Movie Defense Force: Godzilla
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This is in that special category of movies for me that would have been a solid flick if it weren't associated with an established property. I felt it was a servicable giant monster flick and if it hadn't been "Godzilla" it probably would have gotten a better reception (see Cloverfield). I also think that if the Star Wars Prequel trilogy had had it's Star Wars branding stripped from it it would have been a trio of average sci-fi movies though, so my opinion might be insane.
I've been critical of this series but this one made me laugh because Jim's recollection mirror's my own. I remember really liking this movie when I saw it a long time ago but if I watched it again I would just be waiting for those moments of nice action I remember and I'm sure it would drag on in a surprising way.
I thought it was pronounced Jean "Reh-NOH", so I will keep calling him that, because that sounds more French, but in a cool way. And that picture of baby Godzilla Jr. from the old movies? That was so ugly I had to laugh!
I was a teenager when I first saw this movie. I had never seen any Godzilla movies, unless you count skipping past old ones on TV. I thought it was a passable monster/action movie. Not bad to watch once and fairly forgettable. I honestly agree with Jim, this movie is only considered "bad" by a certain vocal section of the population (Godzilla fans) because it's totally and completely unrelated to or even stylistically similar to the common Godzilla films. I know how that feels to have some idiots adapt and destroy material that you love into something that's a twisted shell that's nearly unrecognizable.
You know, this movie would probably have sucked a lot less, if it was set in Paris and Jean Reno and his guys are like French GIGN or other special forces trying to stop him.
But why do we need any more "monster movies" in the first place? This seems kind of like defending Sharknado.Jimothy Sterling said:
You know you have nothing to watch but the monster when, dramatically, this movie is Charlies Angels. For Renau to think Mathew Broderick's idea of leaving bait for the monster is "very clever" you have a huge problem. There is nothing to do but watch the monster. And damnit, that aint enough. This movie is still not worth defending.
He's just a dude who hangs out in Godzilla's apartment, and always orders 'za deliveries, but makes Godzilla pay for it.erttheking said:
Well Jim. I'm impressed, you defended this quite well.
Yeah, I even like the Peter Jackson film, but goddamn that film needed some editing.marscentral said:
The 98 Godzilla movie was the first Godzilla movie I'd ever seen. It didn't get blasted just because of the difference between it and the source material. It's some hot garbage and does not deserve defending.
P.S.
The end of the review, where Jim basically admits that it's way too long, not as good as he remembered and he just put out this video because he didn't have any other vids prepared as backup was glorious. XD
P.S.
The end of the review, where Jim basically admits that it's way too long, not as good as he remembered and he just put out this video because he didn't have any other vids prepared as backup was glorious. XD
Yeah this movie ain't half bad. I mean, I've said it before and I'll say it again: I love movies where things get destroyed in a pleasing fashion and that does happen with this movie. I actually think the CGi holds up pretty well considering.
The parts in between the action are sometimes mind-numbingly boring though.
The parts in between the action are sometimes mind-numbingly boring though.
I'm delighted to see so many mentions of the fantastic animated series based on this film. It was a bit on the dark side and leans somewhat heavily on the monster of the day format, but Godzilla: The Series was a great show and worth watching even today. And why wouldn't it be, having been made by the same people that made the Men In Black cartoon series, the shockingly good Extreme Ghostbusters (which is still the best "extreme" relaunch of any series to date), and later on made The Big Guy and Rusty. As a matter of fact that animation company, Adelaide Productions, is still around. They're currently working on The Boondocks.
I think this perfectly illustrates the problem with slapping a franchise/name on everything out of fear of new IPs not selling. Another such example is Final Fantasy Crystal Chronicles, which is a fairly playable game that just isn't a Final Fantasy. If it were just called Crystal Chronicles it would have propably been a lot better recieved and remebered.
If you tell me I can skip the first twenty minutes of a film and not miss anything, that's not a good sign. And even for a monster film, my god, was it oppressively shitty. If not for the terrible script and the director's failed attempt to get back at Siskel and Ebert [http://youtu.be/f-iqrA-vGK4?t=6m55s], then definitely for Matthew Broderik.
It's really not a good film by any standards. It's boring as hell, the CGI looks hideous, hence why it's raining all the god damn time in the movie so they could try to hide how terrible it looked. Not to mention Roland Emmerich's fetish for the Military and destruction porn is blatantly obvious though out the entire movie. It's easily Ronald's worst film and that's fucking saying some thing.
Also who cares if Jean Reno is in it, he gets horribly under utilized in the movie, all he does is stand around and be french.
Also who cares if Jean Reno is in it, he gets horribly under utilized in the movie, all he does is stand around and be french.
No, more like the movie happened exactly as it did, but notice how in the movie, Zilla is only called "Gojira" or "Godzilla" by a shell-shocked sailor and that one asshole reporter respectively?erttheking said:
That's pretty much the explanation given in Godzilla 2000: People took them at face value, and by the time someone who actually knew Kaiju debunked it, the rumor had already spread.
This movie is godawfully mediocre. You can say one good thing, you can say one bad thing about it.. it's stupid, there lapses in general common sense in how that monster could hide, how the heat seeking missiles could miss. Smashing things apart and fighting military is decent and that is the only thing you could say.
This along with Alien Resurrection, is really hard to defend because I didn't find that movie funny or scary or interesting. It just seems like Jim is trying to hard now to be controversial now.
Atleast he agreed with me that Godzilla is way to long.
This along with Alien Resurrection, is really hard to defend because I didn't find that movie funny or scary or interesting. It just seems like Jim is trying to hard now to be controversial now.
Atleast he agreed with me that Godzilla is way to long.
