Godzilla Final Wars - What Happened?

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  • Опубліковано 17 січ 2025
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    SOURCES:
    Godzilla's Final Cut - Interview with Ryuhei Kitamura via Vantage Point:
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    History of Godzilla Final Wars via Big Action Bill:
    • The History of Godzill...
    Godzilla Final Wars Wikipedia
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    MUSIC LIST:
    Godzilla Destroy All Monsters - Fight Theme 4
    River City Girls - File Select Theme
    Freedom Planet - Bossoft (Aquatic Boss Battle)
    Yakuza 5 - Beginner Interview
    Blazing Chrome - Communication Tower
    Streets of Rage 4 - The Commissioner
    Blazing Chrome - Mission Select
    Metal Gear Solid 3 Snake Eater - Jumpin' Johnny
    Godzilla Unleashed - Global Defense Force (Jet Jaguar)
    Gigabash - Kahu'a
    Attack on Titan - Get Rest When You Can Do It
    Godzilla Destroy All Monsters Melee - Menu / Player Select
    The Incredibles (Gamecube) - Municiberg
    Howl's Moving Castle - Cheerful Cavalry
    Godzilla Trading Battle - Track 19
    Gigabash - More Trouble
    Godzilla Trading Battle - Godzilla Theme
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КОМЕНТАРІ • 592

  • @MattMcMuscles
    @MattMcMuscles  Рік тому +99

    Check out some awesome people and Godzilla comic book art for sale HERE ➤ inkyknuckles.com/

    • @TheHuggybear516
      @TheHuggybear516 Рік тому +3

      Matt please do a wha happun on we happy few!

    • @origialtych
      @origialtych Рік тому +3

      sorry I agree with kitamura unless they redesigned it with a at the time "modern redesign" Jet Jaguar wouldn't have worked and than if you do give him the redesign you would also have to add in a subplot to that Jet Jaugar's existance

    • @joshgreen2730
      @joshgreen2730 Рік тому +1

      😅

    • @dizzy2445
      @dizzy2445 Рік тому +1

      I'd love to see a What Happened to Toro Inoue, sonys cat mascot, or Ape Escape, and what happened when they teased a huge announcement on their twitter but then vanished

    • @robertwellsrawbass1249
      @robertwellsrawbass1249 Рік тому

      Fw godzilla..I loved the movie..loved the fights..it's not for everyone

  • @Icy-nee-san
    @Icy-nee-san Рік тому +515

    They released it against Howl's Moving Castle!? I havent facepalm'd that hard in a long while. As someone who works in a movie theatre, we occasionally have events for the community where we have shows for older movies. Ghibli stuff is occasionally on offer and its usually pretty packed since theres only one or two shows scheduled. I can't imagine what it would be like to compete against one directly, more so in Japan.

    • @nv3003
      @nv3003 Рік тому +39

      I didn't find out about Final Wars until 2010! I always wondered why, and now it all makes sense. At least in the US, the Incredibles was absorbing the box office (that was a dour year in movies).

    • @pablocasas5906
      @pablocasas5906 Рік тому +28

      All of Miyazaki's movies since Kiki's Delivery Service have been the most successful movies in Japan, and Spirited Away was the highest-grossing movie in Japan until the release of Demon Slayer: Mugen Train

    • @thegodofalldragons
      @thegodofalldragons Рік тому +17

      AND Toho distributed both, so it's a complete unforced error on their part.

    • @maniacalclefable1354
      @maniacalclefable1354 Рік тому

      The DVD literally sucks HMC’s dick by telling you to watch that instead of FW lmfao

  • @BigEOT3
    @BigEOT3 Рік тому +447

    The random use of Sum 41’s All to Blame was so insane that it’s beautiful.
    Loved Don Frye, his character was more interesting than our actual human protagonist who has those weird powers.

    • @Redino20
      @Redino20 Рік тому +16

      That shit kept replaying in my ipod as a 13 year old 💀

    • @Naedlus
      @Naedlus Рік тому +15

      I was seriously yelling "FUCK YEAH!!! EPIC MOUSTACHE MAN!" by the end of the film whenever I saw him.
      I honestly am not sure I would have enjoyed him as much if it was a big name in the role.

    • @kittbluevenom2384
      @kittbluevenom2384 Рік тому +14

      I love Sum 41 so when I found out one of their songs were in a Godzilla film I was like "LETS FUCKING GOOOO"

  • @tomthespaceknerd5396
    @tomthespaceknerd5396 Рік тому +580

    I unironically love Godzilla: Final Wars. It's not a "good" movie, but my god is it a fun watch. And as clearly inexperienced as Don Frye is as an actor, he is easily the most entertaining human character in it. I think it's better to view it less as a movie and more as a 50th birthday party for the big G.
    Edit: But yes, more Jet Jaguar is always the correct choice.

