Gareth Edwards’ spin on ‘Godzilla’ is new and refreshing. He provides an entertaining and brutish rendition of the monster, something the abysmal 1998 version failed to do. He nails the monster aspect of the film and this side of the story is told through the breathtaking CGI. But the films failure lie in the human element of the story which is nothing but a uninteresting mess, at the helm of which is the forgettable protagonist (Aaron Taylor Johnson). This doesn’t necessarily detract from the film being incredibly entertaining, it just hinders the film from being truly great.
‘Godzilla’ is not to be confused with ‘Pacific Rim’, [...]
With it’s release date fast approaching ‘Godzilla’ has just been given another trailer. After this trailer I am still looking forward to the movie, but a lot of my excitement has been removed and doubt has been implanted. I just no longer think this Is the epic I was expecting after seeing the first trailer, I think the new one reveals too much and reveals things I did not want to see.
After the first teaser for the film, I was genuinely convinced this could be the best monster movie ever to grace the big screen. I saw this because the monster himself, Godzilla, was being teased. Like ‘Cloverfield’, they showed glimpses of the monster and mass [...]
