ugh . that about sums this movie up .
just , ugh .
the original godzilla movies are somewhat of a cult classic , and when reviewing the previous films , each film had a certain degree of intelligence .
and that was the reason they found such an enviable cult following ; in spite of bad special effects , horrible dubbing , and a man in a lizard suit , they maintained a certain degree of . . . how to put this ? . . .
dignity ?
not quite the word i’m looking for .
you understand , right ?
and in 50 years , godzilla has maintained that degree of ‘whatever’ .
leave it to america to screw the whole thing up .
>from the ‘geniuses’ that brought us ” independece day ” , arguably the worst sci-fi movie of all time , to ruin whatever reputation godzilla had .
while they do bring us eye-popping special effects that will amaze you , they lost what was at the center of all the original godzilla movies — a storyline .
summing up the movie is simple .
heck , i can do it in one sentence : giant lizard attacks a giant city and a bunch of nobodies stop it .
simple as that .
matthew broderick stumbles over his lines , and it’s hard to picture hank azaria in any role besides his classic dog-walking character on the television show ” mad about you ” .
the dialogue seems to be improvized , almost as if there was no rehearsel done at all .
i can see the scene on the set right now .
” all right !
we spent all of this money making big special effects , and we’ve gotta get this movie out by summer or it’s going to bomb in our faces .
so , you actors just say what ever comes to the top of your head , all right ?
make up something , m’kay ?
good .
roll film ! ! ”
the special effects are enough to keep you interested through one viewing , and some of the cinemtography is well-done ( the scene with the black umbrellas comes to mind ) .
still , an hour into it , you will become antsy , wondering how long they can drag it out .
and drag it out they do ! !
i have to laugh .
the slogan for the film is , ” size does matter ” .
i think they cut this too short .
it should read , ” size does matter .
acting does not . “