    • @TitaniaBird
      @TitaniaBird Рік тому +14

      Probably my 6th fave Godzilla movie behind (in order):
      1. Godzilla vs. Destoroyah
      2. Gojira (1954)
      3. Shin Godzilla
      4. Giant Monsters All-Out Attack
      5. Godzilla (2014)

    • @JadeFoxAlpha
      @JadeFoxAlpha Рік тому +48

      Final Wars rules. It's never boring, it's one of the Godzilla movies where the human storyline is just as interesting/insane as the kaiju storyline, Don Frye is endearing as hell, and we get a live action anime where commando mutant Goku and commando mutant Vegeta fight each other on motorcycles, and a alien guy who unironically names himself "X" and looks like he got lost on the way to a Matrix convention. It baffles me that there are people who don't like it.

    • @suedenim
      @suedenim Рік тому +15

      I'm always surprised when people say this movie is "divisive." What more could you want from a Godzilla movie?

    • @Naedlus
      @Naedlus Рік тому +17

      When I introduced my friend to it, I clearly set it out for him. "This is a good movie. That does mean it is a quality movie. This movie is cheese. Oooey gooey cheese. Like, processed. With jalapenos. This movie is gas station nachos at 3am after a drinking bender."

    • @RIft120
      @RIft120 Рік тому +9

      @@suedenim Jet Jaguar obviously. I mean I enjoy FInal Wars to... but the idea you can't 'fit Jet Jaguar in' is clearly just not true.

  • @DangerVille
    @DangerVille Рік тому +70

    AYYY I loved this film! Though the copy I watched when I was younger was Japanese… so I just had to kind of make up the story as it went along. Watching it now, I got it pretty close.

    • @Minebot45
      @Minebot45 Місяць тому +1

      If you still remember even part of it, I need to know what story you made up at the time.

  • @S.E.Walker
    @S.E.Walker Рік тому +38

    There are two tonal pendulums that Godzilla films swing between, with Shin Gojira on one end and Final Wars on the other. And dammit, I love them all! Really Goji trashing Zilla is worth the ticket alone for this slice of madness.

  • @daviddefalco4190
    @daviddefalco4190 Рік тому +89

    Man, I had no idea this movie did so poorly. This film singlehandedly revived my love of the series and helped my son get into Godzilla and other tokusatsu things. Very informative as always!

  • @aluminumape
    @aluminumape Рік тому +93

    Man, I so wish there was a version of Final Wars with all the cut scenes intact.

    • @pokehybridtrainer
      @pokehybridtrainer Рік тому +18

      Same. I'd love to see what was left in the editing room floor or an extended cut.

    • @GladDestronger
      @GladDestronger 6 місяців тому

      Or maybe a more detailed behind the scenes of making Final Wars (like they had in VS Biollante DVD).

  • @pedroportillo1585
    @pedroportillo1585 Рік тому +345

    Do SCORN next, please. The game went through such a long and arduous history that it’s surprising it even came out! I think the history would be interesting.

  • @willroberts2071
    @willroberts2071 Рік тому +87

    I watched this with a crowd of people at Anime Weekend Atlanta shortly after it came out. We all had a good time with this flick and to this day, it's my second favorite of the millennium series.

    • @ShoggothsAway
      @ShoggothsAway Рік тому +2

      What's your number one favorite of the Millennium series?

  • @bearerofbadnews1375
    @bearerofbadnews1375 Рік тому +490

    When Godzilla killed American zilla the balance to the world was restored.

    • @somerandolad
      @somerandolad Рік тому +44

      "That's a lotta fish."

    • @bobafett4265
      @bobafett4265 Рік тому +41

      Yeah man, it was the reason why I knew about Final Wars, Toho made that film canon just to make fun of it, it's wild to say that a company would acknowledge their failures at all, cause most would rather bury them.

    • @anthonygerardotorresgonzal6269
      @anthonygerardotorresgonzal6269 Рік тому +21

      Sir, what do you think about this photo...
      *Sees Zilla with Utter Contempt*
      Godzilla: That's Garbage. There is no magnificence on it, just a worthless pretend. *Unleashes Atomic Breath on the Photo*
      Godzilla: Much Better.

    • @Zeburaman2005
      @Zeburaman2005 Рік тому +3

      I saw this movie all the way back in 2005 at a festival, and I remember the entire crowd cheering and applauding like crazy at that particular moment. Never understood the shade thrown at that movie, it was obvious it wasn’t meant to be taken all that seriously.

    • @EWOODJ
      @EWOODJ Рік тому +6

      Americans: That Zilla was not our Zilla and never will be.

  • @xxGojira54
    @xxGojira54 Рік тому +186

    I've been waiting for this for a very long time Godzilla Final Wars is one of my All time favorite Godzilla Films. So Matt finally covering this is a dream come true.

