Year: 2004
Director: Ryuhei Kitamura
Written by: Isao Kiriyama, Ryuhei Kitamura, Wataru Mimura, Shogo Tomiyama
Main cast: Masahiro Matsuoka, Rei Kikukawa, Akira Takarada, Kane Kosugi, Kazuki Kitamura, Maki Mizuno, Masami Nagasawa, Chihiro Otsuka, Don Frye, Kenji Sahara, Kumi Mizuno, Tak Sakaguchi
Genre: Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Action, Sci-Fi
Runtime: 125 min.
Country: Japan
Language: Japanese
Subtitles: Japanese, english
Buy DVD: CDJapan.com
Godzilla's 50th Anniversary project, in which Godzilla travels around the world to fight his old foes, plus a new, mysterious monster called "Monster X." After more than 10 monsters appear in the world at once, an enormous flying object appears and extinguishes them with a beam in a matter of seconds. Then, aliens who call themselves Xilians propose a peace treaty with Earth.
I think Godzilla Final Wars is the worst Kitamura's movie. I'm sorry to write that and I have to admit I've never appreciated Godzilla characters and movies, but I really didn't like it at all. I found it childish and foolish, with some truly absurd scenes. However direction is really good, special effects are nice and fighting scenes (directed by Tak himself) are great... but that's all. All the rest reminds me of Power Rangers or some Star Trek movies. Tak plays one of the Xillian aliens and he's amazing: long hair, cold gaze, all dressed in leather as usual. But unfortunately he appears only for a few minutes, and disappears as soon as he comes. In conclusion, better to avoid and forget this Godzilla Final Wars.
Rating: 3/10