Hollywood got hold of Godzilla and tried to turn it into a type of Marvel hero movie and as Hollywood tends to do, made it boring.
Minus One gets the concept back to its creative source, Japan. This version is a cleanly executed good old fashioned monster movie.
They have combined modern special effects to the original wacky Japanese concept, complete with attacks on Tokyo, battleships, explosions and the acceptance that sea monsters can pop up any-day.
The post war references are unusual and brave for a Japanese movie, they usually avoid that topic.
All up a movie not to be taken too seriously just enjoyed for what it is, as Godzilla was supposed to be, the action is BIG, the acting over the top, the plot simple.
Minus One gets the concept back to its creative source, Japan. This version is a cleanly executed good old fashioned monster movie.
They have combined modern special effects to the original wacky Japanese concept, complete with attacks on Tokyo, battleships, explosions and the acceptance that sea monsters can pop up any-day.
The post war references are unusual and brave for a Japanese movie, they usually avoid that topic.
All up a movie not to be taken too seriously just enjoyed for what it is, as Godzilla was supposed to be, the action is BIG, the acting over the top, the plot simple.
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