Godzilla--Directed by
Gareth Edwards/starring Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe
with Bryan Cranston, and a brief appearance by Juliette Binoche/ screenplay by Max
Borenstein from the story by Dave Callaham/2
hr 3 min/rated PG-13
Bifocal Review by The
Other Guy and His Dad
(OG) Barbara refused
to see this remake/update of the King Of Monsters story since she never saw the
original and generally doesn’t respond well to science fiction. So, since a
twelve-year-old boy lives in all grown men, no matter how old, I asked my
94-year-old father to see this one with me. His comments are below. Here’s what
I thought:
It was just what I
expected, and then some. I thought that it kept the campy air of the original
but used some pretty good special effects—and a very slight plot twist--to keep
the attention of a newer audience. The crowning moment for me was a wide, long
shot at the end of the film, when Godzilla was called a savior of the city of San Francisco and the audience could see the
skyline, including a destroyed Golden Gate Bridge burning in the background.
Immediately I wondered what the City by the Bay would have looked like if
Godzilla hadn’t been there to save it. I give this one 2 ½ Binoculars.
(OG’s Dad) It was
better than I thought it would be, almost good. It made me smile at times.
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