i agree! i remember seeing it in theaters and was floored! love the big guy! people are failing to relaize how many versions of godzilla there is lol. true fans love them all :)
@@Legendary-2024 I saw on dvd for long as I can remember but it still my favorite Godzilla movie and it’s the reason I got into Godzilla for 14 years of my life
@@syednaqvi2015 they actually canceled the trilogy after the negative reception from the fans and critics it became the third highest grossing movie in 98 but Sony wasn’t impressed and they cancelled the trilogy but they got far in post production with a script by the guy who wrote the script for Tarzan and Atlantis the lost empire for Disney
This has such a late 90s blockbuster feel. I love it!!! Same with US Marshalls, Volcano, Jurrasic Park, Con Air, The Relic, Lake Placid etc. Just such a feel.
This movie is my introduction to Godzilla. I think this movie introduced many of us to Godzilla, although I understand for some folks it was not their first movie. I gotta say the original Godzilla movies were much better, but this movie still holds a special place for me.
I’m with you! This Godzilla movie is the first one I’ve watched when I was a kid. It introduced me to the world of Godzilla, and I’m thankful for it! Godzilla 1998 is not the best movie, but it is part of my journey as a Godzilla fan!
3 Prominent "The Simpsons" actors are in this movie Victor the Camera Man is played by Hank Azaria who plays Moe, Apu and Chief Wiggum The news guy on the phone at 4:05 is Harry Shearer who plays Mr Burns, Smithers and Principal Skinner The secretary with him is Nancy Cartwright who plays Bart, Nelson and Ralph.
I literally just noticed that and came looking for this comment 🤣 haven't seen this movie since i was a kid but recognised Harry Shearer and Nancy Cartwright straight away watching it again, class.
I agree mate don't see what the big deal is like all the people saying its not Godzilla its Zilla, no its a Godzilla iteration the film is literally called Godzilla it might not be one that they like but that unfortunately is called tough the argument of it not being canon makes no sense either because if its not then which one is because every Godzilla movie is different very few actually connect or follow any sort of pattern that makes up a canon lol they cant all be canon @@redt3788
I loved this movie. Cast was amazing. CGI was great. There was freaking fighter jets on the Brooklyn bridge. Godzilla was lean and badass. The logo was dope. The roar was iconic. The cinematography was great. People that hate on this movie didnt watch it at the correct age at the correct time. Better than jurassic world 2 or 3 (jurassic park 1 and jurassic world were the two best dinosaur movies of all time).
So if I may, most of the people that didn’t like this movie are mostly the ones who grew up with the old school Godzilla movies. And those movies did have a certain lore of Godzilla if you will. It’s kinda evolved over time and yea he did at first start off a just a monster created from nuclear radiation but still he had a certain character to him. This movie kinda ignores most of that at least until the cartoon. And after watching the OG movies I kinda understand them, although I do still appreciate this version, it tried something different. But in terms of an American Godzilla movie I more prefer the more recent ones.
I watched a lot of Godzilla as a kid, but I remember adoring this one; one thing that this movie gets right versus modern monster movies is that the perspective is centered around the people. You're on the ground with them experiencing the carnage, seeing Godzilla from a human view. It makes him (her...?) a lot more scary, but also a lot more realistic and tangible. The way the cars jumped, the boats falling from the sky, the chaos as people ran at camera-eye view... it was a really well done film, and modern Godzilla movies could learn from it instead of continuously keeping the camera at the monster's perspective.
I was so excited to see something a little less comedy and a little more cosmic horror from the American Gojira movie but that's not really what we got. Shin Godzilla was more my speed, but I appreciate this movie cared about showing some human level horror.
i was 10yrs old when i saw this. 1:35 still gives me goosebumps. Godzilla entrance was epic. We were used to Japanese Godzilla entrance where he comes in from the water all slowly like Tommy's Megazord from Power Rangers. But this gave us a raw gritty version of that from the POV ground level. It hit differently. Felt real.
I saw this in Theaters when I was 5. Before I turned 6 a few months later. But I wasn’t scared of this version of The Big Guy. In other words Godzilla. Because his appearance looks pretty close to a Dinosaur since I have an interest in Dinosaurs.
