The Nemesis
Semper Tyrannus
I wanted to like that movie so badly, and it did have a couple of cool moments (that weird anime-attack beam spam thing where he shoots lasers/breath weapon out of points all over his body looked really cool even if it was stylish nonsense) but between the blood-puking squirming monster early form and the decrepit shambling zombie mass final form it just wasn't Godzilla. It was Anno's nightmare creature put in Godzilla's role.
The only thing in the movie that was more ridiculous was that supposedly third-generation American envoy lady who apparently had a Japanese Grandmother but was otherwise American even though:
a) she looked wholly Japanese (because obviously the actress was)
b) she acted incredibly Japanese or at least was improper/inappropriate in a specifically Japanese way (she spoke fluent and proper Japanese, but often in a particularly rude/non-respectful tone/form, which is something that you'd likely only know to do if you were fluent/immersed in Japanese since most ways of teaching Japanese as a second language tend to stress polite or neutral tone and form as a base specifically so that you don't inadvertently be an asshole to people at random. She also displayed familiarity and comfort with Japanese manners and social mores even if she was intent on ignoring them because "lol Americans are brash, rude jerks")
c) she had the thickest Japanese accent possible and sounded like she probably only learned her smattering of English dialogue phonetically (because, obviously, her actress likely only learned a bit of English in high school and then never used it again like most Japanese people owuld)
Like... seriously... they couldn't have found a half-Japanese actress who was English fluent to play the part? Though I guess not because this was an important part, the actress they chose was apparently a big deal, and Japanese entertainment isn't exactly known for its thriving opportunities for gaijin and hafus outside of certain niches.
