Could have been better... (Contains SPOILERS!)

Rating: 6/10 (23 May 2014)

I had high hopes for this new edition of "Godzilla", but sadly, it fell short of my expectations. It was hyped that it would be more like the original 1954 classic but I didn't see it that way. Though the effects were quite good and Godzilla as vastly improved from the 1998 turkey with Matthew Broderick, the story was lacking character and depth. The story flow was disjointed and at the end, I felt that Godzilla was more of a sideline than the main attraction. His presence until near the end, was overshadowed by the insect things he was chasing and the story seemed to be about them. The acting was OK, but the characters seemed to be just killing time while trying to figure out if we could be saved. If I were to write this screenplay, it would have gone back to the original story with the love triangle between Imeko, her new boyfriend and Dr. Serizawa, and Godzilla would have appeared from Japanese legend, with only one thing in mind... destruction of a city. The film would have been re-done in black and white and it would basically be an updated version of one of the classic monster films of all time. One thing I was grateful for at the end of the Godzilla 2014, was that he was not killed. All in all, it was an entertaining 2 hours, but to think this film bore resemblance to the 1950's original, is off base. Hopefully someone will take hold of this wondrous story and do justice to it. In the meantime, I would suggest you get hold of a Blu Ray copy of the original Japanese version (no American scenes with Raymond Burr) and you will be treated to a monster classic.