10 Monster Movies To Watch In 2017

Kaiju fans rejoice: Shin Godzilla (aka Godzilla Resurgence) is the movie that Hollywood promised (and failed to deliver) in 1998 and 2014 – a fast-paced blockbuster short on build-up but long on city-smashing mayhem. Within the first 20 minutes, we’re watching Godzilla stomp cities and evade helicopter gunships, but the excellent effects mean we never feel like we’re watching footage from a video game.

Unregulated dumping of radioactive material has resulted in the creation of a creature codenamed Godzilla, but this is no po-faced American rehash that beats around the bush, this is a movie that cuts right to the action. The characters make sense, the plot has no room for nonsense and the effects will leave your jaw on the floor. This is spectacular stuff.

There’s no shortage of fun, but the movie has something else the American remakes failed to include – mischievous satire. When the Japanese government turns to the US for support, an American team humorlessly deliver their assessment: the only way to stop Godzilla is to drop a third bomb on the country.

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