Up From The Depths Reviews | Godzilla: Final Wars (2004)

[@JosephZ144]

No matter what people say about this movie there are one thing that is commonly agreed on, that Gigan redesign is amazing!

[@disgustingweeb]

this gigan is so fucking badass i fucking love it

[@disgustingweeb]

@Deathla TM of course

[@silascraven]

I want him for the monsterverse

[@FlyingFocs]

I kind of prefer the campy and colorful original a bit. This one has a design that just seems... edgelord. But yeah, those chainsaw hands were beautiful, and if Gigan returns, those should as well.

[@Bowiiihowdy]

Oh ya. Looks badass. I really like the Godzilla redesign as well

[@KevinDrongowskiSmart]

Getting drunk with my college roommates and watching Final Wars was a highlight of my Godzilla fandom.

[@UpFromTheDepths88]

This is the best movie to do that with.

[@thatmotivatedchris6749]

*F*

[@ScorpionStrike7]

U need to get drunk for Godzilla’s Revenge

[@hy6gfrhhye45yy2]

When will kong get a upgrade? Like ssj

[@Ragna_Rock54]

@@ScorpionStrike7 VERY drunk

[@Vaporious2000]

So basically this movie is Destroy All Monsters meets Mission Impossible 2 meets The Matrix meets Independence Day. Sounds good to me!

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

Precisely. xD

[@piotrmalewski8178]

I watched it, it was awful, unless maybe watched when drunk. It's practically a parody which tries to have dark climate, Godzilla moves like a ninja, the plot is just a rampage, and if it wasn't enough, it has Joseph Stalin commanding a giant flying drill!!!

[@tombradydid9114]

With Godzilla the slasher villain

[@tombradydid9114]

@@piotrmalewski8178 duh! Thats the point.

[@Valandar2]

@@piotrmalewski8178 That's not Joseph Stalin - that's Mike Haggar from Final Fight!!!

[@gameragodzilla]

Godzilla Final Wars is basically an 80’s action flick as a Godzilla movie. And that’s why I love it.

[@trsniffy]

Or, a Showa film choreographed by Yuen Woo-Ping.

[@uppishcub1617]

more of a 90s action flick with all of the latex and acrobatics

[@HectorMElias]

One of my favorite facts about Final Wars is that you can skip to any frame of the movie and it feels like you're watching a completely different movie

[@xfinafire]

Fun fact: I met Don Frye at G-Fest last summer! He's such a nice guy!

[@markreyes7454]

WHAAAAAAAAAAA!?!?!?!?!?!

[@Saltyaf38]

I did too

[@PresbianTier]

Lucky

[@fenrirhere]

He's probably nicer in person. All he talks about is stupid right wing politics on his Twitter.

[@ravinnox2640]

I was in Japan when this released and it was such a big deal. The theater was packed and the audience was so pumped up...it was amazing.

[@HelloBoy145]

I heard this movie flopped at the box office. Why?

[@expiredcoffee7991]

@@HelloBoy145 I think the audience was just losing interest in Godzilla. Too many were being released at once

[@lorschat496]

@@HelloBoy145 There was barely any scenes of kaijus. Too many scenes of humans having conflicts with another

[@hiattgrey9161]

@@expiredcoffee7991 And kids in Japan were more into Pokémon than Godzilla.

[@SaurianStudios1207]

Godzilla final wars is such an underrated movie. It's Godzilla's 50th anniversary film that went all out, had 15 kaiju, had don fyre and his awesome one liners, and was made to be an awesome, good time. People who hate this movie were honestly expecting a masterpiece on par with the godfather and dont know what ''a good time" is. Godzilla final wars IS a good time. I give it a 7/10.

[@squinteastwood4637]

Underrated? lol.

[@SaurianStudios1207]

@@squinteastwood4637 um yeah. Alot of people hate this one and I've always loved it.

[@themexican8720]

@@SaurianStudios1207 It's a good time, but still complete garbage. My favorite Godzilla film, yet I still admit its countless faults.

