Poor Godzilla

Rating: 2/10 (21 May 2014)

Writing a negative review requires a wide range of perspectives and careful observations in order to avoid misunderstandings of an individual opinion as well as biases. This time, I have come straight here without going through a rough draft to let all of you know that one of the highly anticipated monster movies of the year has bummed me out.
1. The scientific explanations of reactors and the military strategies that include undersized troops towards Godzilla and winged creatures are all over the place as they are poorly edited and scripted along with repetitive helicopter scenes. The music is not in sync too.
2. There are hardly any connections in terms of emotions and character developments other than the Joe and Sandra's separation scene. Due to the disheveled editing and the mediocre acting, not only is it hard to feel sympathies from main characters, but roles of a few characters also seem redundant. That is the main reason why Godzilla get constantly overshadowed for the first half of the film.
3. The last but not least, the battle scenes. Despite experiencing a few dynamic shots of the well-modeled Godzilla with detailed textures that is vividly and realistically crafted by high-end software, it is still disappointing as I am not able to fully enjoy its gigantic presence. The fighting scenes aren't continuous, intense, and long enough due to the poor editing and excessive narration as well as bad camera angles that fail to capture everything that Godzilla has to show.
Obviously, the movie is supposed to be about the origin of Godzilla so I should not expect an array of intense actions and explosions, but other than Godzilla's breathtaking flamethrower, the trailer gives you everything you need to see without making you bored. I was really expecting to be in awe and hear some applause from the audience, but instead I am flustered by woe after hearing yawning and cackling.