Godzilla 1998 by AverageMansReviews
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Warning:
there is flashing effects/colourful effects/shooting/animal cruelty/animal
feeding/animal biting/vehicle hits/burning/medical/references to disability and
sexism
We have a big problem: briefly; after this exposition character developments
within the opening titles; we have to find the brightest individual to deal
with this monster later on referred to as Godzilla; we meet Dr. Niko
"Nick" Tatopoulos [Matthew Broderick:] he is a biologist which is
currently working on the effects of Chernobyl on earthworms, but he is being
brought in to the ground if there was any way of dealing with this situation
humanely.
Generally speaking: the storyline/script or/and the framework and pacing is
just too long; as this film goes on for roughly 139 minutes and man you will
feel every minute, where I fell asleep for a portion of this film and had to go
back and watch it, so I could do this content.
Comedy,
art, action and comedy;to begin with in this film in a nutshell; Victor "Animal"
Palotti [Hank Azaria:] he is a cameraman for WIDF News as he tries to get up
close and personal with Godzilla; in fact; he achieves it almost too well, with
almost getting killed/squashed underfoot doing this; but he survives. I know, I
know 9 times out of 10 I am usually much more kinder to films that are clearly
getting old as it relates to their visual representation; simply put in this
case green-screen effects, but in this case I just can't do it; they have just
aged so badly to the point where they stick out like a sore thumb, okay now
let's be reasonable and some of them are either relatively okay [based on the
bar being set really low] or for a short time good, where we have Godzilla in
this underwater sequence of events taking down these submarines; yes this is
absolutely another positive sequence of events about this film has to offer its
viewers
Character
developments and performances; the character developments are straightforward
versions of what they are meant to be, coinciding in really solid and likeable
performances from this cast; let's be honest here and say man they have to do a
lot to keep this film motivated and going, and incidentally this film also has
Harry Shearer as Charles Caiman: this unpleasant news reporter for WIDF News
and unfortunately no this news reporter and cameraman don't work together; now
if you don't get the connection between these two performers correction three/trio
of performers; Nancy Cartwright as Caiman's secretary: full disclosure I missed
this and only know this from the casting, apologies about that; they have a
long-term association with another as they have worked on everyone's favourite
yellow family; The Simpsons since its inception since 1989 and as of this
content are still going in 2026.
This film receives: 5/10, this film is mixed; after everything is said and
done I believe this to be the right mark; yes the person I watch some of this
content with is correct when they said something to the effect of; it will good
for back in the day and this is true. But I just wonder if and I have no way of
proving this, but maybe they were really trying to stick to the budget and
consequently these effects have as I have already referenced aged like old
milk, but strangely enough if you have never seen this film and somehow you
either find or purchase a cheap copy of it; it wouldn't harm you to give it a
go and of course it has positive and negative awards to its name such as
Positives: 10 Winners which include but not limited to Academy of Science
Fiction, Fantasy & Horror Films, USA 1999 Saturn Award Best Special Effects
Volker Engel Patrick Tatopoulos Karen E. Goulekas Clay Pinney and 13 Nominees
which also include but not limited to from the same award ceremony/event Best
Director Roland Emmerich. Negatives: Razzie Awards 1999 Razzie Award Worst
Remake or Sequel Tied with The Avengers (1998) and Psycho (1998) and then
Nominee likewise from the same award ceremony/event Worst Screenplay Dean
Devlin Roland Emmerich
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