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 in popular culture present all throughout the sitcom "Roseanne" from the series premiere to the series finale. Variations (some very subtle) on the Godzilla roar can be heard. These variations include: Many books have been released pertaining to Godzilla and the "Godzilla" series, including various collection books and manga. "Gojiro" is the 1991 debut novel by former "Esquire" columnist Mark Jacobson. It reinterprets the "Godzilla" film series from the perspective of the daikaiju—not a fictional creature depicted on-screen via suitmation, but an irradiated varanid–turned–B-movie star named Gojiro (an homage to Gojira, the Japanese name for Godzilla). Random House Publishing produced four novels for