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Godzilla

  • 2014
  • PG-13
  • 2h 3m
IMDb RATING
6.4/10
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Godzilla (2014)
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The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.The world is beset by the appearance of monstrous creatures, but one of them may be the only one who can save humanity.

  • Director
    • Gareth Edwards
  • Writers
    • Ishirô Honda
    • Takeo Murata
    • Shigeru Kayama
  • Stars
    • Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • Elizabeth Olsen
    • Bryan Cranston
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  • IMDb RATING
    6.4/10
    423K
    YOUR RATING
    POPULARITY
    1,407
    482
    • Director
      • Gareth Edwards
    • Writers
      • Ishirô Honda
      • Takeo Murata
      • Shigeru Kayama
    • Stars
      • Aaron Taylor-Johnson
      • Elizabeth Olsen
      • Bryan Cranston
    • 1.7KUser reviews
    • 662Critic reviews
    • 62Metascore
  • See more at IMDbPro
    • Awards
      • 7 wins & 31 nominations

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    Godzilla Vs. the MonsterVerse
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    Carson Bolde and Taya Clyne in Godzilla (2014)
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    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    Aaron Taylor-Johnson
    • Ford Brody
    Elizabeth Olsen
    Elizabeth Olsen
    • Elle Brody
    Bryan Cranston
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    • Joe Brody
    Ken Watanabe
    Ken Watanabe
    • Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
    CJ Adams
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    • Young Ford
    Carson Bolde
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    • Sam Brody
    Sally Hawkins
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    • Vivienne Graham
    Juliette Binoche
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    • Sandra Brody
    David Strathairn
    David Strathairn
    • Admiral William Stenz
    Richard T. Jones
    Richard T. Jones
    • Captain Russell Hampton
    Victor Rasuk
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    • Director
      • Gareth Edwards
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      • Ishirô Honda
      • Takeo Murata
      • Shigeru Kayama
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    • Trivia
      Godzilla is covered in keloid scars (raised, thick patches of skin). The original Godzilla (1954) was heavily scarred to evoke the gruesome marks borne by the survivors of the Hiroshima and Nagasaki bombings.
    • Goofs
      During the battle between Godzilla and the two MUTOs, many of San Francisco's skyscrapers, such as the Grand Hyatt Hotel, are destroyed multiple times, then reappear after their collapse.
    • Quotes

      Admiral William Stenz: This alpha predator of yours, doctor, do you really think he has a chance?

      Dr. Ichiro Serizawa: The arrogance of men is thinking nature is in our control and not the other way around. Let them fight.

    • Crazy credits
      Played in slow motion the opening credits on the DVD show the blacked-out portions are actually a series of jokes wrapped around the remaining information.
    • Connections
      Edited into The Green Fog (2017)
    • Soundtracks
      Glad About That
      Written by Arrow Brown

      Performed by Linda Ballentine

      Courtesy of The Numero Group

      By arrangement with Bank Robber Music

    User reviews1.7K

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    Featured review
    7/10
    Form over function… Once again.
    OK, let me start off by saying that the new Godzilla is definitely an entertaining movie and well worth the price of an admission ticket. That is – so long as you go into it with popcorn-level expectations. Now, it has to be said that the bar, since the most recent attempt by Roland Emmerich in 1998 (which was hilarious at best) wasn't set particularly high, to say it nicely. So in all honesty, with today's budget and special effects, it never had a big chance of being that bad. But I have to admit, judging from the trailer – I thought it would be better.

    It starts off pretty good. There is proper story build-up and character lay-out. Where we are – what's happening... It's all there. In fact, the story revolving around the main characters is pretty dramatic from the get-go. Death in the family, trauma leading to obsession over finding the truth surrounding the circumstances. Bryan Cranston is impressive as the family father and science guy. He just knows something is up concerning some big beastie and he won't let up until he figures it out. That is – if he gets the chance. Something happens around one third into the movie that is a pivotal turning point in the story. I knew this immediately when it happened and in the end I realised that I had been correct.

