Rating: 
Summary: Pretty Good Stuff
Review: In three words: I like it. The Puff Daddy/Page Remix of Kashmir rocks out. The rest of it seems fitting in a way for the movie. I would like to see a CD with the score of the movie on it though.This CD also has two scores from the movie.
Rating: 
Summary: Worst movie ever!!!!!!!!!!
Review: This movie is so awful!!Go see the original Godzilla films instead!!The Godzilla on this movie is soooooooo verrry pathetic I mean he gets killed by helicopters!!And then the second half I wanted to puke!Attack of the baby Godzilla retards!It's a ripoff of Jurrasic Park which is better than this movie at least!!And finally the acting is so terrible especially Nick's girlfriend Audrie,my grandma could act better!!This movie is a disgrace to the original!!The original Godzilla could easily fry this monster into a crisp!!Hell the origanal Godzilla could stomp this monster into the freaking ground!!Let's pray this movie never get's a sequel!!
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Summary: A disgrace to sci-fi monster movies and Toho's creation
Review: Whether or not you perceive him as a hero or villain, there's no doubt that Godzilla has become a global name. The old Godzilla movies have always been known for their outlandish storylines, cheesy special effects, fake costumes and sets, and overall lack of realism. But in the end, they were still surprisingly entertaining. Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich try to achieve that same notion with their own version of the monster. The 'campy but fun' formula worked well with the old Godzilla, but it fails miserably with this one. The old Godzilla movies may have been cheesy, but at least they aspired to be good, fun and charming. They weren't shallow and soulless and all were made with a technique that worked. You can tell the filmmakers tried. Too bad it's not the same case here. It's difficult to watch this movie and not compare it to the original Toho creation. The Toho Godzilla movies featured gibberish plots and obviously fake laughable production, but at least they didn't insult your intelligence. This Godzilla film showcases absolutely no hint of logic, especially regarding the size of the creature. We can see Godzilla towering over New York's tallest skyscrapers yet it can fit in the subway tunnels and evenly distribute eggs inside Madison Square Garden. As usual, the military is always determined to destroy a monster in a monster movie, but here they are made to look like a bunch of bumbling idiots, always being outwitted and losing track of a creature that size in Manhattan. Godzilla has the ability to breathe fire, yet he doesn't even use it. The characters serve no purpose here except to witness Godzilla get assaulted and killed. It's one ridiculous action scene after another. To top it all off, the soundtrack of the movie has Puff Daddy butchering the riff of Led Zeppelin's 'Kashmir'. It's not common for many movies to deserve one star. Godzilla is one of those movies. There's nothing wrong with creating a Godzilla movie or any cheesy monster flick, it just has to be executed correctly. The Japanese makers of Godzilla make Devlin and Emmerich look like amateurs. There is no heart to this film whatsoever, a ploy to cash in on an already infamous hero to many. A lizard arrives in a city, is angered and attacked by humans and dies. Dean Devlin and Roland Emmerich prove once again that they are two of the worst filmmakers in history. They take cult classic genres and turn them into mainstream abominations enhanced with action-oriented special effects. Independence Day was a disgrace to sci-fi alien invasion movies and now this. The original 1954 Godzilla and Godzilla 1985 were no masterpieces, but they were still far more entertaining than this one. Look past the dull action scenes and special effects, and the rest of the movie's attributes wear thin quickly (like most of Devlin and Emmerich's work). This is a bad movie, but most of all, it's empty and downright forgettable.
Rating: 
Summary: Not bad for people who aren't into original Godzilla movies
Review: I'm a fanatic of the original Kaiju flicks, inclunding the first period of Godzilla era(1954-1975). So as the header implies, i didn't like this movie. Just to make it clear, i'm judging beyond the special f/x, the soundrack and all kind of technical details. What i'm geting into is the essens of this movie by Devlin & Emerich which, in my opinion was totaly wrong and innapropriate.
To tell you the truth, i enjoyed all the other effords of these sci-fi creators but i hated this one.O.K., in order to make myself clear i'll write 2 paragraphs just to explain why people who aren't font of the original Godzilla films enjoy this one and people who love the original rubbersuit bigfella, just despise it.
First of all the movie is well made. It has an ok script, its well directed, with talented actors and plenty of action. The visual effects get an A+ and hold up till now. The sound effects are also top of the natch and will make any home cinema out there rock. You know, all the above are more than satisfactive for most of the sci-fi action-adventure followers. But my guess is that everyone else who'll watch it just for the fun will be fully repaid. Despite some cheesy plot turnovers and some out-of-time comical enstandes the film is watchable for the majority of people.
