The relationship between kong and Jia is so cute and unexpected
Somehow I found myself shouting at the tv "NOW KISS!!"
also, that Godzilla is THICK, am I right?
I can swallow a lot of this movie.
Turning my brain off allowed me to have some enjoyment.
But even my sleeping brain had to wake up for the Ghidora/MechaGodzilla thing.
And I was still okay with that.
Ghidora is still a thing - fine.
MechaGodzilla exists - fine.
You’re... ‘downloading’ an energy source? Wha.. fine
Ghidora pulled a Megatron and controlled MG? Still fine, you know.
But then you’re telling Ghidora was smart/self aware enough to understand the nature of its newer mechanical body to the point of been able to utilice the weaponry and even the drill tail? Common movie. Go away lol
What happens when a laser-spewing, self-declared 'King of Monsters', angry lizard meets a chest-thumping, sign-language speaking, angry simian: Mayhem.
Godzilla vs Kong, the latest offering from WB's Monster-verse lives upto the hype. Set a few years after the events of Godzilla: King of Monsters, the movie begins with getting us up-to-date with what has happened to Kong since 'Kong: Skull Island'.
Right at the outset, we have Team Kong in one corner, led by Dr. Ilene Andrews' and Jia, the last of the natives from Skull Island after it is destroyed by Skull Crawlers. And, in the other corner, we have the Team Godzilla, led by Madison Russell (Millie Bobbie Brown reprising her role from the previous movie).
After Godzilla goes on a rampage in one of the Apex facilities, Walter Simmons, Apex CEO, recruits the help of Team Kong to try and use Kong to find Hollow Earth, home of the Titans. Meanwhile, Team Godzilla, believing that Godzilla would not go berserk on the humans for no reason, start investigating the destroyed Apex facility.
While the involvement of two different human agencies might have rendered the movie a bit boring, the writers spring enough surprises along each of the teams' humans' journey to keep us hooked on till the next fight/Titan sighting in the movie.
Quite frankly, this isn't a movie one watches to delve into the vast spectrum of human emotions or anything remotely approaching that (in fact, there are quite a few casualties during the Godzilla vs Kong slugfest).
This is a movie we watch to enjoy two of the oldest and most amazing monsters in popular culture go mano-a-mano against each other. And, the movie delivers on that aspect.
Probably, the only sad thing about this movie is that it will not be watched by enough people in theatres owing to the current pandemic. But, it is nevertheless worth a watch to forget the times that we live in for a while.
It was more like Transformers and Avengers. Kong was too smart and they made Godzilla overly strong. Plus the story sucked especially the Millie brown part.
I think I've written this before in other reviews of Godzilla movies but I'll mention again that Godzilla films are not exactly deep and certainly not grounded in any sort of reality. Godzilla vs. Kong continues that tradition. It's silly and colorful, full of city-smashing action. If that's not what you are looking for, you should skip this movie.
It's big and it's dumb, just like almost all the entries in the 30+ Godzilla movie series. I can say this as a qualified fan of both of these monsters as I own every Godzilla and every Kong movie ever made. I've watched them all multiple times and can say with confidence that GvK falls within the template set by all previous entries.
Really good CGI and great action. If you are the type to have a good time with just that, join right in and watch the movie. The rest is pretty in the lower bar of film. There no character development and the plot is a little weak. This weakness becomes more obvious by how short the movie is, and because of how many characters they needed to create a cohesive story. They needed a team pro Godzilla and a team pro Kong for there to be any relatability towards both monsters. But of course, all humans feel just as uneeded and boring as it does in Transformers. The main message, if intended, was fine enough but there were no originality in it here and no depth too. Just another company's greed ruining something nice because of said greed.
1) I guess the APEX's guards are blind. Nobody saw Madison and her company. They don't saw them, even when the skullcrawler attacked them. Very indifferent scenes.
2) Seriously? You're bringing your daughter to these very dangerous places?
3) The monster fights were very awesome tho.
"There can't be two Alpha Titans."
First things first: Yes, the humans for the most part are the worst part of the movie. The story is pretty simplistic and whenever the camera would pan to Millie Bobby Brown and her crew I would think "who cares!". That being said, monster scenes and fight sequences were really a true sight to see, and the action was crisp. Kaiju were done right.