    From this point on, it's out with the story and in with the action. An almost mind-numbing, pummelling assault of non-stop action. I'm not saying it's bad, I'm just saying it's a lot less interesting than it could have been.

    Here's the deal: instead of just one Big Monster, they bring in three. One Godzilla, and two huge insect-like creatures that are only designated as MUTO (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Object). Seriously, they couldn't come up with a proper name? And instead of Godzilla being the big threat to mankind, the MUTO are. In fact, Godzilla turns out to be the good guy because he's the only one that can defeat these insect creeps. This story line is factor one in the reason that this movie isn't what it could have been. Factor two is the plot point that these creatures all feed on nuclear energy instead of "manburgers". Consequentially, the only real threat they pose is the massive destruction they cause in big cities (and obviously, the human lives that become casualties by default). It's because of this that there is never any real sense of threat or danger. They don't hunt us, they don't care about us. All they want is nuclear energy and a place to breed. What's worse is, these MUTO take screen time and attention away from the monster who's supposed to be the main antagonist and namesake of the movie! It might as well have been called "Big Creepy Insects" instead of "Godzilla"...

    In the end, what we're left with is billions of dollars worth of collateral damage and a big-ass monster who's really kind of a nice guy. Weird.

    Still, it's certainly not bad. Aaron Taylor- Johnson does his best at looking very serious and all grown up since his Kick-Ass days, although I am certain that this is definitely one of his less compelling roles. The problem is that from the 1/3 turning point that I mentioned, his character becomes very formulaic and cliché. Our hero even shares an intimate moment of eye contact with Godzilla in the end... Aww.

    Ken Watanabe spends every moment of his screen time looking shocked and awed... and pretty much nothing else. Juliette Binoche is shamefully underused. I would have loved to have seen more of her. The biggest asset is definitely Bryan Cranston. He's the only one who managed to make his character 3-dimensional and a real human being. He, too, would have definitely deserved a bigger role. In fact, the film probably would have been much better for it.

    Visually, everything is very awesome and impressive. The special effects (visual and sound) are top-notch. Every time Godzilla opened his mouth to let out a massive roar, I thought my eardrums were going to pop. It's bone-chilling and very cool. The design of the MUTO is a real treat, they look like giant praying mantises, totally intimidating. The films' SFX really make it worthwhile.

    All in all, the story is quite weak and riddled with clichés, though I must say one thing: thank God for the complete lack of obligatory footprints. I was seriously dreading the moment these giant "claw prints in the mud" would appear on screen, but thankfully it never happened. The overall feel and setting of this film is quite dark and threatening, and adding such a cliché would have been really dumb and unnecessary.

    I had really hoped that this was going to be the definitive Godzilla movie. Alas, it is not. But I still enjoyed it for what it was and I definitely recommend seeing it for the special effects alone. In any case, 'Gojira' looks awesome.

    I rate it 7.5/10.
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    • May 28, 2014

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    Details

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    • Release date
      • May 16, 2014 (United States)
    • Countries of origin
      • United States
      • Japan
    • Official sites
      • Official Facebook
      • Official Facebook (Brazil)
    • Languages
      • English
      • Japanese
    • Also known as
      • Nautilus
    • Filming locations
      • Vancouver, British Columbia, Canada
    • Production companies
      • Warner Bros.
      • Legendary Entertainment
      • Disruption Entertainment
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    Box office

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    • Budget
      • $160,000,000 (estimated)
    • Gross US & Canada
      • $200,676,069
    • Opening weekend US & Canada
      • $93,188,384
      • May 18, 2014
    • Gross worldwide
      • $524,976,069
    See detailed box office info on IMDbPro

    Technical specs

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    • Runtime
      2 hours 3 minutes
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Atmos
      • SDDS
      • Datasat
      • Dolby Digital
      • 12-Track Digital Sound
      • Sonics-DDP
      • Dolby Surround 7.1
    • Aspect ratio
      • 2.39 : 1

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