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Godzilla: King of The Monsters NON-SPOILER Review

I should start off by saying, yes, I like Godzilla movies. Even the old-school Japanese ones without subtitles or voice-overs. Godzilla movies always gave me the sense of the possibility of something larger than life is out there somewhere; maybe just sleeping.

I thoroughly enjoyed the 2014 reboot of Godzilla on it's-own but was almost mesmerized as I learned about the monster-verse that was being created. The fans of Godzilla have always wanted a good, American made (No prejudice, I just speak English is all) Godzilla movie. I say "good" because there have been plenty of attempts on American soil, with little, to no good coming from them (Looking at you Godzilla 2000). This movie, however, is not lumped into those movies. This is a great monster movie.

This movie has all the things that made me love the original Japanese versions of Godzilla with the added flair that only Hollywood can deliver. I felt for the humans, I felt for the monsters, I felt for the planet at one point. This is not as simple as "Monster A fights Monster B". There is an actual story here. The story of the elusive company Monarch is front and centre, and its a great, compelling conspiracy theorist-loving story. There were definitely at least 2 places where I didn't know what was about to happen, which is a very good thing.

The monsters are incredibly crafted, keeping all the things you knew and loved about them from the original movies, but adding specific details to make them just that much better. I could be wrong, but it seems as though a lot of practical special effects were used in conjunction with CG effects to create spellbinding lighting effects and photo-realistic special effects. These creatures feel alive. They feel like they have a real purpose.

But do they fight? Hell yes, they fight. Some of the best monster fighting moments I have ever seen were in this movie. King Ghidorah's presence is made clear as soon as you see him (them?). I almost had chills when they introduced him or it or whatever.

Was there cheesy moments, of course there was. The script of a Godzilla movie is never meant to capture awards or anything. Some of the dialogue is dry, and some of it just out-right doesn't make much sense, but here we are talking about a movie with giant monsters destroying cities. There wasn't a lot I didn't like about this movie. Even the human actors were top notch and convincing.

I think my favourite part of this movie was all the Easter-eggs spread out through the whole thing. I won't give any away, but they make it very clear that Godzilla is not the only Titan on planet Earth, and neither are all those featured in the trailers.

Godzilla: King of The Monsters earns its name with this extremely well-done action/adventure film, set 5 years after the original reboot in 2014 as if it were happening today.

Overall score: 8 out of 10 stars

Pros:
- The monsters are amazingly designed and animated
- The plot points of Monarch are well woven
- Fight scenes are some of the best ever been done in these types of movies

Cons:
- Dialogue is bland at times
- There was absolutely zero explanation for a key segment in the film
- You could tell this was part 2 of 3 as they never really pushed the envelope
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