Jeff-Goldblum2 wrote:Why is Godzilla Vs Destroyah the hated movie of the franchise these days?
The Godzilla movie to hate use to be either Godzilla's Revenge or Godzilla 98.
Um, it isn't? Not even close. Toho Kingdom is probably the only forum in existence where Godzilla's Revenge is better liked than Destoroyah and, while the hatred for GINO may have died down in the last twenty years, I'm pretty confident the vast majority of fans would take Destoroyah over GINO. I also see a lot more hate for GFW, the anime trilogy and KOTM than I do for Destoroyah. Not to mention Space Godzilla, which is still easily the most disliked Heisei film (and deservedly so, in my opinion).
Jeff-Goldblum2 wrote:Nowadays on the forum all you get is Destroyah is a useless monster, Godzilla Vs Destroyah is a horrible movie and similar comments.
Who is making these comments? The worst I've seen is a few fans opining that Destoroyah isn't any better of a movie than Space Godzilla. It's an opinion I disagree with but it's hardly the hyperbolic hatred you seem to be describing.
Jeff-Goldblum2 wrote:Ages ago the movie was popular, people remembered Godzilla's death as a standout and liked Destroyah as a monster.
The impact of Godzilla's death was washed away by his near-instant revival. The scene itself is still a standout, which is something even most people who dislike this film seem to agree on. Destoroyah is still fairly well-liked in my experience but, if we're being honest, Destoroyah has always been more popular among casual fans due to his "badass" demonic design. I haven't seen anyone flat out hate on the kaiju itself, only on the clunkiness of the final form's suit, which is a valid criticism.
Jeff-Goldblum2 wrote:Have people gone too far in course correcting the past popularity of the movie to point out it's apparent flaws?
No. The movie has some major flaws, chiefly its criminally underdeveloped cast and Destoroyah's rather arbitrary role in the plot and anti-climactic death. The effects are also hit and miss, as in all of the Heisei films. Still, I have never seen a single person refer to Godzilla vs. Destoroyah as the worst film in the franchise and only a few refer to it as the worst of the Heisei series. Outside of TK, it still seems to be the most popular Heisei film, edging out Biollante and MG2. On various forum polls I've seen over the years, Destoroyah tends to place very highly and I haven't noticed that changing recently. I think negativity toward all of the Heisei films has increased in the past decade, which tends to happen when the "newness" of films wears off. Give it another decade and people will be placing Heisei on the same pedestal as Showa and talking about how the era is just as good in it's own way.