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Considering the film was such a B-grade crowd-pleaser (nothing wrong with that), with its tongue set firmly in its cheek, it was refreshing to have an inspired list of tracks accompanying the movie that transfer into a movie soundtrack compilation worth having.

Purchased for litereally ONE song that I can't find elsewhere...the rest of the CD isn't that good.

The film "Godzilla" from the year 1998 seemed to catch some mixed reviews, but in looking back at the soundtrack that accompanied the film, it is safe to say it is still a hit to this day. For modern rock enthusiasts, recognizable bands will be seen with the likes of Rage against the Machine, Fuel and the Foo Fighters, while the Wallflowers and Ben Folds Five are now distant memories. Regardless, the contributions throughout the soundtrack for the Godzilla movie are still very poignant. There is an incredible kinetic energy that comes through with P. Diddy and former Led Zeppelin guitarist Jimmy page on the tune "Come with me", while another solid tune being Days of the New with the whiskey acoustics of "Running Knees". Green Day and 90s grunge troopers Silverchair also have songs featured on the soundtrack, which rounds out with a couple of scores from the film.

I can't believe how stupid people are, when this movie came out people whined about it for various reasons. Some said well it doesn't look like the old Godzilla, ok it would have been nice but they set out for it to look more like a lizard not a man in a costume, and this is easily better than any corny Japanese Godzilla movies, which I enjoy as well but let's be realistic. As far as the Soundtrack it's good but not great, more around 3 1/2 stars but since some idiots on here reviewed the movie not the soundtrack it deserves more than 3 stars. Good tracks by Fuel, Green Day, Days of the New and others and the last two tracks from the score were good as well.

I'm going to grade the album and not the movie. The album was actually pretty good...not perfect, but not many soundtracks are. Puff Daddy (now P. Diddy or is it just Diddy now?) does a decent job with the theme song, but the biggest standout is the remix for 'Brain Stew' by Green Day...AWSOME SONG! The original was great, the remix is better. Although not a band I was ever into, The Wallflowers were big at the time and thus got top billing on the soundtrack, and they actually hit a good note with 'Heroes'. Ben Folds Five is always a favorite and with killer tracks from the likes of RATM and Jamiroquai it's no wonder this album was a big seller. Days of the New, Fuel and The Foo Fighters all even out the playing list with great contibutions and the score by David Arnold is actually a welcomed addition. This is actually a very enjoyable album showcasing the best new talent of the late 90's.

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Best animated, I love because I grew up watching this cartoon even though only lasted few episodes, Godzilla is the man! My son loves it he is a die hard fan of the big guy and Godzooky adds a lot of fun to the series.

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I've been a fan of this series since I was little. Personally, I think just about any fan would enjoy this, especially if you like cartoons.

This DVD is called "Godzilla: The Original Animated Series Volume 3." This DVD contains 5 episodes of the 1970s Hanna Barbera Godzilla cartoon. They are: Island Of Lost Ships - The Sirens, creatures from ancient greek mythology, sing their beautiful, hypnotic music, which causes Captain Majors to strand the Calico and its passengers on an island. The Magnetic Terror - A giant turtle-like monster keeps getting bigger and bigger as it feeds on energy. Captain Majors and Brock are very brave in this one, as they are willing to sacrifice their lives in order to save the world from this monster. The Breeder Beast - A giant slug-like creature threatens to cause a nuclear explosion and destroy the world. The Sub-Zero Terror - The crew of the Calico discovers a group of abominable snowman-like creatures, plus another similar creature which is much larger. The Time Dragons - Godzilla and the crew of the Calico travel back in time to when dinosaurs were still alive. I love this show, and with this release and the 2 previous ones, all 13 episodes from the first season are now available on DVD. However, there was also a second season with 13 more episodes, and none of those are available on DVD. I hope they will be released, because I love this show and I would buy them. Season 2 has "Calico Clones," which is my favorite episode of the series, as well as "Microgodzilla" and "Island Of Doom," which are also among the best episodes of the series.

I remember watching this cartoon when I was young. I have always loved Godzilla and so I took this cartoon. As an adult I purchased this DVD (I have the previous 2 as well) knowing that it wasn't the best made cartoon but to relive some of the older cartoons that I did enjoy. If you have a young child that is into Godzilla and monsters then they will probably like this cartoon.

