# Godzilla (1998)

### reviewed by
Brent Goldberg

I know Godzilla. I love Godzilla. And I can tell you, THAT AIN'T GODZILLA!

An abomination to one of the icons of sci-fi history, "Godzilla" (aka Jurassic Park 3) is another installment in a long line of merchandise-seeking films botched by Hollywood in the greedy scramble for big $$$. Not since last summer's "Batman & Robin" has the public been exposed to such a sham and disgrace of a cultured figure.

Godzilla is portrayed by a T-Rex and -- in a "Gremlins" subplot -- manages to have a horde of raptors as offspring. Of course, there is a bare thread of a romance plot underlying the film that has the chemistry and excitement of a Billy/Samantha storyline.

One pleasing aspect of Godzilla is the starring of Matthew "Wargames" Broderick. I swear, this man hasn't changed a bit in 15 years! Sheesh. "Would you like to play a nice game of chess?"

Bottom line? If you want to see more T-Rex's and Raptors running amuck in New York, by all means see this movie. But if you want to see a movie that has ANYTHING at all to do with Godzilla, go to your local video store! Hollywood -- you have shamed yourselves yet again...

Copyright 1998 by Brent Goldberg, All Rights Reserved

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