    • @shadowbyname2802
      @shadowbyname2802 Рік тому +14

      Same here. I kinda understand why people aren’t huge fans of the movie, it is stupid and a bit too fast paced for its own good. Still, the action and overall designs of the monsters are some of the best the Godzilla franchise has ever seen. It’s a stupid movie, but it’s the fun kind of stupid. I’m glad Kitamura is proud of his work on this, he should be.

    • @rainbowkrampus
      @rainbowkrampus Рік тому +6

      I didn't know the director for All Out Attack (my favorite of the era) was possibly going to direct Final Wars.
      Maybe Final Wars would have been more of a success if that had happened?
      At least they removed Maasaki. Those movies were painfully boring and the last thing Final Wars should be is boring.

    • @rainer516
      @rainer516 Рік тому +5

      I love this movie, I’m surprised it isn’t held more dearly.

    • @bobafett4265
      @bobafett4265 Рік тому +4

      Yeah Godzilla Final Wars is unironicly awesome, like the whole non stop action and pacing I think is it's strongest point, especially for a film of it's length, I found about this gem due to the film acknowledging the crappy American 98 Godzilla and have him show up, just to absolutely take the piss out of him, showing why he's called "Zilla", dies in a couple hits from Actual Godzilla. XD

    • @matthewgramz3648
      @matthewgramz3648 Рік тому +2

      Final Wars has good ideas but horrible execution. It could've been something really great.

  • @AD-ov5rt
    @AD-ov5rt Рік тому +59

    Godzilla throwing GINO into the Sydney Opera House and nuke breathing him is still up there with the best Godzilla moments over the history of series.

  • @GoetiaTV
    @GoetiaTV Рік тому +34

    I saw this at an arthouse theater when it was released and, as a fan of Kitamura (more than Godzilla), I had a blast. It was also a rowdy audience. Good times.

  • @unnecessaryedits2818
    @unnecessaryedits2818 Рік тому +20

    I’ve shown this to several people, most with almost no interest in Godzilla. Everyone has enjoyed it, one guy so much that he had his groomsmen watch it for his bachelor party. Truly, one of the greatest films of all time.

    • @GladDestronger
      @GladDestronger 6 місяців тому

      Had the same experience with it. A few people watched who aren't Godzilla fans and didn't seem to mind it was mostly giant monsters fighting.

  • @MinecraftWorld1954
    @MinecraftWorld1954 Рік тому +220

    Well, wasn't expecting Final Wars, but let's see where this goes. I was honestly expecting Godzilla: King Of The Monsters or Godzilla vs Destoroyah, but this is fun.
    Honestly, Final Wars is one of the most fun Godzilla movies in the lineup. It has the scale of Destroy All Monsters, but if I had to describe how it feels, the most apt comparison would probably be both Godzilla vs King Kong movies. Massive, ambitious crossovers that don't really take themselves seriously, making a more dumb, ridiculous, and fun as hell movie

    • @BetaBreaking
      @BetaBreaking Рік тому +4

      This movie blew my mind as a kid. 6/7 year old me couldn't get enough of it!

    • @MrJimmyGroove
      @MrJimmyGroove Рік тому +8

      Yeah, every Godzilla movie has a boring human plot. Well this boring human plot is about mutants who fight with motorcycle kata. It never fails to be entertaining as fuck.

    • @MinecraftWorld1954
      @MinecraftWorld1954 Рік тому +18

      @@MrJimmyGroove
      "Yeah, every Godzilla movie has a boring human plot."
      I have issue with this statement since there are some FANTASTIC human plots in the mythos. Most notably the original Gojira, the original King Kong vs Godzilla, Godzilla vs MechaGodzilla, Terror Of MechaGodzilla, Godzilla vs Biollante, Godzilla vs Destoroyah, GMK, and Godzilla against MechaGodzilla

    • @RobotGooseStudios
      @RobotGooseStudios Рік тому +7

      @@MrJimmyGroove Son of Godzilla, Ghidrah the Three Headed Monster, Vs Mechagodzilla, Terror of Mechagodzilla, Mothra Vs Godzilla, Invasion of Astro Monster, Ebirah, Vs Megaguirus, Tokyo SOS all have very engaging and stellar human plots. Godzilla movies aren't all about the monsters

    • @yeeoof1995
      @yeeoof1995 Рік тому +4

      @@MrJimmyGroovethis right here is someone who didn't watch the movies. THIS is how you catch someone out.

  • @sameoldsameold9239
    @sameoldsameold9239 Рік тому +26

    I was always amused that Don Frye never spoke Japanese but everyone could understand eachother.

