Mindless action that survives on the CGI...

Rating: 6/10 (22 August 2014)

At least it was better than the 1998 version. But it is still not really a memorable movie. It is a little bit too much in terms of taking an iconic Japanese movie monster and exposing it to the glamor of Hollywood.
The story is fairly consistent to the Godzilla universe; the massive reptilian Godzilla comes out of hiding to do battle against another equally massive otherworldly creature.
That was basically it, so don't sit down to watch "Godzilla" with the expectations of being intellectually challenged or stimulated, as that is not going to happen. This is pure and simply one of those movies where you just unhook your mind, sit back, and enjoy the pretty colors on the screen (well, not really colors, but the CGI effects).
And of course, the American army is fearless in the face of such a clearly overpowered foe, but halters not in their approach to take on the threat to the American way of life. It becomes a little bit too cliché.
What this movie survives on is the effects without a doubt. And hats off to the CGI effects team, because they really pulled it off quite nicely. The creatures were very impressive to look at, and very life-like as well (well, as much life-like as massive monsters would be, I assume).
I enjoyed the visual destruction of buildings and everything throughout the movie. And they hadn't been stingy on those. There is a lot of mayhem in the movie, but surprisingly little casualties given the enormity of the structural damage dealt in all locations that the Mutos and Godzilla were. So that was a little bit too Hollywood there with its political correctness.
One thing that I was missing was the iconic screech of Godzilla. They weren't really anywhere near that in sound or spirit. And let's face it, you can't have a Godzilla movie without his trademark screech.
"Godzilla" is an entertaining movie for what it is, a mindless CGI galore, and it is perfect for one of those days when you just want to do nothing. 6 out of 10 stars from me.