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Godzilla

1998
Sci-fi
Suspense/Thriller
2h 19m
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Rated 09 Apr 2009
0
15th
An expensive, but dull, remake of the first Godzilla movie, in which the monster is a baddie; unlike the Japanese original, the lizard king is here created by computer graphics; it is the remainder of the cast who seem to be played by men in rubber suits.
Rated 17 Dec 2006
29
7th
What a pile of garbage this movie is, not even Jean Reno could save it. Roland Emmerich is a poor-man's Michael Bay.
Rated 09 Apr 2021
50
21st
Big and stupid. No I’m not describing Godzilla 1998 I’m describing me clicking play on this knowing what was ahead. If you have to hide everything in your movie with rain maybe you shouldn’t make the movie. I’d still take big bad stupid 90s blockbusters over today’s almost every single time. Introducing Broderick driving like an idiot was too bold, but luckily there were no mothers with their daughters for him to obliterate.
Rated 01 Jul 2009
30
5th
I took two things away from this movie, That the French are bad for creating Godzilla and that the American military would have a hard time finding Godzilla and his kaiju-fascist nest hiding in the hills of Manhatten. And boredom. Three things! And a low groaning noise. Four things!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
0
4th
Too long, too unoriginal, too many shitty writers, but not enough plot or story that actually makes it interesting. Matthew Broderick hit an all time low here.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
10
11th
When the best thing about your movie is a Green Day song spliced with Godzilla roars, it's time to fold up the director's chair and call it a day.
Rated 12 May 2014
20
1st
90's remake fodder with no redeeming value. Please note: If you do a big budget monster movie then for fuck's sake invest some of that budget into CGI effects and not shit promo music videos by one hit wonders. They would have been better off having Broderick jam his hand up the ass of a Godzilla puppet with action scenes comprised of matchbox cars and toy soldiers in front of a green screen. Emmerich didn't do jack shit with Jean Reno either. This is total ass and Emmerich sucks a fat cock.
Rated 24 Feb 2007
27
16th
Trying to make Godzilla serious just does not work. Jean Reno is pretty awesome though and the only good part about this movie.
Rated 19 Mar 2007
24
7th
Wow this movie sucked!
Rated 03 Feb 2012
18
1st
I tried to watch this for laughs and couldn't even finish it. It was nice of them to cast Matthew Broderick's wife as the monster though.
Rated 07 Dec 2009
10
3rd
Stupid, stupid, stupid. Watch as Godzilla grows and shrinks through-out the movie. Also note the moronic helicopter pilots, that are chased down by Godzilla, instead of just flying upwards. Idiots all.
Rated 30 Sep 2014
42
18th
True story I saw this at a drive in and my mom bought me a light up Godzilla shirt beforehand and I was like a godking at school that day.
Rated 15 Jul 2013
52
12th
It's Titopoulos.
Rated 21 Apr 2013
30
12th
Has the distinction not only of foreshadowing major destruction in New York City, but of depicting the response of the French state apparatus as more rational than the American. The fact the commercial and critical success of this movie was not greater than what it was is wholly attributable to this decision. And to the fact that the plot depends on celebrating the extermination of an endangered species, and the murder of two hundred baby animals along with it. Not too bad as a kids' movie.
Rated 11 Jun 2008
4
0th
Unbearable even in Tv while having your lunch. Sub-par effects, a plot coming out of a stoned-mind, ludicrous french critcism about the nucleatr testing( multimillion dollar movies have big shot backers right), Worst part is it wasnot even silly enough to become funny.
Rated 16 Dec 2006
25
5th
What a waste of time and energy this was. It fails at everything it tries to do, other than the look of Godzilla himself (or is it herself?).
Rated 19 Mar 2007
20
16th
I really liked this big-budget take on Godzilla as a child, but seeing it again just soils those memories. It's pretty much just a string of scenes leading up to the next big budget expendature. The Godzilla CGI model they used for some of it was pretty good though.
Rated 16 Nov 2017
3
5th
It's classically captivating pre-monster when you're wondering with fear and awe along with the science/military team what could've caused this destruction; this period doesn't last long, unfortunately, shifting to a barrage of mostly tiresome action sequences that are overcome in no way by the dumb plot (why didn't they just blow it up with missiles in the first place?), cringe-worthy character work (Pitillo puts in a poor performance), and bland one-liners ("Running would be a good idea").
Rated 15 May 2007
81
26th
"ISA GOZIRRA!"
Rated 13 Feb 2016
14
1st
OH SHIT PUFF DADDY AND THAT GUY FROM THE WHO DID A SONG TOGETHER!