  • @Iamtheowl5
    @Iamtheowl5 Рік тому +19

    I love Final wars, one of the most fun Godzilla movies in my book

  • @ColSamuelHawk
    @ColSamuelHawk Рік тому +26

    And speaking of international distribution, it was until recently that the Latin American Spanish dub was released to the public, thanks to the movie finally being shown on TV. And upon looking up a bit yes, the dub was made back in 2004 with some pretty decent voice actors for that time.

    • @pablocasas5906
      @pablocasas5906 Рік тому +10

      The thing is, despite the popularity of anime and manga in Latin America, the Kaiju genre was never that popular there, some tokusatsu shows like Ultraman were dubbed into Spanish and Brazil got even more shows like Kamen Rider, Super Sentai and Metal Heroes (Jaspion and Hiraiya), but Power Rangers overshadowed them. In the last few years some Ultraman movie and shows and some of the earlier Heisei-era Kamen Rider shows got dubbed into Neutral Spanish, but there're still pretty obscure

  • @Gaminating
    @Gaminating Рік тому +195

    Would Driv3r warrant a What Happened episode?

    • @MatthewCobalt
      @MatthewCobalt Рік тому +29

      Maybe when more info gets uncovered about the development or some new interviews. The game's history would mostly cover DriverGate and the poor decision making during developement.

    • @volodymyrbilyk555
      @volodymyrbilyk555 Рік тому +11

      Driver shitshow is some crazy ambitions running. Guys tried to pull off gta5 scope in gra3 world in just a couple of years like some nes game

    • @NarutooftheRasengan
      @NarutooftheRasengan Рік тому +9

      ​@@volodymyrbilyk555That's not even going to the marketing disaster of the two magazines owned by the parent company who hired a whole troll farm more or less to defend the game after launch

    • @Gaminating
      @Gaminating Рік тому +4

      @@volodymyrbilyk555 i really miss the series man. San Fransisco felt different but I still had a lot of fun with it.

    • @volodymyrbilyk555
      @volodymyrbilyk555 Рік тому +2

      @@Gaminating San Francisco had some vibes. Too bad the series went the legacy of kain way.

  • @puertoricanguy999
    @puertoricanguy999 Рік тому +28

    I'm just happy that we'll be getting more Godzilla stuff in the future.

    • @residentrump3271
      @residentrump3271 Рік тому

      I just wish we could get more good games. Godzilla: Save the Earth was my jam and I still play it sometimes 👍

  • @r1konTheAutomator
    @r1konTheAutomator Рік тому +3

    I have a special place in my heart for "wha happun". I discovered it when I had my second kid - when she was a baby I would have to get up with her nightly. To keep myself awake, I would watch random stuff on YT. I would put my ear buds in and pace around the room holding her until she fell back asleep. One night I found a wha happun and was instantly hooked. I was shocked at the production value and how good the content was. i've been a part of the fgc for 20 years so its right up my alley. Thanks for everything you do Matt, its gotten me through many a sleepless night 🙂

  • @Jhylla81
    @Jhylla81 Рік тому +28

    Final Wars is probably my favorite Godzilla movie. It's just so extra

  • @nickkelley9139
    @nickkelley9139 Рік тому +92

    I'd love to see a what happened for High Guardian Spice once we get more behind the scenes info on it because the massive gap between it being reportedly completed and it actually being released alone says a lot.

    • @shadowbyname2802
      @shadowbyname2802 Рік тому +18

      What happened was someone at Crunchyroll saw the series, came to their senses, and tried their best to prevent it from getting out. However because of the leadership shift, it released anyway, possibly because if they didn’t they’d face some kind of legal action. Or maybe it was to get some kind of tax break, I dunno.

    • @bearerofbadnews1375
      @bearerofbadnews1375 Рік тому +14

      I’d say more interesting what happed to Clone High years of nothing and potential season 2 we got it. But someone made a wish on that monkeys paw and the cost was the writing quality.

    • @GamerSlyRatchet1
      @GamerSlyRatchet1 Рік тому +18

      It’s been covered by a few videos. Basically, it’s Crunchyroll being incompetent as hell and incredibly cheap during production, then throwing the cast and crew under the bus and delaying the show while the heat died down.

    • @shadowbyname2802
      @shadowbyname2802 Рік тому +4

      @@GamerSlyRatchet1 I never bought that thing about the budget affecting things that much. Sure it would explain the questionable choices made in the show's aesthetics, but money can't make a bad foundation into a good script. They had everything wrong right from the beginning and just stuck with it because their hubris wouldn't allow them to accept things with the script were very very wrong.