And the award for the « mother of the year » goes to... Dr. Ilene Andrews for bringing her daughter everywhere where it was extremely dangerous. Clap clap clap ! Congratulation for this stupid plot and globally for this movie written by kids wanting to play with monsters and big surreal tech toys. I loved the Gozilla movie but this one is beyond crap.
One more chapter in Legendary Entertainment's big, loud, computer-generated monster movie blowout, finally pitting cinema's two best-known behemoths in a rematch of their 1962 rubber suit showdown. The long and short of it is, Godzilla vs. Kong is exactly what you think it is, but also not quite what the three preceding installments might have led you to hope for. Those films contained several unique, essential pieces of a great monster movie, but couldn’t quite bring them all together in the same place. This effort may have scattered them to the ends of the Earth.
While Godzilla '14 suffered from too much dusty orange, brown and grey, sacrificing spectacle for aura, that also gave it a unique air of mystery and a personal, street-level point of view. The big guy was a force of nature, neither good nor evil, often experienced as little more than a distant rumble through the clouds and clutter of so many toppled skyscrapers. Skull Island and King of the Monsters moved in pop-friendlier directions, granting a better view of the action, while also leaning on pure entertainment value and top-notch creative direction. This new model represents a continuation of that slide into crowd-pleasing razzle dazzle, delivering nearly two hours of curious neon lights, spit-flinging alpha roars, window-shattering concussions and flashy pin-up moments, but it's increasingly limited in most other respects.
We get the fight, all right, and kudos for having the resolve to actually depict a winner after two rounds, but the big visuals aren't half as epic as the full-blown elemental fury seen in KotM, nor as ferociously intense as Kong's last solo flick. Both headliners move with a surprising lack of magnitude, swinging ten-story haymakers that land like stiff jabs, not earthquakes. We see so much casual collateral damage that forty-floor buildings become a mere inconvenience, minor hazards that spray black soot as they're toppled over. They might as well be made of cardboard, just like the old days.
The nonsensical story elements fare no better. Not that this is a particular strength for previous chapters, or even for a vast majority of similar films. Godzilla vs. Kong is a bad example of storytelling amidst a genre that's renowned for bad storytelling. It's stuffed with cryptic lore, clichéd character archetypes, bone-headed decisions, mindless pseudo-science, telegraphed plot developments... a full bucket of hogwash that made me feel like a moron for paying attention. Kong's ancestral homeland is the worst such offense, a landscape so fundamentally stupid and conceptually flawed that I couldn't stop shaking my head, puzzling over its many gaping, mind-numbing inconsistencies. Godzilla is painted as villain right from the start, which takes all the fun out of picking sides and rooting for your favorite among friends.
Listen, I'm not trying to be hard-to-please here. I don't need any sort of spiritual or philosophical revelation in the midst of my giant ape vs. lizard skirmishes, but I also expect a little bit more respect than this. I'll suspend my disbelief as long as you don't insult my intelligence. And, despite the visceral thrills of those fleeting headline bouts, this fails the litmus test.
I've never been more thankful for torrents than after watching this dreck. So glad that I didn't pay money for this.
Awfully entertaining. Nothing else to say.
I'm finding that I'm really enjoying these new Godzilla/Kong universe movies. If you enjoyed the previous more recent Godzilla or Kong movies you'll enjoy this.
How I rate:
1-3 :heart: = seriously! don't waste your time
4-6 :heart: = you may or may not enjoy this
7-8 :heart: = I expect you will like this too
9-10 :heart: = movies and TV shows I really love!
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The first time I watched Godzilla vs Kong, I wasn't too impressed, but I realize that was only because I was going off the hype of others and not as a Godzilla fan myself, Currently, I'm watching it now for 6th time and it gets better each time
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Gia- I loved her character every bit. When she was pleading with Kong to be careful, I fell in love with her and that scene. I am glad Kong has someone to connect with.
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Maddie- People can say what they want about her but as she watched Godzilla walk off; the concern in her eyes for big G. I love it. I hope one day Adam can find some kind of way for Godzilla to have some type of connection with her.
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Kong- When everyone was all about team Godzilla or team Kong, of course, I was team G, but Kong is pretty dope too. Hope we can see Godzilla in the hollow earth helping Kong somehow
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Godzilla- Just badass and he looked amazing in the close-ups. My favorite part was when he acknowledged Kong at the end. The scene, the walk-off, the background music, everything about that scene was so cinematic to me. I loved this movie, and the reason I'm able to watch it again and again and again is this focuses way more on the monsters as opposed to the humans. Is there any way to reach Adam Wingard?:metal_tone3:
incredible movie, solid action scenes, doesn't outstay it's welcome, insane cgi, the human side stuff is nothing to write home about but it pads out the film in between fight scenes.
if you're watching this for a masterpiece in story telling, you're not watching for the right reasons.
