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Godzilla (2014)

Directed by Gareth Edwards

Action | Science Fiction | Disaster

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Overview

Ford Brody, a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe. Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.

Rated PG-13 | Length 123 minutes

Actors

Aaron Taylor-Johnson | Elizabeth Olsen | Juliette Binoche | Bryan Cranston | Ken Watanabe | Sally Hawkins | Al Sapienza | David Strathairn | James Pizzinato | CJ Adams | Richard T. Jones | Victor Rasuk | Patrick Sabongui | Carson Bolde | Jared Keeso | Luc Roderique | Eric Keenleyside | Primo Allon | George Allen Gumapac Jr. | Ken Yamamura | Garry Chalk | Hiro Kanagawa | Kevan Ohtsji | Kasey Ryne Mazak | Terry Chen | Mas Morimoto | James D. Dever | Akira Takarada | Yuko Kiyama | Takeshi Kurokawa | James Yoshizawa | Jason Furukawa | Brian Markinson | Ty Olsson | Gardiner Millar | Kurt Max Runte | Peter Shinkoda | Christian Tessier | Bill Marchant | Derrick Yamanaka | Peter Kawasaki | Jason Riki Kosuge | Hiroyoshi Kajiyama | Tetsuro Shigematsu | Dean Redman | Taylor Nichols | Anthony Konechny | Jake Cunanan | Yuki Morita | Jill Teed | Eli Goree | Warren Takeuchi | Chuck Church | Dalias Blake | Lane Edwards | Todd Scott | Zoe Krivatsy | Serge M. Krivatsy | Lise Krivatsy | Josh Cowdery | Steven M. Murdzia | Keo Woolford | Lynne Halevi | Martin Kogan | Sandy Ritz | Kyle Riefsnyder | Eric Breker | Jesse Reid | Melody B. Choi | Catherine Lough Haggquist | Amy Fox | Rich Paul | Aaron Pearl | Dee Jay Jackson | Erika Forest | Michael Denis | Toby Levins | Taya Clyne | Grayson Maxwell Gurnsey | Justin Blayne Lowery | Marci T. House | Chris Shields | Zach Martin | Darren Dolynski | P. Lynn Johnson | Antonio Anagaran | Kevin O'Grady | Leif Havdale | Zachary Choe | T. J. Storm | Michael Rowe | Michael Leone | Bill Blair

Viewing History (seen 5 times)

Date ViewedDeviceFormatSourceRating
11/03/2023TV4K Blu-rayOwned8 stars
05/18/2019TVBlu-rayLibrary7.5 stars
07/13/2017Movie ScreenDigitalTheater7.5 stars
05/25/2014Movie ScreenDigitalTheater7.5 stars
05/16/2014Movie ScreenDigitalTheater7.5 stars
 

Viewing Notes

Very well done. Nice job replicating the same structure found in many Toho Godzilla films. However, the pacing here is better and even the characters are better than most of those Toho films. I won’t say more right now. I will see it again in theaters and write more notes then.

I did laugh at the moth metamorphosis poster in the Japanese classroom. Noticed Akira Takarada is still listed in the credits but did not see him in the film (reported that his scene was cut).

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