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This movie was so great that it is almost impossible to tell ya. I will not give away the story. If you ever get the chance to buy this movie, do not waste it. You will be sorry if you do not get it. It is a rare Godzilla flick. The best Godzilla movie is right here.

Hello my name is Timothy and I am 10 years old.I am Godzillas biggest fan.I saw this movie and it was the worst Godzilla movie there is.I love Godzilla but this movie was horrible.Godzilla didnt show up for like,45 miutes and it was 18 minutes afer he showed up that he fought Biollante and the fight was only 3 minutes.Next Godzilla attacked Osaka and destroyed the super-x 2 while he was destroying the city.Finally the military came up with a plan to get godzilla sleepy and they could destoy him and Biollante in evloved form interrupted and started fighting godzilla,and just as the last battle,it was 5 minutes long.2 minutes longer than the first battle.I love Godzilla in this movie but the rest is a crazy story.It ruined the Hensi series.This would have gotten another star if the title was better.It shouldnt have Biollante on the cover.Dont buy this movie.It will ruin your godzilla loving life.

This is the sequel to Godzilla 1985. The movie is entertaining even if Godzilla is fighting a giant rose monster. It turns into a Godzilla like plant later in the movie and really gives Godzilla a beating! Overall the movie is good, not boring; the only thing wrong with it is that sometimes they call Godzilla "Godziller" which is a little annoying

The answer to the title question is Biollante (plant). A dr. creates a giant plant using Godzilla's cells. Like every other Godzilla movie, Godzilla battles Biollante. Biollante battles Godzilla in his Rose form. Godzilla beats Biollante and Biollante seems to die (yeah right). Godzilla does some damage and about thirty minutes later Godzilla battles Biollante final form. They have a pretty good fight, but in the end, Biollante forces Godzilla to retreat from battle. Biollante then turns into cells and they go up into space. It is a direct sequel from Godzilla 1985. I like this movie alot. I wish it were out on DVD.

!!!this is a very good movie, the story was well done the special effects were cool and the city devastating was awsome, this movie is my 2nd fave of the hesisi godzilla series [my first was godzilla 1985] but comparing it to godzilla 1985 it's a little boring g-1985 music was TOTALLY BETTER, the second fight with biollante was very good!

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THIS IS ONE OF THE BEST GODZILLA MOVIES EVER MADE! WHY HAS THIS ONE BEEN LONG OVERLOOKED FOR DVD RELEASE? GET ON THE STICK AND GET THIS DONE!

Thirty years later and it's still about radiation and models. "Godzilla 1985" is a slightly updated version of the classic Godzilla movie: it's still a guy in a big rubber suit stomping around detailed models, and he's still embroiled in a plot with heavy-handed doses of the Japanese skepticism of radiation. (Given their history, I don't blame them.) Here Godzilla once again emerges from the sea, and poses a peril to mankind. The Soviets defy the wishes of the Japanese government and launch a nuclear weapon at Godzilla despite the fact that he happens to be in Tokyo at the time. Collateral damage, anyone? The US military fortunately dispatches the Soviet missile with a missile of their own, while consulting with Raymond Burr who is reprising his role as Steve Martin. Burr advises that firepower is not the answer, and that a deeper understanding of Godzilla's motives are key to defeating him. With that in mind they immediately plan to lure Godzilla into a volcano. Along the way we get to see some special effect typical of the genre. My personal favorite is the "Super-X" secret levitating craft, although Godzilla's encounters with the model boats, helicopters, planes, and buildings are still fun to watch. The best laugh of the movie comes from the drunk guy running from Godzilla after mistaking him for a restaurant waiter repeatedly. (I'm not making that up.) There is another customary device in this movie, namely, everyone in Japan seems to know everybody else. True to form, plot contrivances abound here. The movie ends with Godzilla in the volcano, although we aren't totally sure whether or not lava can destroy him, as there is always another sequel right around the corner. Please note the sanctimonious voiceover work from Burr during the volcano-luring: it really wants to be deep, but it just doesn't work given the ridiculous onscreen image. This is a great resurrection of the Godzilla franchise after a decade-long break. It is enjoyable if you like the giant-monster-attacks-models genre, which I do. For those fans I recommend the film wholeheartedly.

