Godzilla 2000 (2000) **

Directed by Takao Okawara. With Takehiro Murata, Naomi Nishide and Mayu Suzuki. Godzilla has gained a lot of weight since he was last spotted (and allegedly killed) in New York City. He no longer runs like a rabbit and has miraculously recover his ability to emit atomic breath. Now he’s back and as mean as ever, ready to destroy Tokyo while fighting against a mysterious UFO. The film is badly dubbed (thank God), campy and quite enjoyable. There is a hilariously philosophical closing line - “Godzilla is inside all of us”. Funny, I always thought it was the other way around - not that it would matter to the poor guy sweating it out inside that rubber suit.