All you want from a summer blockbuster...and more

Rating: 7/10 (17 May 2014)

The anticipation for this movie has been huge, as shown by the estimated $80 million box office for it's first weekend.
It is all you want from your generic summer blockbuster. Giant destructive monsters, shouting US military/navy soldiers, the annoying crying/screaming wife, a separated husband and wife due to a colossal event, a straight talking admiral/commander, and a nerd scientist who has many sudden realisations.
And yet, this movie just happened to be much more. It had a followable plot, it had surprises, it had twists and it had turns, there was no unnecessary humour. It had Heisenberg. It was a hugely enjoyable film, despite it's flaws.
Do I really need to comment on the visuals? Everyone who's seen the trailer knows that this is a spectacular film, and it really delivers on it's promise. I saw it in 3D and despite my worries beforehand I did not get motion sickness at all.
My main complaint would be the build up to that first shot of Godzilla. It took way too long, I was sitting there listening to all this back story while constantly thinking "Where's Godzilla? Where's Godzilla?" I was starting to worry that Godzilla did not make an appearance in this Godzilla film. A minor problem though, once the film got going, it really got going
To end on a positive, the film is great if you like this sort of inconceivable destructive monster thing. I'd give it 7.5/10 if you could do that here. But I have one last thing to say to the creators of this film, don't make a sequel. Leave it is it is. It's a great film with a good story and if you go messing with it you know what will happen. Just don't, please.