Based on tomatometer ratings I'm clearly in the minority, but I thought the much maligned 1998 Godzilla movie was better than the 2014 version. Movies involving giant monsters or robots are easier to swallow if they don’t take themselves too seriously. Unfortunately Godzilla 2014, unlike the 1998 version, takes itself way too seriously. It’s a completely humorless film.
It’s certainly much closer than Godzilla 1998 to the movies I watched as a kid. I still remember those badly dubbed Japanese films nostalgically, but come on, men dressed in rubber monster suits fighting each other while destroying a miniature set of a city isn’t exactly the basis for high drama.
And how do you make a Godzilla movie without any Godzilla? Seriously, there’s like a minute of screen time when you can clearly see him. Here’s a scene of Godzilla on a moonless night. Here’s a scene of Godzilla in the debris cloud from a collapsed building. Here’s a scene of Godzilla’s back as he’s swimming.
On the other hand, no atomic breath? You’ve got to be kidding me Godzilla 1998.
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