Review of Godzilla (1998) by Alex M — 20 Mar 2013

At the time, this was THE event movie. As a kid, I absolutely loved it. Did I notice it had serious story flaws and questionable acting? NO, I was a kid!! Subconsciously, I recognized there was something lacking in the movie, but when you're a kid you love seeing this monster terrorizing your city and all the craziness that happens within.

I had seen the original godzillas before this movie so I knew it was different but it was fun. It was wacky. Matthew Broderick was a poor casting choice and so was Jean Reno! But I probably blame the story the most. Here we are focused on a stupid romance between Broderick and Pitillo, while a freaking nuclear-affected dinosaur is stomping your home. The military and science angle was slightly boring too. The action scenes were clever and for the most part, it was fun to see the military fight the monster. But when the babies were introduced as a conflict and then became a survival movie, it became freaking Jurassic Park. a monster feature it was no more.

I look forward to the remake and new design of Godzilla.