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. Charles Barkley the subject matter." The Godzilla costume comprised many foam rubber pieces, and puppeteers produced the monster's facial expressions with radio control devices. Some of the miniature buildings in the commercial were originally used in the 1984 film "Ghostbusters". The special effects team used mattes to create the illusion of a larger city. In December 1993, Dark Horse Comics released "Godzilla vs. Barkley", a one-shot comic inspired by the commercial (although most of the action takes place in California rather than in Japan). The comic was written by Mike Barron with art by Jeff Butler and Keith Aiken. Godzilla vs. Charles