My mom took me to the theater to see this when I was a kid, I loved it. My aunt, had all the classic Godzilla movies on VHS. Summers on Staten Island with my aunt we would always watch em. Godzilla will always hold a special place for me
This is what happens when you put in charge someone who explicitly says he doesn't like Godzilla. Still love it tho. First Godzilla movie I watched as a kid.
There's such a history of directors taking projects of ips they explicitly hate because they think they can fix them, like the fans are just gonna go for that
My childhood in a movie - when I watch this film the nostalgia that runs over me is wild! I still think its the best Godzilla film for the sheer fact there's animatronics :)
After all these years since this movie came out I still find it funny that this scene was used in one of the movies teaser trailers the only part we never saw was when Godzilla stood up in front of those 2 other guys and we saw his eyeball.
i was 11 years old when this came out and, i remmeber my dad took me to the movies to see it was so damn good ! growing up on monstervision godzilla this was different but was so damn cool to see !
This movie made Godzilla look like an extended Jurassic Park dinosaur. The 2014 edition really brought the "God" into the Zilla. Especially when it had to fight that flying MUTO, which was far more spooky in its appearance and sounds.
This creature is like what I would expect to see if some mad scientist combined Godzilla's DNA with T-rex DNA. It's more like a kaiju-sized T rex than actual Godzilla.
I like how there's a lot of in-camera work going on (the set pieces, the shaking ground triggering the car alarms, etc); that's what makes Zilla feel well-integrated with the shot in spite of the dated rendering. Great stuff!
Whatever your thoughts on this movie, I think we can all agree that 6:47 is probably the most realistic reaction to a close encounter with a giant monster in film history.
the coolest godzilla design. the classic roar, a smart zilla, great pratical effects to go with the cgi, only bad thing was not having the atomic breath and the us military killing it.
I do enjoy this one pretty well. Not a lot of godzilla but i liked it being agile and fast more like velociraptor in the fact that its mobile and isnt just taking everything with no regard for self preservation
If I had seen other Godzilla movies growing up then I could definitely see myself not liking this growing up, but I was 8, and it was my introduction to Godzilla so I'll always love it
Godzilla (‘98) & Godzilla Trilogy (2014-21). It’s Awesome seeing Godzilla in CGI, instead of a Rubber-Suit. Godzilla 2000: Millennium was the First Toho Godzilla film I seen back in 2k12. That was Along time.
This is the first Godzilla movie I watched and I loved it. I don't like how the criticisms from hardcore fans and others about the movie ruined my childhood regarding the fact that this incarnation doesn't look, act, and have the abilities of a true Godzilla. P. S.: at least I watched the animated series and found out that it was good and it fixed him.
This movie wasn't terrible. It was great. Though I hated how they did my boy Godzilla. He was more of an over grown iguana than a true Godzilla, but I still love this movie.
That scene when victor is just standing there trying to shove the tape into the camera and then just takes a pause calms himself and gently puts the tape inside all the while there is a giant monster coming towards him just stayed with me all these years. I always thought it was so funny and relatable like if I was in a world where Godzilla is a reality i would exactly be in a position where victor is in that scene, just in absolute shock and almost dying because i couldn't do a simple task to save myself.
I'm a 90s kid myself and this as well as independence day and Armaggeddon used to be some of my favourite movies. I'm just realizing now that the music and sound design in this film sound practically identitical to that of independence day 😂 Roland Emmerich and David Arnold sure were good at rehashing.
lol the bart simpson and ned flanders voice actors were in the office building on phones annd not to mention hank azaria in the club or whatever, the voice actor of moe from the simpsons... was this movie produced by someone from the simpsons or something?
The problem with this movie isnt that its a bad monster movie. Hell, its not even a bad Godzilla movie frankly. The problem is that that isnt Godzilla. No Atomic Breath and Pregnant? If this movie wasnt called "Godzilla" it actually would have been better received. Even if only marginally.
