Do you like loud booms? Do you like big visual spectacles? Godzilla certainly delivers an audio and visual treat that can't go unnoticed, but there are elements of the film that stand out for all the wrong reasons.

I've seen a large number of "perfect score" reviews for this film and although I can appreciate the that the film certainly delivers on the titan battles, and the Godzilla on-screen time moments, the general takeaway from the film is somewhat of a 'meh' feeling purely due to what happens between those giant fighting spectacles. The pacing of the film is somewhat fast, which of course isn't necessarily a bad thing when we all know that the real meat of the film lies in the main event. I would have really liked the film to have slowed down to explore the unique moral issues that they had decided to feature, but again I understand that this is mainly monster film and such exploration of themes isn't crucial to the film.

The human characters mostly all fall flat, with the main father character being especially cringe worthy. A lot of the 'experts' in the film (the scientists, military personnel) have been given comedic traits which often results in jokes that are completely out of place and consequently devoid of all humor. For example, during one point in the film they're talking about the name of an ancient creature which is pretty significant, and due to not being able to understand the scientists accent, one of the comedic characters interprets the name as gonorrhea... Now I understand that this is meant to be a film about giant monsters, but the performances provided by the human cast really are painful at times.

Leaving the mostly terrible human cast issue aside, I have to give credit where credit is due, and that is in regards to the CGI, VFX, and audio work. Although the CGI isn't drastically different from the 2014 film, where it is noticeable is when the live footage of the humans is interwoven with the monsters trampling above them. It really was impressive to see the actors in the same scene as the monsters, with debris flying, and not really being able to tell that it's all CGI...but that just may be the inner nerd paying too much attention to the details.

The audio is really fantastic in terms of the sound effects and the overall mixing. The roars are loud, and the general sound of destruction has depth and impact. What's nice is that there are a few moments of silence, and some choir-esque soundtracks to lift up bring life and meaning to some scenes.

I suppose my main issue with this film is tied to my initial expectations. The trailers showed Something quite poetic and moving with its dramatic soundtrack and beautiful artistic aesthetic in terms of how the monsters were portrayed, but what you get is more of a generic monster movie, with some promising moments that never quite deliver anything meaningful or new.

In general an excellent monster movie which deserves it for its visual and audio effects alone, but sadly nothing new or inspiring to write home about.

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Maganda iyong plot unfortunately hindi ko masyadong na-appreciate yung fight scenes.

Breathtaking! The perfect kaiju film for Godzilla fans everywhere!!!

Who doesn't like huge monster movies? This one in particular I love, King Ghidorah is here

I gave it a Perfect 5/5 here's why.

The Lowest Score you can give here in ClickTheCity is 1/5. So by default Godzilla already has 1. So I only need 4 reasons to give it a perfect 5!

To be honest yes most of the movie is kaiju/monster fight scenes.. because IT IS about a giant monster named GODZILLA. You dont watch Godzilla to see people. Kung gusto mo maka kita ng madaming tao, pumunta ka QUIAPO.

Back to the movie, this is the second installment of the new Godzilla movie series. So yes there is very LITTLE Character Development. So if you haven't seen the FIRST GODZILLA movie, you won't be able to appreciate it as much. But for someone like me who watched and loved the first movie, Godzilla 2 hits the right spot!

Walang pagkukulang sa monster fight scenes because again you watch Godzilla to see giant monsters fight. But what makes this movie good is because the story also makes sense.

The government wants to get rid of all the monsters, because sino ba naman hindi matatakot sa mga higante? ipis palang takot na tayo, yung higanteng IPIS pa kaya? Tapos syempre yung Scientists (being scientists) they want to preserve and study the giant monsters because why not? Kaya nga sila naging scientists, they want to study and discover things!

Plot Twist, I wont give out spoilers but the plot twist is also good. May HUGOT yung leading lady, sa dahilan bakit niya ginawa yung ginawa niya sa movie. At madami pwede maka relate sa dahilan niya. (she lost a relative, hindi ito spoiler kasi sa previous movie nangyari ito).

Ikukumpara ko ito sa Transformers 4 , T5 at Pacific Rim 2! Those movies are also full of amazing visual effects, but greatly lacks a good story. Puro Effects lang pero "WALEY" ang istorya.

Maganda ang directing ng monster fight scenes mixed with scenes showing the lead characters running right below the monsters. It really felt like you are with them, ganda ng Point of View experience. Worth it watching on the big screen/cinema!

so eto na nga, PRANGKAHAN TAYO!
Maganda ang GODZILLA 2 kung napanood mo ang GODZILLA 1. Pinag isipan ang Visual Effects, at ang story may sense kahit papano. Oo hindi perfect ang movie na ito but when compared to its recent rivals like Pacific Rim 2 and Transformers 5, Godzilla truly shines and that's why I gave it a 5/5.

Kung hindi mo napanood Godzilla 1, panoorin mo muna para ma-appreciate mo itong Part 2. Most of all since the back-story of the leading characters were told in the first movie. Parang AVENGERS, kung ENDGAME lang pinanood mo, hindi mo kilala yun characters, hindi ka talaga matutuwa.

P.S. MAY EXTRA SCENE sa DULO! So make sure you wait until the very end of the credits! :) it's worth the wait! And yes there will be a GODZILLA 3, and its coming out next year!

An honest to goodness gracious review by: #LINTECHph
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