Godzilla (4K Ultra HD + Blu-ray + Digital) (4K Ultra HD)

Overall, I really, really liked this movie, despite some quibbles with it. I am going to get one of the first quibbles out of the way. While I liked the story and the MUTOs looked great and were excellent monsters, I think my slight disappointment with the movie was over what could have been. The 2012 Comic-Con teaser showed us a Godzilla with a quote by Robert Oppenheimer that was reminiscent of the 1954 original and Gareth Edwards had said he was going to bring Godzilla back to his roots....but in the end he didn't. Now I knew that going into the film that he didn't make a movie similar to the 1954 original. Its just after seeing this movie I really would have loved to have seen a movie with a malevolent Godzilla. Instead, what we get is a Godzilla that was prevalent during the Heisei era and some of the Millennium movies: a Godzilla that is a force of nature but also the anti-hero. I like those types of movies too, its just that with all the modern CGI and special effects it would have been nice to have gotten a story in the spirit and tome of the original. The tone of this film is serious but it still has the air of a summer popcorn movie. It isn't too dark and serious but it is a good old fashioned giant monster movie. With that out of the way, one of my other concerns was over the fact that I had heard Godzilla doesn't have a lot of screen time. That was my biggest worry. Although I love the movie Cloverfield I was disappointed in the amount of screen time that monster got and I feared the same for Godzilla. My worst fears were not realized. While Godzilla doesn't have the screen time he has in some of his movies it isn't as bad as some people report. Sure, I would like to have seen him more but what we do see of him in the movie is well worth it. I also loved the design of the MUTOs. They very reminiscent of the Colverfield monster, a design I really love. To see Godzilla and the MUTOs in life-like CGI is the best part of the movie for me. Yes, the MUTOs do have more screen time than Godzilla but that doesn't bother me at all. When Godzilla and the MUTOs are on the screen both together and separately not an inch of film is wasted. They are all money shots. Meaning, they all look spectacular. Some more spectacular than others. When the male MUTO arrives in San Francisco and greets the much larger female MUTO through the clouds and smoke that is an impressive sight. Equally impressive is when Godzilla rises about the two buildings and lets out a snort. The monster battles are epic in scope and detail. This does not look like men in rubber suits! It looks like three giant animals fighting as animals do in the wild. All-in-all an enjoyable movie. I would have liked a little more focus on Godzilla but the story is engaging and this movie has the best monster battles I have ever seen in a Godzilla movie.

Although the movie has its flaws, the execution of this BluRay has none. It is an excellent sound experience that will put your home theater subs to the test! It is VERY Dark! Actions sometimes get lost. See my review below: OK.....about GodZilla.....I saw it on IMAX in 3D. It was a pretty good 3D. I don't know if it was worth18 bucks a ticket. The word was that IMAX was the way to see the movie and I agree. What I liked: Godzilla !! Great version of the monster. The scene when he is first revealed in all is glory is undercut by the over-aggressive marketing that show that moment over and over again. What should have been wondrous was now something we already saw. The Fiat commercial showing the monster kinda dulled the moment, too. However, having said all that, once the monster-on-monster smack-down starts in earnest in the last part of the movie, it was a real Godzilla movie. Godzilla is literally shown to be a smart tactician at one point and just a brutal "I've had enough of you" ticked off battering ram who finally pulls his best trick out of the bag in a cool "eat flaming death" moment!! In order to stay somewhat within the style of TOHO Studios, the monsters move like they do in a Japanese monster movie instead of like say the T-Rex in Jurassic Park. The last few minutes of the film save the entire movie. What I didn't like: It is almost the same thing I disliked about the Sony Godzilla from 1998. It is the human characters. These are more sympathetic and serious that the simpletons from Godzilla 1998. The dialogue and story are miles ahead of the execrable human characters, storyline and script of the previous movie. If you are going to give the audience a character they think is the center of the movie in the commercials, but he is not; then, I suggest having a better character ready to take his place rather than a bland, expressionless bore. The way they under-use and misuse the hottest Austin sister is just criminal. I hope they do better with her in The Avengers 2 Overall, the "little-boy" me was very satisfied. I saw the Godzilla my imagination saw when I watched the old Japanese monster movies. The "grown-up" me wanted more. This is the first of the big blockbuster movies that uses the indie/small-screen director to give us a good story plan that didn't work as the studio envisioned. Marvel still does it better.