Yeah people are idiots who can't handle any kind of variation from what they expect. And then they turn around in the same breath and say they don't understand why everything's the same now lmao
It was after I saw this Godzilla movie that my dad was like "no, you want to see the real Godzilla" and then pulled out all of the original Godzilla dvd movies he had. Been a fan since
This was my introduction to Godzilla At first hand this film will always have a place in my heart
i agree! i remember seeing it in theaters and was floored! love the big guy! people are failing to relaize how many versions of godzilla there is lol. true fans love them all :)
@@Legendary-2024 I saw on dvd for long as I can remember but it still my favorite Godzilla movie and it’s the reason I got into Godzilla for 14 years of my life
I liked this Godzilla until I saw the rest
still waiting for Godzilla 2 :_)
@@syednaqvi2015 they actually canceled the trilogy after the negative reception from the fans and critics it became the third highest grossing movie in 98 but Sony wasn’t impressed and they cancelled the trilogy but they got far in post production with a script by the guy who wrote the script for Tarzan and Atlantis the lost empire for Disney
Man... 90's movies were something else.
They were right? Today’s movies can’t top that 90’s feeling and movie magic.
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@@Alpha-ed5pm if youre a Gen Z go and find your lost gender, This is a movie for us millennials who dont spoiled by Gender shit
@@Alpha-ed5pm yes unless your martian manhunter or superman
@@jamesclarkmaxwell-v2nAnd Godzilla won't feel like he stepped on me?
I actually loved this movie. Big part of my childhood
Me too
boom movie
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Sane here😂
😂😂😂😂 This is no Godzilla though
This has such a late 90s blockbuster feel. I love it!!! Same with US Marshalls, Volcano, Jurrasic Park, Con Air, The Relic, Lake Placid etc. Just such a feel.
the director didn't want to make a monster movie, but a disaster movie.
@@blackmage665 feels like it. I think it was a good choice
@@dimariobell8499 Agreed! they SHOULD be scared. how often would guys like that feel like they are small and being hunted for fun?
Yep, that's Roland Emmerich for ya! Add Independence Day in there too, possibly the best popcorn sci-fi action movie of the entire 90s.
The relic is a underrated movie
This movie is my introduction to Godzilla. I think this movie introduced many of us to Godzilla, although I understand for some folks it was not their first movie. I gotta say the original Godzilla movies were much better, but this movie still holds a special place for me.
Yeah absolutely right.this was the first godzilla movie i have watched in hbo movies in the year 2000. I was eight years old
I’m with you! This Godzilla movie is the first one I’ve watched when I was a kid. It introduced me to the world of Godzilla, and I’m thankful for it! Godzilla 1998 is not the best movie, but it is part of my journey as a Godzilla fan!
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Camerman...never...dies.
the gap under the leg saved him its just like how the ants dont get stomped by us when we accidentally stepped onto them
Perfect time to use this phrase
Except in starship troopers.. the cameraman did actually die in that movie...
Because he’s an animal
They don’t call em animal for nuthin
As a teen in the 90’s, I enjoyed watching this at the theater with several friends.
I watched it twice in theater 😂😂 ... Myself and next with friend
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I loved this movie as a kid. Had the VHS and would watch it at least once a week
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Facts
3 Prominent "The Simpsons" actors are in this movie
Victor the Camera Man is played by Hank Azaria who plays Moe, Apu and Chief Wiggum
The news guy on the phone at 4:05 is Harry Shearer who plays Mr Burns, Smithers and Principal Skinner
The secretary with him is Nancy Cartwright who plays Bart, Nelson and Ralph.
I literally just noticed that and came looking for this comment 🤣 haven't seen this movie since i was a kid but recognised Harry Shearer and Nancy Cartwright straight away watching it again, class.
I knew I recognized those people from somewhere!! H.A. is a HOTTIE❤
@@Lori-lp6uc, one of the Mystery Men along with Ben Stiller and William H. Macy.
5:46
Oof. COULD NOT get away with that today 🤣🤣
Unless it’s R-rated.
Yes you could lol
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Yes you could😂
She is saying what everyone sane would say to their boyfriend in that situation!
Even though people don't like this movie I always thought it wasn't that bad
You must have horrible taste in movies.
