A worthy addition to the Godzilla series

Rating: 10/10 (17 May 2014)

This movie was a fantastic Hollywood - and more importantly, Godzilla film. I will start off by addressing the human element. It's very weak and there were truly some eye-rolling moments. However, the film pulled me through to the many great scenes of chaos. Being a fan of Godzilla since I was a child, begging my mom to buy any of the poorly dubbed VHS tapes available, this movie truly delivered.
I won't disclose much, but the enemies Godzilla faces are a wonderful addition to the city-stomping family of villains. They get more airtime than the big G but this is usually typical of the series, the anticipation and build-up of the final showdown and it truly is epic. I feel those uninitiated to the genre will expect more of Godzilla but this is not a Transformers movie, which dole out action to the point of tedium.
The acting is good, but the characters are flat. Thankfully there's enough meat to this beast that it's entirely forgivable. The CGI is incredible, breathing life into these monsters. I did not feel the same disconnect that I do with other films that use CGI to the point of feeling like a cartoon. Kaiju fans and regular movie-goers get their money's worth here. Looking back on the horrible 1998 American "Godzilla," and Toho's disappointing last entry of "Final Wars," Godzilla makes a theater-rumbling comeback and delivers a welcome respite from the overly-saturated comic book hero movies. Hopefully this will pave the way for another film because it definitely revived the feelings I had as a kid watching these movies.