Wednesday, September 4, 2019

Godzilla: King of the Monsters


Actors: Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Bradley Whitford, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Thomas Middleditch, Aisha Hinds, O'Shea Jackson Jr., David Strathairn, Ken Watanabe, Zhang Ziyi
Rating: 7 out of 10, This was a very fun ride on the absurdity scale which is what makes these movies so entertaining. It could have been better if the humans could have stayed out of the way a little more. Coach Taylor seemed in a perpetual frenzied state whilst 11 from Stranger Things, as his on screen daughter, proved she is ready for bigger things. I guess the frenzy is understandable as the world reels from an onslaught of immense monsters started by his estranged wife but he could have toned it down. Godzilla is the hero here fighting against a three headed space dragon (yep!). The script must have been penned by a frustrated Yankee fan because poor Fenway Park takes a savage beating in the climactic battle. The advance of CGI technology means the monsters are more “realistic” than the iconic 1960’s versions but this is still a lot of harmless fun (except if you were standing near the real Green Monster).
MVP: Watanabe who gets to utter several trademark “godzillas” which should only be uttered with a Japanese accent

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