I did not read any reviews towards the film before buying and was not aware that some people disliked it till I saw it posted on here: (Amazon or online). I tend to glance at opinions on Amazon instead of professional reviews so I was surprised about some negative feedback. I will not give away any spoilers, just my opinion. The movie is well done, but Godzilla feels like a 2ndary character in his own film. This, to me, I felt was the main flaw in the film. Yes, you see him battle monsters and makes himself known various times as well as the ending battle. The director however felt the need to inject human drama by mashing a family oriented love story to the film.He also added a typical scenario: "man worried about his family in the middle of chaos". I normally do not mind these, but felt it could have had less screen time and more attention to Godzilla and other MUTOs (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) battling it out. It felt the movie was a build up to the ending battle with minor fights and appearances before the end. Aaron Taylor-Johnson (Brody) did play a good role in the film, but felt that he needed to be a 2ndary character and not Godzilla. After all, the film is named Godzilla. When I see monster films, I expect the monster to stand out above everyone else. Especially with todays special effects. Instead, the beginning was focused on his dad and mother then jumps to Brodys family. In a film like Godzilla which he is well know and people want to see more of him there should be less human drama. If it was a generic monster other than Godzilla focusing on the humans might have worked better. On a positive note, I was surprised it was 3 monsters and not just Godzilla destroying everything around him with humans trying to fend him off. I am a big fan of monster films like Aliens, Pacific Rim or in general most sci-fi oriented plots. The major drive for me is sound and visuals (story also) but the reason I buy with the intentions of the sound being well done is due to my high end sound system. (I tend to watch films with friends and like to impress)... Sound is good and Godzilla certainly makes himself known. Explosions, gun fights, missiles, planes, even Godzilla roars and atomic breath were well done. Visually the night scenes could have had some more detail, sometimes its was midnight with no moonlight.... Example: forest scenes. Even when they were in the city it felt to dark, no it was not my black level on my plasma since I tend to watch a lot of scary films that revolve around night scenes. Godzillas night scenes stood out to me as more darker. Day scenes had great detail to them and look well (as well as a daylight monster battle). To put it simple, yes its worth owning and I have seen the film twice since I purchased it and have no regrets. The film is not bad, I just felt Godzilla needed to be more of the focus instead of the humans. If you have seen Pacific Rim, the tone is basically: monster battles one after another and a massive battle at the end. In Godzilla, the tone feels like a build up to the end battle with occasional minor appearances at the start and middle of the film. Everything else before that was everyone trying to figuring out how to stop them with a generic "I have to survive for my family" theme.

