Great reboot for a new generation

Rating: 8/10 (9 March 2017)

A very entertaining modern adventure flick with great references to Vietnam war dramas like "Apocalypse Now". The effects were great, nothing too new but effective and convincing. The only problem I had with the film were the rather flat characters. The screenplay itself was good enough for a monster flick like this but the character really needed some work. The only character that was fleshed out was the one by John C. Reilly and he also gave the finest performance in the film. Tom Hiddelstone was rather underused and a bit pale. I really looked forward because I thought he fit great into that adventurous environment. Samuel L. Jackson was in typical Samuel L Jackson mode. Brie Larson was sexy but didn't provide much to her character either. Even John Goodman was almost invisible. The direction was original, tho I could have done without the slow motion bits. The score was effective. The entertainment value very high and thus the film mostly succeeded in its task. I also loved the imaginary mostly due to the cinematography. Definitely way better than "Godzilla" and in the end a very good old fashioned monster adventure flick.