Saw it. Lovely monster movie, Godzilla was given some justice for sure. Lack of monster fighting really is negative to me because when Godzilla and one of the mutohs finally have a standoff and they make us wait. It's moments like that when you realize why some action movies opt to tell less of a story. It really gets in the way of what everybody wants to say. Can't complain too much though, it was a lovely movie and even though they make Godzilla a bit too bulky, it was still awesome. I was impressed with how they handled him at times. There were moments where you'd almost believe that the monsters were in suits. Human story ended up being better than I thought it was and the whole movie really seemed to strive and give that classic monster movie vibe. Hopefully the first isn't the last before another reboot a decade from now.
As for the monsters, I actually thought they were really cool. Some didn't like them, claiming they aren't as creative, but not all of the Japanese monsters are exactly slam dunks and while I would enjoy to see them have some kind of ranged attack, like acid spit or something, they were very intimidating and a wonderful first monster foe. Who didn't love the end of the movie and Godzilla's ultimate triumph? So damn sweet. Those type of bits, it was nailed so f***ing good in this movie man.
At the end of the day, great movie. Gotta man up and say it was way better than I thought it was and they kept me compelled enough throughout enough of the movie where my complaints didn't spoil the whole thing.
