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Quite Possibly The Worst Movie Of All Time

posted 9 years ago by Movieman4950
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How could they do this to the king of monsters? How could they get Roland Emmerich to direct this? And the most important question of all: WHY IS THIS NOT ON THE BOTTOM 100?!?!?!

This movie was so bad, so slow, so boring, that instead of trying to add anything new to the Godzilla series, it just ripped off other popular films of the 90's (Jurassic Park)!

Godzilla now looks like Jay Leno combined with an iguana, and the CGI is so bad, it makes Jurassic Park III and Jaws 3-D look like masterpieces!

Am I the only one that feels like this? Please comment here if you absoloutely hate this movie... because it SUCKS!!!
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[–] kathy84 8 years ago

I just want to say that this message board is way too filled up with people who hate the movie. It was popular at the time, a lot of people liked it. Personally I think it's one of the best movies of all time. It wasn't trying to add to the Godzilla series (which this movie is far better than anyway). So what if it's reminiscent of Jurassic Park? It still has lots of differences. CGI was still good. In the end it was a good thrill ride of a movie which flowed well, was funny, just had a good combination of everything

[–] pearlz176 8 years ago

Meh, it's a pretty good popcorn flick. When I watch a Godzilla movie, I don't expect multiple layers, character arcs and *beep* I just want Godzilla *beep* *beep* up and that's exactly what we got. I'll have to admit that this movie is a guilty pleasure of mine. Atleast, this is way better than the 2014 version where Godzilla doesn't even show up until over an hour into the film. The 2014 film is absolute garbage.

[–] KingCobra686 8 years ago

Every board has one of these "Worst Movie Ever" threads. No, this is not the worst movie ever made. Just because you hated it doesnt make it the worst movie ever. Stop being dramatic.

[–] bababear 8 years ago

I just finished watching again tonight, this time on cable. It's not that it's really bad, it's just in desperate need of having 45 minutes cut out of it.

The Madison Square Garden scenes just recycled the kitchen scene from JURASSIC PARK. The director's feud with Siskel and Ebert resulted in the annoying scenes with the mayor and his assistant. There was too much dialogue that was unintentionally funny, which is why it got so many Razzie awards.

This is a popcorn movie. It should have been fast paced and run just under an hour and a half. Remember the wise words of Mel Brooks: the maximum length of a movie should be about ninety minutes, because that's the longest any human being can stretch out one box or Raisinettes.

[–] StarWarsIsForKids 8 years ago

It was supposed to be funny.

[–] DeathOnHoliday 8 years ago

This movie is terrible and definitely the worst movie of the 1990s.

[–] chilone (17914) 6 years ago

Nope.

[–] EarlWeber 8 years ago

I usually watch Godzilla movies in threes on a Saturday afternoon; yesterday it was Godzilla 98, Godzilla 2014 and Godzilla vs. Mothra 1964. My wife and I enjoyed all three.

At least they bothered with a somewhat original story line in Godzilla 98. I recently watched the latest, Shin Godzilla/Godzilla Resurgence and was honestly bored out of my mind. It looked great, but I felt like I was watching someone else playing a video game.

Apart from the cultural relevance of Godzilla 54, the rest have been entertainments with stories about as ridiculous as most James Bond movies; any excuse to get Godzilla on screen destroying a city or fighting off some other oversized monstrosity. The 1960s Godzilla movies were the most creative.

So, anyone out there who likes this one, even as a guilty pleasure, don't bother with nay-sayers. It's certainly not the best movie out there, but definitely not the worst either. Try watching it again as a popcorn movie and you won't be disappointed.

"Madam, it's the best I could do on such short notice..."

[–] met76 8 years ago

It was solid and carefree 1990s action cinema. Definitely better than the remake IMO.

[–] MattAnt22 8 years ago

It was solid and carefree 1990s action cinema. Definitely better than the remake IMO.

I agree with you and I preferred this to the 2014 film too.

[–] McQueen1980 8 years ago

wouldnt go that far but it is a sloppy stupid movie

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