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Good over the top monster films seem to be a little more rare than they use to be. With 2013's successful title, Pacific Rim, it's nice to have another epic monster brawl displayed on the big screen but did Godzilla live up to its potential? The story opens with the origins of reactor receiving damage to, what at the time is, speculated to be seismic activity. Bryan Cranston star as scientist, Joe Brody, the man who's been tracking these seismic patters and is convinced it's something more than a natural occurrence. After the loss of his wife as well as the reactor plant he worked at, the story moves ahead 15 years later showing his son, Ford Brody, an active member in the military, with his family in San Francisco, his wife is played by Elizabeth Olson. As his son learns of his fathers obsession, they return to the site of the radiator accident where they are both apprehended by the authorities. Ken Watanabe, who plays Doctor Sarizawa, along with his partner, Sally Hawkins, as Dr. Vivienne Graham, realize upon hearing a locked up Brody that they had stumbled upon something that was quickly growing out of their control. This leads into our prehistoric antagonist, two larger than life creatures who use radioactivity to support their newborns as well as feeding off of it. While Godzilla did suffer from the run of the mill clich's, the foreshadowing that almost seemed forced and the separation from loved ones, some of the best parts are the father and son interaction and Ford and his wife. The emotions, at times, came off as believable, especially with one emotional phone call made by Elizabeth Olson in a hospital scene. One of the real treats of the film was the remastered roar. Godzilla's iconic roar was nothing short of impressive and his immense size was breathe taking. The villains, while having noticeable similarities to other feature creature franchises, were still original enough to be enjoyable but didn't come off as menacing as they could have been. The ending however, was sort of a let down. The movie ends, very abruptly and doesn't so much as leave you with a thirst for more as it leaves you simply accepting that everything you saw was it and now you have to leave. The movie was a well done, updated version for an iconic creature but some of the tired tricks weighed it down in some parts. Either way, it's still going to be at it's best seen in the theaters.
Good over the top monster films seem to be a little more rare than they use to be. With 2013's successful title, Pacific Rim, it's nice to have another epic monster brawl displayed on the big screen but did Godzilla live up to its potential? The story opens with the origins of reactor receiving damage to, what at the time is, speculated to be seismic activity. Bryan Cranston star as scientist, Joe Brody, the man who's been tracking these seismic patters and is convinced it's something more than a natural occurrence. After the loss of his wife as well as the reactor plant he worked at, the story moves ahead 15 years later showing his son, Ford Brody, an active member in the military, with his family in San Francisco, his wife is played by Elizabeth Olson. As his son learns of his fathers obsession, they return to the site of the radiator accident where they are both apprehended by the authorities. Ken Watanabe, who plays Doctor Sarizawa, along with his partner, Sally Hawkins, as Dr. Vivienne Graham, realize upon hearing a locked up Brody that they had stumbled upon something that was quickly growing out of their control. This leads into our prehistoric antagonist, two larger than life creatures who use radioactivity to support their newborns as well as feeding off of it. While Godzilla did suffer from the run of the mill clich's, the foreshadowing that almost seemed forced and the separation from loved ones, some of the best parts are the father and son interaction and Ford and his wife. The emotions, at times, came off as believable, especially with one emotional phone call made by Elizabeth Olson in a hospital scene. One of the real treats of the film was the remastered roar. Godzilla's iconic roar was nothing short of impressive and his immense size was breathe taking. The villains, while having noticeable similarities to other feature creature franchises, were still original enough to be enjoyable but didn't come off as menacing as they could have been. The ending however, was sort of a let down. The movie ends, very abruptly and doesn't so much as leave you with a thirst for more as it leaves you simply accepting that everything you saw was it and now you have to leave. The movie was a well done, updated version for an iconic creature but some of the tired tricks weighed it down in some parts. Either way, it's still going to be at it's best seen in the theaters.
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