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- 2014
- PG-13
- 2 h 3 m
- 2014
- PG-13
- 2 h 3 m
Summary The world’s most revered monster is reborn in a powerful story of human courage and reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to restore balance as humanity stands defenseless. [Warner Bros. Pictures]
Directed By: Gareth Edwards
- 2014
- PG-13
- 2 h 3 m
- 2014
- PG-13
- 2 h 3 m
Godzilla
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6.8
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Summary The world’s most revered monster is reborn in a powerful story of human courage and reconciliation in the face of titanic forces of nature, when the awe-inspiring Godzilla rises to restore balance as humanity stands defenseless. [Warner Bros. Pictures]
Directed By: Gareth Edwards
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Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
62
56% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
42% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
Metascore
Generally Favorable
Based on 48 Critic Reviews
62
56% Positive
27 Reviews
27 Reviews
42% Mixed
20 Reviews
20 Reviews
2% Negative
1 Review
1 Review
This is a movie of tremendous visual daring, magnificent special-effects work and surprising moral gravity.
The human drama isn't always as compelling as it wants to be, but at its best Godzilla is a hugely entertaining blockbuster that starts strongly and finishes with a mighty roar. The king of the monsters has returned, and it appears he's here to stay.
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 1,770 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
1114 Ratings
1114 Ratings
25% Mixed
446 Ratings
446 Ratings
12% Negative
210 Ratings
210 Ratings
User Score
Generally Favorable
Based on 1,770 User Ratings
6.8
63% Positive
1114 Ratings
1114 Ratings
25% Mixed
446 Ratings
446 Ratings
12% Negative
210 Ratings
210 Ratings
Most awesome film I’ve watched that year. One of the best films of my childhood and of all time.
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Edwards manages to sustain a grim, cerebral atmosphere all the way through, as if fighting the inevitable demands of the material. The movie contains enough basic money shots to please hardcore Godzilla fans without indulging in them at every opportunity. By contemporary blockbusters standards, it's practically a minimalist enterprise.
An uneven spectacle that can’t sustain its solid first-half character moments. But the movie can also flash a surprising, often clever sense of legacy, and is intermittently capable of thrilling us.
It’s always fun to watch scaly, skyscraper-size behemoths lay waste to civilization, but a bit more human drama wouldn’t have gone amiss.
The problem is that he — unlike most modern sci-fi directors, who throw so much CGI at you that they make miracles cheap — seems peculiarly stingy when it’s time to deliver.
Edwards’ Godzilla dawdles toward its Doomsday climax; the movie could win a prize for Least Stuff Happening in the First Two-Thirds of an Action Film... It’s a concept lacking a magnetic story, a package without a product.
As far as enjoyable experiences, this movie was far and away the best movie I have watched to date. As a long time Godzilla fan, nostalgia and the pure awesome that was Godzilla fueled my excitement constantly. The way they shot it, holding back until the end, was genius. But leading up to the action were beautiful shots of the Tokyo skyline, for example. The cinematography was stellar, and the acting was fantastic by Bryan Cranston (as per usual) and the other characters weren't terrible. I watched this movie several times before it got even close to old. The better resolution, the better for viewing experience.
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6/10
Weakest Monsterverse movie easily. But it is still... fine. (Nevermind, 0/10. barely any Godzilla.)
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Biggest criticism: not enough Godzilla.
My Rating: 5.1 out of 10 or 51% fresh.
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The director and scriptwriter were absolute morons. A 2 hr Godzila movie where Godzilla gets about 10 mins of screentime. They cut away from the first encounter between godzilla and the other montster to show a kid watching it happen on TV. Whomever thought this plot was a good idea needs his head examined.
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Production Company
Warner Bros.,
Legendary Entertainment,
Disruption Entertainment,
Dune Entertainment,
Toho Company
Release Date May 16, 2014
Duration 2 h 3 m
Rating PG-13
Tagline The king will rise
Awards
Golden Trailer Awards
• 3 Wins & 10 Nominations
Golden Schmoes Awards
• 4 Nominations
Teen Choice Awards
• 3 Nominations
