Review of Godzilla (1998) by Kadeem S — 16 May 2014
I wanted to see this remake of Godzilla, but if it ain't broke, don't fix it. I really hated this Roland Emmerich/Dean Devlin crapfest of Godzilla because there wasn't no monster vs. monster fans desperately were hoping for, Godzilla's signature roar is missing, Godzilla's disfigured character design was pretty much to blame, and just by adding insult to injury, the CGI effects were wrong.
That project just alienated longtime fans of the Japanese legend. Not even poor Matthew Broderick can't even save this nuclear celluloid because the film also suffers from laughable bad acting, bad script, special effects weren't that special, dumb characters, a decent but mediocre film soundtrack, terrible comedic jokes, and sometimes I might have to call this one of the most overhyped movies of the 1990s, but it's still overhyped.
It reminds me of watching Siskel & Ebert a long time in 1998 and how bad the move was. Unless it's a mismatch which Emmerich version is the worst, Godzilla or 2012. I would rather watch reruns of Independence Day rather than watching a $10 buck VHS copy of Godzilla at Taco Bell.
Still, the 98 Godzilla is full of crap. Don't even think about buying it on other formats.
This review of Godzilla (1998) was written by Kadeem S on 16 May 2014.
Godzilla has generally received mixed reviews.
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