Great cast, poor production . .

Rating: 3/10 (24 October 2016)

Another example of a big budget remake with a great cast that just fails to live up to the original let alone actually add to the franchise.
There were some plot additions and brief scenes early on that suggested the new story line might be promising but, in the end, the movie flops.
I can sum up this remake by saying that since 80% of it was shot at night, in the dark, it was like watching Godzilla on radio.
Too bad --- the eco ideas were good but it was simply ridiculous in that the best scenes were lost in shadow and glimpses. Also, it was a typical hero celebration with a tearful reunion at the end which, of course, had to be carried through the whole film with dialogue setups.
You just have to wonder why go to the trouble . .