What a bad movie! On,y the fights were cool
I was so hyped up after seeing all the positive reviews and ended up disappointed. Didn't this supposed to have less and better human story than the previous one? That Alex Jones-like conspiracy nutjob subplot was so painfully unfunny.
I disagree with those saying this had the weakest story...how anyone can evaluate how terrible ALL the Godzilla (recent trilogy) films is beyond me. Only Kong: Skull Island even felt like a MOVIE to me, but this one I liked. First of all, the end battle lives up to the hype....I didn't feel that with ANY of the previous films. Also, our main characters were interacting with the monsters which wasn't happening in the earlier G. flicks (and is why Kong: Skull Island was the highlight of the MonsterVerse or whatever they are calling this). Was the story far fetched, yes. Want to know why? It's about a gigantic monkey and a fire breathing lizard for the love of Mike! Get over yourselves and have fun watching an iguana with bad breath and Sampson's big brother have a show down.
Detailed Trailer analysis kept the plot pretty predictable!
so Godzilla vs kong is probably the best titan movie ever made it is mind boggling it has everything which the previous Godzilla movies lacked.
Titans are given more screentime in this movie which is a major plus and humans nobody really cares about them.
Pretty much "no plot, just vibes" and I loved every second of it (human scenes excluded)
For my liking, it focuses too much on the human stories and the writting could be a lot better. BUT, it was still pretty good kaiju movie. Fights were awesome, but I would have hoped for a more substantial ending. Overall a nice experience though.
The Long Awaited Battle Of The Kaiju's - Kong & Godzilla Go Toe-To-Toe With A Talented Cast As A Side Note To The Insane Action Taking Place - Continuing From The Last Kong Movie From Skull Island & The Previous Godzilla vs. King Ghidorah In The 2019 Movie Godzilla King Of The Monsters
Not To Ruin The Movie For Any One - The People Are There To Point Out Science, DNA, And Geophysics Behind The Kaijus While Adding To It The Myth & Legends Of Their Stories - Don't Expect It To Be A Great Story But The Movie Does Honor The Nobility Of The Creatures On The Screen As It Caters To The Appetites Of The Fans & The Audience - This Movie Is What I Wanted It To Be A Battle Of The Monsters & It Completely Delivered On That
I'm Looking Forward To More From The MonsterVerse Movies
Continuation of the transformation of "kaiju" films into children's films. There is a display that is colorful, but that is more interested in making noise than in elaborating with some logic a story that, of course, concludes that the man is actually the real monster. In the absence of story, the references to Jules Verne serve as disguise. Being the best of the worst does not mean not being bad.
One hell of an awesome monster ride!! 8/10
The intricacies of human stories gave me a headache, this was supposed to be a monsterverse showdown,
Had not enough alcohol in my body for that movie...
Before I begin, I would like all the folks hating on, or disappointed by this movie, to enter "King Kong vs Godzilla" into Trakt.tv's search box, then take a moment to peruse the various thumbnails in the results. This is the bloodline, history and evolution of the concept. It is NOT, nor has it EVER been, (IMO) about high concept Shakespearian art and melodramatic pathos, but the spectacle of two big azz critters the size of buildings wreaking havoc on their surroundings, (especially the afore mentioned buildings) and each other. With each iteration, the special effects have changed, (no more stop motion capture or guys in the ultimate rubber gimp suits, to ever improving and now (by comparison) spectacular computer generated SFX that make it SO easy to suspend the suspension of disbelief, that some viewers seem to forget that these were always at their heart fun, entertaining monster movies, made to put butts in the theater seats and sell overpriced popcorn and snackos, an afternoon or evenings diversion from the mundane and humdrum existence of of ordinary folks lives.
So yes, if you go into this hoping for some profound revelation on mans inhumanity to man, or his his relationship and impact on the ecosystem, or the evils of the industrial military complex, you will probably come away disappointed .However, I would akin it to buying tickets for WWE Royal Rumble, and then being upset that you didn't get Ali vs. Frazier or Mike Tyson (in his prime) vs. ANYBODY.
