Great CGI work, horrible storyline.

Rating: 6/10 (18 May 2014)

Okay, so I've rated a six. Let me explain: The sound editing, CGI work, graphics, and cinematography were pretty good. I enjoyed it. My biggest turn off was its poor screenplay.
For one, I thought Godzilla is an evil overly-grown monster that causes destruction and harm to the human race. There's a great Wikipedia page to further inform you in case you're interested. Of course Hollywood had to screw up the storyline. I'm not going to insert any spoilers here, but let's just say that if Godzilla would've started taking pictures with the human race I wouldn't have been shocked. Gareth Edwards made Godzilla seem like the nicest, most harmless creature ever. Needless to mention that Edwards xeroxed an epic Saving Private Ryan moment (When Tom Hanks' character 'eradicated' a tank with his hang gun"), that really bothered me.
The elaborate fighting scenes were compelling only because of the great CGI and sound work. Otherwise, the movie was filled with cheesy lines, a story line that was simply false, and a poor screenplay.