A previous reviewers complained about the childish special effects for this film.
Duh, this is a GODZILLA movie, guy; the core audience for this series (and I proudly count myself among them) EXPECT childish special effects; the series the makers of these films know perfectly well that they are making grandiose film versions of childhood day-dreams for people who still cherish that moment of their lives.
In one of my earliest memories - I think I was about four years old indeed - I suddenly became aware one day that if I just started to climb a tree wearing nothing but my underpants, I might actually be mistaken for Tarzan. I immediately stripped to my underwear, climbed a tree, and began shouting down to my mom "me Tarzan!" - after which she gave me a pretty good paddling, since this was apparently inappropriate behavior in a public park. But, see, if I were Godzilla, I could mash up my Mecha-mom and blast Tokyo Park to ruins - well, you get the idea.
Look, if you don't like Godzilla movies, then stay away from them, they aren't meant for you. But I find them to my liking.
This film is one of the best written and composed of the last phase of the Godzilla series - the pace is excellent, the dialog is kept to essentials, the monster mash at the end is among the best of the whole series, and the characters of the humans are generally more agreeable than usual, without getting deeper than a Godzilla audience can tolerate.
Above par entry for the Big Green Guy.
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