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 vs. Destoroyah fallout from rendering Tokyo uninhabitable. Suddenly, the radiation levels plummet and a familiar roar is heard and the JSDF sees that Godzilla Junior, having absorbed the energy from his father's death, has not only regenerated but grown into the new Godzilla. After "Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla II" and "Godzilla vs. SpaceGodzilla" failed to match the attendance figures of the highly successful "Godzilla vs. Mothra", producer Shogo Tomiyama announced in the summer of 1995 that the next "Godzilla" movie would be the series' final installment. Screenwriter Kazuki Ōmori initially proposed a story treatment entitled "Godzilla vs. Ghost Godzilla", in which the current