Beats the 1998 version out of the water

Rating: 9/10 (17 May 2014)

I remember seeing the 1998 version of Godzilla as a kid and years later after seeing it again, it was a terrible film. It was more focused on destruction with cheesy acting and terrible CGI and the design of Godzilla was more a dinosaur then what it was back in 1954. This version is better then the 1998 'adaptation'. It has great build up, tense and dramatic moments, a good storyline and back story. The characters are good too, maybe not too memorable though, but the actors did well in the film.
The visuals are fantastic of the monsters (e.g - Godzilla) sticking close to the original design of what the Japanese films were like, in fact this fight scenes in the movie remind me of the old school Godzilla films and makes me want to watch them. I will admit there is a lack of fights between Godzilla and the monster but its all made up by the third act.
It's better then the 1998 version and I've seen that film, as previously mentioned before, and it's terrible. The 2014 version is better.