Far From a Perfect Remaking of the 60 Year Old Franchise

Rating: 5/10 (24 October 2014)

This is the Yin to Films like the "Transformers" Franchise Yang. Instead of Instantaneous Mayhem and Hyper-Action CGI, it is a Wait-For-It Anticipation unfolded at an almost "Get-On-With-It" pace.
You Could have Plopped down in Your Seat after Missing a Third of the Movie, and No Worries the Titular and Iconic Japanese Monster has Yet to Answer Mankind's Call to Save the World from the "MUTOS" (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms), as Opposed to Teeny Weeny, Never Mind.
But if You were Looking forward to seeing Bryan Cranston as the Film's first Cliché, a Nerdy, Obsessed, Conspiracy Theory Scientist, well......let's not go there.
This is a Dark Film, Literally and Figuratively. There Comes with it some Eye Strain to actually See the Monster Mash, and what else is the Appeal of a Godzilla Movie?
Oh Yea, there is "Mother Nature versus Humanity", Environmental Subtext and other things. But its the "King of the Monsters" that got the Big Pay Check.
Let's Hope so, because None of the Human Actors placed in the forefront, and sometimes it seems a Tad too Close for Comfort, that are Worth an ounce of Emotional Attachment.
Godzilla's Foes, this Time, are "Starship Troopers" (1999) looking Bugs that can Fly, but don't Move about on Terra Firma all that Comfortably.
Overall, its Worth the Price of Admission, if You have the Patience of "Job", and are a Fan of Monster Movies and especially the TOHO Star .
But the Movie Drags, is Filmed with a Grey-Muddy Filter, and frankly for Non-Godzilla Cultists, is a bit Lackluster and Lame. Die-Hard Fans from Years Gone by will most Likely Give it a Pass, but its Far from a Perfect Remaking.