BOTTOM LINE: A fun diversion that comes closer to the mark than the previous try back in 1998. Still not on par with the Japanese films in terms of excitement or sheer lunacy but this entry by director Gareth Edwards does show a glimmer of promise for interesting things to come. Worth a look and recommended for sure for fans of the radioactive reptile. THE STORY: A second American-made reboot attempt of the iconic atomic superlizard. Here, the Big Guy finds himself pitted against some ancient prehistoric foes that could threaten the planet and become the dominant species on Earth if left unchecked. Think the G-Man's gonna take that challenge lying down? Think again! THOUGHTS: (contains spoilers): The King is back, getting a more respectful treatment this time around than he received back in 1998 at the hands of Dean Devlin & Roland Emmerich in that putrid 're-imagining' starring Matthew Broderick. Ugh. This 2014 take on the Big G is not without its problems, to be sure. The lead actor is, I'm sorry to say, pretty bland & boring. If only they had chosen to focus the narrative on Bryan Cranston. *SIGH* Now THAT would've made for a much more intense film and an infinitely finer and more focused lead performance. Good actors like Julliette Binoche and Elizabeth Olsen are sadly relegated to small bit parts. Too bad. The focus, again, SHOULD have been on the relationship between Cranston's Joe Brody and Ken Watanabe's Ichiro Serizawa. That would have made for a much more interesting film and it would've really been a delight to see those two fine actors play off one another. Oh well. It is what is it, I suppose. According to the bonus material, (pitifully thin as it is, unfortunately), director Gareth Edwards says he "loved" that he kept teasing his audience by cutting away when you least expected it, keeping us baited throughout the film with only snippets of the title monster. Sorry, pal, but I cannot disagree with you more. Godzilla should have gotten far more screen time than what he ended up with. I realize that every second he's on film cost tons due to the fact that he's entirely computer-generated, but he is the STAR. Yet it felt more like he was just a guest-star in his own film! Argh! Very frustrating! The end confrontation between Godzilla and the female MUTO is also anti-climatic. It lasts literally less than 30 seconds. The monster fights could (and should) have been SO much better. Even so, this film is pretty fun and the fights are exciting, albeit on the brief side. Speaking of brevity, the film's running time could've stood a 20 minute or so trim without losing any narrative focus. But at least the film makers here made an honest effort to build an interesting world for this new Godzilla to exist in. I liked his new origin/back story, and the two MUTO creatures were weird and interesting, separately and together. The musical score was good and kept the tension going in the right spots. The cinematography looked great, but it was a bummer that they chose to have most of the creature conflict at the end take place at night. This is usually done to hide poor quality CGI, but the final shot of Godzilla entering San Francisco Bay in broad daylight showed that they could make him look 100% photo-realistic and interact within the cityscape believably. Hopefully next time we'll see a city-based final monster battle sequence during the daytime. THE BLU-RAY: GODZILLA 2014 looks pretty nice. Clean, clear & sharp. The picture leans toward the dark side of things, but that's due to the way it was shot and that fact that a lot of the film takes place at night. The bonus content was rather on the paltry side, but the Top Secret MONARCH-based "training films" they devised were very imaginative and a heckuva lot of fun. More like those, please! The movie's soundmix was clear, solid and well-balanced. Thankfully, I didn't find myself constantly turning the volume up during dialogue scenes and way down during the action sequences, like I do with some films where the sound balance is all over the place. Overall, I give this new film a full 4 STARS. With this new American version of Godzilla I found myself coming out the theater feeling happy instead of embarrassed and eagerly anticipating the sequel. I'll need to exercise some patience, as I understand that G:2 isn't scheduled to come out until 2019! Go, Go GODZILLA!

I love monster movies like this and have been a Godzilla fan since I can remember, so I was extremely excited when the movie came out. Some of the scenes in the trailers made it clear this film would have an ominous feel to it, great sound, and great cinematography. It didn't disappoint on those things at all and my first experience with it on the big screen was really good, just not great. I loved the fight scenes and the creatures were cool. Bryan Cranston, for the too-short time he was on the screen, was his usual exceptional actor self. And it is certainly a far cry from the disaster that was the Matthew Broderick movie. One of the things I was a little disappointed in then and still am today was Godzilla's appearance. I want him to be updated but he just looked heavy to the point of lumbering, and his face was not a Godzilla face at all. He had been re-engineered too much and it wasn't in a streamlined, modernized way - it just look liked he was the couch potato version of Godzilla. I thought and still do even more today that Wantanabe gave one of the dullest performances ever in a movie, especially an action/monster film. And the lead was just not good enough. However, the first time I saw it when it was in theaters, I was more disappointed with these factors - probably because I had built up the anticipation so much in my head - and they really altered my opinion of the movie. Now, I seem to appreciate all the other great things more and enjoyed it the second time around much better. Things like the atmosphere, the sound (just phenomenal sound in my opinion), a close to the end fight scene that makes Godzilla the coolest monster ever, and even the newer Godzilla roar really add to the experience.

