“Godzilla: King of the Monsters”

I decided to save the Elton John movie for a date night because my wife isn’t big on giant radioactive monsters. I took my 20 yr son and relived some of the glory of the Saturday matinees I used to watch on TV. Matter of fact, I used to edit these movies when I was a film editor at WGN. Anyways, this picture checks all the Godzilla boxes. Giant monsters, great special effects, epic battles & lots of destruction. They even leveled Fenway Park which I appreciated because I hate the Red Sox. The story is goofy and the dialogue is straight from a cheese whiz can. All the human characters are pretty much there to help things along, run and look amazed and confused while dodging giant monster feet. But who cares, I didn’t go into this expecting to have to think about anything except how bad ass are the monsters and they big, bad and kicking ass. The monster effects are terrific and very true to their individual details. It’s a fun popcorn film and nothing else. This is a PG-13 movie, so please leave your little kiddies at home. 

Rating: (**1/2)