Abysmal

Rating: 2/10 (19 May 2019)

I initially viewed this in the theater when the film opened and this review is long overdue. In anticipation, or more accurately hope of the next film being good I revisited this movie this morning. And it was even worse than my first time.
After the utter travesty that Godzilla 1999 was, how is it that a major reboot is handed two writers that have neither a solid history or film under their belt - one much more than the other? And how, or why is it that the director's chair is handed to someone that made a 'monster' film with no monsters in it? Seems on paper it's just as horrid a choice as it was in the end. Want to see a Godzilla film ultimately about a human protagonist being everywhere at the right time with plot armor that would make any major Game of Thrones (HBO) character jealous? Want it topped off with blatantly generic, unpolished writing, complete with bland generic characters? This might be for you then... But it sure irritated me throughout. I grew up watching Godzilla and friends every Saturday, and this my friends, is not what we should have been given. With the exception of Cranston and Watanabe the characters and acting is on par with the 1999 'Godzilla' film. The dialog is equally awful. On Godzilla approaching Hawaii to intercept the generic MUTO a Navy crewman on a carrier reports "Object incoming from the Pacific." Most people should realize that the Hawaiian Islands are surrounded by the Pacific... This film is chock full of this sort of thing. Due to the inability to write these writers had to construct ridiculous acts to fill the plot; such as putting nukes on a train for San Francisco when they could have been slung under helos. I really could go on and on, and then some, but you get the point. And the cherry on top? How about constant cuts away from the reason why we watched this film to begin with - Godzilla. These cuts are so frequent that it almost tricks, or rather convinces you, that they were watching their CGI budget. Or how about watching his real appearance through a TV in some kids living room from across the room.
I'm literally dying to know how some of these people get paid to write for screen.
Which brings me to my fears regarding Godzilla: King of Monsters... One of these two writing duds remained on board for it. Thankfully there some fresh minds in there with Dougherty, but looking at his writing history also has me in fear due to his involvement with superhero films and making three versions of the same horror movie.
Godzilla 2014 - 2/10