I had no problem with Edwards' Godzilla focusing on character except that the characters were so deathly uninteresting and boring (once Cranston was out, which was far too soon). But yes, that movie did have great effects work and great use of perspective and sense of scale.
First trailer for this new one had that rare perfect synergy of choice imagery with inspired music selection. It's for a movie that is a sequel to Godzilla and yet I get chills every time I watch that trailer.
This new trailer's more just, "LOOK UPON WHAT OUR FX TEAMS HAVE WROUGHT!"
Which, oddly enough, is a very similar progression to the trailers for Godzilla!