Epic!

Rating: 10/10 (16 May 2014)

This is the first time I ever write a review in IMDb, basically because I couldn't resist to praise this film.
Actually I wasn't anticipating this movie at all, due to the not-so- attracting trailer and lack of information given out (I was never a fan of the original Gojira Series because I have never watched any of those) but after watching this movie I could understand why Gojira came out in 1954 and became a symbol, a name that is as loud as the word 'monster'. The mind-blowing effects must have resembled the original Gojira in the 1954 - The CGI used in this movie gives the same impact as the physical effect used that day. I can say this even though I hadn't watched any Gojira before, because I am a huge fan of Ultraman series - which is another Japanese TOKUSATSU show(I have to capitalize it to show IMDb that wasn't a spelling mistake), first made in 1966 with the concept of watching a Godzilla every week on TV. The fight scene reminds me of the Ultraman fight I watched in my childhood. While there is a little 'bonus', or Easter egg, or whatever I couldn't find the right English word for it, but there was the sound effect used in the battle when Godzilla fights the two MUTOs at a time, had a feeling of the old 60 & 70s' Japanese TOKUSATSU genre. Now come back to this movie.
Plot, good. Characters, damn good. Pacing, great. And effects as I said, pure awesome. Actually the plot wasn't very rich, and if someone writes that into a synopsis, it's gonna be quite boring. I have to say this movie is more character driven, you see how people react when disaster comes, the emotions within and towards other people, especially families. Although probably won't cry, but there are lots of moments that you would feel the characters in the film. If you are someone like me, while watching other blockbuster movies and care more about the civilization in the background (Man of Steel, just an example), this movie will satisfy you, because this film not only tells you what happened to them, but actually make you feel for them. Go see it. Because if you don't, it's going to be a loss for you.