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Originally Posted by Hack&Lube
I really did not like this film too much. I loved the early mystery with the Philippines mine, the Fukushima-like disaster with Bryan Cranston, the Chernobyl-like alternate history with the fictitious Japanese metropolis, etc.
The movie lost me when it turned into a family drama with Aaron Taylor-Johnson, annoying brat, and sister of the Olson twins and just tons of city destroying. It's overload and the novelty soon wears off. CG disaster films just don't interest my brain anymore, it's been overdone for a decade already and overkill of crushed/burning buildings just puts me to sleep.
I was far more interested in the ruined and abandoned Japanese city covered with overgrowth than any shots of Hawaii/Vegas/San Fran being pulverized. CG is at it's best when it's creating worlds, not destroying them.
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Monster movies really aren't for you, then.
Why did you bother going if CGI/destruction just puts you to sleep? It's not a mystery movie (although it did have that element early on).
While I agree those parts were very cool and piqued my interest, the hawaii scene and the final battle also did so, as it was masterfully done and the camera angles just made it even more engaging and real-feeling. There's bad CGI (most) and there's the rare occasion where they do it right. This is one of those rare times. You can't just throw this into the junk pile and say it's all the same.
Also I'd agree with the previous poster, it may be the best monster/disster movie since before the millenium. But the really sad thing is... that's not saying that much.