A modern take on Godzilla with an old Hollywood film style

Rating: 9/10 (13 May 2019)

Godzilla (2014) is a great movie all around. I don't understand why this movie gets the hate it does, other than the obvious misleading advertising. But a 1/10? This movie has a great score, great cinematography, and great visual effects. Regardless of what you think of the actual movie, you have to give credit to the sound and visual departments. So why not a 10/10? Well, my only complaint with the movie is that they kill off Bryan Cranston. While I do think that Aaron Taylor-Johnson gets a lot more crap than he deserves for his performance, Bryan was just a much more interesting character and to kill him so early was very disappointing. The teasing isn't a problem with me, since when we do see the monsters they make it worth while and show us very cool shots. It does get a little aggravating by the end, but I understand why they did it. They nailed the Godzilla roar, and the 2 new creatures had very cool roars as well. I also like all of their designs, putting the 1998 Godzilla to shame with how cool and samurai like this new Godzilla is. You can really tell by the visuals that he is old, and is just doing what he needs to to get back to the ocean. This movie was a great forgiveness message to the disaster of 1998.