[220volt]

I like fun cheese movies ala Independence Day, Avengers, or The Rock, if done right. This was not it. It lacked almost every aspect of what made these movies great - characters you care about, humor, drama, and memorable scenes. This movie had none of that.

Everyone is talking about the CGI, but it looked cartoonish and unfinished. Specifically the water. Very rarely you will see CGI water done right, and by now you would think they figured it out. Nope. It looks more like liquid sand than water.

Trees, buildings, and streets look like miniature models you buy at Hobby Lobby.

The way the whole destruction plays out, buildings fall and collapse into dust is completely unrealistic. I mean I know it’s a fantasy movie but you have to have a certain amount of knowledge on how gravity works to make it at least a little bit believable. The whole thing is happening here on Earth so you can’t ask an audience to completely suspend their belief as if this was a different Universe.

I don’t know how people can be impressed with overuse in-your-face CGI. Without subtlety and details, it just doesn't look good. Even if you ONLY care to be dazzled by what the CGI team can do “oh look at what we can do with our supercomputers”, this ain’t it.

Peter Jackson’s 2005 King Kong is miles away from this movie despite being made 16 years ago. Even Speilberg’s 1993 Jurassic Park looked better.

The whole thing felt rushed and quickly put together. I think people are hungry for any kind of blockbuster movie these days so they will take whatever they can get. I was bored throughout. 3/10 if I really push it.