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I saw a few people have seen this movie in the 30/30 Movies thread, so I thought I'd make a separate thread on here for more discussion.

I saw it the other day and REALLY enjoyed it. Gonna spoilertag everything from here on out just in case people are interested and don't want it spoiled.

[spoiler]I really liked that they went the route of a Good Guy Godzilla. Godzilla coming to fight other monsters is just so much better than the government trying to dispose of Godzilla himself and just failing.

Though speaking of government that was the only thing I really didn't think worked for me. Or the human elements in general. A lot of the human elements were just boring and a lot of plot points seemed a little too convenient. Aaron Taylor-Johnson was super boring and Elizabeth Olson is a good actress but she just didn't have ANYTHING to do at all. Bryan Cranston of course was good and I wish his character survived because his character was the most interesting by far and really who doesn't need more Cranston running around screaming about things?

But the human stuff wasn't SO BAD ("SO BAD" is Roland Emmerich, btw) because when it comes down to it this movie is about a giant **** lizard kicking ass and it's so satisfying in that regard. I really like how the movie just teases Godzilla/the other monsters until the end. We'd just get glimpses of the monsters destroying each other on TV and stuff and that would be it and that made the last fight scene SO MUCH MORE SATISFYING. Like when Godzilla breathes fire into the other monster's mouth and **** decimates it wouldn't be nearly as cool if Godzilla had been breathing fire all over the place for the first hour and a half of the movie. Some moviegoers might not like the fact that the movie is such a tease but I don't think I'd like it nearly as much if it was just a bunch of destruction and then one big fight scene at the end. Suspense is important too (Michael Bay take notes).

Also this movie looks **** beautiful like the special effects are some of the best I've seen in a VERY LONG TIME like damn.[/spoiler]

Also apparently the director Gareth Edwards has a lesser-known movie named Monsters from a few years back and I should check that out. I've heard it's pretty neat. (WAIT JON HOPKINS DID THE SCORE FOR THAT MOVIE YUP I'M SO IN)

It was a awesome movie I totally agree.

[spoiler]I had the exact same feeling as you, I was so glad that they didn't kill Godzilla like the last movie but called him a savior. Bloody awesome it was. And the fighting, it was amazing too.[/spoiler]

I'm a little embarrassed to say that this was my first time watching a Godzilla movie. I've never really been a fan, maybe it was just "before my time", or cause I've never cared for foreign-language movies (and I know how bad THAT'S A LOT OF FISH starring Matthew Broderick is). I do know of Godzilla and what it's about, only cause I had a friend who was a huge fan and he never shut up about it.

That being said, this was the most entertaining movie I've seen all year.

[spoiler]I know a lot of people didn't care for how much teasing the movie did, but I personally think it paid off wonderfully. This is what more movies need, build-up and payoff. You can have the coolest action scene ever, you can throw all the production and money you have at it to make it look as cool as it can be, but it'll never be as good as when you make me invested in the characters and make me care about who wins and whether or not the hero succeeds. And man did this movie do that. I can't remember the last time I actually wanted to cheer when a character took down their opponent. Well, actually I kinda can. Hulk vs. Loki. But I digress.

But where the movie did good with the monsters, it fell a bit flat with the human characters. Bryan Cranston was great as always, and I would've been okay with him dying early on if Aaron Taylor-Johnson wasn't so dull. The scene near the end where they jump into San Fran, that could've been the most suspenseful and eerie scene ever, except I didn't care whatsoever about any of the people jumping.

Also is it just me or does every sci-fi/disaster movie that takes place in San Francisco end up damaging or destroying the Golden Gate Bridge somehow? Maybe I should take note, I'm writing a superhero comic that takes place there, after all.[/spoiler]

The audience in the theater I was in (the second time) clapped during three different scenes. It was that good. haha. I saw it in imax 3D twice in one day. Yes. I actually did that. It's the only movie I've ever done that for.

[spoiler] Really thought that Godzilla was gonna split that one mothy thingy's mouth in half but when he was just like LAZOR BEEEEEEAMS IN YO MOUTH I was so happy. [/spoiler]

Actually when I say that's a great movie, I'm mostly just talking about that scene.

Not a huge GZ fan. Maybe I'll check it out though.