Godzilla - Final Wars (2004)

Godzilla's 50th Anniversary project and costliest adventure to date out of 28 films. Earth has been relatively peaceful since Godzilla was successfully buried deep in ice beneath the South Pole. Then - sometime a few years hence-several of his old nemeses return to wreak havoc on cities worldwide. A huge spaceship suddenly appears and neutralizes all the monsters in a blink. The visitors are "Xiliens," who take human form and announce they would like to negotiate a peace treaty that would replace the United Nations with a "United Universe". They are indeed too good to be true, however. It doesn't take long before their nefarious real purpose is exposed - conquering Earth. Greatly outmatched, Earth officials decide to de-freeze Godzilla as man's only hope to vanish the invaders, as well as the monsters they control. Only trouble is Godzilla is still mad at man for freezing him in the first place.

The battle of the Millennium!

I have been a Godzilla fan ever since I was a little kid, watching badly dubbed and edited versions on early morning Sunday TV. Get a couple of guys in big suits beating each other up, and I am happy as can be.

"Godzilla: Final Wars" was the first Godzilla flick I ever actually saw in a movie theater. I was living in Japan when it was released, and there was no way I was going to miss the chance to see the big green guy battling away on the big screen. Man, was it cool.

This flick is the end of the Millennium series, which was one of the best of all the Godzilla incarnations. I loved how they established some continuity, including paying homage to the original (and best) 1954 Godzilla. Modern special effects were used to enhance the man-in-suit action, without ever giving in to CGI and taking away everything that makes Godzilla cool.

Paying homage is what "Final Wars" is all about. Pretty much every big boy that Godzilla has faced down makes an appearance, with the notable exception of Mechagodzilla, who disappeared at the end of Godzilla - Tokyo S.O.S.. Even the obscure ones like Ebira get a turn on the stage before getting dispatched. Sure, some of them fall a little bit too quickly, but that is a lot of monster to pack into a 125 minute flick.

Supposedly, this was going to be the true "final" Godzilla flick, but you just can't keep a good monster down. I am looking forward to 2014, the 60th anniversary of Godzilla, when the waters will boil again and that fantastic scream will come booming out at meaning, signaling that Tokyo better watch out because some buildings are about to come tumbling down.
July 2, 2008

Not enough Godzilla

Great effort to make an interesting human side to the story and the monster fights are well done and look relaly cool but it seems to drag a bit in the middle as godzilla is absent from most of the film. May 2, 2008

It's mostly a tribute to Toho's old sci-fi flicks/I'm using my mom's account,I'm not a girl

Alright when I bought this movie I was expecting a movie that had big Kaiju battles, but I was I my expectation was wrong. Instead we get the ultimate Toho tribut featuring references to the movie Gorath and Atragon.
Final Wars is not a Godzilla movie, infact Godzilla is used as the last solution against the Xillians, so don't start watching this film thinking it's going to be another Godzilla movie.

The film mainly focuses on human,mutants, and of course the Xillians but the story will keep nonkaiju and Kaiju fans interested with interesting but cleary inspired by the Matrix battle scenes. Well even a little of the plot is inspired by the Matrix, but that will only bother you at first. Anyways when Godzilla finally appears he takes on all 12 monsters, but even though the battles are quick it still entertains and makes you forget about the humans for a bit. The only monster battles the last long is the battle between Godzilla and Monster X, which is pretty awesome by the way.

Anyways ways this movie is excellent film, it features tons of sci-fi elements and it also features the very cute Minilla. I bought this movie to my English class in school and it was recieved well by the students and teachers, this is defintly a movie to show to your friends, so they could start getting into Godzilla too. April 2, 2008

All monsters Melee!

Awesome movie! All the monsters are in this movie! Fun for the whole family! The kids love it! Easy menus, english dubbing available as well as original Japanese version! Worth the money for a classic movie lover! March 25, 2008

Saved the best for last

You may've heard this was a stinker.... DON'T LISTEN!
Hey, If you are a Godzilla fan, you already have a great imagination!
15 Monsters! Old school fights (albeit short ones!)And Godzilla whups every last one!
Good character developement too...so you don't mind that you'd like more Godzilla. Many differnet views and the music is modern and even tho it's not Ifukube, fits this picture. It's just a lot of fun! February 6, 2008

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