    • @pablocasas5906
      @pablocasas5906 Рік тому

      @@GamerSlyRatchet1 Crunchyroll and Funimation being inconpetent is something we anime fans Latin America had to endure, though honestly CR didn't made that bad decisions aside from some weird translation choices they force upon their first Neutral Spanish dubs, Funimation was the one that had more misteps when they entered the Latin America market, though eventually Funi LatAm improved but when they merged with CR things actually got worse in some respects
      PS: it seems High Guardian Spice was suppossed to get dubbed into multiple languages like other CR Original shows like Onyx Equinox and Tonikawa did, but it seems CR cancelled all those plans. At least Tonikawa was a success

  • @owensreviews625
    @owensreviews625 Рік тому +68

    With it now available on digital, I would to see a future “What Happened?” on The Flash (2023) movie.

    • @NarutooftheRasengan
      @NarutooftheRasengan Рік тому +21

      That'd be great especially since Matt would have to cover EVERY previous Flash movie attempt like the 90s Zemeckis movie, the Flash spin off from another Justice League movie that never came, and the multiple directors quitting because of Ezra Miller holding the movie hostage.

    • @bearerofbadnews1375
      @bearerofbadnews1375 Рік тому +4

      And a what happened on CW’s the flash.

    • @Savior-ml4pq
      @Savior-ml4pq Рік тому +2

      How about a justice league heroes wha happun or marvel nemesis wha happun

    • @kentuckycryptid
      @kentuckycryptid Рік тому +4

      This isn't exactly a bad idea, considering the film was in development since the '90s.

    • @apoplexiamusic
      @apoplexiamusic Рік тому

      @@NarutooftheRasengan TL;DR a fuck nut named Ezra Miller and a sutdio that doesn't know how to handle its own intellectual property

  • @vincentroberts8327
    @vincentroberts8327 Рік тому +37

    It's just not Saturday morning without ya, Matt.

  • @RedWizard0
    @RedWizard0 Рік тому +13

    Godzilla Final Wars is such a beautiful mess, I freakin love it. Probably my most favorite in the whole franchise next to the original.

  • @vacantrefrigerator4566
    @vacantrefrigerator4566 Рік тому +10

    wasn’t expecting a Hideo Kojima jumpscare

  • @MiXVoy
    @MiXVoy Рік тому +13

    Speaking of tokusatsu, do Power Rangers. Either the '95 movie, the 20th anniversary, the 2017 LionsGate reboot or the cheapiness and burning bridges within the IP.

  • @shadowbyname2802
    @shadowbyname2802 Рік тому +29

    I still stand by that this is one of the best Godzilla movies ever made, at the very least my own personal top 5. Is it stupid, absolutely, but it’s probably one of the most fun movies I’ve ever seen. If nothing else, G-fans and movie watchers have to appreciate that this is the last Godzilla movie to feature suit-mation, AND new designs of these characters to boot. Toho and the director really tried to go all out with this movie, and you can tell both parties had fun making it.

  • @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13
    @PaulDozierZZoMBiE13 Рік тому +7

    Always nice to hear someone other than myself pop for Jet Jaguar. I know its considered a lesser entry in the pantheon of Godzilla movies, but I just friggin love Godzilla vs Megalon. It was my first G movie and my parents took me to the drive-in to see it when I was a boy (Yes, I'm old). Loved it then, love it now.

    • @residentrump3271
      @residentrump3271 Рік тому +1

      Don't feel bad. I'm a 51 year old nerd who still loves Godzilla, Transformers, D and D, video games, anime and comic books. Wouldn't change for the world either 👍

    • @RobotGooseStudios
      @RobotGooseStudios Рік тому +1

      Vs Megalon is my favourite Godzilla movie and my third favourite film ever. I genuinely love it its so much fun, I would've loved to see it at a drive-in!

  • @dforond
    @dforond Рік тому +5

    Maaaaaaan i really loved final wars since i was a child, it's sad to see this movie to make the franchise go on longer hiatus in the history of the franchise

  • @lawrence6400
    @lawrence6400 5 місяців тому +1

    one of my all time fav godzilla movies

  • @IronWolf277
    @IronWolf277 Рік тому +6

    Don Frye was very memorable in this film, i'd say it was a good choice!

  • @dustinmancool
    @dustinmancool Рік тому +2

    Honestly the choice to do Goji vs Zilla fast was the correct one, it shows how much more powerful the character is.

  • @beector2010
    @beector2010 Рік тому +5

    Godzilla Final Wars is so sick. Sometimes I feel like it’s my favorite in the whole franchise. Thanks for the episode! Made my day!

  • @mekman4
    @mekman4 Рік тому +4

    I have the soundtrack to Howl’s Moving Castle. I needed it after several watches just to hear it! Great Stuff, as always! Animation is the best way to go, even Disney should drop the live action machine.

  • @Cadychan
    @Cadychan Рік тому +5

    Godzilla has his own star on the Walk of Fame? That's so cute!

