No Need to Even See It

Rating: 4/10 (12 November 2009)

I give it 4 stars just for the special effects and a big fat ZERO stars for everything else. By the way, I haven't even seen the movie yet but feel well qualified to submit my review comments anyway. After all Roland Emmerich has a specific formula he follows for these shlockfests, so I know what I haven't seen yet (and yes, I'll shell out the 12 bucks to see this garbage because it is shiny and loud garbage).
Emmerich did two okay films, Stargate and Independence Day - which each had their share of problems but at least had stories that hung together for the most part and entertaining special effects. The rest of his work has been pretty horrid. How could anyone possibly screw up a Godzilla movie? Emmerich managed it.
I think I might wear earplugs when I see it because modern Hollywood action type movies feel the need to blast the volume to create an artificial sense of drama, kinda like how lame comedy shows think that by being louder they're being funnier.
I'm sure hoping there are things even stupider than the car driving through the collapsing building we saw in the trailer. Emmerich may be our generation's Ed Wood, only rich.