The tyranny of too high expectations perhaps?
Believe it or not, it's been just about a YEAR since we've been able to see movies in an actual theater, so, I for one was simply glad to be able to enjoy the movie experience as the studios and Directors intended. The "distancing" restrictions IMO actually made the experience more pleasant, as anyone who ever just gotten comfortable in their "DELUXE recliner seat", only to have a sweaty overly cologne'd "big boned" individual with the Kaiju sized popcorn tub plop down next to you, while the couple with the male who has to explain everything going on during the movie to his date occupy the seats on the other side. (Not mad at the brothers who yell at the screen during martial arts and horror movies, cuz, that's prolly genetic, and actually enhances the experience)
Some have commented on the lack of actual thespian activity from the cast as well as the lack of a detailed narrative storyline, and, I actually have two theories about that. One is that they had to spend so much money to make sure the SFX weren't laughable, thus, reducing the $$ available for the cast, and two, that due to filming restrictions, it was probably difficult to properly film dialog heavy scenes, thus the multitude of scenes where the actor is simply emoting at the camera, or monologuing back and forth in quick edits. Also, as the creatures are purely CGI, there was probably either a comic looking stand in on stilts or just a ping pong ball on a stick to give the actors an eyeline, so, I will forgive them for just trying to keep a straight face and get through the scene. Perhaps though, we will eventually get a "Zack Snyder" cut, and learn that a lot was indeed left on the cutting room floor.
As for the story, If you followed what little dialog there was, they pretty much laid it all out, although, in a in a Cliff Notes version, so, as long as you paid attention and weren't preoccupied with mentally disabusing what was being presented. They seemed to be banking on the fact the the audience was familiar with the mythology and back story, so, most of the time was spent pushing the "revised " version of events, rather than dwelling on the minutia of the past.
I liked the relationship between Kong and the little deaf girl, and, it was heartwarming to see him struggle with his obvious anger and frustration at being held captive, (even if it was for his protection, as well as Monarch's benefit) and yet, putting his instinctive trust in the human he has bonded to. Rebecca Hall to was believable as her guardian, who wanted to protect her, yet was willing to exploit her relationship with Kong as long as it benefitted her research. Bryan Tyree Henrys role appears to have been to give Millie Bobby Brown something to do, by co-opting his quest for truth so that she could discover why HER "big guy" was having a seeming change of heart toward humanity, or, an extreme temper tantrum. It's just good that her Dad hadn't figured out how to turn on the "find my phone" feature on his daughters cell, or, he would have had pretty much NO dialog in the movie. Always good to see Lance Reddick back in "Fringe" mode, even if only for a minute or two.
The bad guy was charming if not perfunctory, his daughter, not so much. Karma had a kiss for BOTH of them in the end. it was kind of melancholy when Kong first found his way home, after all, what good is a throne and a kingdom, if you have no courtesans' or subjects?
As for the royal rumble(s) themselves? In the end, unlike Ali and Frazier who started out friends and became enemies, here our two Titans discovered that, while they might never get past being "frenemies" they DO share the common goal of keeping humanity safe, and, in that regard, as long as there is the possibility of a reemerging threat, perhaps being the ultimate "tag team" isn't such a bad idea. Until that time, he has tropical life in the upside down with lots of dragon brain snackos, and boat drinks for everyone else.
What an absolute pile of trash
Well It’s good to see Godzilla vs Kong with today’s graphics that were decent and not looking cheap and was the monster battle any good? Yeah it was fun and entertaining and plenty of it with some cool effects and was the plot any good? I didn’t think much of it and definitely needed improvements and some characters were cheesy but it did have a decent cast tho and yeah i get it because it’s a monster film it focuses more on the monsters but i do prefer a decent story in any film genre even if it’s gonna focus more on the monster battle because it’s got to balance and it wasn’t just monster vs monster because then i’d let it off because humans were involved too but that’s my opinion and love a good story or lest try make it half decent but i guess it’s hard to balance.
I definitely liked this film more than the two poor films before it and rate it mostly on it’s action and the 90s version will always be my favourite.
Better than expected - has exactly what it says on the box: big monster vs big monster.
Honestly found this more enjoyable than either Pacific Rim
Great monster fighting, great Bernie i guess, could've used a better story than mechagodzilla.
Downloading a power source...................... WTF
I'm embarrassed to say I watched it. I'd rather watch a episode of Corner Gas.
