Review of Godzilla (1998) by Andy P — 17 May 2013

The classic movie monster, Godzilla (or Gojira) has been around in Japanese pop culture since the 1950s. In 1998, the famously campy creature got the US Blockbuster treatment, with several significant changes.

Instead of Godzilla destroying Tokyo, the setting has changed to that of New York City, which you may remember was the city which King King ran amok in, which is a little strange. Godzilla's appearance gets an upgrade, which is slick and mean and resembles a cross between a dragon and a T-Rex.

I think that's one of the main things I liked about this movie. He just looks so cool. Unfortunately, this movie is a disaster of a disaster movie. The plot makes little sense, with plot holes including how do you lose a giangantic lizard, the size of skyscrapers, in NYC?! How is it that the military are unable to shoot the damn thing, which is right in front of them, causing the military to blow up the buildings around Godzilla?! There are literally too many ridiculous and moronic situations and questions raised from this film than I care to mention here.

But despite all its flaws, I still like this movie. OK, so it's big and dumb and makes no sense, but so what? I enjoyed it. I loved seeing that big massive bastard destroy the city. Guilty pleasure? It sure is.

A movie I absolutely loved when I was ten, and still hold it close at heart now.