Godzilla seems like a reboot of the 1998, Matthew Broderick and Jean Reno,
version of the Godzilla story. It is the second Godzilla film produced in the
United States. This film replaces the original cast with Brian Cranston, Ken
Watanabe, Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Elisabeth Olsen, Sally Hawkins, and David
Strathairn. The movie works at the okay to suitable level and has suitable special
effects that show Godzilla fighting a new antagonist, the MUTO (Massive
Unidentified Terrestrial Organism). This movie is better in some ways and not so good in other ways from the 1998 Godzilla
film, but look for terrific animation of the monsters.
Thank you to Director Gareth Edwards for directing
effort. Thank you to Producers Thomas Tull, Jon Jashni, Mary Parent, and Brian
Rogers for making the film possible. Cast includes: Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken
Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, Juliette Binoche, Sally Hawkins, David Strathairn,
and Bryan Cranston.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Maybe. This movie is the first film in the new Godzilla
film series. The film does not inspire a watch for the sequel; however, one
may be curious to see if there is an improvement in the storyline for the next
movie. The fourth film in this new series may be in the works for a 2024
release.
Captain America: Civil War seems out of place from other Marvel stories. The
story itself is well presented, well written, and well-acted but it seems odd
to take these characters out of the hero role and place them in a role that seems more
criminal than hero. While thismovie is
meant to be the 3rd part of the Captain America series, it is so
different that it can be watched as a stand-alone movie. It does not seem to
relate to films like Avengers: infinity War because of different
introductions to certain characters such as the Spiderman. There is much more backstory on Bucky Barnes
(Sebastian Stan) which is quite welcome. Other than that, this is a movie that
will satisfy the Marvel superhero fan. Just be prepared for an entirely
different portrayal of superheroes.
Film Poster Courtesy of Google Images
Storyline
The United Nations plans to ‘manage’ the
Avengers. The Avengers divide opinion over whether this is a good action or a
bad action.
Additional
Thanks
Thank you to Director Anthony Russo and Joe Russo
for directing efforts. Thank you to Producer Kevin Feige for making the film
possible. Cast includes: Chris Evans, Robert Downey Jr., Scarlett Johansson,
Sebastian Stan, Anthony Mackie, Don Cheadle, Jeremy Renner, Chadwick Boseman,
Paul Bettany, Elizabeth Olsen, Paul Rudd, Emily VanCamp, Marisa Tomei, Tom Holland,
Frank Grillo, William Hurt, Daniel Bruhl, and Martin Freeman.
Buy a ticket? Yes? No? Maybe?
Yes.
This movie serves the Marvel superhero fan well. It is a stand-alone film that
does not have to be sequentially watched and has a worthy storyline supported
by good action scenes.
