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Just watched it in a near-full theater!To put it simply, this is a very good summer blockbuster and an excellent Godzilla film.Pros:-Cranston!-Once the first act nears it's end, the film becomes an almost non-stop thrill ride. Seriously, great pacing IMO.-Godzilla and the MUTOs are beautiful. Just beautiful. Their movements and behaviors spoke volumes about the work put into giving these CG creations life. Practically every moment of Godzilla's screen time makes an impact, and the MUTOS get a good amount of screen time. Quite surprised at that honestly.-I was thinking, based on reading other reviews, that Cranston was the only good actor in this film. Actually, the rest of the cast actually is solid on their own terms. (I was only disappointed in Sally Hawkins)-That tension. The teases and build up worked great for me! -The visuals and cinematography are worthy of seeing in the best theater possible.Cons:-More Cranston and Godzilla wouldn't have hurt at all!-Human drama in the second and third acts weren't exactly things to be proud of. -Finale could have been a bit longer, but I was very pleased with what we got.Solid A-/A from me :)And for crowd reactions:You could actually hear people gasp and go "Wow" at the money shots! I could actually hear some sounds of shock/surprise in an important dramatic moment involving Cranston.Friends' reactions:"Boring." (She loved TASM 2 and absolutely disliked the Winter Soldier)"7/10"-He watched '98 Godzilla I think?"Godzilla is my new favorite superhero."-First Godzilla film for this guy."Godzilla is so cuuuuuuteee!"-Girl who liked this better than '98 film.My other friends couldn't stop talking about when the film was finished. That moment will seriously get people talking. My dad, also big on superhero/genre movies, gave this a 9/10. From my dad and friends, no complaints at all about too little Godzilla/monsters. No complaints too with the though a friend was surprised the second time it happened on screen.

A wonderful piece of both sci fi and Japanese cinematic history.

Salamat! And just wondering, who decides how many screens a film gets?

At how many theaters do you think Godzilla and X-Men will open at, forg?

It's cool :DAnd from what I know you're right!!!

You want something to laugh at? Godzilla has more likes than Man of Steel than the same point in its pre-release cycle. And 22 million against 13 million trailer views? (Despite Maleficent's trailer being released more than a month in advance) If you say Youtube views don't matter, then Facebook likes probably don't either. Also, I'm sure both will do very well globally and I'm anticipating both films. EDIT: Sorry if this somehow comes off as a bit harsh/rude.

The Amazing Spider-Man 2April 30, 1:00 pm, Ayala Center Cebu Cinema 5, Philippines>75% fullTrailers (No reactions)MaleficentGuardians of the Galaxy22 Jump StreetAnnieGood movie and good crowd. I found this better than the first one and the crowd laughed and was in awe/shock at appropriate times.

Salamat po!

^Well, at least the kid liked it.

Said rom com is being released on the same week as Godzilla?? :oWhy couldn't have they taken advantage of the week after Spidey...

Thousands of Filipinos not being able to see TF4 on time?I can't imagine the mass frustration! (With me included )

...yeah. Same here.

:(

The birth of a new franchise?

This is the probably the cause of Noah's delay here, am I right?http://entertainment.inquirer.net/137165/court-stops-distribution-of-uip-films-in-ph

Is Godzilla's late May release here a favorable one?

Biggest March opening. I like the sound of that.

While 3.4 is a great number in itself, I was personally expecting this to open with at least $4M :/ This is definitely going to perform below Thor 2.

A 62% increase for Cap2.Thor numbers for comparison:Thor. $1.4MThor: TDW $4.6M228% increase for Thor 2. What happened????EDIT: Legs will probably be average/above average (Noah & Rio coming) and the fact that midnight premieres happened for Thor 2 but not Cap 2 could have contributed.Thor 2 also opened on the All Saints'/All Souls' Day weekend, which is profitable here.

Captain America: The Winter SoldierSM Cebu Imax, Mar. 30, 11 am showing., >15% full.Trailers:Interstellar (no reaction)Amazing Spider-Man 2 (people went "Oh!" and were definitely into the trailer) Godzilla (silence throughout, people talked about it after title was shown)Film/Experience:This was my second time viewing, and it was still just as awesome as the first time. Excellent fight choreography, Falcon is cool as as heck, and solid plotting. Crowd laughed at appropriate times and 9/10

http://www.stitchkingdom.com/disney-big-hero-6-tj-miller-70279/#Casting news! TJ Miller is Fred.EDIT: Awesome timing

Filipinos love superheroes, so I'm sure Cap will easily out gross Noah here. Of course, we're also a Catholic-majority nation, so Noah will perform good on its own terms.

Interesting to read, thanks!

Wonder what made Divergent open big unlike lots of other past YA releases?