OMG, you have to get to the last scene and the closing theme. Man, I haven't laughed so hard in a long time. This is, clearly, not so much the legend reborn reinventing of the Godzilla myth that we'll see in the later series so much is it is the final say in the Godzilla we'd known and loved through the 60's and 70's; this film owes far more to the Kaiju of "Mosura" or "Smog Monster" than to the later epics. For one thing, this is probably the last time when SCIENCE is the hero, triumphing over beasts of men and monsters despite the lack of government funding ;) True, the special effects in this film are a departure from the 70's fare, but that's what makes this film so special in the Godzilla cannon: It has the FEEL of a modern film but it has the ETHOS of the classical era. It is at once very modern and also quite at home with even the Godzilla's Revenge entries. I waited a long time to see this one (20 years!) and I was not disappointed. This film is, in many respects, "the missing link". But that last bit, as soon as the techobeat started, I knew it was 1985 all over again, and when the lyrics hit? ... I'm still giggling. First class Godzilla, five thumbs up if I had them.

There's not a lot to say about this movie except that the music is bad, the Godzilla costume is sad, his roar is terrible, and the story stinks.

this movie is awesome.there is no lame crappy parts in this movie.well first of all its the sequel to the 1954 godzilla and he fights some plant. here is a long summery. ok godzilla goes into the town and he fights the army. he does not hane any crazy enimies and they sucseed (or do they).i will not tell u who wins . i know that u will probabaly say this isn't helpful onthe thingy down there(look down and you will see it) but O WELL-BEN KUHLMAN

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This was the first Godzilla movie I saw before I saw the first one. Yes it looks really cheaply done but it's still a really good movie if you get passed that. What do you expect from people dressed up in costumes.

I am always amused when people say this is a terrible movie. I want to ask "What were you expecting? The title is `King Kong vs. Godzilla' not `King Lear.'" It is a movie with two guys in rubber suits or giant puppets tap dancing on a model Tokyo and beating the snot out of each other. There is no great philosophical debate going on. There is no look into the human soul for answers or guilt. When I was a little kid there were lots of movies like this. If I was lucky I'd catch them on channel 9 in NYC on a Saturday afternoon, and this was always the best. This was the one that my brother and I would get most excited about. The model Kong lacks the realism of the original RKO ape, yeah I know think about that phrase, and this Godzilla lacks the cinematic art and sadness of that monster's theatrical debut, but this film still has its moments. From here came a wide number of increasingly cheesy monster movies but this was its birth. And for plot and development this was the best of them. It tries to be self consistent and for the most part it succeeds, though I will admit to laughing out loud when people are told to evacuate a bullet train because Godzilla is heading right for them. The conductor vainly says "Don't panic" and I want to say "What else is there to do?" If you are looking for great acting, plots or heck even FX this is sooo not for you. However if you love this genre or like me, you have fond memories of the Japanese rubber suit movies, then this is a gem for your collection.

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!

It is possible to view this movie -or at least its eponymous monsters -as symbolising the clash between US and Japanese cultures .Yes ,true .It is also possible to see it as another excruciatingly awful entry in a very silly and technically inept ,shoddy Japanese monster cycle ,Let me be blunt-these movies are for addicts not adults. This is based on an early draft by Willis O'Brien ,the creator of King Kong,but was completely rewritten by the Japanese as a vehivle for "their"monster Godzilla and works best if seen as a comedy ,not horror or fantasy.Godzilla is woken from frozen hybernation by an atomic submarine and makes unerringly for Tokyo.Kong after making mincemeat of a giant octopus threatening Japanese fishermen is sedated and flown to Tokyo to take on the marauding lizard and they come together in a Battle of the Giants near Mount Fuji . The story is trite ,the effects risible and the dubbing execrable .To those who love this sort of thing -good on you -but it simply makes me realise that as P T Barnum once said "nobody ever lost money underestimating the intelligence of the audience"

Why would someone buy this pan & scan trash? do yourself a favor and recycle it!! The igonorance of some of these companies is overwhelming. This isn't the '80's any more, is it? Boycott rip-offs like this!

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If you like big lizards and Godzilla. Then this film is for you because it has action, thrills, adventure, and excitement.