  • @happymonkeyfish
    @happymonkeyfish Рік тому +2

    the whole "there are two things you don't know about the earth" line used to be epic to my little kid brain, but seeing it in the video out of context had me laughing my ass off

  • @andrewbarthel8224
    @andrewbarthel8224 8 місяців тому +2

    "...and Godzillas dumb ass son" spoken like a true goji fan lolol

  • @mittens-cat-lord
    @mittens-cat-lord Рік тому +3

    Honestly, this is my favorite Godzilla film. I love the early 2000’s metal vibe, sum 41 and Gigan being my favorite kaiju definitely helps.

  • @BigAl2k6
    @BigAl2k6 Рік тому +1

    I love that they were against putting in Jet Jaguar because of a tonal clash but were perfectly fine with shoving in King Caesar and fucking Minilla

  • @Redino20
    @Redino20 Рік тому +5

    MASTERPIECE

  • @BlazeHedgehog
    @BlazeHedgehog Рік тому +1

    $20 mil in the face of today's movies breaching $200 mil sounds so... quaint.

  • @luckyduck4084
    @luckyduck4084 Рік тому +1

    I remember watching this as a kid! It made me love Gigan, it didn’t have too much screen time, but it looked so badass

  • @RangerMcFriendly
    @RangerMcFriendly Рік тому +4

    Excellent job Matt!

  • @ethanemerson4862
    @ethanemerson4862 Рік тому +5

    I know Final Wars wasn’t the best, but it was the first Godzilla film I saw. It still holds a special place in my heart.

  • @UnsafestPony81
    @UnsafestPony81 Рік тому +4

    Love it or hate it, this is one Godzilla film I can put on and just love to watch. Big G fights or the Human action scenes. I anniversary film with a lot of memorable moments. Gigan's update was amazing af!

  • @8-bitbarbarian710
    @8-bitbarbarian710 Рік тому +3

    Say what you will, but I enjoyed the hell out of it. Wasn’t my favorite Goji film of all time, but I’ve watched it repeatedly over the years and I love it BECAUSE of the insanity. That being said, thanks for the episode, man. There was some information in here to which I was not aware. Cheers.

  • @emilysong2000
    @emilysong2000 Рік тому +16

    Having Godzilla curb stomp Zilla in seconds flat in this movie = priceless!

    • @orga7777
      @orga7777 Рік тому +1

      It would have been funny. But since he does that to EVERY monster, it isn't very funny. That just means every other monster is on par with GINO. Which is just insulting on every level.

    • @aprinnyonbreak1290
      @aprinnyonbreak1290 Рік тому +1

      @@orga7777
      Agree.
      If every other monster had at least gotten a semblance of back and forth, a quick three rounds, before going, then Zilla got zapped, THAT would be funny.

  • @cian-neural2594
    @cian-neural2594 Рік тому +1

    Final Wars was the movie that brought me into the tokusatsu genre. I love this movie for how stupidly fun this is.

  • @MechanicalRabbits
    @MechanicalRabbits 9 місяців тому +1

    This is the best movie ever made I don't care what anyone says. I had so much non stop fun over its two hour runtime and couldn't believe how over the top it was.

  • @victorbourdon6984
    @victorbourdon6984 Рік тому +2

    Loved this movie. Love 'em all! I grew up in the ghettos of NYC when I discovered this franchise as a kid. So, it was/is my childhood guilty pleasure. And I have ALL THE MOVIES on Blu-ray!

  • @TheJesterGuy_
    @TheJesterGuy_ Рік тому +1

    I have this movie saved in one of my external HDDs and I always planned to watch it someday. But since I've seen this video my interest grew on giving it a try. This one looks like it's Godzilla's own Avengers Infinity War/Endgame/No Way Home level of craziness. Great video!

  • @TheMemesofDestruction
    @TheMemesofDestruction 6 днів тому

    13:48 “GOLDBERG… I mean GODZILLA!”
    Yeah, totally the vibe.

  • @JakeRanney
    @JakeRanney Рік тому +1

    I did not expect a Miami Vice clip in a video about Godzilla Final Wars

  • @SPac316
    @SPac316 Рік тому +3

    I liked Final Wars for it's over the top goofiness. The scene when Godzilla obliterated Zilla was so good!

  • @SabinStargem
    @SabinStargem Рік тому +4

    The animated series based on Zilla 98 should be looked at. The cartoon is a good demonstration that Zilla 98 could have worked well, if it wasn't handled by someone who didn't care.

  • @ShinGoji1987Official
    @ShinGoji1987Official Рік тому +5

    Your work and Big Action Bill's are the absolute best when breaking down Goji film history, great job! I liked final wars but definitely thought it could've been better. I wonder what kind of script Ryuhei cooked up originally?

