Absolute must watch for Godzilla fans and monster movie fans in general

Rating: 8/10 (18 May 2014)

The good parts - 1)That ROAR! 2)True to mythology 3)Godzilla and MUTO Design (MUTO design deserves special mention) 4)All monster scenes are MONSTER GOOD (except the scene where Godzilla and MUTO face off is shown as being viewed on TV, and the scene where Godzilla swims along with the aircraft carriers which made Godzilla look lame - it is a true reflection of the size but it doesn't help the movie hail Godzilla as the king when you view a scene like that ) 5)Some really exceptional scenes which give a real sense of depth and size from the perspective of the character on ground 6)The first 30 mins with all the human drama 7)Perfect ending.
The not so good parts - 1)Screen time for Godzilla verges on being disappointingly low. Feels like a brilliant cameo 2)Size of Godzilla is only comparable to that of MUTO 3)Pretty much all clichés used 4)More MUTO less Godzilla , although must say that MUTO was great 5)Ken watanabe's dialogue and acting was ridiculous for the most part 6)Lot of focus on family drama but to no effect, in that after the first 30 mins, you can hardly feel any sort of emotional connect with any character 7)Too much teasing in the first half with scenes getting cut after an epic build up and this happens a lot of times and sadly it happens on the very first full reveal of Godzilla which is terribly frustrating 8)Not a what would really happen kind of approach as claimed to be intended
In short, didn't feel that high and buzz as the credits rolled (only because the expectations from Gareth were so high) but its definitely an absolute must watch for Godzilla fans and will surely stand the test of time as one of the best of its kind simply because it really is !