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Once again, the world is faced with the one and only King of Monsters! Godzilla stars again in his own movie with a new take on our favorite monster. Let's pretend that the 1998 Godzilla movie never existed and treat this one as the movie Godzilla rightfully deserves. This movie features actors and actresses such as Aaron Taylor-Johnson, Ken Watanabe, Elizabeth Olsen, and Bryan Cranston.

The human side of the story was actually good. Most of the time it follows Ford Brody, played by Aaron Taylor-Johnson(Kickass 1 & 2, Avengers: AoU), in his goal to reunite with his family while also trying to defend the country from the threat of the mutos. There are many moments when you'll be at the edged of your seat, keeping you tense in different situations.

First of all, to those who said that this Godzilla was fat, well it's not a bad thing. Secondly, this was made from CGI, whilst the Japanese Godzilla is a costume with a man inside it. So I think why not go big? The size of the king of monsters made him look more gigantic. The roar of which most of us are familiar with has a greater effect because of how large Godzilla currently is. He even looked bigger than most of the Kaijus in Pacific Rim. His enemies for this film are the Mutos. They're big insect like monsters that feeds on radiation. I find them more alien than prehistoric. I still love the design. It was smooth looking and simple but still they looked menacing.

Honestly, I think that the movie lacks one thing. More screen time for Godzilla. Every time he appears I was awestruck on how huge the monster is. Along with the other enemies, the mutos, the scenes were truly epic. That is what made me want for more. Good old monsters fighting monsters. All those buildings going down while they throw each other round, that's what monster movies are about. Sadly those scene were limited to give way to the focus on the human story. Perhaps maybe in the sequel? I do hope that there will be a sequel. Still it hade more content than what I expected which made it an entertaining and visually enjoyable film though I'm not sure it's worth it to watch in 3D or IMAX.

Rating: 4.0

The Filipino comic industry has been very actively lately. Once again, they are populating the shelves of bookstores and magazine stands. With so many komiks being published right now, the release of Abangan couldn't have been more appropriate.