Shin Godzilla

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Raymond H I think the movie was boring it was hard to follow and the way they had Godzilla emerging from Tokyo Bay was like something out of the movie The Blob he's mutating as he's ravaging Tokyo then at the end they stop him with some weird liquid injected into his body really I just don't get it I don't recommend this movie I've grown up on Godzilla and I pretty much seen every movie including this one and if I bought a Godzilla movie collection I would make sure that this one was not in it Rated 0.5/5 Stars •  Rated 0.5 out of 5 stars 06/15/25 Full Review N P "Shin Godzilla" is a widespread, overwhelmingly covered take on the longstanding monster franchise that mainly focuses on how each Japanese citizen from various backgrounds, whether that be a student, government worker, military officer, environmental expert, news respondent, and even a foreign bureaucrat will react to such a dangerous situation, in real time. Not just that their own reactions, but numerous interactions as well as back and forth conversations between specialised co-workers to sectors from the early benign stages progressing towards a viciously menacing threat to society and many lives. The digital aspect was a well used update for this iteration, and the screenwriter, Hideaki Anno, heavily researched the recent 2011 Tōhoku earthquake and tsunami, and interviewed close witnesses - to best showcase how tough government decisions are made and real-time effects it has on its citizens. I would rate this higher objectively; unfortunately, political and disaster motion pictures are not really my thing. But, I want to urge people to try watching "Shin Godzilla" and films like it. Anno brought a genuine care and attention to detail to make sure that a story like this, that has affected millions of people, gets told right. "Shin Godzilla" has a focus on people, and that should always be the narrative. Rated 3/5 Stars •  Rated 3 out of 5 stars 06/14/25 Full Review Oaklee D Imagine Godzilla meets body horror meets political drama and you have this movie. It's essentially what would happen if David Cronenberg directed a Godzilla film. It does drag a little bit in places but overall worth a look. The scene where Godzilla goes atomic is absolute nightmare fuel and is worth a watch for that scene alone America turned Godzilla into a superhero of sorts and Japan has shown us the monster he really is with this film. Rated 3.5/5 Stars •  Rated 3.5 out of 5 stars 06/08/25 Full Review Stephen C Happy 9th anniversary!!!!!!!!!!!! Success in 2 hours even!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! Rated 5/5 Stars •  Rated 5 out of 5 stars 06/06/25 Full Review Ryan U it's godzillaaaaaaaaa Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 06/03/25 Full Review Jackie L As a fan of Godzilla and Hideaki Anno's work as a filmmaker I was thrilled by the movie's retelling of the Godzilla mythos reimagined for a 21st century backdrop. The movie presents a terrible and terrifying take of Godzilla as a giant creature in a very incredible pain gifted with a reactive power of evolution that extends to "godly" proportions as seen in the concept art for the movie. HOWEVER, even for Godzilla fans, the satirical commentary of government ineptitude and bureaucracy in the storytelling, even though they work in a narrative sense, will get die-hard fans and casual viewers feeling bored from the padded runtime. Rated 4/5 Stars •  Rated 4 out of 5 stars 05/21/25 Full Review Read all reviews

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