[trackercowe]

Re: Crawford

Spoiler!

I suppose it entirely depends on your taste, and what you're looking for in a movie. For me I don't need (or even want) a movie that's just purely Godzilla battling MUTO, avoiding the military, and crushing buildings (even though it had all that). I can see why some people want that, I mean the film is called "Godzilla" after all.

Personally I want more than that, and especially want a buildup towards the amazement and wonderment of seeing such creatures before our eyes. In Pacific Rim they give it to you maybe 5 minutes into the movie, so really that's all there is. Why bother watching the next 2+ hours when they have already given what you came for? They didn't do a great job developing characters, threw in too much cheesy jokes, and some pseudo science mumbo-jumbo I didn't care for. Sure the fight sequences are great for the most part, but I just stopped giving a crap at some point.

Then look at a movie like Jurassic Park, who knew exactly what they were doing. You barely see any dinosaurs for the first hour, but the buildup towards those moments is part of what makes that movie special. You also barely see the T-Rex at all, much like in Godzilla. Too much of something great can be a bad thing, like say Transformers for example where I grow weary after 30 minute action-fests.

I thought the action scenes in Godzilla were almost plotted near perfection. You can't just have Godzilla battling other monsters for two hours. You need to find a variety of scenes to make action scenes feel "special", and I think they accomplished that. I love how they teased us and baited us for the final battle, and I don't think it let us down. Then there was the bridge sequence, the back and forth in Hawaii, and scenes of the MUTO's destruction. All very well done, and held my interest.

I see a lot of people think the characters were rather cliche and cardboard cutouts (aside from Cranston). I can buy that, as they weren't nearly as compelling as say an Alan Grant or Ian Malcolm. Although Cranston was, so it's a shame he dies so early (but was necessary I suppose).

I won't be surprised if many on here feel the same way as you do, as I know a lot of people didn't like Dark Knight Rises in part because Batman was barely in it. But I didn't mind that either, as I don't need great characters (even if they're that great) on screen for much of the movie.

Oh and the MUTO creatures were pretty great in my view. They were smart to stray away from old Godzilla monsters, as that way the buildup can be there each time in not knowing who "The King" will be fighting next. They also were much cooler opponents then the rather bland Jaeger's.