That's so awesome to hear, Old Sarge.

Very fun movie.

The preview for that demon movie in NY was not appropriate for the audience.

Enjoyed the movie. It was a nice tribute to old school Godzilla. Looking forward to more.

This.

http://www.vanityfair.com/vf-hollywood/1998-godzilla-defense

That article is full of fail. 90's godzilla didn't even give us godzilla. It gave us Matthew Broderick running from the equivalent of velociraptors.

A sequel is apparently being developed.

http://www.deadline.com/2014/05/godzilla-2-sequel-warner-bros-legendary-gareth-edwards/

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How can anyone go to a Godzilla movie and think anything is going to be cutting edge. You go because it's Godzilla and you want to see him fight.

I went with my 15 year old daughter. I told her it was better than Spider Man 2. She disagreed. For a girl, she loves the Marvel movies and she knows the characters. She had never seen a Godzilla movie. I failed as a father.

I agree with most points made about the story, but, I wasn't expecting much. I smiled and literally spoke out loud, "Yes," when I saw his back starting to light up and knew what was coming.

I'd give it a 7. Enjoyable, but nothing outstanding. I also agree with the comments about the Deliver Us From Evil trailer. A lot of kids are going to see Godzilla and don't need to see that trailer.

Sequel is inevitable now.

I'm all for a sequel, but I honestly can't picture how it would play out. If it's just Godzilla simply fighting a different monster, no thanks. I mean, that could obviously be one aspect of it, but I need more than that. I need something different. Any ideas?

All I know for sure is please no Aaron Taylor-Johnson. I've liked him in other roles, but I cannot watch Ford Brody stoically, and uncharismaticly, tread through another Godzilla movie. Keep Watanabe and Hawkins, but surrounding them with a whole new, more-lively cast could do wonders.

I heard the sequel could have Monster Island

Invasion by alien monsters. Godzilla shows up to help restore Earth's balance. Not going well, so humans swing for the fences and launch a nuke into the trench to try and awaken other apex predators that they think may be slumbering down there. Wake up a bunch of others that fight off the aliens.

Turns out that wasn't enough for the other monsters, who turn on the human population. Godzilla fights them.

I think the Brody story line is done, no reason to bring him back. The two scientists though, that shows promise, just need to bring in some other people to tell another story brushes just a monster story.

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Yes, you are correct, but the reference to the movie remains.

Probably not going to have a chance to listen to this until tomorrow, but I always love listening to these guys talk movies, and they apparently discuss some sequel ideas toward the end...

http://badassdigest.com/2014/05/18/badass-podcast-13-godzilla-all-spoilers-edition/

Movie was ok, but could they seriously not hire a SINGLE person who knew anything about electronics and EMP's? A single EMP blast would wipe out the electronics for good - they wouldnt be able to turn on anything in the area after an EMP. There were lots of other really, really dumb decisions in the movie, but that was the one that drove me nuts.

"Oh damn, this car was hit by the EMP. Instead of using the key to start it, I can start it by hotwiring it!"

Sorry, thats the end of my electrical engineering rant. Literally 3/4 of that movie drove me crazy because of this.

I haven't seen or read any of the thoughts from others on this threat yet, but I just got out of the movie and it was terrible.

So they make a Godzille movie and decide they want to tell it almost exclusively from the human angle, with almost all glimpses of the monsters coming in the presence of one of the central characters. That's fine. The problem is, I didn't give a flip about anyone on the screen. Ford was the worst-written, worst-acted and least interesting lead character I've seen in ages. Elizabeth Olsen (Elle) did fine with what she was given, but all she was asked to do is look beautiful and cry on command. The only reason their son existed was to put someone on the Golden Gate Bridge, just like how Elle only existed to put someone else in downtown San Francisco and give Ford someone to be trying to get home to — not that he was trying very hard. Seriously, he didn't seem to care about getting home AT ALL.

Watanabe and his assistant were also worthless. All Watanabe did is stand around and look concerned, then speak slowly with his accent as if he possessed some kind of deeper wisdom. What was he a scientist of? He didn't know jack squat. The NATO general was a cookie-cutter general with no depth, which could be said for every other character in the flick outside Bryan Cranston, who was somewhat interesting, though even his character wasn't handled as well as it could have been and he left far too early in a really weak way that didn't offer any character resolution for himself or any growth for those around him.

As if to underline how much this movie viewed characters as props, Ford was randomly given a surrogate Asian son to protect during an action sequence.

Moving on from the characters...