[@miguelgcgamer9878]

give this movie an eye critic and its flaud, alot logical issues, story makes no sense, cgi is awful, characters are trash the motion is so bad, critic final score 1/10, As a Godzilla movie 7/10

[@raptilian]

@@miguelgcgamer9878 In the Gotengo vs the Xilien mothership scene CGI was TRASH, but still it's one of the most epic moments in the whole franchise, at least for me. It may be because this was the first Godzilla movie I ever watched... I know that Final Wars had countless mistakes and issues, but I still really like it.

[@jmalmsten]

I've never been a fan of the term "guilty pleasure", or "enjoy it ironically". Either you enjoy it or you don't. Simply put, I just love the balls to the walls insanity of it.

[@MrH2O1998]

I think those terms have their uses. It's not always black and white.

[@averagejoe6617]

For me, a guilty pleasure film is a movie I know is bad, but I enjoy it regardless. My favorite guilty pleasure films are the first three transformers films. They're terrible, but I love them anyways.

[@diagonalscroll5]

@@averagejoe6617 Same… I grew up watching them. I even remember going to the Movies when the released… when that was still a thing.

[@brycevo]

Final Wars is the quintessential Godzilla movie. You have X Aliens trying to take over the world, Mutant humans, psychic connections, super sci-fi human weapons, all the Kaiju, and all out destruction during awesome Kaiju brawls. This is the movie I use to summarize the franchise.

[@WillTheGreatest]

Godzilla doing martial arts will still be one of the best moments in cinematic history

[@ChrisPeteG]

"Gigantic, sloppy, overblown mess" is exactly right. The movie relishes in being big, dumb fun.

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

This was a blast. Just turn off your brain and enjoy the show

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

Indeed. xD

[@hellcatdave1]

Ah, that's not what I like about Godzilla though. Probably why I hate this film.

[@MrPajamaShark]

@@hellcatdave1What do you like about Godzilla? I like that we get movies that are more human plot based and that we get some that are just awesome monster fights. There's a Godzilla movie for every mood

[@hellcatdave1]

@@MrPajamaShark I like the original idea behind godzilla, a warning against nuclear weapons.

[@madison_russell04]

@@hellcatdave1 Well since the third movie that point was certainly gone and was more or less turned into a Battel Blockbuster kind of thing. I like some of the more serious toned once, but overall i like it more if Godzilla fights Kaijus. This was with Godzilla vs Biollante and Tokyo SoS the first Godzilla movies i watched out of the series, when i was like 9 or 10. Yeah the movie had some serious gore, but for a kid otherwise it was very great.

[@detectivecotton6824]

I remember getting this on dvd when I was little and loved it, I think this is the movie that really got me into Godzilla in the first place

[@jarrettstiles4682]

Same for me

[@randyqquaint8400]

"Final Wars is a blast" As are these movie reviews! So glad I found this channel!

[@battletoads22]

"I knew that tuna-head wasn't up to much. Oh well, on to the next one."

[@alfa01spotivo]

Growing up as a godzilla fan was hard, no one else watched these films (they only knew the 98 film sadly) and thought of it as stupid and dumb, maybe it was but i loved it! The lore , the designs, the stories, I loved how ridiculous and fun the series was, with so many tv shows and movies taking themselves so seriously it was nice to have a series that went all out with its genre for so many films and to have so many memorable moments. Final Wars was the pinnacle and is probably my favorite, King of the Monsters I loved, it was pure fan service like Final Wars, it felt like the first american godzilla film structured like a toho film. I really appreciate your channel, Im so glad I found it and I hope this doesnt get buried in the comments (it probably will) but thanks

[@chacethechaotic2910]

This is my favorite Godzilla movie

[@obliviongigan6360]

Same

[@nickmitsialis]

AND MY favorite Rodan intro: Rodan wrecking NYC is some of the best 'Uber Pterosaur action' I've seen.

[@daniel_of_jersey4775]

Final wars and Shin godzilla was for me aswell.

[@I-am-literally-za-world]

It's a good film, but definitely not the best. The best is the first Godzilla

[@miguelgcgamer9878]

As a film it sucks, as a godzilla film its great

[@user-go1lb9yg2z]

I love how Godzilla’s fighting power is max in this film, we see most of all monsters in the franchise fight Godzilla again and get there shit beat in the process. Is it objectively good? Hell no but it’s still one of my favorites.