Rated 05 Mar 2012
10
0th
Horrible idiotic film, I didn't care if the city was destroyed or not, in fact I would've liked to see them get destroyed and Godzilla die of natural causes. Worst of all it leaves an "open end"... I can't think of someone wanting to do a sequel of a terrible film, but then I think of "Transformers"
Rated 14 Aug 2007
55
5th
Digital effects alone don't make a film. Features a remarkably awful performance by Jean Reno.
Rated 23 May 2015
35
10th
Half the cast are Simpsons regulars. If they'd gone all out and actually had this animated as a Simpsons movie, it would still have been a lot dumber than your average 90s Simpsons episode, but at least we would have gotten a scene of Homer bashing Godzilla over the head screaming "WHY... WON'T... YOU... DIE?" The fact that we don't even get this makes me dislike the movie even more.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
51
29th
Mediocre
Rated 14 Aug 2007
59
21st
There could have been great things done with Godzilla, but instead this was done. It's awful, and it's probably going to prevent future attempts at an Americanized Godzilla for at least a while. I mean, c'mon, he never really goes away. Even the movie's fun cast couldn't save it. Crap!
Rated 14 Aug 2007
60
6th
Really boring action. A botched move.
Rated 28 Apr 2009
5
1st
A Godzilla-movie that desperately wants to be taken seriously = automatic fail
Rated 23 Aug 2009
5
2nd
Pure suckage, plain and simple
Rated 01 May 2020
10
2nd
Godzilla would never be killed by jets.
Rated 10 Jan 2008
30
16th
Terrible, but entertaining (as Emerich usually is).
Rated 17 Mar 2011
10
6th
9 years old and I remember thinking this is completely ridiculous.
Rated 02 Sep 2008
35
10th
So remember the big fuss at keeping the giant lizard secret until its release? Now it's in a Dorito's commercial. And so it is with another Emmerich destructo-porn. At this rate I'm hoping for an ID4 alien guzzling Diet Pepsi for an unsuspecting public (with or without Janet Jackson is my only unknown). But seriously. This film is worse than the chopped-up anglofied original '60's release. Why, Jean Reno? Why?
Rated 23 Sep 2008
17
7th
This was pretty awesome when I was a member of its target demographic: 11-year-old boys. Seeing it now only reminds me what an idiot I was when I was 11 years old. That, and what an idiot Roland Emmerich was when he was 43 years old. Luckily one of us has gotten smarter since then. But I will say this: Mayor Ebert, a dead-ringer for Roger who even flashes the trade-mark thumbs, gave me a chuckle. That's about all that I can commend, from memory. The rest is...well, the less said the better.
Rated 02 Aug 2020
45
20th
'Independence Day' but Godzilla and not aliens.
Rated 19 Aug 2011
20
6th
the "giant" iguanas from the original flash gordon serials have more of the true spirit of godzilla than this movie. putting that aside, and imagining this movie is titled "Iguana", it's still a terrible film overstuffed with moments stolen from jurassic park and irritating 90s references and jokes. i tried desperately to look past all of that and just enjoy a giant...whatever...stomping through new york...but even those scenes aren't thrilling.
Rated 03 Jan 2009
65
26th
Critics dog-piled this movie. It was like they all wanted to be the one who said the worst things about it. It wasn't the worst thing since Hitler, it just wasn't especially good.
Rated 16 Jan 2009
13
18th
Ew! Matthew Broderick in this = Fail.
Rated 18 May 2011
30
0th
Expensive stinker. Oh Ferris, where did it go wrong?
Rated 29 Nov 2006
40
6th
Can't really remember it. Action cinema, pretty stupid.
Rated 07 Jan 2018
55
22nd
From a personal level, Godzilla is a campy and enjoyable nostalgic gem. However from a critical standpoint. The performances are awkward. The romance is pointless and the creature looks just plain odd. However any of the actions scenes (obvious rip offs though they may be) are well shot and fun. Above all Jean Reno's performance is worth coming back to any time.
Rated 21 Oct 2021
30
10th
Was subpar when it came out and the special effects definitely haven't aged will. If you look at it as not really a Godzilla movie more of a giant creature in NYC movie the "Ninja" giant monster itself is okay. However it gets dragged down by the poor acting, annoying characters (Except Jean Reno's), and clear attempts to ripoff the Jurassic Park's velociraptors. The best thing to come from this movie is the animated series or the scene where TOHO had Godzilla destroy "Zilla" in Final Wars.
Rated 28 Nov 2009
58
24th
Not bad. One of the ultimate cheesy 90's monster thrillers. Not a touch on Jurassic Park though. Also, why do I feel like Jeff Goldblum is in it?
Rated 17 Jul 2009
38
6th
Kind of entertaining at times, but just bad overall.
Rated 20 Mar 2007
2
2nd
Never, ever give a remake to a crew that actively hates the original.
