Godzilla Minus One (2023)

30+ years ago I might have found this movie to be a good one but today I cannot help but wondering why this movie is so hyped up? To me this was a rather mediocre movie. The good parts of this movie is that the camera handling, acting and other aspects of film making is quite good. In that aspects it outshines most things Hollywood seems to be capable of producing these days. And it is not filled with agenda driven nonsense which of course is a plus. However, the movie, taking place in postwar Japan is quite melancholic during large parts of it. The…

This is a great piece of the cinema. It is well acted, superbly produced, with top-tier effects and characters you can engage with in a meaningful way. The monster is, of course, wonderful, but that is to be expected. I am very happy that this got made in the way it did and I encourage everyone who ever liked a monster movie to watch this one, as it turns the human tragedy into the important parts and leaves the monster to be the force of nature it was always intended to be.

His atomic breath, INSANE. But does his back get a boner every time he uses it? The destroyer scene, WOW. Great movie. Well written. Well put together. Godzilla almost seemed like a minor character which I enjoyed. LOVED the city scene with his classic theme song.