Godzilla (1998)
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos, conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it's spawn takes over the world.
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That was an excellent one.
One of the film's great tricks is that, for a time, you think it will go down a rabbit hole of unrealistic glorification.
Not really a review, just an opinion from seeing it 20 years after it was released. I never cared too much to see it as I thought it looked a little fake from the previews that I saw back in the day (although I did buy the soundtrack back then for the songs). Decided to watch it and although I cringed at a lot of parts - some of the direction, sometimes the acting or the dialogue that was written, plus a lot of the CGI - there was a lot that could have been better. It wasn't a good story. The CGI wasn't great, even for the time. Character interactions were shocking at times. But, I still found myself watching to the end and I had a good time. The more recent 2014 Godzilla was outstanding in my opinion and this '98 mo ie does not touch that. But, I just viewed it as an over-hollywoodised monster film and just enjoyed it as a B-Grade movie in a better budget. That way I could laugh in some places. I don't really recommend the film. But it wasn't a total disaster. It really did remind me of how a lot of films were done in the 90's - the style in which they wrote I mean. We've come a long way.
This film is hilarious. For example, Tatopoulus' line "That's a lot of fish" contains the most basic element of humor: brevity. The movie consistently delivers such intended laughs and never takes itself seriously. All of the characters melded well, and it's puzzling that Maria Pitillo's performance should have been considered sub-par. To this view, she was convincing and engaging. And so what if the movie lacks the "spirit" of Godzilla? It also lacks the ludicrous special effects of the Japanese versions.
I still remember this movie was among my first Hollywood movies to be seen on television. I always like the sci-fi take (here growth in size of organism due to nuclear activity) in these sorts of movies. The other movie that comes this close to the above description when it comes to me is Jurassic Park.I don't know why it is rated so less.I rate it a point less only because I disliked the ending otherwise it deserves full marks.
Follows more or less traditional pattern of monster movie. Enbjoyable even though you know the good guys (we humans) will win out in the end, and the romantic aspect will be resolved suitably. Good-natured poking fun at a lost of familiar targets. A bit too long, in my opinion, but not for fans of the genre. Last scene with new monster being hatched there, i suppose, to allow for sequel, but still a kind of he (it)-who- laughs last laughs.