Absolutely Immense

Rating: 8/10 (19 January 2015)

This has to be one of 2014s biggest & best Action/Sci-Fi movies, and it's so good to see a movie like this have it all - decent story, plenty of action, and superb visuals. Also, this is NOT a remake/sequel to the decent 1998 movie, and anyone who says it is needs to do a wee bit of research. It's a reboot of the original 1954 Godzilla movie, which actually gets tied-in with this film.
Now, while that '98 film was good, and still is enjoyable, it's just too much along the lines of other Roland Emmerich popcorn movies...masses of CGI & visuals but thin on plot. This version, however, blows that one out the water and while it still is a CGI-fest, at least the story wasn't forgotten about like other CGI-fest movies i.e. Pacific Rim, Day After Tomorrow, and Independence Day.
I LOVED Godzilla here and he's an absolute bad-ass, and while he's been kept to the basic original look of the '54 monster, he's been given a 2014 makeover at the same time. I love the look of Godzilla in the '98 version as well, but this version is far superior. The cast all do a bang-up job as well and there isn't one unlikeable character. The only thing is you do struggle to understand what Ken Watanabe - who plays Dr. Ishiro Serizawa - says sometimes, but other than that they all do a great job.
Now, I've read reviews saying this film "has no action" and "was boring". Seriously?! No action?! There's CONSTANT action throughout the movie so how people can say there's "no action" is beyond baffling. I guess the story interrupted their enjoyment too many times. Anyway, the only downsides I had with this film was that it was too dark in some places so was hard to see what was happening - especially towards the end - and I would have liked to have seen Godzilla just a bit more throughout the movie. Those are really the only reasons why I gave this an 8 rating instead of a 9 or possibly a 10, but even still, this is a superb movie.
Ignore the haters and judge it for yourself. Roll on Godzilla 2.