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Post by viking85 on Jan 20, 2013 21:06:49 GMT -5
I am a life long fan of godzilla and i have always loved the american version of 1998 , i know it has flaws but i don't get the huge hate.
i think it's an underrated action movie.
thoughts ?
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Post by AFN: Judge Shred on Jan 20, 2013 21:10:10 GMT -5
Terrible 'zilla film, but for a stupid ass nonsensical monster movie it isn't that bad. It be better if the cast were lesser knowns I think.
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Post by SeVeN: #TheBadGuy. on Jan 20, 2013 21:14:46 GMT -5
I always felt bad when Zilla dies. Other than that the best thing to come from this movie is the wallflowers cover of we can be heroes.
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Post by Evilution E5150 on Jan 20, 2013 21:20:09 GMT -5
why was the cast made up mostly of the simpsons cast? was that on purpose? its all seemed so wierd to me
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Post by BigBadZ on Jan 20, 2013 21:20:28 GMT -5
It was good until Fauxdzilla steps on Hank Azaria and doesn't kill him
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Post by chazraps on Jan 20, 2013 21:50:00 GMT -5
I am a life long fan of godzilla and i have always loved the american version of 1998 , i know it has flaws but i don't get the huge hate. i think it's an underrated action movie. thoughts ? Why do you like it? |
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Post by Deleted on Jan 20, 2013 22:01:14 GMT -5
- The entire cast is made of of people behaving like cartoon characters. I'm not saying the movie should have taken itself seriously at all, but none of the characters had much range beyond bare bones, criminally unfunny stereotype.
- I don't know what the director had against Siskel & Ebert, but the mayor and the mayoral aide characters are like Vince McMahon-level petty. And worst of all, Godzilla doesn't even step on or eat them. If you're going to devote time in the film for some juvenile mockery, at least have it pay off.
- There were some Ed Wood Jr. grade mistakes involving basic logic. Home pregnancy tests working on a giant irradiated monster? Godzilla's steps causing small level earthquakes, yet it can later sneak around the city like Batman?
- I have no idea what the director saw in the woman that played Broderick's love interest, but good lord was she awful.
- I would say the movie did a terrible job of building suspense, but given that all the characters were one dimensional at best, I see why they rushed to get to Godzilla as quickly as they did.
I don't hate the film, it would make for perfect Rifftrax fodder, but it's hardly an underrated gem by any means.
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Post by viking85 on Jan 20, 2013 22:06:52 GMT -5
I am a life long fan of godzilla and i have always loved the american version of 1998 , i know it has flaws but i don't get the huge hate. i think it's an underrated action movie. thoughts ? Why do you like it? i find it entertaining. |
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Post by Friday Night SmackOwn on Jan 20, 2013 22:09:27 GMT -5
One of the few good things that came out of it was the underrated animated adaptation that aired on Fox in 1999, which actually picked up on the film's supposed sequel hook.
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Post by Push R Truth on Jan 20, 2013 22:11:14 GMT -5
That's a lot of fish
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Post by Demented on Jan 20, 2013 22:18:43 GMT -5
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Post by Seth Drakin of Monster Crap on Jan 20, 2013 22:19:19 GMT -5
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Post by Mac on Jan 20, 2013 22:22:04 GMT -5
It wasnt a terrible movie but as a Godzilla fan....
IT WASNT GODZILLA
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Post by Arrow on Jan 20, 2013 22:30:08 GMT -5
As a Godzilla fan myself, I absolutely despise this movie. Hated it when it came out in theaters in '98, still hate it now.
Putting aside all my issues with the title monster and how little he shares in common with the traditional Godzilla, the thing's not even about him. It's about Matthew Broderick's dull character and the very annoying female lead. "Godzilla" barely gets any screentime in a movie that's supposed to be about him, and the character driven scenes are absolutely abysmal. I remember sitting through this in theaters when it came out, and the first half hour before "Godzilla" shows up is just dire. And that's not even getting into the stupid scenes with the babies, which (as everyone has noted) is just an extended Jurassic Park ripoff.
The plot takes some pretty astounding leaps in logic - which would actually be forgivable had the cast not sucked. I'll be the first to admit that a lot of the older Godzilla movies, including many of my favorites, require a significant suspension of disbelief - and the pacing is pretty bad. For years I've heard that it's enjoyable if you just look at it as a regular monster movie, not a Godzilla movie, but I don't understand that viewpoint at all. Considering that it's supposed to be a Godzilla movie, I don't see why I should judge it any other way.
I think it's horrible no matter how I look at it, but if you enjoy it, then more power to you.
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Post by celticjobber on Jan 20, 2013 23:42:11 GMT -5
Me and my friends were really pumped to see a great Godzilla movie when we walked into that theater in the summer of 1998. Instead we got a boring Matthew Broderick film. Horrible, IMO.
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Post by Citizen Grimm on Jan 21, 2013 0:00:37 GMT -5
Eh, its brightest spot is that is gave us a really good Nostalgia Critic episode.
That's about it.
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Post by Starshine on Jan 21, 2013 0:11:38 GMT -5
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Post by viking85 on Jan 21, 2013 1:00:40 GMT -5
You don't maybe wanna elaborate a little more? i really liked godzilla in the film and yes i love the japan toho godzilla even more but i didn't expect anything like that since it was to be more realistic. i liked jean reno , the soundtrack and i love the action scenes i thought they were well done. it's not like i thought it was going to be anything more than what we got: a good hollywood action popcorn flick. |
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Post by BoilerRoomBrawler on Jan 21, 2013 1:03:13 GMT -5
It's okay at best. It's also a far better remake of The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms than of Gojira. If one ignores the name Godzilla, it's just the next step in the gradually dumber and dumber spiral of Roland Emmerich's filmography. It was preceded by Independence Day and Stargate, while The Day After Tomorrow, 10,000 BC, and 2012 would all follow.
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