clarencebutler Godzilla is anything you wish it to be- cheesy, camp, atrocious, B movie with A movie budget. It depends on the circumstances you see it in. As a kid I loved it and it always reminds me of late 90s nostalgia. But now that one sees it they see what a flawed one this is. For starters the whole film seems to be either aping or paying tribute to the then recent Jurassic Park. The lead played by Mathew Broderick is a wimp and the "leading lady" was so bad I don't remember anything about her expect that she was a TV journalist of sorts. The effects of Godzilla romping through NYC are decent(especially for the time) but this isn't anything special nowadays. Still if you want to watch a monster movie this can be given a shot.

TheMunkeyBoy Not really a review, just an opinion from seeing it 20 years after it was released. I never cared too much to see it as I thought it looked a little fake from the previews that I saw back in the day (although I did buy the soundtrack back then for the songs). Decided to watch it and although I cringed at a lot of parts - some of the direction, sometimes the acting or the dialogue that was written, plus a lot of the CGI - there was a lot that could have been better. It wasn't a good story. The CGI wasn't great, even for the time. Character interactions were shocking at times. But, I still found myself watching to the end and I had a good time. The more recent 2014 Godzilla was outstanding in my opinion and this '98 mo ie does not touch that. But, I just viewed it as an over-hollywoodised monster film and just enjoyed it as a B-Grade movie in a better budget. That way I could laugh in some places. I don't really recommend the film. But it wasn't a total disaster. It really did remind me of how a lot of films were done in the 90's - the style in which they wrote I mean. We've come a long way.

hancocktom41 *Bad acting? Yes. *Unneeded dialogues in supposed-to-be serious scenes? Yes. *Beautiful cgi? Sub-par. Good for the time. *Horrible storyline? Yes. *Was it Godzilla? I think we all wish it wasnt...fourtonately 2014 came out and relieved us all.

Aaroon This is one of the first movies I ever saw and have now seen it many many many times. It was and still is one of my favorite movies/films of all time. 5 out of 5, 10 out of 10, 20 out of 20, 100 out of 100. I really wish a sequel to this would have happened but sadly it looks like it didn't or at least hasn't happened yet. The 2014 Godzilla was amazing too, but this 1998 one holds a special place in my heart partially due to nostalgia.