With a new rebooted version of Godzilla being released this weekend I thought it would be fitting to review the 1998 version of Godzilla. So without further ado...
A blinding flash of white light fills the Eastern sky. Thousands of miles away, the Pacific Ocean churns, engulfing a freighter. On another part of the globe, giant footsteps plow a path through miles of Panamanian forests, Tahitian villages, and Jamaican beaches. In the Ukraine, biologist Dr. Niko Tatopoulos (played by Matthew Broderick), with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is examining the impact of radiation on Chernobyl earthworms. Colonel Hicks (Kevin Dunn) and a military team escort Niko to check out giant claw marks on the beached freighter; they're joined by paleontologists Elsie Chapman (played by Vicki Lewis) and Mendel Craven (played by Malcolm Danare). Blood and giant-size footprints indicate "some sort of enormous reptile." French secret agent Philippe Roache talks to the freighter's only survivor, who keeps repeating, "Gojira...Gojira." Tatopoulos et al arrive in Manhattan's Fulton Fish Market where Godzilla surfaces, moving on to the NYC financial district where Mayor Ebert (Michael Lerner) is speaking. Ambitious Audrey Timmonds (played by Maria Pitillo), who works for TV news anchor Charles Caiman (played by Harry Shearer), is Niko's former girlfriend, and she uses this to her professional advantage. As the wave of destruction continues, Niko and Roache track the creature through the evacuated city and discover Godzilla's eggs about to hatch in Madison Square Garden. They are followed by Audrey and TV cameraman Victor "Animal" Palotti (played by Hank Azaria), and soon the hatching Godzilla offspring prowl the Garden corridors, leading to a final showdown.
This film is horrible and I mean flat out horrible. The plot of film is really stupid, Godzilla looks like a defected baby from Jurassic Park and the acting is horrendous. Literally i have never felt more annoyed in film that in this one. The film has no characters development to the point where you clap when a character dies. Plus the film is just a complete visual cgi party and the effects look awful and very fake. Roland Emmerich tends to be a guy that makes nonstop action films with no story and he continues the trend with this film. Now while I also didn't like the nonstop action some of the action sequences do have a few redeeming qualities but not enough to save the film. Overall I give Godzilla (1998) a 1 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of Godzilla (1998), what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
A blinding flash of white light fills the Eastern sky. Thousands of miles away, the Pacific Ocean churns, engulfing a freighter. On another part of the globe, giant footsteps plow a path through miles of Panamanian forests, Tahitian villages, and Jamaican beaches. In the Ukraine, biologist Dr. Niko Tatopoulos (played by Matthew Broderick), with the U.S. Nuclear Regulatory Commission, is examining the impact of radiation on Chernobyl earthworms. Colonel Hicks (Kevin Dunn) and a military team escort Niko to check out giant claw marks on the beached freighter; they're joined by paleontologists Elsie Chapman (played by Vicki Lewis) and Mendel Craven (played by Malcolm Danare). Blood and giant-size footprints indicate "some sort of enormous reptile." French secret agent Philippe Roache talks to the freighter's only survivor, who keeps repeating, "Gojira...Gojira." Tatopoulos et al arrive in Manhattan's Fulton Fish Market where Godzilla surfaces, moving on to the NYC financial district where Mayor Ebert (Michael Lerner) is speaking. Ambitious Audrey Timmonds (played by Maria Pitillo), who works for TV news anchor Charles Caiman (played by Harry Shearer), is Niko's former girlfriend, and she uses this to her professional advantage. As the wave of destruction continues, Niko and Roache track the creature through the evacuated city and discover Godzilla's eggs about to hatch in Madison Square Garden. They are followed by Audrey and TV cameraman Victor "Animal" Palotti (played by Hank Azaria), and soon the hatching Godzilla offspring prowl the Garden corridors, leading to a final showdown.
This film is horrible and I mean flat out horrible. The plot of film is really stupid, Godzilla looks like a defected baby from Jurassic Park and the acting is horrendous. Literally i have never felt more annoyed in film that in this one. The film has no characters development to the point where you clap when a character dies. Plus the film is just a complete visual cgi party and the effects look awful and very fake. Roland Emmerich tends to be a guy that makes nonstop action films with no story and he continues the trend with this film. Now while I also didn't like the nonstop action some of the action sequences do have a few redeeming qualities but not enough to save the film. Overall I give Godzilla (1998) a 1 out of 10.
So ladies and gentlemen what do you think of Godzilla (1998), what would you rate it and what did you think of my review? Let me know in the comments section below and let your voice be heard.
Jonah Sparks
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