Youth Incorporated Magazine

With the Godzilla film franchise getting a reboot on May 16, the desire to watch the world-famous monster on the big screen again must be satiated with other excellent monster films. Here are our favourites

 

Godzilla (2014)

The film will go back to the origins of the monster and be an homage in part to the original Japanese Godzilla film of 1954.

 

Films featuring Bryan Cranston

If you haven’t seen Bryan Cranston on the screen before, here are some TV shows and films to give you an idea of his acting range:

Breaking Bad

Argo

Malcolm in the Middle

Drive

 

Films featuring Aaron Taylor-Johnson

He has relatively less experience than his male co-star from Godzilla but does have some convincing performances to his credit:

Kick-Ass

Nowhere Boy

Savages

 

Films similar to Godzilla

Monsters (2010)

This was the directorial debut of Gareth Edwards who has also directed the 2014 Godzilla film. This film focuses on human relations during a giant monster attack.

 

Pacific Rim (2013)

As monsters from another dimension come to take over the world, a few warriors battle against them with the use of huge humanoid machines.

 

Cloverfield (2008)

A giant monster attacks while a group of New Yorkers are throwing a going away party. The entire attack is captured on one of their video cameras.

 

Super 8 (2011)

As a group of children are making their own film, a disaster in their town is later revealed to be a monster on the loose.