Favorite Godzilla Films & Other Kaiju Media

~~Leo656~~ · 01-26-2021, 06:38 PM

'Zilla '98 had a terrible design. Not threatening at all, no sense of menace. It didn't help that he was booked to go out like a punk, but unlike every other Godzilla, I never got the feeling that "This thing could destroy the whole world if left unchecked." Which is kind of essential for Godzilla.

Shogo Tomiyama and Ryuhei Kitamura hit the nail on the head when they said the '98 movie and creature "took the 'God' out of 'Godzilla'." Although I do think it's neat that he's sort of peripherally become part of the franchise, with the Japanese versions throwing shade at it. It would have been easier to just say "That never happened" but going so far as to reference the '98 movie in their own movies was rather clever. Catty, perhaps, but it made sense.

01-26-2021, 06:38 PM	#11
~~Leo656~~ Banned Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: nWo Country Posts: 27,703	'Zilla '98 had a terrible design. Not threatening at all, no sense of menace. It didn't help that he was booked to go out like a punk, but unlike every other Godzilla, I never got the feeling that "This thing could destroy the whole world if left unchecked." Which is kind of essential for Godzilla. Shogo Tomiyama and Ryuhei Kitamura hit the nail on the head when they said the '98 movie and creature "took the 'God' out of 'Godzilla'." Although I do think it's neat that he's sort of peripherally become part of the franchise, with the Japanese versions throwing shade at it. It would have been easier to just say "That never happened" but going so far as to reference the '98 movie in their own movies was rather clever. Catty, perhaps, but it made sense.