Bad Script, No Emotion, Godzilla looks cool
Godzilla
Godzilla came out during a splurge of "epic" titles began appearing. The creators of Independence Day had so much success with that movie, they decided that Epic was the way to go. So, taking the extremely cheesy Godzilla and turning it into a high-budget epic movie seemed like a good move right? Sadly, no it is not. There are some good things about this film, but there is also a lot that I dislike.

If you have ever heard of Godzilla before, you know the premise of this story. Godzilla is a giant dinosaur-like creature that has been created due to radiation mutation. This is all explained very well in this movie. A French territory in the Pacific has been used for Nuclear weapon testing for a long time. This caused a certain Lizard to evolve into the empire state building-size Godzilla. The creature has been swimming around the ocean terrorizing ships and people along the way. Eventually, Godzilla finds his way to New York City. The United States Military and French Secret Service are trying to stop Godzilla.

Our main characters are Nick, a nuclear radiation specialist, and Audrey, a girl looking to become a reporter. Nick soon discovers that Godzilla could possibly be reproducing asexually. This could create over 40,000 Godzillas in just a year if they do not stop the single Godzilla they have now. Audrey tries to get information from Nick in order to better her career. This is not a bad group of characters.

The problems with this movie come in the script. The actors are constantly making corny jokes about what is going on. It seems like the characters are not fearful of the monstrous Godzilla. In addition, there is a complete lack of screaming in this film. The characters are too busy making corny jokes about there death defying experiences. Therefore, Godzilla comes off as a goofy character that people make fun of; this ruins any mood that the film could possibly set up.

Godzilla himself is animated well at time and poorly at other times. Considering when this movie was made, the animation is good. Sometimes lighting does not work correctly with the background. Other times Godzilla comes off as just too fake looking.

I like the idea that Godzilla can swim and burrow in the ground. It makes him feel more lizard like. Some of the animations of Godzilla swimming or crawling through a subway are the best in the movie. One animation I hate seeing in this movie is Godzilla dodging missiles constantly in this movie. Godzilla seems to dodge every single attack that comes at him. Then when he finally is hit with a missile, he drops down dead. It makes him feel like he was never a threat at all; the pilots just had bad aiming.

No one who is a fan of the cheesy Japanese flicks should expect that type of movie. I have never seen them, but I know they are nothing like this movie. This movie is an epic, high-budget American film. Unless you are a Godzilla freak, this is a waste of time. I would also like to point out that the ending leads into a cartoon series that aired on Fox Kids. There will be no sequel, and that is a good thing.

good action movie
The product itself was in brand new condition ans it was exactly how it was described.

The worst "G" movie ever
This movie is a pathetic attempt to capitalize on the godzilla name. Matthew Broderick & the Iguana suck. You will be better off buying Godzilla 2000, which was the most amazing Godzilla movie ever.

Great Monster Movie
I found this movie to be very entertaining, and that's what it was meant to do. Entertain. It is one of the few movies that I have watched more than once and I still find it entertaining. For those people who rated it low because they feel it doesn't have some deeper meaning or the characters don't have enough depth perhaps they didn't realize what type of movie it is. It's a monster movie people. That's why I bought the movie and why I watched it. Perhaps in some people's minds that makes me dumb. But it seems to me if those people want to be intellectually stimulated by a movie they should spend a little time analyzing their movie selection criteria.

Godzilla: An Enjoyable Movie
The American Godzilla movie seems to be a very divisive film. There is no middle ground, some either like it or they hate it. I am one who actually really enjoys this film despite its flaws. Having grown up on the Toho Godzilla films of the 60s and the 70s it seems that the majority of the complaints about this movie are in how far Rolland Emmerich and Dean Devlin deviated from Godzilla's original design. I think those who were upset with the design changes do have a valid point. When you change the design of a cultural icon it is bound to upset the core fan base. However, despite the monster being Godzilla in name only, the movie does have many qualities to redeem it.

Pros: Taking the design of the monster on its own merit, Godzilla, or Zilla, as he is renamed by Toho studios, is a very creatively designed creature. Even if one doesn't consider this creature Godzilla, on his own he is a well designed monster and a welcome addition to the panoply of Toho's Kaiju creatures. He is more animal like than his Japanese counterpart (and less indestructible) and this has been the source of many of the criticisms levied at this incarnation of Godzilla. But from my perspective the CGI effects are much more superior to a guy walking around in a latex suit and that adds to the sense of realism. Rolland Emmerich and Dean Devlin have unapologetically stated that they make fun lighthearted popcorn movies. That is exemplary with this movie and that is where the enjoyment comes. All of the Toho Godzilla movies are covered with a healthy slice of cheese or two and the American version is no exception. This is a light hearted movie which doesn't take itself too seriously and is enjoyable despite its flaws.

Cons: Sure the movie does have its cheesy moments but in my opinion all of Toho's Godzilla movies (with the exception of the 1954 Japanese original) are covered with more Velveeta than this American version. I believe Matthew Broderick does an excellent job in the lead role as well as much of the supporting cast. My only major complaint and big flaw as far as the characters are concerned is with Mayor Ebert. He spends the majority of the movie just whining and complaining and worried how this will affect his popularity. Even when the military is doing things to protect the city Mayor Ebert really doesn't seem to care about the welfare of the citizens at all. The other complaint is that the time spent in Madison Square Gardens with the baby Zilla's is the part of the movie which seems to slow down and drag a bit too much. Other than that I really do enjoy this movie and wished Zilla could get another chance to star in his own feature length movie.