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Movie Reviews of Godzilla - Final Wars
Movie Review: Final Wars is Great-Ignore the Anti-Hype
Summary: 5 Stars
I received Godzilla Final Wars for Christmas as a present from my son and it was fantastic. I've read reviews of the film on the internet for the last year while I waited for the U.S. DVD release. It's safe to say that based on these reviews my anticipation declined and my expectations were lowered. I can sum up my reaction to these 'reviewers' in four words, having seen the movie for myself..."They were all wrong".
Final Wars has everything that a Godzilla fan is looking for: monsters galore, just enough human drama(not much as usual, but just enough) to ground the story, and plenty of kaiju fighting. There is some criticism of how quick some of the fights are. They are missing the point: we need to establish that Godzilla is truly "king of the monsters" or he can never defeat the final alien opponent.
Another criticism...there are homages to the Matrix and Star Wars...etc. Who cares? I sense them to but they are not forced into the plot nor do they detract from the story...they advance it. There a bits of Japanese film imagery in George Lucas' movies, why can't it work the other way around?
If you go into this movie understanding what a true Godzilla flick is...plenty of monsters, cheezy dialog and human catastrophe...you will not be let down. This movie had more monster action than many G-films put together, and it was spiced up by some quality human fighing as well. Speaking of humans, the characters were interesting and likeable. The head villain's tantrums are fantastic...we need to establish that the enemy is insane and dangerous.
I am so glad that this movie emerges from the rubble of poorly conceived criticism and fires an energy blast that obliterates the doubters.
If you still have that childhood spirit in you, the one that grew up knowing what a Godzilla film was and what you could expect, you are in for the best ride yet.
Buy this movie...don't let the overly serious critics deny you a great time! You are going to have a blast...trust me.
Movie Review: I LOVED THIS FLICK!
Summary: 5 Stars
Let me start by saying this: Final Wars is the first Godzilla movie I've watched in about 10 years. Besides 2000, I have not seen anything past 1985. However, after watching this film, I think I will try to catch up.
[...] - some of you may already know him as the angry video game nerd (check this guy out). Anyway, he has a comprehesive review list on that website of what I believe are most if not all of the Godzilla flicks. Watching that, I felt my interest rekindled, and it just so happened that Final Wars was the only one in the whole series being sold at the local video store. I got it, watched it, and I got to say that I have not have that much fun watching an action flick in YEARS!
This movie just kicks ass the whole way through. I was entertained non-stop. Many of the reviews here hate the fact that Godzilla is not on screen for much of the film, but when he is on, it is simply killer. By the way, how can one measure a movie by how long the title character is on screen? By that logic, Alien, Predator, and Jaws must all suck because the title entity is hardly ever there.
Now, I'm not oblivious - I know I've just refered to three classics. But classic or not, these movies are in my collection because I loved watching them. And that's why I give Final Wars 5 stars. Make no mistake about it; by it's very nature, this is a bad movie. But that is what Godzilla flicks are - bad movies that we love to watch (except for the American Godzilla, because that one was just plain BAD!) This movie gets a five score because I absolutly had a blast viewing it. This was probably the most fun I had watching an action flick since Die Hard with a Vengeance.
Bold? Sure, but honest. I will not bother with a plot synopsis. Suffice it to say that if you have a love for fun movies, this will satisfy yoiur craving and then some. I've already ordered three more Godzilla movies on this site since watching this one. And Don Frye was awesome!
Movie Review: The Gangs All Here....And Lookin' Great!!
Summary: 5 Stars
The latest entry into the long standing Toho Godzilla series, "Final Wars" packs so much into the two hour film, fans of the giant lizard are bound to find something in here to love.
The film opens with Godzilla being buried in ice by the latest group of human assigned to stop these rampaging monster, the EDF (Earth Defense Force). Only this time, these guys may have the edge because they aren't simple human beings, they are mutants. Not sure how this gives them an edge against towering monster...but it does provide for some awesome kung-fu fight scenes sprinkled throughout the film. When an entire slew of monsters begins attacking major cities around the world, it seems even the EDF might have too much to handle...and that is when the aliens show up. Are the aliens here to help....what has caused the monsters to suddenly begin attacking at once?
This movie is a lot of fun! If you love Toho's kaiju films, you MUST see this film. Almost all of Godzilla's former foes make an appearance, from Manda to Ghidorah and even Hedorah (The Smog Monster) makes a brief cameo.
Sure, the storyline is kind of a re-hash or mish-mash of earlier films (specifically "Invasion of Astro Monster" aka "Godzilla vs. Monster Zero"), but that is part of the fun. If you are looking for a deep storyline, with a heavy plot and character development look elsewhere. The storyline serves it's purpose in putting almost all of Toho's giant monsters in play. And they look great! Enhanced with some CGI, but still clearly Toho's "Suitmation" special effects. The budget was much bigger for this film and it shows. The scenery looks great, the action non-stop and the special effects are great. There is some decent character development, and the actors do a great job in not getting completely overshadowed by the mutant beasties.
If you haven't seen the newer Godzilla films, give this one a shot. There is a good reason this film series has now stretched over 5 decades.
Movie Review: It's a crying shame that so many fellow Godzilla fans immediately just decided to bash this one due to Kitamura!
Summary: 5 Stars
As a huge Godzilla fan,I pretty much collect everything that involves that giant radioactive-breathing leviathan including G-FAN
magazine!What is G-FAN?It's every Godzilla's fan's dream come to life in the form of a magazine founded by J.D.LEES that deals with
everything GODZILLA,GAMERA,Japanese Sci-fi and fantasy oriented!It
sometimes even gives you coverage on Japanese superheroes like
ULTRAMAN for a good example.So,needless to say I was horrified when J.D.LEES and other main G-FAN scribes and subscribers
had completely already had it set in their minds that this was a bad movie just because they found out that Ryuhei Kitamura was going to direct instead of Masaaki Tezuka who had helmed 3 of
the previous entries in the Shinsei(aka: Millenium)Godzilla series!
And as I continued to read further issues as they came out,especially when GODZILLA:FINAL WARS had its premeire in
Hollywood rather than in Japan,like Toho usually does with their
kaiju eiga epics,the reviewers for G-FAN pretty much gave this one
completely BAD REVIEWS!But when I finally got a chance to see the
film myself on DVD,I was TOTALLY BLOWN AWAY by the awesome scope of this movie!This is without a doubt,one of Godzilla's GREATEST ADVENTURES IN THE MONSTER'S ENTIRE FILM LEGACY!And it has an all-
star giant monster cast that also includes: RODAN,ANGUIRUS,EBIRAH,
KING CAESAR,KAMACURS,KUMONGA,MANDA,HEDORAH,MINILLA,GIGAN,MONSTER X,
the American GODZILLA,and KEIZER GHIDORAH!And not only that the
film has plenty of action,story,and monsters that more than likely
should please any GODZILLA enthusiast.Like it did with me.Should
you want to subscribe to the Godzilla fan magazine(G-FAN)just write
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Movie Review: The battle of the Millennium!
Summary: 5 Stars
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.