@@crazycat1232 I don't have horrible taste I just don't see what the big deal is
@@crazycat1232 also I didn't say that it was good I just said it wasn't that bad it wasn't good but it wasn't that bad either that's my opinion anyway
I agree mate don't see what the big deal is like all the people saying its not Godzilla its Zilla, no its a Godzilla iteration the film is literally called Godzilla it might not be one that they like but that unfortunately is called tough the argument of it not being canon makes no sense either because if its not then which one is because every Godzilla movie is different very few actually connect or follow any sort of pattern that makes up a canon lol they cant all be canon @@redt3788
To me it wasn’t really a “Godzilla” movie, probably woulda worked better if it they named it something different
watching it at the cinemas was the greatest time ever. 26 years has passed.
That old man should get a Grammy for that catch of the year
Grammy? Guinnes World Record!
Problem is he died at the first year of the 21th Century
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I loved this movie. Cast was amazing. CGI was great. There was freaking fighter jets on the Brooklyn bridge. Godzilla was lean and badass. The logo was dope. The roar was iconic. The cinematography was great. People that hate on this movie didnt watch it at the correct age at the correct time. Better than jurassic world 2 or 3 (jurassic park 1 and jurassic world were the two best dinosaur movies of all time).
Я жо сих пор думаю что этот Годзилла гораздо лучше любых японских поделок. Мне не нужна аллюзия на атомную бомбу, мне нужен крутой ящер.
So if I may, most of the people that didn’t like this movie are mostly the ones who grew up with the old school Godzilla movies. And those movies did have a certain lore of Godzilla if you will. It’s kinda evolved over time and yea he did at first start off a just a monster created from nuclear radiation but still he had a certain character to him. This movie kinda ignores most of that at least until the cartoon. And after watching the OG movies I kinda understand them, although I do still appreciate this version, it tried something different. But in terms of an American Godzilla movie I more prefer the more recent ones.
might want to re-think your opinion on this movie having great cgi
The year that Godzilla came out, 1998, was the year that I watched the original Jurassic Park on VHS for the first time. No escaping the dino! haha!
@@MrGoji12345- you may want to refrain calling it bad CGI because it was made in 1998 and look as good as any other top CGI of the time.
I watched a lot of Godzilla as a kid, but I remember adoring this one; one thing that this movie gets right versus modern monster movies is that the perspective is centered around the people. You're on the ground with them experiencing the carnage, seeing Godzilla from a human view. It makes him (her...?) a lot more scary, but also a lot more realistic and tangible. The way the cars jumped, the boats falling from the sky, the chaos as people ran at camera-eye view... it was a really well done film, and modern Godzilla movies could learn from it instead of continuously keeping the camera at the monster's perspective.
I was so excited to see something a little less comedy and a little more cosmic horror from the American Gojira movie but that's not really what we got. Shin Godzilla was more my speed, but I appreciate this movie cared about showing some human level horror.
i was 10yrs old when i saw this. 1:35 still gives me goosebumps. Godzilla entrance was epic. We were used to Japanese Godzilla entrance where he comes in from the water all slowly like Tommy's Megazord from Power Rangers. But this gave us a raw gritty version of that from the POV ground level. It hit differently. Felt real.
Yess
I saw this in Theaters when I was 5. Before I turned 6 a few months later. But I wasn’t scared of this version of The Big Guy. In other words Godzilla. Because his appearance looks pretty close to a Dinosaur since I have an interest in Dinosaurs.
Yeah absolutely right.this was the first godzilla movie i have watched in hbo movies in the year 2000. I was eight years old
2:03 this one brief shot of godzilla walking was a guy in a suit, when he picks up the truck in his mouth it’s a 36 foot tall animatronic torso.
My mom took me to the theater to see this when I was a kid, I loved it. My aunt, had all the classic Godzilla movies on VHS. Summers on Staten Island with my aunt we would always watch em. Godzilla will always hold a special place for me
Thank you mom and dad for taking me to the cinema hall for this experience. It was magical.
I miss the 90s
We all do.
1:35 This Scene Gives Me Chills 😬😬😬
ah...my childhood... 😢
As a 90s kid ( Godzilla, Anaconda.& King Kong, ) these are the movies made my childhood memoribel 😍
This is what happens when you put in charge someone who explicitly says he doesn't like Godzilla.
Still love it tho. First Godzilla movie I watched as a kid.
