Godzilla

Oh, no, there goes...San Francisco?? Honolulu? Some Japanese city I've never heard of? THESE monsters are real globe-trotters! NOWHERE is safe!

This film does a wonderful job of keeping the look and feel of the original monster movies like Godzilla, Mothra, etcetera, while adding color and modern effects. It was downright FUN, and even my wife loved it.

I thoroughly enjoyed the retro opening scenes, and thought that the fringe- science theories the "professor" type characters espoused reflected just enough modern scientific understanding to keep the corniness in proper balance.

Acting: great, but the "deer-in-headlights" expression looked like a contagious facial expression. Almost every actor in every scene was wearing it at some point. They must have had a group session practicing that look!

The little kids in the movie were perfect. Of course, the drama factor was high, and the military looked helpless as was obligatory, but the planes, ships, tanks, helicopters, etc looked real instead of like the toys from the classic films.

In all, the film respects the tradition of the franchise, and was a delight for me as a fan of the originals.

We saw it in 3D, and parts of it were worth it.

Go. Take popcorn. If you are a Godzilla fan, enjoy! This is a treat.

9/10 because I love Godzilla movies, and this IS one. Hats off to the director.

PS: Hiding behind cars, soldier boys? Really? That part was laughable...but the flick left me with a big popcorn grin.

Dan