the audience applauded

Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

Clever and entertaining enough to recommend even to members of the 1%

It’s fine. It's literally the definition of a fine movie. You’ve seen it before, you know every beat and outcome before the characters even do. Only question is how much escapism you’re looking for.

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.

This film is hilarious. For example, Tatopoulus' line "That's a lot of fish" contains the most basic element of humor: brevity. The movie consistently delivers such intended laughs and never takes itself seriously. All of the characters melded well, and it's puzzling that Maria Pitillo's performance should have been considered sub-par. To this view, she was convincing and engaging. And so what if the movie lacks the "spirit" of Godzilla? It also lacks the ludicrous special effects of the Japanese versions.

I'm a big fan of Godzilla, and I was very excited for this movie. I remember getting Godzilla on video, and I use to watch it several times. I remember watching it on television on one Sunday, and it was just as enjoyable. The movie was actually good, and feel it may be a little underrated. The plot was interesting, and that was probably the best thing about this movie. The only thing I didn't like about this movie was that there wasn't enough of Godzilla which was a surprise considering the title of this movie is: Godzilla. What I don't understand is why this movie gets a lot of hate. Yes, it does have its flaws, but so do most movies out there. Maybe a lot of people were expecting this movie to be like previous Godzilla movies, but that's obviously not going to happen in Hollywood - at least for now. Unlike other Godzilla movies, this Godzilla movie has a good story for audiences to follow. The movie is a bit long, but I feel that's a good thing because it's interesting to follow. Like I mentioned, the plot is very good. It gets even more better as the movie progresses. I could watch this again if I wanted to since it was enjoyable. If you're a fan of Godzilla, you would like it otherwise you won't.

Weird script, bad acting, didn't feel anything like godzilla.