  • @aisback1990
    @aisback1990 Рік тому +1

    Amazing video my man

  • @ribbon_dye
    @ribbon_dye Рік тому +3

    Its a pity it didn't do well. Its easily one of my favorite godzilla films of all time. It had a fairly quick pace to the plot, the human element wasn't a complete snoozefest, and seeing Godzilla tear through everything was fantastic. Could it have been better? Maybe, but frankly with the run time it had, it did well enough.

  • @deadgremlin
    @deadgremlin Рік тому +2

    You rock Matt!! This really means a lot and you said such nice things about the book!

  • @BENergizer1
    @BENergizer1 Рік тому +14

    There's really two opposing polarities to Godzilla movies in general, either the slower-paced dread of the original film, or the slobberknocker levels of monster brawls like Destroy All Monsters. Most of the movies lie somewhere between the two extremes, balancing slower more horror-focused scenes with crowd-rousing monster fights. Final Wars is one of the most extreme examples of swinging way over to one end of that spectrum, focused entirely on fight scenes to the point of exhaustion. It feels more like a UA-cam Supercut of fights taken from other movies than a movie in and of itself.

  • @PrimarySweeper13
    @PrimarySweeper13 9 місяців тому +1

    Just watched it Saturday. It was stupid fun

  • @demi-fiendoftime3825
    @demi-fiendoftime3825 Рік тому +1

    This is actually one of my favorites

  • @ron6052
    @ron6052 Рік тому +3

    Love seeing Godzilla get so much attention lately

  • @RoachOverlord
    @RoachOverlord Рік тому +1

    It took me a long time, but I've grown to love this movie over the years.

  • @wugenius
    @wugenius Рік тому +1

    Godzilla Final Wars was so much fun. I loved it and still do. Felt like a celebration crossed with a screw it let’s go all out insane attitude.

  • @michel0dy
    @michel0dy Рік тому +3

    Man, what I wouldn't give for Shinkawa's design to be made on screen, even if it was some evil Godzilla clone or something

  • @timscheuermann2554
    @timscheuermann2554 Рік тому +1

    its my favorite Godzilla movie honestly

  • @THANATOS-PRIME
    @THANATOS-PRIME Рік тому +6

    I have been looking forward to this. One of my favorite UA-camrs discussing my favorite Godzilla film from when I was a kid.

  • @bZman
    @bZman Рік тому +7

    I love that no matter how hard times get, Godzilla always comes back. When the Showa movies were failing, he went back into hibernation until the glory of the Heisei era. When they went out with a glorious sendoff the millenium series came out and made a couple great films and some middling ones. Then we hit modern era with good american Godzilla and Shin Godzilla being absolutely incredible. Now we have Minus 1 to look forward to and an apple tv plus show about Godzilla with Kurt Russell. The King will never die

  • @BigEOT3
    @BigEOT3 Рік тому +2

    19:28 “crawls into fetal position just thinking about the Godzilla Earth trilogy from Polygon Pictures”
    Please be good Gamera Rebirth.

  • @drbiohazmat
    @drbiohazmat Рік тому +1

    I literally grew up watching Tokyo SOS and Final Wars so I'm more than excited to see this video

  • @FOXZILLA5734
    @FOXZILLA5734 Рік тому +3

    Really good video, final wars may have mixed reactions but I personally have a lot of fun with the film its ridiculous in an epic over the top way.

  • @dannydement
    @dannydement Рік тому +10

    Oh gosh, I unironically love this movie. A peek behind the production curtain sounds like terrible fun.
    Side note: Most of IDW's Godzilla comics have been amazing, no matter which incarnation you love the most. 😁

  • @GojiBoiEarth1964
    @GojiBoiEarth1964 Рік тому +2

    The only issue I really have with Final Wars was how Gigan was treated. Bro came back after a 31 year absent sporting one of the most badass designs in the franchise and was marketed the most out of the other kaijus outside of Godzilla and Mothra in terms of merch. But in the movie, bro got decapitated not once, but twice, one of which by his own attacks. Ik FW would of been too long than it already is, but it’s such a shame considering he was the first kaiju in Godzilla’s rouge gallery to make the Big G draw blood on screen.
    Other than that, FW is basically like KOTM where if you’re in it for just the actions, you’ll have lots of fun with the film (casting Don Frye in the film was peak casting)

  • @JoseVRKaiju
    @JoseVRKaiju Рік тому +2

    Funny thing. In the Spanish Godzilla fandom. Final wars Spanish dub was recover like 3 days ago. What a coincidence

  • @retroentertainment1340
    @retroentertainment1340 Рік тому +1

    I enjoyed Godzilla: Final Wars a lot. Godzilla’s design is one of my favorite designs of the character, the monster fights were also quite fun in my opinion, especially the quick fight between Godzilla and Zilla. Fun fact: Patrick Tatopoulis, who designed Godzilla for the Tristar adaptation was thrilled to see the version of Godzilla he created in a Toho Godzilla movie.