[@switchtheflip9422]

Normally, I'm sure I would have hated this film. However, the sheer amount of fun and energy they managed to squeeze into it, makes me love it so much.

[@Xagzan]

I was so not a fan of this one when it first released. It wasn't so much a problem with the content itself (although I wasn't crazy about anime ninja people in a Godzilla movie), but the timing. We knew that this was going to be the final Godzilla before Toho did another hiatus, and who knew how long it would last this time? (as it turned out 12 years) In the face of such indefinite absence, I was hoping at the time the last Godzilla would be more serious, something closer to the original. Final Wars was obviously the opposite of that. So I didn't care for it one bit. These days I love watching it. Everything about it is glorious. Gimme that ridiculous shit in my veins, man.

[@GamerMinilla]

I'm pretty much on the exact same boat as you, man. Now that we have Shin, this movie is far more palpable to me and I watch it just like how I watch the 70's Showa movies. With good friends, good beer and good pizza!

[@reddeadspartan]

I love Final Wars, it may not have much substance but it is just pure unadulterated fun. It really feels like a 50th birthday celebration where everyone is just having fun. Also I love how America is represented by Sum 41, it's so cheesy in all the right ways. You're out of Godzilla flicks now, will you be reviewing the Rebirth of Mothra series next or possibly Gamera next?

[@Gojirawars03]

“We’re all to Blame” Yeah, I guess America is to blame for kinda ruining Godzilla in the late 90’s, lol. Japan has to revive him early because Tristar screwed up so badly.

[@GamerMinilla]

He still has to do 2014 and the Anime trilogy, my guy! (Not shin tho, he already did a half-hour review on that a while back)

[@Gojirawars03]

Devout Mothra Follower He reviewed 2014, and he’s been doing reviews of the Anime films recently. He’s already reviewed POTM.

[@GamerMinilla]

@@Gojirawars03 Wait what!? When??? How??? KZbin subscriber feeeeeeeed!! Do your damn job!

[@Gojirawars03]

Devout Mothra Follower He did them a while ago. Pretty sure he reviewed POTM back when it first came out.

[@galactic1555]

Final Wars is pretty bad on any real critical look, but casually it's great. The movie is so batshit crazy that the quality doesn't matter

[@Sly_Marbo_Bastard_of_Catachan]

Well look at any Godzilla movies with a critical lenses and they all fall short of logic relatively quickly. I mean it's a movie about giant monsters fighting each other and that's why everyone likes it.

[@SaurianStudios1207]

Critics: watch it while you're drunk Audiences and fans: this is the best action packed Godzilla movie ever!!!!

[@yasminajwcc497]

Yes, this movie is great

[@uppishcub1617]

@@Sly_Marbo_Bastard_of_Catachan the only ones that work under a critical lense are the first one and shin godzilla

[@rileyyoung6697]

Oh man, the movie that got me into Godzilla. I saw other Godzilla movies beforehand but this was the first one I saw from start to finish. Think seeing all the different Kaiju in one movie helped cement my love for the series as a whole.

[@CaptainKotetsu]

The fast food burger analogy sums it up perfectly. Some times you just want a big, greasy, tasty whopper. Is it quality? No. Do I love it? Yes.

[@BioGoji-zm5ph]

I swear, Kazuki Kitamura as the Xillian Leader was the BEST part of this movie. His performance in this film was like the late Raoul Julia playing M. Bison in the 1994 Street Fighter movie: completely mesmerizing and entertaining to the point that you just didn't care about any of the film's flaws whenever he was on screen.

[@roselynn6753]

It's Showa era silliness with a modern budget. Completely ridiculous and I love it.

[@Will-fl8if]

Finally, a good review on this movie that isn't just mindless hate. Great Video!

[@plasma2509]

My parents got me Godzilla Final Wars on Christmas of 2012, this film got me into the Godzilla Fandom I will never regret getting this film on that fateful Christmas

[@ChadRapt3r]

This movie is totally insane and that’s why I love it

[@goldedrag111]

It's over the top but man it's epic.

