I enjoyed this flick. Sure it wasn't the best movie made and it surely would not win an award, but it was a fun film. There are a couple of the Godzilla movies in the 90's I liked more, but this one did not disappoint. The dubbing is rather good for everyone except the guy who is trying to kill Godzilla. He sounds a bit to deep voiced and at one point when he laughs he goes "Ha, Ha, Ha", but other than him the dubbing is good. There is also a bit of dead zone where godzilla isn't around between godzilla's first encounter the flying saucer and the final battle, but it is not to bad. Also, they kind of ignore the movie Godzilla vs. Destroyah even though they show Godzilla's son taking over the reigns this fact is ignored and all the characters from the 90 films are ignored as well. All and all it is a fun movie and there is a good battle at the end.

The reboot of the Japanese GODZILLA franchise, following on from the atrocious Hollywood version in 1998. This was clearly made in reference to the Hollywood film with the whole look very similar: dark, gloomy, rainy, focusing on atmosphere over bright colourful fun. There's even reference to INDEPENDENCE DAY in the plot later on. At the same time, I don't think GODZILLA is at its best when it's this serious: it's a little too po-faced for its own good, and another problem is that the human characters seem largely irrelevant here. On the other hand, the visuals are awesome, it's great to see Godzilla back at his physical best, the plot is workable and the climax great fun. A variety of ingredients, overall.

I found this 1999 offering to be quite a nice piece of work. I was prepared to see the same old same old, and in some sense, it is. But the producers of this film decided that there needed to be a little more of a human story, a little more plot. The issues here are the scientists versus the megalomaniacs who see intent on destroying the big fellow. As they try to understand him, a gigantic rock emerges from the ocean floor. It is sheltering an ancient space ship/flying saucer. The amazing advancements in science become apparent. The problem is that like "Independence Day," these guys are up to no good. They confront Godzilla and defeat him for the time being. He is resilient and his cells begin to regenerate. Meanwhile, the military does its all out thing to destroy this. We know they are in trouble when the most advanced weaponry is useless against Godzilla and the new kids on the block. There is a sort of sappy story where three researchers become the focus, but the special effects and the general presentation dominate. There is a really cool final scene too.