Easily one of the best “Godzilla” films and one of the better giant monster films out there, “Godzilla: Final Wars” combines everything fun about these films. Most of the “Godzilla” films have a plot that often distracts from the cheesy but loveable action, that just is not that case with “Godzilla: Final Wars”.

When giant monsters attack locations across the globe, aliens rush to stop them and save the planet. However, all is not what it seems as the aliens were controlling the monsters the whole time. As our world faces destruction, the Earth Defence Force decides to awaken the ‘King of the Monsters’.

What makes this entry so refreshing is that we have human characters that we actually care about. Actually, some of them are mutants that help fight the giant monsters. These mutants are great because they actually add to the action rather than slow it down. We get to see tons of monsters from various “Godzilla” films such as Gigan, Anguirus, Rodan and some of the more obscure ones such as Ebirah and King Caesar. The only major one that seems to be missing is Mechagodzilla. We also get to see Godzilla fight the version of Godzilla from the underwhelming 1998 American version, who is appropriately just named ‘Zilla’ here.

Most of the “Godzilla” movies will not appeal to mainstream audiences but I think “Godzilla: Final Wars” is definitely an exception. This is a silly movie but you will fall in love with its over the top nature as you watch mutants, aliens and monsters all battle one another for the fate of the world. My only big complaint is that I wish Godzilla would have shown up a little earlier but we definitely get to see enough Godzilla action. The action is great, the special effects are good and the plot is surprisingly enjoyable.