[@carktheshark]

My favorite Godzilla movie as a kid. I loved the theme song so much

[@WestCoastCFB]

“equivalent to a burger from your favorite fast food joint” absolutely, couldn’t have said it any better than that

[@Bastizilla]

What can i say, this film is candy. #KazukiKitamuraRules

[@bigredwanderer]

This was my introduction to the Godzilla franchise, and my goodness what a way to get introduced to the King of the monsters.

[@doom7ish]

It's was a blast! This movie was amazing, so much fan services. So much Joy and happiness. So much DESTRUCTION! so much Rampage.

[@TheMrrobustus]

This movie is absolutely insane and the song during Kazama's sacrifice is a perfect amalgamation of that. I Love This Movie Plot and logic? Hell no.

[@abrahemsamander3967]

I love this channels name! I just had a talk with one of my teachers two days ago. I talked about wanting to see the new Godzilla movie, she said she’d never seen any of the movies but she saw the Saturday morning cartoon she then said “up from the depths, 30 stories high.” I said it along with her, I was such a Godzilla nut as a kid I got the dvd to the cartoon and I remembered the words. I love final wars, ironically it was my introduction to Godzilla even though it was the last movie at the time.

[@rogerhwerner6997]

I really like how you manage to find a silver lining in the truly ridiculous. Love your reviews, all of them. Almost as entertaining as an actual kiju film.

[@frankjones4804]

Final wars: the most expensive kaiju movie ever made Godzilla king of the monsters: Hold my beer

[@OfficialREVENGEMusic]

It's a shame this suit was never used again. It's easily one of my favorite designs of Godzilla.

[@alexchesbro]

This was, and still is, my favorite Godzilla movie. The campiness combined with the frequent, quick, and brutal fights are so fun. With every monster in the franchise being brutally slaughtered once again like bugs by Godzilla, it shows how far he’s come as a character. The CGI has a certain charm to it. The over the top characters make it all the better. Gotta love it.

[@scado5679]

This is probably my favorite Millenium film for how crazy and over the top it is, it's still legitimately entertaining even after so long And this movie also singlehandedly raised Gigan to #2 in my list of favorite kaiju sorely because of his new design/abilities

[@dariusq8894]

Final Wars is ironically a great starter Godzilla movie for the HADD crowd. The action sequences are bombastic, numerous, and well choreographed. The story is passable, and despite not requiring much canonical knowledge there is still plenty of fan service. It's the kind of film Michael Bay wishes he could make. I personally consider the Heisei series as the best Godzilla experience, not unlike the Marvel Cinematic Universe. But Final Wars is my favorite individual film for the sheer over the top action.

[@iancassidy661]

Godzilla: Final Wars is one of my favorite Godzilla movie in the Millennium series. Godzilla is 100 meters tall and portray as Anti-hero in order to save the earth of his territory from other monsters expect Mothra. Minilla is back in the final Millennium series. Minilla is my least favorite Godzilla's adoptive son.

[@vicctretamaj]

I wish megalon was in the movie, he’s my fav

[@hugostiglitz9864]

True but it was cool to see the Smog Monster, Manda, King Cesar!

[@cooldude-kd1se]

And jet jaguar but hey at least we saw jet jaguar in the new godzilla anime: singular point and megalon too!

[@majorpaiyne2124]

@@cooldude-kd1se That JJ is kind of weird, but it was still cool.

[@cooldude-kd1se]

@@majorpaiyne2124 yeah his design was weird but still cool!

[@nbadude44]

This one was also originally going to be a sequel to Destoroyah, following the grown-up Godzilla Jr. from the ending of that film. They even started building the models expecting Godzilla to be the same size as the Heisei era (100 meters tall) before Toho just decided to make it another stand-alone film. Also, I wish they could have integrated Jet Jaguar in the movie. My idea was that he would have been built by the military (similar to Kiryu) and maybe even take down one of the weaker monsters like Ebirah or whatever, but then immediately get destroyed by Gigan (since they fought each other in the Showa era)

[@tsunamirider9895]

Love the channel! I absolutely love Godzilla: Final Wars. One of my favorite Godzilla movies. Just so ridiculously over the top. This, along with 1974's Godzilla vs. Mechagodzilla, and 2019's King of the Monsters are some of my favorite entries in the series.

