Director's Cut Episode 1998: G.I.N.O (GODZILLA IN NAME ONLY)

== Show Notes ==
: We discuss the 1998 film that is called Godzilla for some reason.
== Films Discussed ==
* Directed by Rolan Emmerich
** Universal Soldier (1992)
** Independence Day (1996)
** Godzilla (1998) 
* Gigantis: The Fire Monster (a.k.a Godzilla Raids Again) (1955) Dir. Motoyoshi Oda
* Jaws (1975) Dir. Steven Spielberg
* Hollywood Boulevard (1976) Dir. Joe Dante & Allan Arkush
* Attack of the Killer Tomatoes (1978) Dir. John DeBello
* Pee Wee's Big Adventure (1985) Dir. Tim Burton
* Aladdin (1992) Dir. Ron Clements & John Musker
* Waxworks II: Lost in Time (1992) Dir. Anthony Hickox
* Jurassic Park (1993) Dir. Steven Spielberg
* Léon: The Professional (1994) Dir. Luc Besson
* Batman & Robin (1997) Dir. Joel Schumacher
* The Lost World: Jurassic Park (1997) Dir. Steven Spielberg
* X-Men (2000) Dir. Bryan Singer
* Just Visiting (2001) Dir. Jean-Marie Gaubert
* Team America: World Police (2004) Dir. Trey Parker
* Godzilla (2014) Dir. Gareth Edwards
* Decker vs. Dracula (2015) Dir,. Eric Notarnicola & Gregg Turkington
* Shin Godzilla (2016) Dir. Hideaki Anno & Shinji Higuchi
* Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)
* Godzilla vs. Kong (2020) Dir. Adam Wingard
== Discussion Notes ==
* Our hosts describe their Godzilla fever (or lack of it) in 1998
** Their thoughts on Godzilla '98 and the G.I.N.O. design?
* Justin: "It's the classic thing: would you rather fight a giant Godzilla or a hundred little Godzillas?"
* The other attempts at an American Godzilla
** Godzilla in 3D
** Godzilla vs. Cleveland
* The power of Ain't It Cool News over this particular era of filmmaking
* Is there such a thing as a good American Godzilla homage/rip-off?
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