There's such a history of directors taking projects of ips they explicitly hate because they think they can fix them, like the fans are just gonna go for that
Golden era of cinema
2:25 The way he ragdolled though lmao
😂🤣
@6:16 that is how cameraman never dies
My childhood in a movie - when I watch this film the nostalgia that runs over me is wild! I still think its the best Godzilla film for the sheer fact there's animatronics :)
Underrated Godzilla
Don't care what critics say. As a kid watching this, prolly 4 or 5, this movie is bliss.
CGI looks amazing. It really helps that 90s films weren't HD yet--helps the CGI blend into the shot footages. And the lightings match wonderfully.
People say this is the worst godzilla movie but even tho the cgi at sometimes isn’t the best this had a special spot in my heart
Another proof that cameramen are invincible! You simply cannot kill them.
After all these years since this movie came out I still find it funny that this scene was used in one of the movies teaser trailers the only part we never saw was when Godzilla stood up in front of those 2 other guys and we saw his eyeball.
So funny to see Hank Azaria and Harry Shearer... not to mention Mikey Palmice!
And Nancy Cartwright
@@skwisgarskwigelf7191 Whoa didn't recognize her!!
The guy driving the forklift "im getting soaked here!" Is Jimmy Altieri's actor.
I wanted to see this cameraman scene recently, and surprisingly it was uploaded.
I could never get tired of that part in the movie 6:48 - 6:58
This really look way more realistic than the new ones with special effects
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I remember in the cinema this entire scene was mind blowing.
6:30 That’s one lucky 🍀, guy.
I liked this movie better than recent Godzillas.
i was 11 years old when this came out and, i remmeber my dad took me to the movies to see it was so damn good ! growing up on monstervision godzilla this was different but was so damn cool to see !
This movie made Godzilla look like an extended Jurassic Park dinosaur. The 2014 edition really brought the "God" into the Zilla. Especially when it had to fight that flying MUTO, which was far more spooky in its appearance and sounds.
This was my introduction to the Big G, and now even after watching Godzilla -1, this film holds a special place in my heart.
This creature is like what I would expect to see if some mad scientist combined Godzilla's DNA with T-rex DNA. It's more like a kaiju-sized T rex than actual Godzilla.
5:23 Lucy: Victor don't be stupid
I'll plant my flag in the ground on this one and say that this movie was a lot better than people gave it credit for 😊
Wow as a kid watching this I never realized how many people godzilla actually stepped on lol
3:40-3:46 Godzilla was stepping on people
I like how there's a lot of in-camera work going on (the set pieces, the shaking ground triggering the car alarms, etc); that's what makes Zilla feel well-integrated with the shot in spite of the dated rendering. Great stuff!
One of if not the best Godzilla movies ever!!!
For those who are wondering why Victor is laughing like a maniac at 6:49 that's because he's soiled himself when Godzilla almost stepped on him
Imagine if legendary’s Godzilla, or Godzilla from minus one showed up in this move it would’ve been more devastating
Ikr
When ‘98 Godzilla stepped down with me standing between his toes, I took a deep breath to try to smell his feet. 😂😂 Victor “Animal” Pilates.
Best Godzilla movie ever.
Always liked how they put almost half the cast of the Simpsons in the movie hehe.
My all time favorite movie
Whatever your thoughts on this movie, I think we can all agree that 6:47 is probably the most realistic reaction to a close encounter with a giant monster in film history.
the coolest godzilla design. the classic roar, a smart zilla, great pratical effects to go with the cgi, only bad thing was not having the atomic breath and the us military killing it.
I love those rumbling sounds he makes when he walks. I like those sounds. 😍🏃
Best movie about Godzilla!
I do enjoy this one pretty well. Not a lot of godzilla but i liked it being agile and fast more like velociraptor in the fact that its mobile and isnt just taking everything with no regard for self preservation
Love this version. Godzilla was fast and smooth. Great direction.
Say what you will but I think this movie is AWESOME
If I had seen other Godzilla movies growing up then I could definitely see myself not liking this growing up, but I was 8, and it was my introduction to Godzilla so I'll always love it
Godzilla (‘98) & Godzilla Trilogy (2014-21).
