Long and boring

Rating: 1/10 (8 September 2014)

I'm not quick to label something as boring but this movie was. It was long, dull and just plain boring. I remember the 1998 movie well and it was amazing compared to this. Something it had that this movie didn't was emotion. This movie lacked any emotion. I cared for the monsters though but this is due to the nostalgia I have with the Godzilla franchise.
I feel offended when I see the same cookie-cut characters in movies. Why? They react to events and people in ways that are overly predictable. In a straight out monster movie you can get away with this but this movie was barely a monster movie - it focused on the characters for over three-quarters of the movie.
Another thing - everything was so serious. It seems to be a trend in recent movies to have everything take place in darkness.. or a stagnant gray atmosphere.
The 1998 movie was better. Actually, the director of the current Godzilla, made a better movie a few years back called, "Monsters".