For many years, Godzilla fans have wondered when we would see a sequel to the 2014 movie, and five years later, here it is.

And what do I think of it?

It’s become my second favorite Godzilla film, just narrowly edging out Shin Godzilla, which itself is a fantastic film. Somebody once told me that this film was a disgrace to the franchise, and yet at the same time gatekeeped so much, that nobody took him seriously. If anything, this film is a love letter, paying tribute to a long running franchise, and showing just how far it has progressed with modern technology. Of course, Godzilla, Ghidorah, and Rodan are still men in suits, albeit Mo Cap suits, and Mothra is still a puppet, albeit now done entirely on a computer. And you know what? It really helps them come to life, and unlike a certain movie about a king lion this year, allows them to show emotion. The music is awesome, especially with Bear McCreary giving Mothra and Godzilla’s themes a glorious comeback, and even giving the Blue Oyster Cult song a badass remix. The story itself is pretty engaging in my opinion, and the cast does well, especially Ken Watannabe as Dr.Serizawa, with his death scene being a good callback to the original Gojira, only instead of doing this to kill Godzilla, he’s doing it to save him. And in all honesty, this is Ghidorah’s best appearance in the franchise, as it is now that he finally gets the respect and grace he deserves, after decades of being weakened and mind controlled. He feels like a genuine threat now, one that Godzilla has to work hard to defeat. And can I say how much I love seeing him and Mothra team up against Ghidorah and Rodan, not to mention they fight well together. Now that being said, it’s not a perfect movie, as I felt like as a character, Emma Russel was not very sympathetic, and while I can attribute that to script problems, at least she is still leagues above the very boring Ford Brody. Also, I felt like the Oxygen Destroyer could’ve been done better, and been given more build up. Regardless, I still loved this movie, and it is easily one of the best that 2019 had to offer.

Of course, now the wait for Godzilla vs Kong begins.