Not at all. I adore the 98 Godzilla film and the cartoon series that is spawned. In fact if you look closely enough most people did, or at least would've if it weren't for the fact that it was called Godzilla. That's the biggest beef, everyone wanted the Japanese Godzilla not a mutated monitor lizard. I did not share this beef at all. If you wanted Japanese Godzilla watch Japanese Godzilla, this one is whole different monster. But apparently according to die-hards and regs alike you can't label a film Godzilla that isn't kaiju in anyway. It's a real shame really. It had just the right mix for a modern monster movie, and could've spawned a whole series of cinematic features. The real Catch-22 that sickens me to no end is the fact that if it had not been called Godzilla it would've been spurned as nothing more than a half-baked rip-off. The American Godzilla is one of the few movies that actually works but because of its giant monster trappings is destined to get no respect either way.
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