Great Summer Movie. Just Enjoy It.

Rating: 8/10 (17 August 2014)

I went to the theater with no expectations because after all it's a Godzilla flick. I was pleasantly surprised to actually find myself in a moderately suspenseful film even though I already know what the monster is going to be. And the story seems plausible enough to make it interesting to sit through. Sound effects, darkness and good use of silence at some points helped create tension. Kudos to the director for finding original avenues of visual interest.
There have been comments by some that Godzilla looks fat or his head is undersized, but I think the movie does a good job making him original and bad ass looking. He could be a hero or a villain. With an American audience that is essentially brain numbed by CGI vomit every summer, Godzilla holds it's own pretty well without the overly noisy and nauseating visual bombast of Bay. Again I love the use of darkness and the pauses of sound in the film.
The movie made about $500mil worldwide and even did well in Japan. In the future they will have to decide what opponents Godzilla will face. And since they can't hide him again they will have to find new ways to create suspense and build characters. I hope they add more science and paleontology because it gives the movie depth. Showing visual comparisons to dinosaurs or whales that we all already know. And I hope they keep the same filming style.
The sequel is scheduled for 2016. Can't wait.