[@hugostiglitz9864]

It was a fitting way to commemorate the 50th anniversary of the franchise. Great to see the sea monster, Smog Monster, King Cesar too. Also fun to see the pathetic Zilla get stomped in a hurry.

[@MkZuO12345]

To quote a Cosmonaut Variety Hour review of Fast and Furious franchise: "logic is just screenwriting limitation". And I think the creators of Final Wars took this to heart. And I love this movie for it :)

[@araarabutkermitthefrog]

Godzilla 2004: unofficial tittle king of monster Godzilla 2019: it official now

[@divin3nightmar339]

AURA the FOX yep exactly what I was thinking. Especially since those two are my favorite movies. King of the monsters coming first then final wars, then shin Gojira

[@thatrandomzealot4773]

I can’t stop watching your videos they are amazing

[@firery794]

I love how all the old characters from the showa series are back

[@GasolineProductions]

I've been watching this channel for about a month now, this video finally won me over, I wish I could subscribe multiple times, you deserve more subscribers

[@Sean-lr7lj]

Good to see your channels picking up man :) congrats on 3k!

[@Windwalker88]

This may be one of my favorite movie ever made. It has everything i love combined in one movie

[@davidmccann9811]

I think the TriStar Godzilla was thrown in just to show how insignificant he is against the real Godzilla.

[@zachv4516]

Excellent review. I remember sitting down to watching this with my family (I was the only Godzilla fan so I had more appreciation than they did lol) keep up the good work!

[@SuperSirianRigel]

A very entertaining yet crazy movie. Totally agree. Oh and I especially loved how Zilla got wrecked while SR-71 plays in the background. lol

[@Valandar2]

The best line: "I thought I told you to get to the ship."

[@mariobastien1858]

Godzilla, the most unstoppable enemy that humans had ever faced.

[@AlbelNox]

Final Wars is proof that people don't know how to have fun anymore

[@austinsmith538]

This the most ridiculously over the top movie ever and I fucking love it.

[@FolfHavoc]

This was my first Godzilla film as a kid. It along with 2000, hold a special place in my heart. It's like a second Destroy All Monsters to me and I enjoy going back to it.

[@SwfanredLotr]

Godzilla 2004 is probably one of the best if not my favorite suit design of the franchise.

[@HatCreature]

I love this film, even though it's overflowing with content it's the most fun of all the G movies. Gigan and Ghidorah reach new levels of epicness in this one, when I saw they chose this version of Gigan for the game I was ecstatic

[@jcngokai-76]

The reason why Director Kitamura cast Don Frye as the lead actor, with Gary Goodridge and Ray Sefo in a cameo appearance, is that Kitamura loved MMA. Also, this movie reminds me of the Energizer bunny commercial, “Nothing beats the King of the Monsters, Godzilla, it keeps going and going ... “🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣🤣

[@LanceUppercut78]

This and GMK are the crown jewel of the entire Godzilla franchise. Watch these two films back to back with some beers and you got yourself a good night.

[@NEWDAWNFADES444]

When I was little I thought Godzilla Final Wars was gonna be as good as it gets, and I think I might be right after rewatching

[@ILOW_ZN8]

I've been waiting for this! One of my favorite Godzilla movies and was the second Godzilla movie I bought on DVD (Godzilla 1998 was my first Godzilla movie).

[@ジミー-o7j]

YES FINALLY, THANK YOU SO MUCH!!! All the Destruction!!!!

[@kevinhughes3477]

There is one thing I love about final wars. Finally Goji is so unstopable that we get to watch him straight up beast mode EVERYONE

[@kioumin5623]

"Isn't that the monster the Americans thought was godzilla?" My favorite quote from the movie and and absolute burn to the American production.