  • @Ciretwo
    @Ciretwo Рік тому +1

    Never knew that this movie was looked down on. I had loved this movie, it is in my top favorite Godzilla movies.

  • @misk-ivus2990
    @misk-ivus2990 Рік тому +1

    So glad the final wars suit got used for a short film against Gigan and Hedorah recently.

  • @jvts8916
    @jvts8916 Рік тому +1

    How about an episode on Rebuild of Evangelion? The original NGE already had a pretty infamous development hell thanks to Studio Gainax's short-sighted at best business decisions and the director's depression, but this saga also stressed out Hideaki Anno so much that he relapsed and worked on Shin Godzilla to calm down so there had to have happened a lot of things behind the scenes.

  • @alexanderrahl7034
    @alexanderrahl7034 Рік тому +2

    Gotta love that classic japanese politeness 😂
    "I really wish the fight could have gone on longer, but we had to cut it for the sake of time and at least have a good laugh"
    Nahhh we all knew what ya did lol

  • @jamesofthekaijukompendium
    @jamesofthekaijukompendium Рік тому +4

    If you wanted to keep to a Godzilla theme, I recommend checking out the painful history of what could've been with Gojira - Kaijuu Daikessen, aka Godzilla Destroy All Monsters in the West(*), but literally translated as Godzilla - Monster Wars.
    Back in 1994, when Godzilla vs Mechagodzilla II came out Toho licensed out 2 Godzilla games to be made for the SNES: Super Godzilla, a janky and awful RPG with the most confusing mechanics, and Gojira - Kaijuu Daikessen, a 2D tournament fighter akin to SF2 with some actual in-depth mechanics and awesome monster fighting. So, when the United States were only allowed to release one, guess which one they took?
    If you guessed that they decided to give us the jank-ass RPG and made the cool-as-shit fighting game Japan-only, you would be correct! What I find the most tragic, however, is that the game was advertised in an issue of Nintendo Power Magazine under the game Godzilla: Destroy All Monsters, and if you were a G-fan at the time and saw this you would be shitting your pants! Finally, after that weird chess-like game on NES, the Big G might be getting a good one! But as AVGN best put it: "Only in Japan, only in Japan..."

  • @skinnermclane4467
    @skinnermclane4467 Рік тому +3

    As a kid I fucking loved Final Wars.

  • @Skreezilla
    @Skreezilla Рік тому

    was my first full Godzilla i watched, it was randomly on tv in the uk!
    I think that is why it is my favorite.

  • @DanielLave25280
    @DanielLave25280 Рік тому +1

    Love Your What Happened? Videos!!!!!! That Is A Great Episode. Keep It Up

  • @genuwine21
    @genuwine21 Рік тому +1

    I really loved Final Wars... Mostly because I love MMA and Godzilla. I think Don Frye worked perfectly in his role and I would gladly watch more Godzilla movies cast with Pride fighters (although a lot of them are getting up there in age now).

  • @krispymelonman5307
    @krispymelonman5307 Рік тому

    Me and my little brother would always try and watch clips of all the godzilla movies on UA-cam all the time back in like 2008. This was our favorite movie other Legendary series

  • @Enriqueguiones
    @Enriqueguiones Рік тому +1

    Godzilla Final Wars is one of my favorite things of all time.

  • @kingsteven7
    @kingsteven7 Рік тому +1

    This is still my favorite Godzilla movie. Fun, Action heavy, and most importantly a easy story.

  • @sansthedrummer
    @sansthedrummer Рік тому +1

    Imagine a directors cut of this if they did save all the footage.

  • @KremBotop
    @KremBotop Рік тому +2

    Glad this show is back.

  • @jeffmaesar
    @jeffmaesar Рік тому +3

    Love that movie :-)
    and love Ryuhei Kitamura's works :-)

  • @Dread-VilePlanet
    @Dread-VilePlanet Рік тому +1

    I actually like to see one of the Heisei Gamera Trilogy because i always wondered how they managed to make Gamera better than Godzilla at the time.

  • @ohjeezriles
    @ohjeezriles Рік тому +1

    10:00 god damn that looks like Godzilla & Super Shredder fused together

  • @isaacbear7115
    @isaacbear7115 Рік тому

    Your avatar is so cute. Looks so soft and huggable. Especially the spiderman variant

  • @jamesb5
    @jamesb5 Рік тому +5

    You should definitely do exorcist dominion/the beginning. Very interesting story, to me anyway

  • @therexdragonblade6821
    @therexdragonblade6821 Рік тому +1

    ONE OF DA GREATEST MOVIES OF ALL TIME

  • @sonyslyer9946
    @sonyslyer9946 Рік тому

    I didn’t expect one of my fav Godzilla movies to be on here 😮
    Good shit! 😊