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Godzilla (1998)

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Reviews Counted:58

Fresh:15

Rotten:43

Average Rating:4.7/10

Runtime: 2 hrs 19 mins

Genre: Science-Fiction/Fantasy

Synopsis: Nuclear testing once again awakens the green behemoth. Godzilla demolishes large portions of New York.

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Maria Pitillo, Jean Reno, Hank Azaria

Starring: Matthew Broderick, Maria Pitillo, Jean Reno, Hank Azaria

Director: Roland Emmerich

Director: Roland Emmerich
Producer: Kelly Van Horn, Peter Winther
Composer: David Arnold
Screenwriter: Dean Devlin

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Nov 10, 2009

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Blu-ray Disc Features:

  • Region [unknown]
  • Widescreen - 2.39

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  • Dolby Digital 5.1 - English, French, Spanish
  • DTS HD Master Audio - English, French, Spanish
  • Subtitles - English, French, Spanish
 
 
 
 

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Esta llena de situaciones tan inverosímiles que a veces uno se pregunta a quien deberían desaparecer de la pantalla

Full Review Source: Moviola | comment Comment
01/01/00
Jorge Avila Andrade
Jorge Avila Andrade
Moviola

A monster movie with a surprisingly potent moral message.

Full Review Source: Spirituality and Practice | comment Comment
03/02/02
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat
Spirituality and Practice

GODZILLA poaches a lot of imagery from JURASSIC PARK and then simply amplifies it under its self-promoted precept 'Size Does Matter'

Full Review Source: rec.arts.movies.reviews | comment Comment
01/01/00
Shane Burridge
Shane Burridge
rec.arts.movies.reviews

Flavorless piece of sci-fi hackwork.

Full Review Source: TheMovieReport.com | comment Comment
01/01/00
Michael Dequina
Michael Dequina
TheMovieReport.com

If only one could fast-forward past the idiot characters to the parts where the creature nests in Madison Square Garden, crushes Fifth Avenue and chomps a taxicab.

Full Review Source: Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY) | comment Comment
07/01/04
Judith Egerton
Judith Egerton
Courier-Journal (Louisville, KY)

A great lumbering beast that has no personality, has size but no power.

Full Review Source: eFilmCritic.com | comment Comment
02/14/08
Rob Gonsalves
Rob Gonsalves
eFilmCritic.com

Did they hit a home run? In terms of computer-generated monsters wreaking havoc, yes. In terms of believable characters and a convincing story, not quite.

Full Review Source: Film Journal International | comment Comment
01/01/00
Ed Kelleher
Ed Kelleher
Film Journal International

This is the view from the end of the world -- we look on the smoking ruin of Manhattan and shrug and eat our popcorn.

Full Review Source: Arkansas Democrat-Gazette | comment Comment
01/17/05
Philip Martin
Philip Martin
Arkansas Democrat-Gazette

If you like your movies big, loud, and shallow, you'll be like a pig in slop.

Full Review Source: Film Quips Online | comment Comment
02/08/03
John R. McEwen
John R. McEwen
Film Quips Online

How many shots were embarrassingly copied from Jurassic Park? "Please think of that much better movie while you're watching this one!!"

Full Review Source: Cinerina | comment Comment
07/09/01
Karina Montgomery
Karina Montgomery
Cinerina

...Godzilla literally runs away from battle, and is presented in such a way that the audience is actually supposed to feel sorry for him! I don't think so.

Full Review Source: Reel Film Reviews | comment Comment
08/01/03
David Nusair
David Nusair
Reel Film Reviews

Godzilla ... is so poorly written and so un-original that it makes Independence Day sound like Shakespeare.

Full Review Source: Looking Closer | comment 4 Comments
12/06/04
Jeffrey Overstreet
Jeffrey Overstreet
Looking Closer

Emmerich and Devlin's 'Godzilla' turns out to be almost as overblown as the 1977 revision of 'King Kong.' The only thing that might send you screaming from the theater is the horrifying Puff Daddy song heard over the end credits.

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01/01/00
James Sanford
James Sanford
Kalamazoo Gazette

Unspeakably boring and despicable. How anyone could possibly like such a piece of wretched excrement is beyond my comprehension.

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07/09/03
Phil Villarreal
Phil Villarreal
Arizona Daily Star

I wasn't expecting much of anything from this film, but as Hollywood is teaching me: my hopes are still way too high.

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01/01/00
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03/02/04
Dragan Antulov
Dragan Antulov
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01/01/00
James Berardinelli
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01/01/00
Bob Bloom
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01/01/00
James Brundage
James Brundage
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01/01/00
David N. Butterworth
David N. Butterworth
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