[@clipsclipsandmoreclips3384]

Ya know... for a movie running at two hours that was meant to be the last Godzilla movie for a decade as well as commemorating 50 years of Godzilla, there wasn’t much Godzilla until well over a hour into the plot. It’s different with G 2014 because a CGI Godzilla movie is tremendously expensive, millions more than the old traditional Toho way.

[@kaiju2296]

This is, by far, the most bombastic Godzilla film I’ve ever seen. I love it

[@bungieborris9111]

this movie is basically the WWF "monday night raw is war" of the godzilla franchise.

[@phyllissmith6903]

Wow this is one of my favorite godzilla movies and I think it is kinda slow but the amount of monsters is amazing

[@Acillatem23]

I liked Tokyo S.O.S. so I’m confused how it performed at a record low

[@carsonoliver8631]

My most memorable and ultimately favorite Godzilla movie.😁😁😁

[@trsniffy]

One of Final Wars' missteps was the score by Keith Emerson. Years ago, a fan rescored much of the film with Akira Ifukube's themes and pieces from various movies, and it was glorious and so, so perfect.

[@gojirafreak5678]

trsniffy Like the whole movie?

[@mikeching6374]

Zilla getting stomped by GODZILLA was the main reason I watched this movie and it did not disappoint. :D

[@shovellord1117]

This was the first godzilla I saw in theatres and to this day is still my favorite suit, love it!

[@bdr113080]

I just saw this movie for the first time two days ago. As some of you know ordering the DVDs or Blu-ray is about the only way we can get that some of the Japan movies now. I have watched everything HBO Max has to offer. The way you describe this movie at the beginning of the video is exactly how I felt and I loved it! This felt like Godzilla destroy all monsters meets Star Wars meets the matrix.

[@tracyndiyob162]

happy 20th anniversary godzilla final wars!!! :3 i loved how much of a final roll call to godzilla's line up it was (and finally giving zilla the beatdown they built up in a satisfyingly hilarious take that/the creator taking it in stride enjoying it.) in a fun milestone(in a way reminds me of sonic generations) that had a nice use of the human characters.(especially don frye who's basically "what if mike haggar went against godzilla" as he played him in a final fight fan film.) only real problems i had were the matrix/star wars callbacks being the weakest part that are where it became a mess as it should've been cut for more kaiju screentime(honestly would've liked the basis for it being the vials we see in tokyo s.o.s's stinger being stolen by the xillian leader to lead into it.). hedorah getting wrecked when he's the one that's even more than ghidorah gave godzilla the most trouble(all the others i could see heisei taking on reasonably,hilarious in hindsight with how actually broken godzilla earth was and do love they made up for it with that short.),gigan could've been handled a bit better as he comes back only to get his head sliced off by his own attack/blown up by mothra(did like her appearance and her surviving at the end.:3) and think monster x should've been the xillian leader transforming in a final form or fusing the ship with ghidorah. though find it more fun tbh than destroy all monsters(that was a bigger mess for what it was trying where the humans just being bad taking the screen time/the aliens being way more fun here and the monsters having a better showing even if some should've shown up at the finale like the big g's allies.)even if the millenium series had a lot of flaws with rebooting itself(megaguiras is still the one with no substance at all outside one scene) or retreading previous eras i thought it had great potential and to me this was a good goodbye to godzilla until the monsterverse/reiwa era.

[@SmarkusAurelius]

"This is the last one...for real this time...we promise"

[@joetrosclair8434]

This movie is a blast. It dares you to think, but not in a good way. Don’t think, just strap yourself to the Rollercoaster and laugh maniacally all the way through. It’s what I do. Definitely in my top 5. It’s absolutely bonkers

[@atmosrex7126]

As a 6 year old, this was my all time favorite Godzilla movie. Everything about it was so over the top (Which I could tell even then) that I loved it. I usually got tired out right by the final act and never actually remember watching the finale. I consider it a trainwreck of a movie, but so entertaining and fun that it is in my top 5.