People gave me a hard time for watching every movie in the Sharknado franchise.
That has NOTHING on this movie and just how bad it is.
At least Sharknado knew it was bad and worked off that. This movie feels as though it thinks its actually serious and a good movie.
JFC. I can’t even.
The colossal spectacle we've all been waiting for, it's action packed and has some of the most beatiful cinematography shots. Too bad they had to cut out too much scene on this film removing some of the key roles on the monsterverse. The conclusion established who's the clear King of the Monsters (don't think too hard it's Godzilla).
I get why some people are frustrated about the weak story and characters in this movie and I agree with that. But I'm here to see monsters fight and I got that. I'm glad the movie isn't too long, visuals are great and I didn't feel bored. Good action movie but nothing special.
The fight scenes are spot on but like always with the movies in this franchise the "science" is more bad than even in some comic books and the human characters are just a joke.
Was there a plot or I’ve missed it?
And I thought Nolan’s movies have bad sound mixing.
Let me first say that, Godzilla vs. Kong did NOT disappoint! The special effects here were jaw dropping! The CGI here was truly done on a master level! The punches that Kong gave were legendary. They both got at each other like a classic old school 80s Bronx hood fight! :laughing: Neither one held anything back. However, I'm sorry, Millie Bobby, Brian Tyree, Julian Dennison, and Kyle Chandler, in my opinion was pretty much useless. They really didn't do much. At some point in the movie, it felt like those characters were force written in the movie. Then again, this could be because my focus was totally on the Titans, expecting one gigantic battle of life!! Like I said, the special effects are amazing! If you got a 4K TV, be prepared to have your socks knocked off!!!
Cheesy and stupid all the way through. Not the monster parts that much but definitely the human parts. They cast Godzilla as more of a villain than he needed to be. The technology is silly and completely unrealistic in advancement after a few years from the previous ones. Maybe a few decades. The movie is less serious than the previous ones and it's to it's detriment.
I thought the deaf human girl and her connection with Kong was annoying. But i guess it did help to connect more with things.
Annoying human characters as always in these movies. This might be the worst human parts in the franchise. And annoying podcast and conspiracy shit that's been a trope in recent movies. Annoyingly stupid human characters. Annoying unrealistic Kong humanizing behavior.
What is with the stupid annoying trope of oh the male lead is dumb, oafish, cowardly clown. But the main female is strong and normal. But let's make the main male lead buffoonish and a bit of an asshole.
First major fight is on an aircraft carrier. So very limited space. And it's in an ocean. Just... no. But the fight was still kinda fun.
Size of the monsters is done better in previous movies.
Not much action really, at least for most of the film. Especially not much Godzilla vs Kong for most of the film. A few minutes in the first half of the film!/one sequence!
Stupid mecha godzilla. Although it's not much of a spoiler since it's built up from the beginning.
At least the fights were fun near the end of the film.
Cool fight sequences in the second half.
Absolutely stupid film though. The human parts were awful and most could have been cut out.
Maybe better than Gozilla 2014. I think so. But not better than King of the Monsters and definitely not Skull Island.
"Godzilla Vs Kong"
If you expect anything more substantial than that, please re-read the title.
This is more like Kong skull island 2, and needed to be.
We've had 2 Goji movies give us human stories, they can always have another sequel start off with characters dealing with the leftover destruction.
Gojira fans are gonna predict pretty much everything.
annoyances-
the news wouldn't just blame Godzilla for destroying apex, they would be asking what's being built, are they causing it.
way too easy for the gang to get into apex ,and into the the delivery pod.
lack of original Gojira theme. though maybe it would come at the end. but alas :pensive:
no cameras in the mecha test room.
easily found dad at end.
It is what it is. Classic popcorn flick. I don't see myself rewatching this but its an alright way to kill 2 hours.
Wow!!!! This is just trash... I was actually looking forward to this... such a let down...
Movie was ok. Not up to the hype. Typical 'hero fights fights hero then they fight together against a common enemy' type plot.
I believe I will probably be in the minority here - Very first impression. Might change with some time.
I watched the three previous movies leading up to this one. I liked the two Godzilla movies but did not like Kong: Skull island (mainly because of the writing) - I did very much like both the characters of Godzilla and Kong.
Now for this movie. Hmm well I liked some things about it... but there are many things that I unfortunately did not.
