Just got back from watching Godzilla. I was a big fan of ID4, and even though it wasn't logical, it was a lot of fun. I went in to Godzilla expecting the same. What I got was 1 / 2 of what made ID4 good. Special Effects. And I am not echoing what other people/critics have been saying, just to be on a bandwagon, but the script was horrible! There was no Character development. I didn't care about a single soul! The acting by Maria Pitillo was awful, almost to the point where I needed to quit looking at the screen and cover up my ears! (I.E. The scene where she was crying.) All of the other actors were wasted. They were not fun at all! The on going jokes (Coffee, Tatopoulos last name, etc..) were not staged well at all, so there was no humor in them. The one-liners were either mumbled, or said so fast, that I couldn't understand them! And why wasn't Godzilla given more to do?
As for Godzilla, he was an awesome site, but all of the action scenes reminded me of Jurassic Park.
Also, why was it raining all of the time? What point in the plot did this serve?
I left feeling let down and almost bored. I didn't care what happened by midway through, I just wanted the movie to end! But I give it two stars because of the special effects and the effort put forth by Broderick!
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