[@GasterUser]

This is my favorite Godzilla movie of all time. While it has its weak points I loved every second of it. The suit was the one of the most intimidating Godzilla designs, with only Shin and the original beating it out. This is not a complex, thought provoking film in the slightest, but dang it, it was a fun experience from start to finish. 9.99/10

[@mdizzle99987]

When it comes to my movie library I have this thing I like to call my Top Shelf. This is because it is in a cabinet separate from where I keep my other movies. The movies I put there are movies I could watch repeatedly all day and not get board. Final Wars is a part of that. With all the Godzilla movies I like though, well let's just say I need a bigger shelf. However, no matter what Final Wars will always be a part of my Top Shelf. How much did I like it? Take a gooooood look at my avatar

[@TenereAMir]

I just watched this one last night. It was so damned fun and hilarious. Great entry into the franchise. Yeah, it's campy AF and the plot is so crazy, but that's what makes it a blast to watch.

[@AztecAstro19]

Great work man.

[@RC99_Productions]

Don Frye is badass in this movie! Also, this movie gives us the glorious visual of Godzilla annihilating the American Zilla.

[@alexstrang9823]

I LOVE this film and see it as a Celebration...a party, if you will. After all, as an anniversary, time to celebrate, right? If I had to guess, that was probably the intent. Anyone who thinks it's too frantic/energetic/wild, should realise Gojira is just a 'small' part of an entire tokusatsu genre...which often is exactly this frenetic/energetic/wild. Final Wars is more in line with the main tokusatsu genre IMHO (which is fine by me)

[@demi-fiendoftime3825]

This is Tied with Godzilla vs Destroyah as my favorite Godzilla movie

[@SpectralTime]

...Whelp. I really liked this movie, warts and all, as a younger man. I've heard people ceaselessly crap on it in the years since, and not always in ways I thought were fair. But, I've watched many of your other reviews. I've found your judgement fair and reasonable overall. So, as I start this video... no matter what, I respect your opinion.

[@regidio5083]

Final Wars was my reintroduction to Godzilla after the 1998 tri-star film rofl. This was the film that got me hyped for 2014 and made me go see the 1954 film + others along with Pacific rim.

[@theraymunator]

I already told this in another video, but what the hell, it was funny. There's a subway station in Mexico City with a small theater where movies are screened for free as a form to promote cultural literacy among the population. Typically the flicks that are screened are what I can only really describe as "true cinephile kino", so stuff that's acclaimed but that you don't really see recommended on Netflix or most cinemas. Sometimes, though, they do screen stuff that most people are familiar with, and back in november they screened Godzilla 2000, GMK, and Final Wars to celebrate Godzilla's 70th anniversary. Unfortunately I couldn't go watch them because it conflicted with my schedule, but since I typically have to go through that station I still caught a glimpse of the screenings anyway, and when Final Wars was being screened, I happened to come across the part Godzilla yeets Kumonga, and when that happened, the theater, which, mind you, was pretty packed, started cheering like if we had just won the World Cup. I swear I've never felt prouder of being a G-fan, and it really just goes to show that even if kaiju flicks do genuinely work as high art, sometimes all you need is giant monsters just beating the crap out of each other for a good time

[@ethenallen1388]

For the most part I have to agree with you, although the last scene in which Minila and the boy get Godzilla and the humans to stop fighting is a personal favorite of mine.

[@Nchubbz]

I will always say this; I would rather watch an entertaining movie that's not very good or has it's flaws, over a slow, boring, slick looking movie that thinks it's smarter than what it is. By 2004, what could they do? Re-make the original, or try and simply reboot another classic villain for the screen? Nah, just throw all the Godzilla tropes in a blender, add some western action movie influence (Works for John Woo and the Chinese action flicks, why not Japan?) and just go to town with it. This movie knows what it's doing, it's entertaining and celebrating 50 years of Godzilla and for 2 hours of your life, it's not that much to exchange.

[@technicaldifficulties2.050]

Once Godzilla reaches it's *100th Anniversary* , Toho will create an ultimate series of Godzilla and other Kaiju movies called the *MEGAVERSE* (A combination of *all* of the Godzilla series including the *Monsterverse* )!!!!

[@palaiologos4441]

So this is what happens when a Godzilla film goes on a massive coke binge