Review of Godzilla (1998) by Reel And U — 25 Jun 2013

What was one of the most anticipated movies of 1998, Godzilla turned into one of the biggest laughing stocks that year - and still is. What should have been a great action adventure turned into a geeky, boring, rip-off of Jurassic Park. The Lizard is more of an animal rather than a creature hell bent on destroying Tokyo. The fact that Matthew Broderick is the major player here gives no testosterone. It tries to be intellectual without having you think about a thing. Half way through the lizard disappears and all the babies run wild like the raptors did in Jurassic Park but less terrorizing. Directed by Roland Emmerich (The Day After Tomorrow, Independence Day, 2012), Godzilla fits his style of telling stories that have extreme circumstances but no substance. I remember it being something pretty cool to see as a teenager, but now that I've seen much better, Godzilla isn't anything I want to praise. The only thing that was good was the design of the Lizard, but then again, it's a rip off of the T-Rex. Co-starring Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn, Vicki Lewis, and Michael Lerner.

6/10 Stars - Sure it's watchable, but that doesn't make it substantial, which it SHOULD be! To "metro" for a Godzilla movie!