Firstly for the plot... maybe you shouldn’t expect anything from the plot of a movie like this but still a huge weakness, extremely predictable from the middle of the 1st act up until the end. It feels like a missed opportunity. And the whole Hollow Earth subplot...
Secondly, for the human characters. As a whole very mediocre. The trio following Kong I thought, were at least somewhat well executed, especially the little girl. You can get invested in the “mother/daughter” relationship and the girl’s bond to Kong, it works. On the other hand, the trio following Apex really fell short for me. Story wise, character wise and even in some scenes, acting wise. A lot of flaws... I’ve seen all 3 of the actors in other things I liked so I’m assuming it’s not their fault.
Now for our two big friends - Kong works, and he’s about the only thing in this movie that is actually developed to any meaningful extent. Godzilla on the other hand feels like a somewhat different character than in the other movies. He seemed ancient, wise and protecting before.
Now for the fight between mom and dad... this is just my opinion and maybe I’m biased because I just don’t like seeing two characters I really like fighting each other... This film falls into some of the same pitfalls that BVS did for me. “What is the point?” - When I watched some of the fight scenes in the trailer I thought it looked awesome and was looking foirward to the fight but in the film it just fell flat for me. In my opinion, the ultimate fight before the team up came too late in the movie. By the time it comes we know that Godzilla hasn’t just “gone bad” (which was expected) and that he has a good reason for wanting to destroy what Apex is building. So by that point we’re just basically watching the two “good guys” beating the shit out of each other. It takes away from the "Epicness" of the fight because at this point I don't want to see them fight anymore and I'm just thinking "Team up already" - The team up is good and I enjoyed it but it's completely expected from the beginning of the second act, and by the time it actually comes, it feels too late. If you want to have that huge fight in HK, have it in the middle of the movie and then have the last act being them coming together to defeat the mecha. The way it is now makes that fight feel uninteresting because there is no point to it. They’re just hurting each other for no reason. Because of this, I actually preferred the first fight when they’re in the sea.
It’s a great spectacle of course with great special effects but without a good reason or a plot, what are the stakes or the reason to get invested?
As a whole I do like this universe and I do hope they continue making more movies, hopefully a little more character driven next time.
When the shit goes down, the movie is awesome. Great effects, great set pieces and great match up. The human element always suffers in these films and for all the complaining about the people in the last one, it’s truly worse in this one.
They finally let the monsters be the stars of their own movies. I mean, don’t we all go to see Kaiju films to see struggling families going through divorces, their kids misbehaving, and filled with all kinds of lovely human drama?
Nope, and they’ve finally learnt. Let the humies support the Kaiju and GTFO.
Nice to see they are starting to stop filming in dark blue rainy nights for entire films too. Monster fights in the daylight? YES!
This is a 10 out of ten. Deserves to sit along with my millennium era TOHO Godzilla films.
Thank you.
Fight scenes were awesome, the plot..... absolutely was not.
Why the shit would you get someone known for incredibly dull horror movies to helm what's meant to be "The Avengers" of the monsterverse?
This film is in dire need of a director. It looks like it was pieced together in the edit because so much of it is just shots of actors looking confused at a camera. As in, they just don't seem present in the scene in a logical way.
Millie Bobby Brown can clearly act, but she doesn't seem to know what character she's playing. I sure as hell don't either after watching this.
Rebecca Hall looks like she's just stood up at a table read.
Eiza Gonzalez clearly just got told "kinda do a Michelle Rodriguez impression IDK" at some point and that's all that comes across.
Kyle Chandler is in about two scenes and frankly why did they bother? His presence makes little contextual sense, and he also doesn't seem to even know what continent his whacky high jinks daughter is on at any one time, which gives that whole plot an element of farce.
Godzilla doesn't even seem to be the same creature from the last movie, not in terms of their physical presence or actions. Something is just 'off' about his face and head that makes him seem weirdly artificial.
Kong was well done overall and his arc was the only thing that even tried to make sense in the film and saved it from getting worse than a 5/10.
So I waited for this one every since they announced it. Then covid delays. Bought the fist tickets for the first show days ago. Got to the theater, got snacks, sitting there with my son and nothing on the screen. The camera broke. No more tickets for the rest of the day available. Grrrrrr. Went home, watched on HBO max. Well at least the movie was awesome.
They swung for the fences with the concept, but absolutely went foul trying to make a screenplay out of it. The sound design is quite good. That's the best I can say about the film. If you're going to pay to see it in theaters at least go to a Dolby Cinema. Get your money's worth. You're not there for a good plot, characters, or visuals.
