I assume you are referring to Edwards' Godzilla (2014)? I actually really love that film. I liked the protagonists just fine, but I really loved the "bad-guy" Kaiju. I felt that it was a unique take on the world. Shin Godzilla (which I also loved) on the other hand, paid perfect tribute to every era of Godzilla that preceded it.
I typically love all flavors of Kaiju (except for Roland Emmerich's Godzilla. FTG.). That said, this Kong movie looks really cheese-balls to me, and I'm not crazy about all the potential Kaiju world-building. I hope my gut is wrong, and this is a lot of fun.