I hate remakes that don't honor source material, but Godzilla delivers.

Rating: 9/10 (16 May 2014)

I'll start by saying I have not seen many of the original Japanese "Godzilla" series, but enough to know that the 1998 "Godzilla" was a travesty, not only to the source material, but to the general public as well. Shallow character development, cliché comic and plot elements, everyone staring at the horror in front of them instead of running, and the inept military causing as much or more damage as Godzilla . . . I could go on, but I want to push that wreck of a movie even further back into the depths of my memory, because "Godzilla" 2014 is a movie to remember.
No spoilers from me, go see it. They take very few cheap shots throughout the movie, and most of them are in the 'announcing' of plot elements or character introduction, where it's allowable. The acting isn't superb, the characters aren't tremendously deep, but they aren't laughable and do not distracted from the plot at large, even help it along carefully. You get total immersion with this movie, and I didn't really find any distracting moments that broke my concentration. I give the movie a 9 out of 10 because the first half, maybe a bit more, is a little slow, but makes up for it as it gets nearer and nearer to the climatic finally. The whole audience applauded when the movie was over, and my brother and I are already planning on seeing it again. This may be among the few movies I purchase digitally or ad a DVD and add to my library to watch once and a while for kicks.
Look, Hollywood, I'm a huge sci-fi fan, I'm a published sci-fi author ("The Terrans of Beta"), and I hate how horrible you people molest amazing stories to give them more cinematic, dramatic impact, at the sacrifice of quality characterization and captivating plots. You did well with this one though, and I'd like to see more. Here's hoping this movie is a blockbuster-hit, to lead others to follow its example. There is room for improvement even with this movie, but it's so much better than the normal fare out there that I'll support it with my patronage and public acclaim. Keep it up, please. We are willing to reward you for your effort if you provide the level of entertainment "Godzilla" 2014 delivers.