The Japan Times Review of "Godzilla"

Giovanni Fazio (interesting name) has written a review of Godzilla (2014) for The Japan Times.

Does he like it? Does he despise it?

Here's a big clue. He wrote:

The old Godzilla movies made by Japan’s Toho studio between 1954 and 2004 were B-grade monster movies. They were cheesy and primitive, for the most part, but displayed the charm of inventive filmmakers who were trying to transcend the limitations of budget and technology by having a guy in a rubber lizard suit trample model cities to make the illusion work.

It’s an attitude that Gareth Edwards — director of the new Hollywood reboot of Godzilla — should understand. Edwards made the intriguing indie science fiction film “Monsters” in 2010 for a mere $800,000, doing the special-effects work on a laptop. His new “Godzilla” cost more than 200 times that amount, yet has little to show for its budget.

To read the full review, go here.