And that's where Classic Japanese Kaiju belivers come along. I haven't really got into population percentage for this kind of audience, but my guess is that it does not excide 1% of the active cinefuns worldwide. Maybe i'm more than optimist even for the number above. The problem with us is that we excist and we have an opinion which, i do agree, sometimed tends to be a bit annoying or peculiar for everyone else. But hey, thats us. And to tell you the truth i think it sould be us that mr. Devlin & Emmerich sould firstly consider in order to shape this movie. Instead he blow off everything that had to do with the original monster keeping only what was critically nessesary for the plot outline. But let me ask some retorical questions.
Why the hell he deform Godzilla into this? Wasnt the originall form good enough for him?
Where is the good old city wrecking and rampaging?Hasn't he watched wat the big G did everytime he entered poor Tokyo?
Where is G's atomic mouth ray?
Whats with the little jurassic park rip off Godzilla baby figres?as i recall Godzilla has a son and its name is "Minya".
The only reason G was born was to travel in the showres and gave birth to younglings?
Are three airborn missiles enough to stop the big guy?(And if they are does it worth the efford to make a movie out of him?)
Where is the President of the u.s. isnt Godzilla a good reason for him to make an apearrance?who wants to see a mayor a cernel and a seargent throughout the whole movie?
At last, wouldnt it be better for the film to come out with the different name like "Rodzilla" or "Tortilla"? I could continue till tomorrow but i hope everyone got the point with all the above. Thanx mr.Devlin & mr.Emmerich.......Thanx for ruining every discent's Godzilla-fun day. It really took a lot for you to achieve this.
Rating: 
Summary: One of the best movies i have ever seen
Review: I am glad this movie is nothing at all like the original godzilla movies and more like jurassic park because i think dinosaurs are much cooler than giant lizards, don't u?
This movie has great special effects and i don't know why everyone is sayin that the characters were bad because the whole movie was a good story that made alot of sense!
And yes he does breath fire unlike what other people are saying because they don't pay enough attention to it. I don't know why anyone wouldn't like the movie because it has everything anyone would want, special effects, action, and i like Roland Emmerich's films, really think he has a good imagination and a good storyteller in all of his movies such as Independance day and the day after tomorrow! Oh and by the way the rain does not make it harder to see godzilla at all! I highly recommend this great popcorn flick to anyone who likes action and suspensful movies!!!
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Summary: Just a Fun Movie
Review: I watch and love a movie like this cause it's fun and entertaining, that's it!
Rating: 
Summary: Decent film
Review: To me this film is a-ok. I like Godzilla's new appearance. Much better than his cornball, kiddy- appealing old one. Also, Godzilla in ths film exists independently of those in the old Japanese series. This is not a sequel to the Japanese Godzilla films, people. It is a self-contained movie. There's no inconsistency between this and previous Godzilla films. And this film has subplots (one poster said it didn't).
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Summary: deeply powerful
Review: brilliant and funny: cast of characters
innovative scenes and situations
great cinematics
great plot
scary as heck creature put to life on screen
deep story
amazing ending
have this on dvd and love it every time I watch it
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Summary: Good Movie, Bad Godzilla Movie
Review: For a let alone movie, this one shines. The monster design is good, the acting is decent, and the effects are top notch. But if you take this as a Godzilla film, every thing sucks. The monster design is a spit in the face to the Japanese version. Getting rid of his upright stance, making his spines into spikes, and giving him a blocky head are some of the bad stuff. As a Godzilla fan, I liked the design and idea but felt cheated a bit when I saw it in action. The idea of a speedy Godzilla is good but not something that should actually be seen. Godzilla has also lost more then just his appearance, but also his atomic ray, regeneration, and meaning. What do I mean my meaning you ask, simple. The original Godzilla was something created by man by accident. Something that symbolized nuclear energy and the deaths of all those it killed in World War Two. This Godzilla has no meaning, he is a simply attack a city with no real cause type of monster. The babies, which I did like were good. I liked the idea of the Godzilla swarm and can simply imagine NYC being attacking by hundreds of Godzillas. The one other thing that upset me was how he died. He took six missiles and died. The Japanese is a juggernaut, who faces dozens opon dozens of missiles with out flinching, it's a sign of representing. The story is simple, giant monster attacks NYC, lays eggs, and is killed. That is all there is, no sub plot at all.
Over all, as a regular movie, it is good, but as a Godzilla film, it sucks.
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Summary: Review for the SOUNDTRACK...
Review: ...Because so many of the reviewers rated the *movie* and not the blasted *soundtrack* here! I guess taking the time to look for the movie page would be too much effort.
Anyway, the CD's a decent mix of songs. Though I despise most of his music, Puffy's "Come with Me" is oh so catchy. The other performers give decent poppy rock performances. If you like their standard fare, you'll more than likely enjoy their tracks here. Worth a buy.
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