. The actors bring the characters to life, but some are a bit off. It’s not bad, but fairly well done. Godzilla rocked! 4.3/5
Old-The acting is ok. Godzilla’s awesome, but the humans are, for the most part, ok. I felt too many of the humans felt off or wooden. But, I came for Godzilla, so the fake creatures are the best actors. Take that as you will. 3/5
Cinematography-Young-OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING! THE REAL GODZILLA FIGHTS MONSTERS! CITIES ARE DESTROYED! THIS IS THE GREATEST THING EVER! 5/5
Old-OH MY GOD THIS IS AMAZING! THE REAL GODZILLA FIGHTS MONSTERS! CITIES ARE DESTROYED! THIS IS THE GREATEST THING EVER! 5/5
Summary-Young-This is an awesome Godzilla movie! Godzilla’s back and better than ever. He destroys cities and fights monsters. Slight problems with acting and the plot make for some problems, but nothing that a 40 story monster can’t fix! We want to see this again and again! Better than the 90’s American movie. 92%
Old-It’s not perfect, but it’s Godzilla! The acting is a problem and so is the plot. But the look is there. That’s the Godzilla I remember from old Japanese movies. Horrible acting, a gonzo plot, and man in suit fights the destroy cities. Objectively, the movie is good, but not great. However, I’ve been waiting since Godzilla Final Wars, but I can confidently say GODZILLA’S BACK! 80%
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