I'll be honest, I haven’t really been into Japanese monster movies, and with so many versions of Godzilla already out there, it's hard to get excited about another one (it’s tough to imagine how many different angles they can take with the same basic story). Still, I decided to give this a try because I was interested in seeing the visual effects, which were decent enough, though not particularly impressive – I really don't understand how these visuals beat out the much better ones in “The Creator.” Aside from the quality of the special effects and design (which is why I’m giving it a relatively positive score), there isn’t much here that hasn’t been done before. The movie also tries to add post-war political commentary and be something more than just a simple monster rampage, but those efforts fall pretty flat. The parts of the story that aren't about destruction are often predictable, overly obvious, slow-moving, sometimes cheesy, frequently unbelievable, and mostly dull. I was eager for them to be over so I could get back to the main appeal – Godzilla’s destructive moments (though there weren’t enough of those, considering they’re supposed to be the biggest draw). Even the movie's name is a problem; if you need to look up what it means online, that’s a bad sign. It does seem like writer-director Takashi Yamazaki genuinely wanted to make Godzilla more than just a low-budget spectacle, but ultimately it’s just another standard entry with better effects and an attempt to add deeper meaning that doesn't quite work out. After all the times this story has been told, I think it’s time to let the poor monster rest for a good long while and focus on making movies that aren’t just rehashes of old ideas, so Tokyo can finally get back to rebuilding.

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