Okay, anyone who knows me, knows that I hate when Hollywood decides to remake anything Asian, it just never works out, the Grudge, Pulse, Godzilla, Dragonball, all failed miserably at their jobs. In it's own right this would have been an okay movie, nothing great really, but it would have been fine to plop down on the couch with some popcorn to kill some time. The CG was okay, I'm not really that fond of CG to be honest, I'll always prefer real movie magic, stuntmen jumping out of real windows, blowing up scale, or better yet full size buildings, cars being launched through the air, animatronic monsters, these are things you just can't top with CG, there's no explosion that looks more realistic than an actual explosion. The acting is decent I suppose, this is a monster movie though, it's not the humans you want to see, it's the giant monsters, similar to how when I pay to see a movie called Transformers I want to see giant, badass, transforming robots beating the crap out of each other, not the stupid monkeys, this is a concept that Michael Bay could stand to learn. As I said, in it's own right this could have been decent popcorn fair, but the problem is they called it Godzilla, and this is not a real Godzilla movie. All they did was make a monster movie and tack the name Godzilla onto it for the marquee value, something which Hollywood really needs to learn always backfires. Let's analyze this, does the monster look like Godzilla? No, I didn't expect it to look exactly like the classic Godzilla, and I expected it to be mostly CG, if not all CG, which I would have been fine with, but there's a point where you go past being a redesign and just being something entirely different. Could you imagine a Superman movie where he was a black teenager wearing baggy jeans and a pink leather jacket without even having the Superman logo anywhere in sight? You wouldn't say "Well it's okay because it's a reimagining." no, you'd say "This isn't Superman!" Does the monster act like Godzilla? No, Godzilla doesn't climb buildings, Godzilla destroys buildings, Godzilla breaths radioactive fire, frequently, I can only remember one scene in the entire movie where the monster breathed fire at all, Godzilla can not be taken down by jets with missiles, EVER. There are precisely two things that stand a chance against Godzilla, a ridiculously absurd weapon like a device that removes the oxygen from the water, or another giant monster. You could argue that they wanted to go for a more "realistic" approach to Godzilla, but come on, that's like saying you want to take a more realistic approach to Harry Potter. Giant monster movies aren't supposed to be realistic, you've got a giant monster mutated by nuclear bombs, any sense of realism flew out the window as soon as it showed up and started wrecking the place. Even Toho, the makers of the real Godzilla movies have officially declared the monster in this movie is not, in fact, Godzilla but instead a completely different giant reptile that the Americans mistook for Godzilla, the official name is actually Zilla. Why? Because Hollywood took the God out of Godzilla by making it so incredibly weak. Don't waste your money here unless you can get a copy for under $5. You want a good monster movie? Go buy Godzilla Final Wars instead. You get tons of giant monsters, Rodan, Mothra, Gigan, Godzilla, even Zilla from this movie makes an appearance and attempts to take on the real Godzilla, this fight is easily Zilla's crowning moment of awesome.

If you like good B popcorn movies, Godzilla is one of them. Just have a seat and follow the story. This Blu Ray Edition has a great HD picture and a terrific HD sound (your neighbors will call the police)

Ok so here goes nothing. I am a big fan of godzilla. most people love him or hate him, or think hes just a big pile of cheese. while yes the films can get cheesey and have over simple and over the top plots, godzilla has always been fun. Accept for Gojira witch to me is more of a tear jerking horror movie more like grave of the fire flies meets king kong. So loving the big G i made my dad take me to see this opening day at our local theatre. I was 9 years old and i was waiting to see him mess up tokyo, not seeing any preveiws. I was ok with it being new york, i love that town and it shocked me to see it get the S@#T kicked out of it. Then we see godzilla, for me being nine i should have loved the t-rex look, but i wanted godzilla. I would watch this movie allot on video cause this is the only G movie my father liked. i hated it for years cause to me it was not godzilla. But looking back as i am no 20, i have this in my dvd collection. It does take in allot of aspects of other g films. it is kind of close to the original american release of king of the monsters, and 1985. and has aspects of other monster films the beast from 20,000 fathoms. But this is a good movie, its fun, its action packed. and it could have been godzilla, but its just zilla. its a good movie and fun. i love it and i love all the other godzilla films, i have em all on dvd, three of em i own on region 3 cause america hasnt released any copys yet. that being said this is a good movie and worth the price. the features are just good, better than others worse than others, but its sounds and looks great. get it and eat allot of popcorn cause thats what this is. its a popcorn movie.

