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Shoddyzilla- A Godzilla 2014 Review

Shoddyzilla A Godzilla 2014 Review SOME SPOILERS in main article SPOILER FREE score and conclusion -after the movie poster at the end             How great was that first trailer? A screaming Bryan Cranston, people jumping out of planes, smoke clearing to reveal the outline of a gigantic monster’s head in profile, and then the roar. Godzilla looked to be shaping up to be one of the films to look out for this year. Then a few more trailers revealed a bit more than we’d like, i.e. the monster in full focus, the plot outline and the villain, but it still looked like it could be special. And then it was unleashed on the world and did, well, very little.             Seeing Godzilla is like being promised a ‘next generation’ gaming console, being really excited and then opening your package to find a Wii U. Yes it had some nice bits, such as Godzilla himself being portrayed brilliantly, looking spectacular at the climax (where 90% of the VFX budget went),   genuin