Godzilla (2014) Review. (NO SPOILERS)

The most anticipated film of the summer. The same amount of hype mirrored to the 1998 version of Godzilla.  Instead of the eye of Godzilla from 1998, the loud ear piercing scream of Godzilla fames the 2014 marketing. However that is the only similarity between the two as this film cherishes the source material of the Japanese film lore of the king of monsters.

It's very rare Hollywood respects the source material but it achieves it here with this remake. Godzilla is bigger, louder, more destructive. I can only recommend watching this film in IMAX because when Godzilla roars it literary sent chills down my spine. It's exactly the way Godzilla should be. The scale and destruction of this film is massive, the action is explosive. Even though the first hour of the film is very slow, when Godzilla is finally shown in full, the action exponentially rises and building topples, bridges explode and cars get thrown about. Godzilla really lives up to it's title of King of the Monsters.

Now there is some weaknesses in this film, it is slow in the first part of the film and takes a while to see Godzilla but I don't see that as a major flaw. It just heighten the anticipation of when Godzilla is finally revealed.  There are some plot holes that I can't mention due to spoilers and some scientific inconsistencies but this film is about and 300ft monster so who cares. I have been reading other reviews and they always comment on the cliche characters or not well developed characters. It doesn't matter, you don't go into this film caring about the humans, you want to see Godzilla. Maybe Walter White (Bryan Cranston) but people want to see Godzilla.  Now the cliche character does limit the actors abilities being shown so I can't really excel anyone credentials here, except for Cranston's, there are moment where he does create another layer to his character which all the other actors find hard in the confines of their cliche. The action sequences sometimes get cut short when it seem things are hotting up but this just builds up to the final encounter which is absolutely amazing, literary blown off my seat.

This was the Godzilla I wanted to see, it met my expectations from the hype, it might of not surpass it beyond the confines of awesomeness. However I am satisfied of Gareth Edwards careful consideration of Godzilla, you can see he is a fan with the little nods to the Japanese originals. I would recommend people to watch it. It's big, it's loud, it full of destruction. Not overkill like Man of Steel but enough destruction to fulfill to audiences masochistic needs. As a Godzilla fan, I loved it, I'll watch it again and I think you should too.
Rating 8/10 

Buffy The Vampire Slayer Episode Review, The Body.

Favourite Episodes

Buffy The Vampire Slayer

The Body.

Season 5, Episode 16.

(Does Contain Spoilers)

This is the episode about Buffy finding her Mum lying dead on the sofa. It could of gone for the ER style of death, have some important lesson and have some piano laden music to really pull the heartstrings. This does the complete opposite, there is no important lesson and there is almost no sound. Ambiance is the main source of sound for this episode. This is the most honest reflection of death I have ever seen on screen. Along with great direction from Joss Whedon and amazing acting from everyone. This is by far one of the best Buffy episodes, no its one of the best episode ever to be shown on screen. This deserved to get an Emmy, but like all great shows (cough, House, cough) it got snubbed. (fuck you Emmy’s!!)


For a show that focuses on fantasy and the supernatural, it contains the most realistic scene I’ve ever seen. Let’s start with Joss Whedon’s direction. He uses every camera trick that a student gets taught at film school. The skewed angles, the long takes, the misplaced shot. It’s all there and all these shot types add to the nerving impact this episode is suppose to go for. This is evident in the first scene of the episode with the 3 minute long take of Buffy finding her Mum’s body. The lack of sound and the distorted nature of this scene (which is filmed by a handheld camera). Every detail of this scene has an amazing effect, the large buttons on the phone, the ambiance of outside inferring that normal life outside of Buffy’s is still going on, the alternate dream Buffy has of her Mum waking up and being Ok, contributes to this impact of death of a loved one. It just feels so real and me as the audience I became so intertwined in the episode and I felt what Buffy feeling. It was traumatic and brilliant at the same time.


This is also an episode that does provide some truly amazing acting depth and every character in this episode raises their game and each of them deserve an Emmy for this. (But none of them got one, not even Sarah Michelle Gellar!! Fuck You Emmy’s) Sarah Michelle Gellar portrays Buffy here with the most realistic acting I’ve seen of her ever. I was blown away by how good of an actress she is. This is her finest moment so far in this series acting wise. Alyson Hannigan plays the grief stricken with so much “believability” and when she was crying about what she would wear to the morgue, I started too cry and at that point I knew that this episode would be an emotional ride and god I was right. Another outstanding moment is the Anya monologue (Picture above) played by Emma Caulifield is one of the most beautiful and emotional things I’ve ever witnessed in this show. I’ve always loved the Anya character but this childlike reaction to death set me off again and I started to cry. Every member of the cast in this episode shows how good of an actor they really are and this is an outstanding episode in an outstanding show.


This episode shows how different Buffy the Vampire Slayer is and how amazing Joss Whedon is. This doesn’t show that death makes you stronger like other American TV shows, it shows that it pulls you apart and makes you feel isolated. I love this episode and I cannot stressed how much I cried and was overwhelmed of how good this episode is. This is truly a remarkable episode that shows that death in it’s true light. Absolutely brilliant.