Great Reboot But Slow Start

Rating: 8/10 (16 May 2014)

I saw "Godzilla" starring Bryan Cranston-Breaking Bad_t.v., Malcolm in the Middle_t.v.; Aaron Taylor-Johnson-Kick-Ass in the Kick-Ass movies, Savages, Elizabeth Olsen-Oldboy, Silent House and David Strathairn- Alphas_t.v., the Bourne Identity movies. FYI: Aaron is playing Pietro Maximoff and Elizabeth is playing Wanda Maximoff in the next Avengers movie.
This is a reboot of the Godzilla franchise and it's a lot better than the last one that had Matthew Broderick in it, back in 1998. First of all, Godzilla actually looks like the Godzilla that we all know and love. Secondly, there are some good monster fights-yes, there are other giant monsters that Godzilla tangles with in this one. This year is also the 60th anniversary of Godzilla-the first movie was in 1954. My only complaint was that it was a little slow getting to the good stuff-it was about 45 minutes to an hour before the big G even shows up. Anyway, the movie starts about 15 years ago with Bryan as a scientist in Japan that is working on a nuclear reactor. He spots trouble but, of course, nobody will listen to him and after a small disaster, the government covers it up. Jump to the present and Bryan is still trying to prove his theories but is considered a nut-job. Aaron plays his son, who is in the military and Elizabeth plays Aaron's wife. David is in charge of the military forces that try to control the giant monster battle royale. The monster action covers a lot of geography, including Japan, Hawaii, California and Nevada. It's rated "PG-13" for the creature violence and has a running time of 2 hours & 3 minutes. I enjoyed it and would buy it on Blu-Ray.