I thought this was alright, though it's clearly just cut from the same exactly cloth as all things Godzilla, Guilala, etc you know? Nothing really is new here-though I enjoyed it despite everything.
The best parts were the opening half hour where our friends in the butterfly researching racket get stomped on by the big Spiny squirrel and go from there. The witch doctor was fun-til he gets stomped on by the Big Spiny Squirrel, despite brandishing his ferns etc. They didn't work when they were most needed, did they? I liked the stock characters-grey-haired general(he looked like he was on thorazine), the young, conflicted bomb-building scientist, the plucky comedy relief guy in glasses(think the guy in the X from outer space who saves the day by sticking his butt into a hull breach--don't ask), the damsel in distress, etc.
Enjoyable as well were the toy tanks, the terrible aim of the rockets and army, the wire-propped jets and the toy boats in the tank. They obviously liked that one long-shot of Varan sticking his head outta the water, they used it 24 times in the movie I think at last count.
Overall its fun if you don't think about it too much, it's certainly nothing great and cliché ridden, but it has it's moments. Beats the US-sliced version def.
**1/2 outta ****
The best parts were the opening half hour where our friends in the butterfly researching racket get stomped on by the big Spiny squirrel and go from there. The witch doctor was fun-til he gets stomped on by the Big Spiny Squirrel, despite brandishing his ferns etc. They didn't work when they were most needed, did they? I liked the stock characters-grey-haired general(he looked like he was on thorazine), the young, conflicted bomb-building scientist, the plucky comedy relief guy in glasses(think the guy in the X from outer space who saves the day by sticking his butt into a hull breach--don't ask), the damsel in distress, etc.
Enjoyable as well were the toy tanks, the terrible aim of the rockets and army, the wire-propped jets and the toy boats in the tank. They obviously liked that one long-shot of Varan sticking his head outta the water, they used it 24 times in the movie I think at last count.
Overall its fun if you don't think about it too much, it's certainly nothing great and cliché ridden, but it has it's moments. Beats the US-sliced version def.
**1/2 outta ****