The story made zero sense. I'll just start listing the ridiculous BS:

-Why didn't the US military engage the MUTO's? All we see is a few rockets shot at Godzilla, and a bunch of small arms fire.
-How did nobody with google earth ever notice a giant cocoon in the middle of Japan's radiation zone?
-How is it that nobody EVER notices the giant gaping hole in the side of a mountain a MUTO escaped from until someone on foot hikes through a long cave or hallway to discover it from the inside first?
-Why the heck was Watanabe's wind-up pocket watch frozen by Hiroshima???? THATS NOT HOW EMP WORKS!
-Why waste time with flyby's around a monster that can disable everything with EMP?
-How did the larger MUTO fit its entire body in that tiny little mountain before escaping?
-Why were some Californians still working at their desks when the final fight began?
-Why did the power turn back on the moment the final MUTO died?
-Why does Godzilla emerging from the ocean cause a tsunami when a final-scene belly flop hardly causes a wave?
-Why move the nukes by train because you can't fly helicopters, only to later pick the nuke up with a helicopter?
-Why did the MUTO's leave that nuke behind in the first place?
-Why create nukes that are EMP proof, but use electronic-based technology in all other fights with the MUTO's?
-Why start the timer on a nuke in the San Francisco harbor before taking it to its detonation point?
-What exactly was the plan on that? Start the timer and leave the nuke out there, then hope all three monsters show up right when it detonates?

On the plus side, some of the scenes did look cool.

TL/DR, I can't wait for Godzilla to get an honest movies trailer.

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Movie was ok, but could they seriously not hire a SINGLE person who knew anything about electronics and EMP's? A single EMP blast would wipe out the electronics for good - they wouldnt be able to turn on anything in the area after an EMP. There were lots of other really, really dumb decisions in the movie, but that was the one that drove me nuts.

"Oh damn, this car was hit by the EMP. Instead of using the key to start it, I can start it by hotwiring it!"

Sorry, thats the end of my electrical engineering rant. Literally 3/4 of that movie drove me crazy because of this.

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Ha, I was honestly wondering about this too. Kind of bugged me as well.

Aggie_Journalist, I'm completely with you on 90% of those points (though you must have missed a couple things as some of those are explained/shown).

But for whatever reason, the movie still worked for me, for the most part. It was evident that they cared about the material and gave a legit effort, despite the many plot holes. Overall, it felt sincere, and could have been way more preachy, considering the subject matter. I guess I just appreciate those kind of things in a world of Kurtzman/Orci blockbusters. It took it's time with the reveals, didn't blow its load every ten minutes, and the throwback nature in that simply won me over in the end.

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Jesus H Christ, how do some of you people enjoy yourselves at the movies, or watching TV for that matter?

Some of you guys need to take a few shots before heading to an action blockbuster. It was a Godzilla movie. There isn't a single Godzilla plot that even sniffs common sense or plausibility. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

Saw it just now. Incredible. The finishing move was just a thing of beauty.

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There were cheers and clapping when that happened in my theater.

I grew up on Toho Godzilla. I raised my kids on Toho Godzilla, and then Heisei Godzilla. We've played all the video games, bought all the various toys, watched the MST3K versions multiple times, and suffered through the Broderick Godzilla. We went tonight and had a great time. It's a Godzilla movie. If you expect logic from a Godzilla movie, you've completely missed the point of a Godzilla movie.

If there's a sequel, Mothra and Mecha-Godzilla had better be in it. Don't care how they work it in, honestly. Gigan would be OK too.

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You absolutely positively have to have **** for brains if you went into godzilla expecting great acting, great plot, great charater development, etc. The movie absolutely delivered like classic godzilla movies with new school technology. I hope they continue to build off of this one with other villain monsters and dont listen to idiots wanting a product that will produce awards for acting/writing.

This movie might make a billion dollars in japan.

Anyone else just think it was dumb when the school bus stopped because of the bridge cable blocking their way, then they look at Godzilla, freak out, then they start driving again...

It's like the screen writers were just flinging poo on the drawing board.

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You're fine by me, Pops

One thing that made me scratch my head: they preach Godzilla in an "alpha predator" but he never eats the MUTO.

So instead of Godzilla being a force of nature that needs to feed (nature), it became Russell Crowe Fightin Around the World.

Didn't feel like Godzilla got enough screen time in this one. Too much character development and the battle was too short. Plus his roar wasnt vintage enough.

Ok, this is a pretty great review/analysis. For some, it may be a bit too contemplative for a giant monster movie, but David Ehrlich definitely has some interesting take-aways. Makes me appreciate the movie a bit more...

http://thedissolve.com/features/exposition/566-godzilla-the-first-post-human-blockbuster/

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I really enjoyed it, maybe that makes me dumb...

There were some WTF moments in it, but it definitely took me back to watching the old Godzilla movies with my dad growing up.

I agree though that the main actor was extremely flat. It took me about half way through the movie to realize he was the same guy who played Kick-Ass, which surprised me because I thought he was a hell of a lot better in that movie than this. I hope his story arch in the Godzilla movies is closed and we get a stronger actor in the sequel.

Definitely see it in IMAX!

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pretty sure the cable was blown back with all of the troops right before they took off. Need to watch again though to verify.

Hope they're snartr enough to name the sequel Godzilla: King of Monsters.

Would it be crazy to have a second director to do all of the human stuff?

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SapperAg

Some of you guys need to take a few shots before heading to an action blockbuster. It was a Godzilla movie. There isn't a single Godzilla plot that even sniffs common sense or plausibility. Sit back and enjoy the ride.

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No kidding.

Some of you guys need to chill the f out. You're wound way too tight. It's a damn Godzilla movie.

In Godzilla We Trust