Actually, we enjoyed it. I mean, look it's a film about a giant monster who hides in New York. You can't expect great art from that but it certainly fulfils the criteria for fun. There's no need surely for me to explain, the plot, we all know it from the Japanese films that age has given a nostalgic- kitsch-respectability to. This film does use parts of the movie mythology, explaining the Gojira/Godzilla name change amongst other things.

     Also, they do try and think about things fairly logically. Heat-seeking missiles miss because, as a reptile, Godzilla only has the ambient temperature. And don't complain about the asexual reproduction, Whip-tailed lizards in New Mexico can do this sometimes when individuals have double the usual number of pairs of chromosomes. (I have a friend who can bore on reptile sex/reproduction).

     Okay, so there are some problems, like why the helicopters have to chase round the buildings instead of flying over. Though this film hangs together a whole lot better than the teams previous effort, Independence Day,(a turkey with all the trimmings served up there).

     For the kids there's Matthew Broderick to identify with, well he does look all of twelve. For the adults there are some jokes with the French Secret Service. There are in-jokes, I caught Barney and the old Ray Harryhaussen film. I missed however, that Broderick's character is named after the guy who designed the monster and that the Mayor/Assistant double-act is based on two American film critics.

     If I were eleven years old, this would be the worlds' greatest movie. I'm a bit older, but still liked it.

Reviewed by Suzy Kuba.