I still like the black and white 1950s original starring Raymond Burr as the news guy in Tokyo, which is a version modified for US audiences. I seen it more times that I can count. A favorite when I was kid.
That no good atom bomb did it. It woke up Godzilla.
I recall the 1998 Matthew Broderick remake of Godzilla, boring.
This is ridiculous. It’s meant to be a campy B-movie, right down to the overdubbed English on the Japanese actors and the rampaging puppet.
The 1998 version was a travesty. Emmerich and company thought they would incorporate the latest findings on the anatomy of T-Rex which replaced the stand up stance with the body running parallel to the ground with the tail as a counterweight to the massive head. That is fine for T-Rex but that is not Godzilla.
I still think the best big lizard flick was The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms. And for indestructible purveyors of mayhem my vote goes to the 1960 Brit made Gorgo. Though the music in the original Godzilla is great, particularly when announcing the arrival of the JSDF Sabres.
“...1998 Matthew Broderick remake of Godzilla,..”
Now, I thought it was great! Funny, and the special effects were excellent...
The original is STILL the original, giant guy in a rubber suit stomping Tokyo. Can’t get much better than THAT...
(Except maybe Bobcat Goldthwait in “One Crazy Summer”, where he got stuck in the Godzilla suit with a lit, burning cigar...)
*Gallic shrug* Zee Fa-rench were amusing...
Well when boring is the leads main trait the rest of the film has got to follow. I never ever saw anything that Broderick did where I felt I was seeing talent.