Godzilla

1998 • 138 minutes

About this movie

Leaving a trail of capsized ships and demolished cities, a monstrous reptile known as Godzilla makes his way towards New York City. Seemingly impervious to traditional weaponry, Godzilla will destroy Manhattan unless scientist Dr. Nick Tatopolous and mysterious French insurance investigator Philippe Roache discover how to stop the monster's rampage. GODZILLA is directed by Roland Emerich and written by Dean Devlin, the team behind INDEPENDENCE DAY.

Ratings and reviews

The first time I saw this movie was when I was randomly flipping channels. I turned on the Sci-Fi network and this was playing. I thought it was just another one of those cheesy low-budget monster movies (it is). But then, about 10 minutes after the monster had surfaced in Manhattan, I actually realized it was Godzilla, and not just some random monster. That's how bad this movie was. I didn't even realize it was Godzilla. Don't watch this.

If this was a remake of the Beast From 20,000 Fathoms or its own character and license, it may be a half way decent film... but because it has name Godzilla purely for marky value, I will treat it as one. This is not Godzilla, it completely misses every aspect of Godzilla other than the name and the fins on his back. It's a giant fish eating iguana that moves like a cheaper version of a raptor from Jurassic Park! In its sad attempt to be more realistic, it loses all individually- skip it!

It definetly isn't the worst movie I've seen, but a true GODzilla would tank bullets and missiles like pillows on an iron wall. Godzilla is supposed to have extremely tough skin that is unpiercable with traditional military weapons. Zilla doesn't look horrible, it looks like something you'd probably run from in real life. If you haven't watched it already, watch it for a couple laughs or whatnot.