It’s Awesome seeing Godzilla in CGI, instead of a Rubber-Suit.
Godzilla 2000: Millennium was the First Toho Godzilla film I seen back in 2k12. That was Along time.
I was 10 when this movie came out. Absolutely loved everything about it. Perfect summer kid's movie.
Actually this version of Godzilla is much scarier and better than the latest ones!
The Godzilla I grew up with ❤
5:04 I don’t know why but I just die on that part 😂😂😂😂😂
I love this movie
6:04: Look out!! 😱
Top 10 favorite movies!!! I can watch this movie every single day
Loved this movie as a kid
This is the first Godzilla movie I watched and I loved it. I don't like how the criticisms from hardcore fans and others about the movie ruined my childhood regarding the fact that this incarnation doesn't look, act, and have the abilities of a true Godzilla.
P. S.: at least I watched the animated series and found out that it was good and it fixed him.
Tourist, "HELP!!!! There is a giant monster rampaging through the city!!!!". Local New Yorker, "Welcome to New York"!!! Lol!!!!
Back then it would have been;"Can it Vote?"
Tourist: "HELP!!!! There is a giant monster rampaging through the city!!!!"
Local japanese: "First day?"
The Godzilla in this clip is in love with me.😂
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This movie wasn't terrible. It was great. Though I hated how they did my boy Godzilla. He was more of an over grown iguana than a true Godzilla, but I still love this movie.
That scene when victor is just standing there trying to shove the tape into the camera and then just takes a pause calms himself and gently puts the tape inside all the while there is a giant monster coming towards him just stayed with me all these years. I always thought it was so funny and relatable like if I was in a world where Godzilla is a reality i would exactly be in a position where victor is in that scene, just in absolute shock and almost dying because i couldn't do a simple task to save myself.
great movie
Giant Iguana casually taking a morning stroll
Humans - RAMPAGE
Thats what in did in minus one
I really love this Movie, the rain and everything
I'm a 90s kid myself and this as well as independence day and Armaggeddon used to be some of my favourite movies. I'm just realizing now that the music and sound design in this film sound practically identitical to that of independence day 😂 Roland Emmerich and David Arnold sure were good at rehashing.
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This is the Godzilla i grew up with. Man i still remember basically everyt scene. Great times
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still love this movie and will always love it, one of the best to me ❤❤
YESSSSS ❤❤❤❤❤
Loved the many incredible scenes. But....the rest.
This was MY Godzilla, I adored this movie when i was growing up. Got so much hate but its really a fun movie.
Hank Azaria, Matthew Broderick, Jean Reno...the cast was great.
lol the bart simpson and ned flanders voice actors were in the office building on phones annd not to mention hank azaria in the club or whatever, the voice actor of moe from the simpsons... was this movie produced by someone from the simpsons or something?
This was the first Godzilla movie you watched. i it was one kid I would really like to see Zilla in the movies again. tears would flow into my eyes.
I loved this as a kid. And that Diddy song at the end. Lol
This is so good the destruction they showed and how real it is
This movie was fun and amazing to watch. Ppl hated this movie but it was far more realistic than the gigantic Godzilla today.
Who else thinks Animal keeps looking down because he sh*t his pants 😂!
Its best Godzilla movie till date in my opinion ❤ just love this classic
My first Godzilla. ❤ I loved this animation the most.
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Barney on the T.V. when Godzilla went by 😅🤣🤣
I like how one guy says, "Somebody do something!" XD like what can anyone do to that giant monster destroying the city!? XD
The problem with this movie isnt that its a bad monster movie. Hell, its not even a bad Godzilla movie frankly.
The problem is that that isnt Godzilla. No Atomic Breath and Pregnant? If this movie wasnt called "Godzilla" it actually would have been better received. Even if only marginally.
Yeah people are idiots who can't handle any kind of variation from what they expect. And then they turn around in the same breath and say they don't understand why everything's the same now lmao
2 voice talents from the Simpsons in a single clip.... I would have LOVED a Homer Simpson voice cameo in this movie
It was after I saw this Godzilla movie that my dad was like "no, you want to see the real Godzilla" and then pulled out all of the original Godzilla dvd movies he had. Been a fan since