First things first: I don’t like giving spoilers, so all of my reviews should be spoiler safe. I am also not going to give recommendations on age appropriateness. There are enough websites to guide parents on whether they should let their minor children see this or not.

I saw Godzilla today with my friend, Tim. As the credits were rolling, I realized that I have seen two movies now, and have failed to post a review of either of them. I will post about Godzilla first, as that is the freshest in my mind.

I have always been a sucker for a good Godzilla movie. Tim (the same friend) and I even saw a Godzilla movie in Okinawa, Japan when we were stationed there in the military. It was both awkward and fun, as only Japanese school kids were also watching the movie. They would cover their mouths trying to keep us from seeing their amusement, all the while pointing at us randomly.

This movie is a continuation from Godzilla, which came out in 2014, and is in the same universe as Kong: Skull Island. I think it is neat to see movies that link in this way, much like the movies that Marvel has been putting out. In Godzilla: King of the Monsters (KotM) we see mostly new characters in a unique story arc that stands on its own from Godzilla.

If you are wanting to see a classic monster movie, this certainly doesn’t disappoint. There are plenty of monsters, and plenty of monster fights. The CGI is quite good, especially compared to what we used to see on TV. The acting was good. There was no over acting, or weakly delivered lines. This is no B movie.

I only really have a few complaints. First of all, it wasn’t consistent with reality. The scientists would talk technically about radiation exposure and its dangers, but then the human characters would have massive amounts of radiation exposure and then it was treated like it was no big deal. Also, for some reason radiation helps plants grow in this movie, but in reality it doesn’t. This wasn’t a big deal to me, but none the less it did stick out in my mind. Second, the plot line dealing with the human characters didn’t really work as well as I think it could have. Again, no deal breakers here.

I would recommend this movie to all monster fans. Seeing the other movies isn’t required, but I would recommend it. It helps you to be set more in the world. My overall rating is a 7 out of 10.

Oh, and there is an end credits clip, so plan on staying to the very end.