Product Details

• Actors: Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno, Maria Pitillo, Hank Azaria, Kevin Dunn
• Directors: Roland Emmerich
• Writers: Roland Emmerich, Dean Devlin, Ted Elliott, Terry Rossio
• Producers: Cary Woods, Dean Devlin, Kelly Van Horn
• Format: AC-3, Anamorphic, Closed-captioned, Color, Dolby, DVD, Special Edition, Widescreen, NTSC
• Language: English (Dolby Digital 2.0 Surround), English (Dolby Digital 5.1)
• Subtitles: English
• Region: Region 1 (U.S. and Canada only. Read more about DVD formats.)
  
• Aspect Ratio: 2.35:1
• Number of discs: 1
• Rating: PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested)
• Studio: Sony Pictures
• DVD Release Date: November 3, 1998
• Run Time: 139 minutes
• Average Customer Review: 2.8 out of 5 stars See all reviews (605 customer reviews)
• ASIN: 0767817478
• Amazon.com Sales Rank: #6,189 in Movies & TV (See Bestsellers in Movies & TV)

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Editorial Reviews

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As "gigantic monster reptile attacks New York" movies go, you've got to admit that Godzilla delivers the goods, although its critical drubbing and box-office disappointment were arguably deserved. It's a shameless, uninspired crowd pleaser that's content to serve up familiar action with the advantage of really fantastic special effects, and if you expect nothing more you'll be one among millions of satisfied customers. There's really no other way to approach it--you just have to accept the fact that Independence Day creators Roland Emmerich and Dean Devlin are unapologetic plagiarists, incapable of anything more than mindless spectacle that can play in any cinema in the world without dubbing or subtitles. The whole movie plays out like a series of highlights stolen from previous blockbusters of the 1990s; it's little more than a rehash of the Jurassic Park movies. The derivative script is so trivial that it's unworthy of comment, apart from a few choice laughs and the casting of Michael Lerner as New York's mayor, whose name is Ebert and who closely resembles a certain well-known movie critic. Perhaps that's a clever hint that this movie's essentially critic-proof. It's stupid but it's fun, and for most audiences that's a fitting definition of mainstream Hollywood entertainment. The widescreen Special Edition DVD includes a wealth of bonus materials--audio commentary by the film's special effects supervisors, a "making of" featurette, the Wallflowers' music video "Heroes," a photo gallery, and a variety of features related to this and all the classic Godzilla films from Japan. --Jeff Shannon

Product Description
RADIATION FROM FRENCH NUCLEAR TESTING IN POLYNESIA RESSURRECTS, GODZILLA, A GIANT, RADIATION-MUTATED LIZARD. GODZILLA CREATES HAVOC WHEN IT DECIDES TO NEST IN MANHATTAN, CREATING RAMPANT CHAOS IN NEW YORK CITY AS A TEAM OF SCIENTISTS AND THE U.S. MILIATRY TRY TO DESTROY THE LIZARD AND ITS OFFSPRING.

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Customer Reviews

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7 of 7 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars I don't get it...., February 3, 2008

By	Nicholas Demos (My House) - See all my reviews

I simply don't get it... Why on earth everyone hates this movie so much? Is it because it's like a million times better than all those cheesy old movies? With all the lights and things that asians love? If you like Jiban, Ultraman, Dragon Ball and all of that asian crap then go and get the old Godzilla movies. If you are in for a good popcorn flick with very good special FX and a funny ALA ID4 tone, then this is your movie. I for one loved it and I keep watching it from time to time even after all these years. I'm just waiting for it to make it's way to BluRay so I can enjoy it even more.
I certainly hope they are planning to do a sequel sometime in the future although its not likely.
BTW. I thought CLOVERFIELD was its sequel. I was wrong, and that movie did SUCKED.

12 of 14 people found the following review helpful:

5.0 out of 5 stars Just a Fun Movie, March 1, 2005

By	B. Beck - See all my reviews (REAL NAME)

I watch and love a movie like this cause it's fun and entertaining, that's it!

14 of 17 people found the following review helpful:

1.0 out of 5 stars "wimpzilla", April 11, 2000

By	eric draven (boston, mass) - See all my reviews

This is not a Godzilla movie, hey devlin, Godzilla breathes fire! Attacks the army! Is invulnerable! get a clue!, The monster looked like the "Beast from 20,000 fathoms" He's an iguanna? He spent most of his time running away, instead of on the attack. This was a miserable monster movie