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GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS (2017) REVIEW

So Big G's first anime film dropped today, and I was ready for it as you can see below!

I enjoyed it, recommend it, and here is my review:

"GOJIRA: KAIJU WAKUSEI" lit. "GODZILLA: MONSTER PLANET" (2017) - dirs. Kobun Shizuno & Hiroyuki Seshita - aka ("GODZILLA: PLANET OF THE MONSTERS")

The first anime film to feature Big G is a slick, full-on sci-fi tale that showcases a unique new direction that the series has not explored so far.  When Godzilla and a host of other monsters lay waste to Earth, Mankind and two newly integrated alien races flee the planet in search of another world.  With the promising world deemed inhospitable, they return to Earth only to find 20,000 years have passed, with Godzilla now the dominant species of the planet.  In order to reclaim their world, they formulate a daring plan to take down the destructive beast once and for all.  So I was thrilled to hear that Big G was finally entering the anime world, and this first entry is mostly satisfying with potential for improvement.  The CG animation and heavy sci-fi visuals are quite good and at times jaw-dropping, and the story is well-done and unique though there's not much depth to it.  Same goes for the characters, besides the main character there is little development and they are kind of indistinguishable from each other.  The first half is slow and drags at times, but the second half kicks off some kinetic action and the ending battles are really visually impressive.  Goji himself is very well done with an impressive presence and powers, and his appearance is growing on me though I didn't like it at first.  There is another version that appears near the end of the movie, and I'm really looking forward to seeing more of it in the next installments.  This is the first of 3 parts, with the remaining two coming out in 2018.  There is huge potential with this series, and if they follow the pace and style of the second half of this one, I can't wait to see the rest.  Recommended to fans and newcomers alike.

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