Talk:Godzilla: Final Wars/@comment-30161070-20161112175701/@comment-43945586-20190927130742

In my opinion, it was the most epic Godzilla film to date.

I'm just disappointed how they could have done so much more with the money they had. They ended up paying way too much to all sorts of actors, the director went over the top with references to his favorite American movies (notice the Matrix-style fighting, for one), and they ended up wasting a lot of their budget on pointless things and scenes that were deleted from the movie. Remember when Ebirah was destroying that city and the M Organization soldiers fought against him? They must have used up tens to hundreds of thousands of dollars with the explosions, ramps and Jeeps flying all over the place. And for what? Ebirah ended up surviving no problem!

Then there was the whole human subplot that doesn't add up in some manners. How did these Keizers show up? When did the Xiliens (other than Gigan, who rocked) show up to Earth? Why didn't the Gotengo freeze all the water around it when it fired the freeze ray?

The part that bothers me the most is that they CUT OUT FIGHT SCENES BETWEEN THE KAIJUS! We were supposed to have seen more footage with Hedorah and even a fight between him, Ebirah and Godzilla. Other characters like Kiryu, King Ghidorah and Gorosaurus were supposed to be in the flick, too. I also don't like how some of the really tough characters that almost KILLED Godzilla is some films were beaten up in the blink of an eye. Mothra and Godzilla's buddies should have showed up more, too.

Otherwise, the movie was awesome. Godzilla and all the other kaijus have never looked cooler and more menacing. Monster X/Keizer Ghidorah was an amazing addition to the Godzilla franchise. The fight scenes were so much better than previous movies, because the battles were fast-paced and action-packed, compared to the slow-motion, lumbering ones in the past. I don't care what people say about the acting. Take MMA fighter Don Frye. His character was supposed to be tough as nails, courageous, and headstrong. And the guy X was hysterical. I think he did a good job at it. The CGI was not the most advanced in 2004, but it was really in sync with the suits, to the point where it felt real at some points. And people also say it's the same plot as Destroy All Monsters. It's not. It's a lot like it but with a twist; Godzilla has to fight a whole army of kaijus with the aid of a ragtag team of humans and Mothra. Plus, has anyone noticed that the 2019 movie KOTM is a bit like the 60s Ghidorah, the 3-Headed Monster film? Anyway, FW was my first and favorite Godzilla flick out there.

If only the money was used more wisely...