Godzilla, Dragons and Apes!

Although I have a passion for film, the theater is not a place where I would typically be caught.

Yet, I did make an agreement with myself to check out some films this Summer, so here we go...

The first movie of the Summer was Godzilla.
If you're unfamiliar with the classic, it's a Japanese monster which destroyed Japan.
Godzilla is actually a metaphor for nuclear weapons in regards to the bombing of Hiroshima and Nagasaki.
Anyways, I met up with my best friends Larissa who is a recent theater graduate. I figured she would be a great pick when it came to analyzing the movie.
In the end, there was not much to analyze because Godzilla was really, really bad.
No joke, we could count how many times we actually saw the beast. If anything, the movie should have been called "Everything Else but Godzilla" because that's what was on screen. Not only was the beast absent, but when he was present, he was too big to see as a whole. I think picture is a very important aspect along with the story line. I understand that the director wanted to showcase how big Godzilla and Muto (the bad beast) were but if I'm not seeing the creation as a whole, what's the point?
The storyline was also really weird? A lot of unanswered questions and why kill Bryan Cranston? I mean come on, it's Hal! I LOVED HAL!
The next movie I saw was a random pick, but I'm glad that I chose it.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 was a well thought out movie. Thank you DreamWorks.
I don't want to ruin it for those who have not seen it yet, but bring some tissues.
How to Train Your Dragon 2 was great and It's really a cute movie with sly innuendo's for the adults.
For me, the movie was really good because it picked up from where it left off  in the first movie and addressed certain questions that the audience may have, like what happened to Hiccup's mom? Has everyone adjusted to the dragons? and, Who else is among the seas?
Great movie, grab a kid and go see it....but make sure the kid is related to you or something.

Yeah, titles these days are just getting way out of hand.Before I saw the movie, I had a hard time remembering the title and I still do.....STILL!Anyways, aside from the extended title, the movie itself could have been cut short, about 40 minutes.Why in the heck did it take so long for a conclusion? It's not like Apes 2 is a Transformer, Harry Potter,Spider Man type film where there is a lot of information that needs to be explained, thus making it a long movie. No. This movie is about an ape who got really smart, taught some other apes how to be really smart and are trying to out smart the human race. Boom,we're done. Stop filming.I fell asleep so many times during this movie.Some Hollywood films will never be a memorable trilogy or go down in history as one of the greatest episodic series, and that is ok.Dawn of the Planet of the Apes started out very good, but once the audience know's how the movie is going to end, just kill the bad ape and make the good apes high five the white people.

The last movie I saw was Dawn of the Planet of the Apes.