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Godzilla (1998)

DVD Widescreen More Info Close Caption: Yes Region Code: 1 UPC: 043396231290 Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary), English Dolby Digital Surround, English subtitles	Usually ships in 5-10 days	$9.99
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Review

This lumbering, top-heavy behemoth could have used a lot more humor and chintz. Oh, and a screenplay. But Director Emmerich and writer Dean Devlin (Independence Day) were so preoccupied with creating eye-popping F/X and wreaking all sorts of clever havoc on The Big Apple that they forgot the first rule of any big-budget thrill ride "event" movie: it needs to be fun. With nary a hint of topicality nor an ounce of finesse, the filmmakers steal from, er, pay homage to everything from those lovable grade-Z atomic/rubber monster movies of the '50s to the techno-busting wizardry of Jurassic Park and just about everything in between. The result is an emotionally empty show. Sure, the effects are cool, but the movie plays like an extended video game — a sensation only intensified by the singular camera perspective. And forget about seeing even one panoramic shot of Godzilla trapsing against the cityscape, a cornball tradition the filmmakers have illogically ignored. And the poor humans? They're stuck with the lamest dialogue since Ed Wood cranked out a screenplay.

-- Steven D. Segal

Product Format Information

DVD Widescreen: $9.99

Availability: Usually ships in
5-10 days
Close Caption: Yes
Region Code: 1
UPC: 043396231290

Studio : Sony Pictures Home Entertainment

Languages: English Dolby Digital 5.1 (Primary) , English Dolby Digital Surround , English Subtitles
Aspect Ratio: Anamorphic 2.35
Extras: Cast/Crew Biographies, Trailers
Features:
Music video(s): "Heroes" by the Wallflowers
Audio commentary: by the effects supervisors
production notes, photo gallery