Godzilla (1998 film) however, was not without its supporters. Kevin Thomas of the "Los Angeles Times", wrote that the film was an "expertly designed theme park ride of a movie that packs nonstop thrills." In a slightly positive fashion, Gary Kamiya of Salon commented that "The plot is about as ridiculous as you'd expect, but for the most part its absurdities are tolerable." Joe Leydon of "Variety" contributed mildly to the positive sentiment by saying "Throughout "Godzilla", New York endures the most sustained rainfall in all of movie history. Most of the action takes place at night, but even the daytime scenes unfold
Godzilla (franchise) much press coverage in Japan preceding the release of the first movie in 1954. The Heisei and Millennium series have largely continued this concept. The initial series of movies is named for the Shōwa period in Japan (as all of these films were produced before the ""Shōwa Emperor"" Hirohito's death in 1989). This Shōwa timeline spanned from 1954, with "Godzilla", to 1975, with "Terror of Mechagodzilla". With the exceptions of "Godzilla", "Godzilla Raids Again", "Mothra vs. Godzilla" and "Terror of Mechagodzilla", much of the Shōwa series monster-action was intentionally made comical and laughable for children, with Godzilla frequently engaged in