I think movie reviews are funny because they really don't mean anything and everyones taste is differet. BUT, since Amazon wants me to write this, I will: This movie sucks. It's crap. It's a shame money that could've fed homeless people or even gotten homeless people off the streets was spent on the creation of this. OH, and then they put it in Blu-Ray! Even more money! We bought this for my father in law as he has no taste in movies. If you know someone like that, then please, buy this.

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Me and my kids enjoyed this one alot and highly recommend picking it up if your into Godzilla. Lots of action and giant monster battles and thats what a good Godzilla move is all about!

Nearly fifty years after the first Godzilla laid waste to Tokyo, a new one rises from the sea--not merely a rampaging, radioactive prehistoric horror, but a demon animated by the souls of those killed in the Pacific during World War II. Three guardian monsters from ancient legend--Baragon, Mothra, and King Ghidorah--appear and engage Godzilla in battle, intent on saving Japan from total devastation. This 2001 entry in the Godzilla series is easily the most "controversial" of his films; it is either panned or praised, with few taking the middle ground. Godzilla's revised origin--as the manifestation of angry human spirits--departs from his traditional science fiction roots and follows the fantasy-oriented path director Shuseke Kaneko introduced in his three Heisei-era Gamera films. While some approve of Kaneko's reworking of the Godzilla mythos, the fantasy story unfolds clumsily, and lacks the development that such a drastic new approach requires to succeed. Godzilla himself appears strikingly different than ever before, with pure white eyes to accent his villainous character. However, the flabby and rather ungainly suit often comes off as more comical than menacing. And the inclusion of an anemic-looking King Ghidorah--traditionally the most evil kaiju in the Toho universe--as one of mankind's benefactors falls on its face. GMK features some excellent visuals as well as a unique electronic score by Kow Otani, which perfectly augments each scene. The human drama is a tad more engaging than in most of the Millennium series, so even with its shortcomings, the film manages to be entertaining.

dude, this movie is sick. Godzilla looks evil as the devil himself and mothra is awsome, King GHIDORAH is a good guy and Baragon was actually used in a movie...again! yay! so godzilla hasnnt been seen since 1954 blah blah blah. another direct sequil cause thats how japan rolls in this serise. and he is satan he is the F ing devil. looks evil best GODZILLA desine i think. he looks real. um they waken the thre gardians, baragon mothra and ghidorah. and godzilla bends em over and yeah. GODZILLA is rambo. stallone watched this and then wrote the script for rambo4. he is just unstopable and is a ninja man, youll see. i was serprised with this movie, long title, great plot and awsome monster battles. this is realy one of the best. i was waiting for godzilla to have a speach at the end and point to the camera and say NOTHING IS OVER! YOU DONT JUST TURN IT OFF!!!

"Giant Monsters All Out Attack" is a great movie visually, the Japanese scenery looks great, the special effects are some of the best in the series, and the film features 4 classic monsters; Godzilla, Mothra, Ghidorah & Baragon. It really does look like Toho pulled out all the stops for this 2001 release. Unfortunately, while "All Out Attack" looks good, the story is basically an incoherant mess. There is something here about Godzilla containing the souls of dead World War II soldiers, and then Mothra, Ghidorah (as a good guy??!!!!) and Baragon are Japan's protectors...but not protectors of the people or cities..simply protectors of the "land and rivers" of Japan...meaning they are more than happy to flatten their fair share of city real estate and stomp folks into the mud too. Somehow this is all tied in with ancient prophecy and little stone snowmen scattered around the country....don't ask...just hang on until the fight scenes start. There are several interesting ideas introduced in the film, but none of which are carried out. In the opening scenes it seems that the "protector" monsters begin targeting anyone who has forgotten the old ways and traditions...a motorcycle gang harrassing motorists, or a group of kids who break into a store and want to drown the proprieters dog. I thought that was a cool idea for why the monsters return...but they seem to abandon that premise and go with the whole Godzilla is the harbinger of dead soldier wrath instead. I'm happy to add this film to my collection, I have a feeling this may be a movie that upon re-watching I find much more enjoyable. Maybe I had too high expectations...and maybe on a second viewing I can relate to Ghidorah being a good guy. Until then let my just say this DVD is worth picking for the scene where the girl is in the hospital room watching Godzilla approach. There is a genuine dark humor running through this film, and that scene steals the film for me.