Rated 28 Jun 2012
30
18th
Poor script, bad acting, and lame directing are just some of the problems with this movie. It relies heavily on special effects, sacrificing almost everything else along with it. The action gets monotonous, and the movie just drags. You care little for what's happening on screen, especially for the characters as they are about as one dimensional as you can get.
Rated 12 Mar 2011
75
27th
I liked this for the special effects more than the storyline, I found myself feeling for the monster.
Rated 20 Nov 2009
40
2nd
Quando eu vi pela primeira vez, peguei o filme pelo meio e achei que fosse mais uma continuação do Jurassik park...
Rated 02 Jul 2009
33
3rd
Needlessly protracted and incredibly stupid. The movie has no imagination and shamelessly steals from Jurassic Park. Also, it is hardly ever exciting due to the fact that most of the action revolves around Godzilla fighting nameless generic army men who no ones cares about.
Rated 18 May 2007
34
6th
This movie is more and more embarrassing to think about the longer time passes. And with the more recent Godzilla film released, which was actually pretty solid, this movie's ranking has tanked accordingly.
Rated 26 May 2007
50
36th
God bad press, I didn't think it was that bad.
Rated 16 Aug 2019
66
66th
While this is a rather diverted story from the original, which is fine - do you really want an exact replica of the same flick. It's an entertaining simple action/monster movie.
Rated 16 Jun 2012
59
22nd
Nope
Rated 04 Nov 2009
30
10th
Mala
Rated 29 Jul 2007
24
10th
Cool potential, weak execution... it really felt like a rip of Jurassic Park (well the Raptors part).
Rated 08 Aug 2007
35
4th
If this was just a generic monster movie, we'd just forget about it. But the Godzilla license along with it being the follow-up to the wildly popular "Independence Day" has given it an infamy beyond it's quality. Terrible.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
70
63rd
A movie not to be taken seriously. I could watch this again and again and not get bored with it. True B-movie classic.
Rated 12 Dec 2023
59
14th
Revisiting this childhood obsession of mine (given how much the trailer alone terrified me), I suppose it's unsurprising to find this is bad. The good and bad of such a film is the exact same as other Roland Emmerich joints: the opening 30 mins of tension-setting is fine enough, then the destruction parts are fun and well designed. But then there's the second half of the film, a totally dead and boring slog to survive through, this time with scenes derivative from Jurassic Park that are unfun.
Rated 01 Aug 2013
84
66th
I LOVE IT. A accelerating movie.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
50
11th
One of those effects movies that was over-hyped and rushed into the marketplace. I would have loved to see the better-crafted version of this'"Godzilla was scaled all wrong and didn't tower over the landscape effectively.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
2nd
Why buy the name if you're not going to carry on its traditions? It's fine if ID4's producers want to whip out a CGI filled half-assed attempted at a monster movie, that's what movies like Eight Legged Freaks are for, but do they have to drag Godzilla down with them? A surprisingly not bad idea for a Kaiju story gone to waste.
Rated 22 Apr 2010
50
3rd
Meia Boca! rs
Rated 14 Aug 2007
20
20th
Japaneese movie was far much better.
Rated 14 Aug 2007
15
9th
It's just not the same without a man in a rubber suit. But since these guys did the repulsive Independance day, It 's surprisingly easy to see how the Americans just didn't get it
Rated 13 Jan 2012
30
6th
Good things: rain in New York, sexy love interest. Bad things: Everything else, the cgi is horribly dated now, the acting is atrocious, it makes no sense at the best of time and it was just a bore, I fell asleep! One should not be falling asleep watching a Godzilla movie!
Rated 01 Sep 2010
43
3rd
I only saw about half of this movie. It was in theaters and the person I was with got physically ill and we needed to leave. Probably not actually the fault of the movie, but I have my suspicions.
Rated 19 Aug 2007
20
5th
Awful
Rated 19 Aug 2007
24
4th
And it left so many questions unanswered.
Rated 21 Aug 2007
25
26th
Crap
Rated 09 Jan 2012
50
28th
5- worth experiencing, alright
Rated 01 Sep 2010
40
8th
Holy steaming piles of dino dung, Batman!
Rated 17 Aug 2013
41
17th
I can forgive Matthew Broderick doing his best Goldblum. I can even forgive Maria Potillo for providing the whiniest woman sidekick since Kate Capshaw stormed the temple of doom. I cannot, however, under any circumstance, excuse that craptastic end title song. Puff this!
Rated 08 Oct 2007
0
1st
The tactics of the good and cheap thing, this time it did not work.
Rated 18 Oct 2007
20
3rd
Very boring.
Rated 21 Oct 2007
15
4th
I bought this for 5 dollars in the 5 dollar Wal-Mart bin. I wasted 5 dollars. This movie is the biggest Hollywood blunder of the 1990's. What a suck show.
