Notzilla

This movie is just so enjoyably bad. This is a film that knows it's cheap and leans into it hard. But for the kind of film they're making fun of, that cheapness works. The cartoony sexism, the bad puns, the cliche dialogue, it all works perfectly within the cheap sci-fi genre that inspired the movie. The blatantly low budget suit on the monster has got to be my personal favorite. His goofy eyes and obvious zipper are honestly hilarious when you see him moving around and doing things like playing football with a zeppelin. And every actor really gives their all to the stupidity and bless them for it. I would take this over something like "Epic Movie" or "Disaster Movie" any day. The filmmakers took their microscopic budget and ran with it in a way that is sure to please people like me that appreciate old-school fifties science fiction films that take themselves too seriously. Not for everyone, but definitely worth watching if you can appreciate something that is just utterly goofy by design.

I know there will be people that will say I'm nuts for giving this 8 stars. Here's the thing, this is a fun ride!!!!! Its everything you can want from a Godzilla parody and it's a pretty self aware flick. It knows it's not a big budget block buster and it runs with it. (Although it should get an Oscar for best use of green army men in a motion picture.) Let's be honest, it's not going to be for everyone. But if you want to watch a fun flick that's actually funny and well written you can't go wrong here. Seriously check it out, grab a bowl of popcorn, have a beer, sit back and enjoy. It'll be worth it.

This does sort of feel like an Austin Powers-influenced spoof, taking on old-school monster movies rather than old James Bond movies. It's got a far lower budget, and it's also way less funny.

It's not a total disaster. There were a few mildly amusing moments, but seeing as more jokes fell flat than succeeded, I don't think it would be right to give it a passing grade or higher. It's kind of a failure, which is a shame, because I think the idea of a silly parody of Godzilla could be fun.

There's a fine art to making broad comedies funny, though, and Notzilla just doesn't strike the balance between not seeming like they're trying too hard and being disciplined and precise enough to have the jokes land. There are only so many words that can be said about a comedy that doesn't work more than it does; it just doesn't really work (a handful of slightly funny moments here and there aside).

Go in to this film not expecting it to ever take its self seriously and some times that's just want you want watch people being silly telly a very silly story

I loved the movie. It had the right balance of parody and over the top acting. I was laughing all the way though it.