Great effects and awesome monsters!

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2014)

So I actually saw this movie twice, one last night and one earlier today. The first time I saw it, the film was hard to understand/follow, and the action/monsters were basically the only thing that I paid attention to. Here is my review WARNING, SPOILERS:
To start, this movie was awesome! It really captured the true essence of the Japanese Godzilla but with enhanced effects. This is the first true American Godzilla film! The best parts of the film were, of course, the monsters. But not only that, the CGI done to create them was amazing and realistic! Godzilla was very realistic as well, and looked like a sort of hybrid between the Heisei Godzilla (after 1985) and Godzilla 2000 with the origins of the 1954 version; he was awesome! As for the Mutos, they were very unique and fierce too, looking very alien-like in appearance. They looked a lot more rugged and scary than both Godzilla and the Pacific Rim kaiju alike. The Mutos were badass! And the final fight was epic and brutal at the same time, and was very natural in movement as opposed to most of the Toho fights.
I felt that the plot and acting is being overlooked. The acting is not really THAT bad, and that is coming from one who does not care much about the acting. The scene in Janjira was tear- jerking and very intense, but well-done at the same time. After that, the acting does not mean as much.
And for the plot, it was simple, but yet quite well-done to be honest. It gave the Mutos and Godzilla a strong connection.
Overall, it was an EPIC film. Although, as with me, your first viewing might not get the message through due to the intensity of the film, the second viewing at least is awesome!