Rated 12 Apr 2009
100
73rd
a funny and scary film and a bit of heartwarming always a classic
Rated 11 Feb 2008
25
0th
Awful.
Rated 20 Feb 2008
0
1st
worst acting ever
Rated 22 Feb 2008
85
60th
Matt doesn't really fit into this film, but I love Reno's character. Effects are really good.
Rated 20 Aug 2014
5
2nd
Bad blockbusters tend to have farcical elements, but this one goes all the way. It's a comedy through and through, but one peppered with jokes that aren't funny, characters who aren't appealing and a giant lizard that isn't even fun to laugh at. It also just flat-out refuses to end. I saw the Rifftrax version, and even though I don't find them remotely funny, I couldn't help but be grateful to hear them. A score of 5 for this is probably too generous.
Rated 19 Jan 2013
48
25th
Disaster movie #908: Big Monster
Rated 19 Aug 2009
82
5th
Receiving mixed reviews at the time, this Godzilla remake -- or retelling -- has enough action and character development to portray the story in a likeable and entertaining way. Perhaps 1998 was a good year for me; or maybe I just have fond memories of the soundtrack. Either way, this movie is worth watching if you like the concept of a giant monster terrorising a city and a modern approach to defeating it.
Rated 19 Apr 2008
68
11th
What can I say, it's got some great visual and sound effects, likable characters as portrayed by Broderick, Azaria and Reno, and a less predictable structure than many other disaster flicks. I'm afraid to re-watch it, though, as I might have to lower the rating once my fond memories get replaced by the actual experience of watching it again.
Rated 06 May 2008
50
9th
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Rated 28 May 2008
45
8th
What did they do to Godzilla??
Rated 15 Aug 2014
1
2nd
Godzilla is possibly the worst Hollywood adaption and wastes of potential I can recall. From the bizarre casting, to the awfully dated CG, to the completely dumb and nonsensical plot. This is a complete disaster. A film like this should be built on suspense and the reveals should simmer. But every element is so poorly executed. It's easy to compare this to Jurassic Park but considering this was made 5 years later, there's no excuses for the poor standard of CG and what's expected. Truly awful.
Rated 30 Jan 2023
60
42nd
I used to love it as a kid, but as an adult, one sees the issues with the movie. To begin with, I am not a godzilla fan, but this was not a godzilla movie. It was a Jurassic Park inspired adventure movie (the baby zillas being clear raptors rip-off) with heavy American flair and puzzling use of humour. The blue hues and Burton-esque music showed the movie's age and seemed unfitting for a story of a murderous attack. They focus too much on the kid-movie personality humans
Rated 19 Aug 2009
30
2nd
A giant lizard attacking NY sounds like a premise pretty hard to eff up but that's something they pull off spectacularly in this turd. Do not see this movie, not even for camp value.
Rated 08 Mar 2009
64
2nd
Godzilla has a incredible story on movies in Japan, but Hollywood always know how to ruin a great story... Only what they need is a little money. Saved by one of my favorite actors: Jean Reno, and somehow by the eternal Ferris Buller, Matthew Brodderick
Rated 12 Jul 2008
40
13th
Dismal.
Rated 01 Aug 2008
65
31st
When I first saw it, I thought it was pretty great, and the marketing was awesome with the Puff Daddy song "Come With Me", but I watch it now and it's just... not great. But I wouldn't shy away from watching it at any opportunity.
Rated 02 Aug 2008
40
23rd
Good ol' cheesy fun!
Rated 28 Sep 2011
12
1st
A slap in the face to people who like movies.
Rated 13 Aug 2009
65
7th
It is all right viewing on a rainy day. But don't expect too much of this remake of Japanese monster genre.
Rated 15 Feb 2013
48
14th
I remember when I was maybe 9 years old watching this movie, and even then it felt enormously juvenile. Repeat watchings have not improved my opinion.
Rated 21 Sep 2008
30
0th
One for the pointless remake morgue.
Rated 07 Oct 2008
50
18th
This movie shows of my inner queerness. I have no reason for why I actually enjoy watching this awful movie.
Rated 23 May 2010
5
38th
Very predictable.
Rated 06 Feb 2023
24
13th
A work of deep Hollywood hubris, narratively shapeless, not really caring about Godzilla as a concept and vaguely embarassed about being asked to, ending up as a weird mashup of a disaster movie, Jurassic Park, and some military-action thing, with an even broader cast of flat stereotypes than Independence Day. I honestly quite like this version of Godzilla, as an idea - focused on stealth and dexterity and posing a broader existential threat than most. But the movie, as a movie, Does Not Work.
Rated 10 May 2010
9
1st
Ever wondered how bad these Hollywood blockbusters can get? Well, here's your answer.
Rated 05 Jan 2009
65
45th
Haha, I guess I like Godzilla too much. It's not very well made but I liked it. Grade: B-

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