ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Mischa Redfern I didn’t really have many expectations going into the movie (good or bad), but I actually really enjoyed it. I really liked the characters and the banter between them.

Tyreece Hulme One of the best movies of the year! Incredible from the beginning to the end.

Roxie The thing I enjoyed most about the film is the fact that it doesn't shy away from being a super-sized-cliche;

doafan-34916 I've only seen Godzilla: Final Wars twice in my life and the very first time I watched it and seen that ball of fire coming to earth, I knew that it wasn't a planet as the Xilions had said it was. I just felt that it was (excuse the pun) more than meets the eye. When Godzilla blasts it and you see that it is indeed a monster, I laughed as I knew who it was right away. If any of you are a monster fan like I am you would've realized that there was only 1 monster that ever came from outer space. you can call it Ghidrah or King Ghidora, but they are one in the same monster. Sure one is green in color and the other is gold in color but when you put 2 and 2 together you get the same monster.

Eric Stevenson I'm not going to lie and say this was great, but I ended up enjoying it. I guess it probably has a low enough rating for me to consider it a guilty pleasure. I can see why some people wouldn't like it. It's mostly because it probably is too long and the special effects with the CGI aren't that good. It's the longest Japanese Godzilla movie ever! Right from the get go, we get tons of action and explosions! I guess you could compare it to some of Michael Bay's less awful films. This movie features tons of old Godzilla monsters appearing and fighting him.We even delve more into the Godzilla mythology as we analyze exactly why Godzilla can be regarded as both a villain and a hero in this medium. The best part is probably when we get a cameo by none other than the 1998 American Godzilla! He's beaten in a minute, a mockery of that dumb movie. Luckily the 2014 film was much better. The humans, or should I say mutants contribute well as we get some nice fight scenes with them and the aliens. Dang, why'd they have to have Godzilla's son in this? ***

a666333 I've been a Godzilla fan for decades and have always been forgiving of the shortcomings of some of the films. On this occasion, the shortcomings are too intrusive to and in-your-face to look past. Unfortunately, the problems are there from the start and they don't ever go away long enough to forget. A prime example is Keith Emmerson's musical contributions. The tinny, cheezie keyboard music belongs in a cheap early 80s video game. Unfortunately, it is dumped on you at the start and at the end. As a result, it is part of what you take away from the film. I am not sure what is more unbelievable, Emerson having the nerve to actually submit such garbage or the fact that it was accepted. The non Emerson music is not much better. This is really long way from the original foreboding Godzilla score. Matching with the music is the use of low quality computer graphics which again could easily have come out of an early 80s video game. Surely, Godzilla's send off deserves better. It really is cheap and third rate as are almost all of the characters, acting and the human action scenes. Since plenty of time is spent on those instead of Gojira and the other Kaiju, that low grade stuff is most of what you see. Some have said that the movie does not take itself seriously and that should be taken into consideration. That can perhaps forgive some of the dialogue but we are talking about some really atrocious production here that would likely be rejected for a Saturday morning cartoon. The good moments are provided by what you actually came to see, i.e. Godzilla in full rage and a full slate of other monsters who, whatever their role here, seem like old friends and rivals. The screen time for most of them is limited in this format. All but one is a welcome guest and one wonders why the human action filler was not cut back in favour of the monsters. The production for the monster scenes is at a much higher level except again in some of the CG based flying scenes and for one of the monsters that was presented in a very bad way, worse in fact than in that particular creature's original appearance long ago. That part was was difficult to comprehend. Two possible explanations are 1) no budget or time left for that section, 2) taking the audience for granted. This movie could have been a lot better and it deserved to be.