Running time approx. 2 hrs. HI Def. Pic and Sound. Wide Screen. This movie is A-list. I'm so proud of this latest modern take on (old boy) Godzilla. Having grown up with Godzilla as a child back in the early 80s qualifies me to speak about this movie. This movie is filled with deep emotion and a great storyline. There are many battles and fight sequence between the military and all monsters. This movie is gripping, stunning, bloody and gory. There are NO dry or boring, dragging areas in this movie, it literally has you on edge through the entire movie. This movie is filled with a (roller-coaster) ride of action, combat and fighting. The acting by all actors is solid, and this movie is A-list. Excellent wardrobes, period era sets and props, good make-up. All of the hard work that went into producing this movie is well appreciated. Impressive! The Facts: 1. This movie is (damn) good hands down! I don't care about all the negative (bull) on here about this movie from most people who either where born in 1995 or later, or never even seen "Son of Godzilla". You don't have a clue. Your opinions are unfounded. 2. This movie is well made and written, and has stunning special effects and CGI. 3. The sound quality and picture will blow your mind. 4. The lighting in this movie is VERY good! You CAN see Godzilla perfectly well at Night, Evening, and during the day. If you can't, well maybe you need to get rid of your cheap TV with poor (light to dark) contrast. 5. The only flaw that I could see in this movie, that really made me very angry, and I sure hope the producers are reading this so they will get it right in the sequel...you ready, here it comes...those funny looking (elephant-like) feet! What the hell! Really guys!! Stop play'n and put those feet back to (old school) Godzilla style. It just makes sense. No animal with feet like that can swim deep in the ocean. Get it scientifically right guys, and add webbing between the toes. His feet should be (T-rex or Alligator-ish) Otherwise, Godzilla is straight-up perfect this installment! My (hats-off) to all the producers. You guys almost brought me to tears with this move. I'm so proud of what you did. Please put those feet back and then you've got a home run design. Love the new Godzilla hardcore look. I'm just in Awe. Give us a hardcore sequel, take your time, put the next movie together right. Thanks to all, this movie is a classic keeper, buy on Blu-ray.

Upgrading from DVD to 4K HDR is nothing short of transformative. The improvement in dynamic range and HDR brings scenes to life with a depth and clarity that DVDs simply cannot match. Take the nighttime crater sequence in the city: in 4K HDR, the stone textures, dust, and steel framework are all sharply defined, with colors separated cleanly. On DVD, these details blur together, but here they stand out with precision. The color grading is smooth and natural, making the entire scene feel more immersive. The real showstopper is the Godzilla vs. MUTO battle at night. On DVD, this sequence is almost impossible to follow—smoke, dust, and sparks fade into darkness. In 4K HDR, every element is visible: the swirling smoke, drifting dust, and even the sparks cutting through the night sky. It’s a cinematic upgrade that makes you feel like you’re seeing the film for the first time again. Bottom line: If you want to experience the full impact of these iconic scenes, 4K HDR isn’t just an improvement—it’s essential.

Legendary Pictures' "Godzilla" is the second American Godzilla film following TriStar's 1998 entry and the 30th Godzilla film in all. It follows a group called Monarch who track monsters and find the MUTO, a creature long-dormant that feeds on radiation. They also monitor Godzilla in an attempt to study him. The MUTO destroys a Japanese power plant, feeds on the radiation, and begins heading east toward its mate in Nevada. Godzilla, in Hawai'i, attracts the creature as he emits natural radiation. The two travel to San Francisco where they and the third MUTO battle. This serves as Legendary Pictures' first entry in its MonsterVerse shared cinematic universe. It is not connected to previous Godzilla films, though Ken Watanabe's character, Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, draws his name from Ishiro Honda, director of multiple Godzilla films, and Dr. Daisuke Serizawa, the character that killed Godzilla in the original 1954 film. Those who enjoy this and want to follow the cinematic universe should watch "Kong: Skull Island," which serves as a prequel of sorts and focuses on Monarch in the 1970s. The next film following this will be "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" in 2019 in which Godzilla will fight Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah. Then, in 2020, Godzilla will fight King Kong in "Godzilla vs. Kong". This is appropriate for the third film as Godzilla and King Kong fought in the third ever Godzilla film, 1962's "King Kong vs. Godzilla". Unlike other Godzilla films, this one does not have much social commentary. At times, the characters are a little weak and serve to help move the plot along rather than develop as people for the viewer to root for. Despite this, the film is grand and sweeping, of a scale the King of Monsters deserves. Legendary's design for "Godzilla" honors the character's history while subtly altering it for the world they portray. Fans of the previous Godzilla films will find plenty to enjoy and this is also a good place for beginners to explore the character.

Very good

Enjoyed the movies in theater now I'm glad it's in 4k

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Edición norteamericana que cumple lo principal de ofrecer la película en caja amaray con un disco 4K Ultra-HD y un disco Blu-ray. Ambos discos son multiregión, y en el caso del primero es el mismo que en la edición 4K Ultra-HD en caja steelbook editada en España, lo que significa que incluye la pista de audio en Español de España (Castellano) entre múltiples opciones; en el caso del disco Blu-ray desafortunadamente no lo incluye, optando por Español latino, Inglés y Francés.

La calidad 4k es mu buena y cuenta con audio latino