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Godzilla Reviews
You've come a long way "Zilla"
This is absolutely the best Godzilla of them all - looks great in CGI! The 5.1 sound is terrific, along with the widescreen presentation, but I would have preferred anamorphic transfer. Commentary is excellent, explaining all the special effects of the movie - not like other commentaries which seem to wander in all directions. This one is really done like it should be. I love the giant "eye" on the DVD cover and as the focus of the movie. Great Stuff!
Animal-istic
Main source: "Predatory Dinosaurs of the World" by
Gregory S. Paul. He trained as a pen-and-ink artist
a la Audabon, then switched to paleontology. He was
one of the prime movers in understanding that many
predatory dinosaurs owed more to the leopard than to
the man-in-a-rubber-suit.
Granted, some of the "person scenes" in this Godzilla
are like fingernails on the chalkboard. However, some
of the human scenes are very good. Jean Reno in particular
is excellent in this movie. See Burton's "Planet of the Apes"
for an interesting contrast in responsibility.
CGI? Let me just say that to my (limited) knowledge, this
is the only Godzilla movie with underground scenes. And they
give me dreams. No man in a rubber suit ever, ever, moved
like this Godzilla. I should be so Animal.
And yes, Hank Azaria's character is named Animal, and he has
one or two good scenes, and his name is kind of a tag for little
kids who may not get the viewpoint of this movie.
Bottom lines: Empathy. I hate to say it, but the Godzilla series
was never strong on empathy. This Godzilla allows you relate to
the Creature; *if* you want to.
In particular, there is one scene, in a storm, where Godzilla
climbs like a leopard up near the top of a skyscraper.
Lightning is flashing, thunder is rolling. Then the Creature leans
its head back, and does that sky-saw-guitar roar thing.
I hope you can relate to the "I'm alive" thing :-)
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