Never had a problem with this film, saw it in the cinema when I was but a wee tyke. And Jean Reno is in it...
He chews gum...
He's so awesome...
He chews gum...
He's so awesome...
Movie Defense Force: Godzilla
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I do that a lot too. I happen to be a wrestling entertainment fan, and I find the shows to be much more entertaining when rooting for the "heels" or villains. I get a kick out of them insulting the intelligence of the people in attendance.scw55 said:
As someone who hated this film in the theaters and refuses to refer to it as anything but "Matthew Broderick and the big green lizard", I was expecting to disagree a lot with this review.
But I really can't because, when I'm honest with myself, the two main reasons that I hated this movie are:
Matthew Broderick
Maria Pitillo
Hopefully, the director of the 2014 remake watches this movie and learns what not to do or watches Pacific Rim and learns what to do.
I would argue that Jim is objectively wrong on audiences accepting Zilla as his only other movie appearance was Zilla jobbing to Godzilla in 25 seconds but the animated series is somewhat of a counter to that.
But I really can't because, when I'm honest with myself, the two main reasons that I hated this movie are:
Matthew Broderick
Maria Pitillo
Hopefully, the director of the 2014 remake watches this movie and learns what not to do or watches Pacific Rim and learns what to do.
I would argue that Jim is objectively wrong on audiences accepting Zilla as his only other movie appearance was Zilla jobbing to Godzilla in 25 seconds but the animated series is somewhat of a counter to that.
Feels like you're clutching at straws with this one, Jim. Unless someone out there can provided an edited version of Zilla 1998, I'll stick with the Nostalgia Critic's review of the movie.
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/2685-godzilla-1998
As for those who long for payback against the US abomination, allow me to point you towards a clip from Godzilla: Final Wars that offers the quickest and most brutal smackdown between the original and the knockoff.
http://thatguywiththeglasses.com/videolinks/thatguywiththeglasses/nostalgia-critic/2685-godzilla-1998
As for those who long for payback against the US abomination, allow me to point you towards a clip from Godzilla: Final Wars that offers the quickest and most brutal smackdown between the original and the knockoff.
Who says it was dry?Scars Unseen said:
That was my favourite part of it. Most of the damage was caused by the humans. Stupid humans!scw55 said:
I will also agree that the 'romance' sideplot was cringeworthy. Especially considering how much a of a ***** the female lead was.
Last honourable mention goes to the two cool songs that came from the soundtrack: Jamiroquai's "Deeper Underground" and Diddy's 'angry Kashmir', also known as "Come With Me".
And yet, I enjoy THIS movie - while all the "good Godzilla movies from Japan because the only good Godzilla movies MUST come from Japan and Godzilla must look retarded because it has to be a guy in a rubber suit"... they just suck in my opinion.Mr. Q said:
Agreed.Bindal said:
And prior to Godzilla 1998 the whole Rubber Suit Monsters Japan did always bothered me when I compared to the awesomeness of Stop Motion Giant Monsters.
And even more so when talking about Giant Robots they basically miss out on the most awesome advertisement idea ever by not doing Stop Motion with Toy Robots.
I don't even care. I fucking loved this movie back in the day and I still love it now. As a monster movie, it was perfect. There's just so much unbridled destruction of EVERYTHING it's impossible not to love. Where else can you see a nuclear submarine commit suicide with its own torpedoes?
And I disagree that it went on too long. I found the extra padding to be good for world building purposes. In many ways, it made it more plausible.
And I disagree that it went on too long. I found the extra padding to be good for world building purposes. In many ways, it made it more plausible.
You know what this movie needs? Being made 3 or 4 years later.
Then Hollywood had a better symbolism for Zilla than: we can violate nature and kill the offspring, but it'll be a bloody business.
I liked the "blast"-scene best, that the scream throw the cars up, but the explosion seem to come from leaked gas and metal-sparks.
Then Hollywood had a better symbolism for Zilla than: we can violate nature and kill the offspring, but it'll be a bloody business.
I liked the "blast"-scene best, that the scream throw the cars up, but the explosion seem to come from leaked gas and metal-sparks.
I can say a few good things about the film. TO start off, I think it's a very good film for children. To an adult it may seem too slow and boring but by action film standards it's pretty high concept and deals with pretty serious philosophical questions much in the way the Terminator franchise is loved for. I think the movie is just long enough to really let the understanding of what's happenning on screen sink in. Godzilla's death has made me cry every time. I can remember so well the first time I was watching her eye close in her final moments and thinking to myself at age 7 "who are the real monsters?"
If Jim is running low on ideas I suggest Jingle All the Way. It's the ultimate film about he Christmas spirit and it is brushed off way too easily.
If Jim is running low on ideas I suggest Jingle All the Way. It's the ultimate film about he Christmas spirit and it is brushed off way too easily.
The fact that regular Godzilla looks like a guy in a dumb goofy costume (no matter how they spin it) is what made me love this iteration and movie. I say that as a creature designer myself, so please excuse a very huge bias showing through. This Godzilla is just absolutely beautiful, I remember seeing a making-of show before the movie even came out and getting excited. I am also not a Godzilla fan, so maybe that explains it. I never hated that franchise, but I could never get into it because of how everything looked cheap and rubbery. I admit this movie goes on too long and many of the human characters are un-interesting, but I found this movie enjoyable in the same way I found the first transformers enjoyable, which has the same problems.
Also that cartoon was fucking awesome!
Also that cartoon was fucking awesome!
I loved this film when it came out and rewatched it a dozen times on VHS. Then again, never saw any other bit of Godzilla media (and I intend to keep it that way, rubber suit monsters are pretty retarded).
But when I rewatched it last year, I must admit as well, it starts out way too slow and goes on for way too long. But it has some fun scenes.
But when I rewatched it last year, I must admit as well, it starts out way too slow and goes on for way too long. But it has some fun scenes.
Got to bring more to the table, Jim, if you're going to try and defend this steaming pile.
You are correct that the scenes with the monster aren't really that bad, and that an "okay" movie suffered from being tied into a franchise that the movie itself really didn't seem to want to be a part of.
But to me Godzilla made me just want to throw the DVD out the window every time they said that the monster "just disappeared." Um, no. That's not going to happen. Stop padding the damn movie and get on with it.
You are correct that the scenes with the monster aren't really that bad, and that an "okay" movie suffered from being tied into a franchise that the movie itself really didn't seem to want to be a part of.
But to me Godzilla made me just want to throw the DVD out the window every time they said that the monster "just disappeared." Um, no. That's not going to happen. Stop padding the damn movie and get on with it.
I always liked this film and never understood the hate, but then, I'm not really a Godzilla fan. It is a bit long, but at least it's not Peter Jackson's King Kong long.