brando647 After having trudged through a handful of Godzilla movies and only really finding enjoyment in one (TOKYO S.O.S.), I think I've finally found what is safe to say my favorite: FINAL WARS. Based on the mixed critical and audiences reactions as compared to some of the other classics, I might be totally off-base and my opinion is probably skewed as I've only seen five or six movies in the franchise at this point. Regardless, this movie was more fun (despite its flaws) than any of the others I've seen. It was released on the 50th anniversary of the Godzilla franchise and, as I understand it, is touted as the last in the series. I assume this movie is just the same as any other with the word 'final' in the title and, if there haven't been more released yet, I'm sure we'll see more eventually (not including the 2014 American reimagining). The film opens with a battle against Godzilla in Antarctica where the military manages to trap him beneath a layer of rubble and ice. For a while, the world prospers as mankind has shifted its focus off of war and pollution. Everything's groovy until the world comes under attack from every major kaiju…at once! Anguirus is in Shanghai! Rodan's in New York City! The monster from that horrible 1998 GODZILLA film starring Matthew Broderick is in Sydney, Australia! But wait! A race of aliens from outer space (I hate how the film always feels the need to refer to it as 'outer' space…it sounds juvenile) known as the Xiliens have arrived to save us, and a new era of prosperity is upon us when they make quick work of the world's most dangerous monsters and offer to assist us in destroying a rogue planetoid on a collision course with Earth. It all sounds too perfect and the world welcomes the Xiliens with open arms, but there is something more sinister going on behind the scenes and mankind's survivors might need to awaken the world's most dangerous foe to save us: Godzilla.I'm not sure why reactions to FINAL WARS were so unimpressive. This movie fixed a lot of the problems I've had with the previous Godzilla movies I've watched. If I was going to complain about something, I suppose the most glaring offense is that the movie runs on a longer than necessary. At two hours, it overstays it's welcome by thirty minutes or so and my interest starts to struggle. It's never that the movie gets too boring (though it isn't to say it doesn't try) but it's just overwhelming. There is just so much going on and it rarely lets up from the action. FINAL WARS utilizes the common Godzilla movie trope of an extensive final battle, dominating half the film's running time. Where the other films just hammer you over the head with men in rubber suits duking it out for an uncomfortable amount of time, FINAL WARS is gracious enough to break it up a bit by ensuring that the humans in the film do more than stand aside helplessly watching the battle ensue. The humans in FINAL WARS aren't ready to settle with the sidelines; they're ready to kick some alien butt. In the future society of the movie, the humans have discovered a segment of their society with mutant capabilities and trained them in the art of battle, calling it M Organization. And the Earth Defense Force has created a series of battleships to help fend off monster attacks. While Godzilla does battle with an army of giant monsters, the humans, led by Captain Douglas Gordon (Don Frye, the film's token white man) and the mutant Shinichi Ozaki (Masahiro Matsuoka), bring the battle to Xiliens. As a result, we get a healthy dose of martial arts and stunt wirework to add some extra action flavor.I found a lot to like in GODZILLA: FINAL WARS and it'll be hard to rave about it all in the limited space I've got here, but I'll try and sum it all up. I loved the inclusion of the original GOJIRA theme in the film's opening; as the 50th anniversary film, it's a nice throwback to where it all began. I love the stereotypes the film embraces. To be clear, I'm not referring to stereotypes of the Japanese. I mean everyone else. In New York City, we see a pimp (complete with pink pimp-mobile) being harassed by a foul-mouthed cop while a drunken homeless man laughs at them both before Rodan arrives an obliterates them all. It was like a scene out of an 80's film, except FINAL WARS was released in 2004. We even get a slide whistle sound effect when the wind gusts from Rodan's wings knocks all their hats off. I loved that the crappy 1998 Godzilla (now known as Zilla) has an appearance as a fully-CG monster terrorizing Australia before the real Godzilla arrives and defeats him in less than thirty seconds. I really liked that the filmmakers used CG to enhance a lot of the monsters, giving them a wider range of movement than a rubber suit would generally allow. And I love that the movie introduced me to a wide range of monsters I've never encountered before. For example, King Caesar…what the--? No idea what he is, but now I'm going to have to watch GODZILLA VS. MECHAGODZILLA to see more.GODZILLA: FINAL WARS is far from perfect, but I doubt I'll find a giant monster film that will be as fun as this. I never cared much to follow these movies and only started watching some of them to get some context before going to see the 2014 Gareth Edwards film and because my daughter fell in love with the monster after watching some battle clips on YouTube. After a string of disappointments (with the exception of TOKYO S.O.S.), I was excited to find a Godzilla movie that I wouldn't mind watching again or recommending to others.