Godzilla appears in many films, but how many exactly comes down to which movies you want to count. In total, there are 30 live-action, Japanese-produced films across four different "eras." ...
And, given how the reactions to the monster’s design panned out, less was way, way more for Godzilla. In the end, the critical thrashing Emmerich’s movie took is what did it in for the ...
There’s an argument to be made that the greatest film in the series came out way back in the 1950s, sure, and the 1960s was a decade during which Godzilla movies were coming out most steadily.
Sure, the idea of seeing humanity grapple with a large monster is always intriguing, and Godzilla himself was instantly iconic, but that first movie does end rather conclusively (spoilers).