TALKBACK: Godzilla (1998)

[Gman2887]

[Ernesth100]

When was the millenium era...nvrmind he was made between Hensi and Millenium.

[klen7]

Heisei is still the current period

[Ernesth100]

.....oh, thats what i thought but i didn't wanna be wrong.

[Russzilla]

An Era or period all to his own. And all the more forgettable.

[Russzilla]

[Ernesth100]

Your wife? Watching Godzilla? You lucky boy.

[Russzilla]

[Ernesth100]

A thing for Godz-excuse me I need to go be jealous. I broke up with my last girlfriend because she said I shouldn't be interested in stuff like that.

[jellydonut25]

This movie was on the other day, and my parents are in town...my dad turned it on and just from the first few seconds of opening credits, not looking at the TV I said, "turn that P.O.S. off now"

We all had a good chuckle, but then I had to get on my soap box and tell everyone in the house why I hate that movie so much.

Unfortunately, to this day, it's the only "Godzilla" movie my wife has ever seen...and she fell asleep around 2/3 of the way through. I know there's at least one or two Godzilla movies for her, but I don't know which one or two of the nearly 30 it is.
Her tastes can often completely throw me (big fan of XMen First Class, and the first XMen film, and kinda sorta X2, and kinda sorta Last Stand, but not The Wolverine....loves the Dark Knight films, doesn't like Man of Steel, doesn't have much appreciation for Jack Nicholson's Joker...she liked Drive and Bronson, but then didn't enjoy Only God Forgives [maybe not THAT surprising I guess]...she loves Kill Bill but has no love for any of the Dollars Trilogy...she liked Layer Cake but not Snatch...Kiss Kiss Bang Bang but not Big Lebowski...she likes Memento but is kinda 'meh' on Pulp Fiction).
One thing she's never done though (at least not in a serious way), is tell me I shouldn't like Godzilla. She just throws it in my face when I pick on her for her awful reality TV garbage.

[klen7]

^ Of all the Japanese kaiju flicks I've made Mrs Klen7 sit through, the only one she legitimately enjoyed (to the point of a repeated viewing on her own) was Gamera the Brave. She liked GotU alright, but wasn't a fan of the other two Heisei.. She also got a lot of laughs from Guiron...so i guess she liked that one, but in a mocking way. Godzilla films have mostly been met with boredom, but shes seen KotM, GMK, GvsMothra and Gino

[MekaGojira3k]

The Lady Friend had seen a few Godzilla films (GINO and the stuff scifi used to show) and was fond enough to say she was a fan. When we started dating we went through the entirety of the series, the only films she didn't really care for were the Mothra ones (she loathes Mothra). The nice thing is that a few of the films she really took to (the original, Monster Zero, and vs. Hedorah) were some of my favorites. She really adores Hedorah specifically. She's seen most of the Showa Gamera stuff and she seems to really like that. She's also seen GOTU and G2, but she seems kind of meh about those. She said she liked the childlike/cartoony-ness of the old films. I've never dated anyone who had mocked or told me I shouldn't be into Godzilla. It's too big a part of my personality/life. I can't even imagine what it would be like to be in that sort of a relationship. While someone being a fan isn't a prequisite the Lady Friend saying she was into Godzilla, even a little bit, was definitely a factor in pursuing her.

[klen7]

^ Hmmm.. i'd be afraid she was using me to get to my collection... look out for that one!

[Russell]

A terrible movie. I honestly can find next to nothing good about this film, other than the effects. Butchered Godzilla.

[Gman2887]

[Russzilla]

[Russzilla]

[jellydonut25]

Yeah, I've been trying to come up with a shortlist of films my wife might actually like, and Biollante seems to keep coming to the top of that list...

If I were to narrow it down to just five, I'd try showing her:
Godzilla vs. Biollante
Mothra vs. Godzilla
Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla
G2K
GMK

If she didn't like any of those, I'd probably just quit. I've already accepted that she doesn't like Star Wars...but I'll admit, I'm a little hesitant to show her any Godzilla since ignorance is bliss and I'd rather not KNOW she hates something I love...

[Benjamin Haines]

^ Show her Mothra followed by Mothra vs. Godzilla.

[daikaijusaurus]

[Jorzilla]

[Gman2887]

[Jorzilla]

[Gman2887]

[tbeasley]

I was 5 or 6 when Godzilla 1998 was released. I had been a Godzilla fan since I was about 2 or 3, growing up mainly on the Jun Fukuda films and reruns of the Hanna-Barbera cartoon. So Godzilla was my hero. Naturally I was very excited for the 98 film, I don't remember being caught up in the Independence Day hype, I don't even remember seeing ID4 at that point, for me at that age it was all about Godzilla. And so, like most fans (and nonfans, really), I was let down by the movie, and I even tried to rationalize that disappointment, there was a part of me that felt like I HAD to like it just because it was the 'new' Godzilla. And with that, I guess there was just a part of me as a 5/6 year old happy to see a giant monster run around. Still, I do remember watching Godzilla: The Series and going, "Why wasn't THIS the movie?"

As I grew to discover the Internet and the Godzilla community online I was almost liberated to see fellow fans as deeply disappointed with the movie as I was. If I was the age I am now back in 98 I'd probably know we were in for a turd just by viewing Devlin and Emmerich's filmography, on top of reading their contemptuous comments on Godzilla in general. While we don't know how the 2014 reboot will end up, I think you have to say Godzilla is in better hands with Edwards and Legendary. As small as it is, Monsters is far more impressive 'alien invasion' film than ID4.