Godzilla-Kids Movie Review

Cities are being destroyed and innocent civilians are dying. People are wondering if this is an earthquake or some other natural disaster. However, Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a bomb-disposal expert in the U.S military, discovers the problem. As Ford goes to Japan to get his estranged father out of jail, they visit a radiation plant. At the plant scientists are studying cocoon-like structures that feed on radiation. They eventually come to realize that a Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Object, also known as MUTO, has broken free, and that he’s not alone.  Ford is desperate to get back to California to save  wife and son, but must also help the military devise a plan to save the world from the enormous monsters that could take over mankind.

Rating: 4 out of 5 buckets
Release Date: May 15 2014
MPAA Rating: PG13
Best Age Group: 12+
Sexual Content: Mild
Violent Content: Excessive
Crude or Profane Language: Mild
Drugs and Alcohol: Mild
Will it Appeal to kids/teens? Yes

Talking Points:

The humans in the film are continuously saving and helping one another to defeat the monsters.

The film is slow in parts.

Sexual Content: Mild

• We see Ford and his wife passionately kissing on the couch.

Violent Content: Excessive

• The monsters destroy buildings and entire cities.
• MUTO hit a Japanese power plant, killing several workers, and even Ford’s mom.
• Thousands of innocent civilians were smashed and killed by the enormous monsters.
• Two MUTO’s and Godzilla are shot and blasted with rockets. The monster eggs are destroyed by a gasoline explosion.

Crude or Profane Language: Mild

• “Sh-t,” “h–l,” and  “d–n,” were said.

Drugs and Alcohol: Mild

• Ford and his wife drink wine.

Will it Appeal to kids/teens? Yes

• I interviewed some middle school age boys who thought the movie was slow, but good.

Overall this is an action packed drama. Parents need to be aware of the excessive violence throughout the film. Depending the child I feel this is appropriate for kids ages 12 and up.

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