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8. Godzilla
Director: Gareth Edwards
Starring: Bryan Cranston, Elizabeth Olsen, Ken Watanabe and Aaron Taylor-Johnson
Synopsis: The world's most famous monster is pitted against malevolent creatures who, bolstered by humanity's scientific arrogance, threaten our very existence.
Godzilla is a great piece of blockbuster craftsmanship. The special effects are incredibly honed and mature, giving this film it's edge over similar styled films. The appeal of the best sequences in Godzilla is that they lend weight and importance to the comic-books. Within the ground rules of these movies, they have plausibility. The original story of Godzilla is well told and the characters portrayed will not disappoint any avid fan of the monster genre.
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