Fair effects, uneven script, bland characters, corny acting; of course, that could apply to any of the Millennium films in this series. Unfortunately, GMK wants to be a more serious affair by imbuing the plot with mystical elements and sociological commentary on Japan's human rights abuses during WW2. In this film, Godzilla is "driven" by the souls of WW2 vets who are angry with Japan. To counter Godzilla, three guardian monsters are prophesized to protect the nation: Mothra, Bragaon, and Ghidorah. Unfortunately, this intriguing premise does not live up to its potential. One problem is the script. The concept of the souls of angry vets controlling Godzilla is never explored, nor is the film's accusation of Japan wanting to "forget" the crimes of WW2. There are also severe lapses in logic: the film portrays people as believing Godzilla is just a legend, despite the fact that it's well-known that he destroyed Tokyo in 1954; huh? Did everyone in Japan suddenly get amnesia? In addition, how can three guardian monsters be so powerless against Godzilla while a guy in a tiny submarine can pretty much destroy him? The characters are nothing to write home about; there's a general and his daughter, who is a reporter, and they have a strained relationship. That's pretty much it. We don't get any of the human complexity that we saw in the Heisei films. Another problem is the effects; they range from fantastic, such as the miniatures and explosions, to awful, like everything else. The suits used in GMK look incredibly rubbery and lifeless, with seams and "attach points" that are visible in almost every scene. The CGI Ghidorah is laughable, and the overlong underwater sequence at the end looks terrible. The final nail in the film's coffin is the overly comedic performances by much of the supporting cast. I'm not sure why this film is so well-liked. Compared to Gojira and most of the Heisei films, GMK is simply not that good. Perhaps it could have been, if Toho had given Kaneko a higher budget and allowed him to film it with Varan and Angilas instead of Mothra and Ghidorah (how many times do we have to see the same two enemies over and over?), but unfortunately this never happened. What we have here is clearly the best of the Millennium Series, but still a mediocre Godzilla film.

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I absolutely LOVE Godzilla and all the monsters! For the first half of the movie, there are english subtitles. This is OK because the movie went slow. Thankfully, when it actually started to be real good, everything changed over to English. It is worth knowing this before hand as I did not. It is also worth buying.

The whole monster fraction is playing in this Video. Like aliens and EarthDefenders and Mutants even Kungfu, Godzilla is like a really powerful monster. I gave this Five Stars because a Monster called King Gidhora the three Headed monster Dragons were AWESOME in it.. Even Baby Godzilla is in it.

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.

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 to J.D.LEES at: DAIKAIJU ENTERPRISES LTD. 530 WILLOW CRES.,STEINBACH,MB CANADA R5G 0K1 or just visit their website at [...]

Calling Godzilla: Final Wars a disaster is a bit of an understatement. With a $20 million budget, GFW was Toho's most expensive "Godzilla" film to date, and it shows. Visually, GFW is easily the most impressive film of the Millennium Series (which isn't saying much). But is it really a Godzilla film? Out of this 125-minute sci-fi epic, Godzilla gets a whopping...13 minutes of screen time! This is absolutely inexcusable, especially for the big guy's 50th Anniversary grand finale. Perhaps the problem was with director Ryuhei Kitamura, who was obviously more interested in copying The Matrix, X-Men, Independence Day, and various other Hollywood movies than making a kaiju film. While the monster scenes we do get are fun and visually spectacular, they're incredibly brief. The worldwide destruction scenes last maybe 10 seconds each, and are usually followed by kung fu sequences or dialogue scenes that drag on for far too long (and are far too campy). In defense of Kitamura, he was easily the most talented director of the Millennium Saga. Unlike Tezuka and Kaneko, who have no real artistic sensibilities, Kitamura crafts GFW with arty camera angles, color filters, quick editing, and flashy music video-style visuals. Unfortunately, this isn't enough to hide GFW's unoriginality, its awful, scene-ruining performance by Don Frye (whoever allowed him to star in the film should have their head examined), and all-too-brief kaiju sequences. GFW bombed at the box office, pulling in the worst numbers since the 70s (barely a million tickets sold, resulting in about $10 million in revenue). Its failure was deserved, because it's a lousy film. While its visual flair and (sometimes) clever nods to previous Godzilla and Toho films lift it up above the rest of the Millennium films, GFW is one giant mistake in the end. After being Toho's top draw for five deacdes, Godzilla deserved better than this.