Godzilla hit bottom in 1998 with that abysmal version starring Matthew Broderick and half the cast of The Simpsons. So I figured it could only get better but I had a hard time caring. Then I saw Bryan Cranston and gambled on this having a chance. Well, it didn’t have enough to keep my attention.
The story is yet another adaptation on the Japanese monster rising up from the depths to wreak havoc because humans tampered with nature, blah blah blah. The original was a cautionary tale regarding nuclear weapons. Today, I’m not sure if it’s a warning about the environment getting ruined or how we humans are too hubristic with our gadgets; obviously they’re worthless against Godzilla. Anything further would be a spoiler even if anybody is really expecting a major surprise? Well, if the jaegers from Pacific Rim joined in the melee…
Cranston is great along with David Strathairn and Juliette Binoche. All else is just going through the motions of a paint-by-numbers disaster flick/ad campaign for the US Navy. I wasn’t really worried nor interested in one damned main character surviving, they were too vanilla, including Godzilla.
Alamo Extras: The Seventies Godzilla cartoon (with Godzuki!); Seventies toy commercials; stop-motion battles with Gypsy Danger from Pac Rim; clips from Pee Wee Herman’s first movie, The Simpsons and One Crazy Summer involving Godzilla; trailers from various Japanese movies; the cult favorite gag Bambi v. Godzilla; and a Preparation H commercial starring Bryan Cranston!