Also, I can count the number of good jokes on one hand... it was 1.
It was good enought to be entertained and not feel bored.
Movie would be a lot better without Madison story. Wish they stopped casting Millie.
A lot better than Godzilla 2 and featuring amazing monster battles (truly making real
what was on our imagination in the past). But it felt like we were washing 2 different movies in one. A very decent sequel to skull island where the Jia character stands out and intercepts with Godzilla in some powerful battles and a strange and inconsistent teen adventure of Millie Brown. Rather than Godzilla vs Kong this is Great movie vs Stupid movie where,
Unfortunately, a bottle of whiskey wins.
delivers exactly what you would expect from a movie called Godzilla vs Kong, 2 giant monsters kicking the crap out of each other. even when monsters were not on the screen, there was plenty to keep you engaged
the runtime, which was just under 2 hours, flew by and i was never bored. yes, the parts that featured human characters were less interesting, but who watches a giant monster movie for human characters anyway?
having said that, the human characters following Kong's arc were infinitely more compelling than those following Godzilla's, and Kong's story overall had an emotional arc that made you care about him
It has a better story than “monsters killed my son but let’s unleash them all to cure the planet of Climate Change.” The film also has better reviews due to being shorter than King of the Monsters. Critics don’t have long attention spans.
Godzilla vs King Kong though has so many human characters and the two giants, that it should be longer. With that said I was entertained throughout.
Adam Wingard’s last two movies were a not so great Blair Witch sequel and a disappointing Death Note adaptation. So I didn’t have much faith him despite him doing You’re Next and the Guest.
He instantly shows he can handle a movie this big. It is well made and visually stunning. However it is more like a Journey to Center of the Earth 1950’s science fiction movie. Than it is a non-stop battle between big monsters.
It takes a long while before you get a good battle between the two. While it is much more of a Kong movie than a Godzilla movie. Kong has the most screen time.
The under-rated King of the Monsters. Made for a better creature feature. Godzilla vs King Kong makes for a good old fashioned science fiction film, though.
Streamed via HBO Max
Story-wise, it's the weakest compared to other MonsterVerse films. This film is more focused about Kong if you're wondering. I couldn't stand that Millie girl, to be fair I wish the human parts would be removed because I only want to see Godzilla & Kong fighting. But it's entertaining to watch.
very spectacular, the fights are incredible. The story arc of Millie Bobby Millie Bobby Brown no one believes it. Team Kong
Boring, remake, waste of money
A good watch for the Godzilla/Kong fans, but not better than Godzilla: King of Monsters.
Had high expectations before going, and that let me down. Don't get me wrong, it's a good movie for a one-time watch (for fans), with great fight scenes and stunning visuals/CGI. But, the story part is very very weak. There was no point in having Millie Brown or Kyle Chandler in this movie. Or the 2 people she surrounds herself with. Eiza Gonzalez is just simply "there". The trope is similar to Batman vs Superman. Then again, that was expected, since you can't make a winner out of these 2, without alienating the fanbase.
When is the worldwide release expected?
I can't wait!! I know this will be an epic fight!!
I know I'm going to be in the minority when I say this, but let the Monsterverse end here. I don't mean that in the way that, I hate these movies. Exact opposite, King Of The Monsters is my second favorite film of 2019. But given the history of cinematic universes (MCU), the Toho Godzilla series, and the current situation of the Monsterverse, I would rather see this little series end as a trilogy of sorts, discounting Kong Skull Island, and let it stay a self contained epic that completes all it's arcs over the three Godzilla films it currently has. I wouldn't want them to (((drudge))) this out, change it up to be more mass appealing, and lose the spark the series currently has. Legendary currently has the option to keep making Godzilla films as long as they want so long as they renew the license, Toho would let them. But given the financial returns, I don't think that'll happen. They're going to release this early in China, get some money back on their investment, and release it for the fans that still like this stuff. Neutering it down is the last thing I'd want and I'd rather it end now. I know you all would disagree, but end it on this "high note."
EDIT: Fuck, this didn't age well at all.
Review by Lars SievalVIP EP 7BlockedParent2021-04-09T08:26:24Z
"There can't be two Alpha Titans."
I must come forward with this straight away, even though this has Paper Boi (Brian Tyree Henry) as a podcast maker, the human characters still didn't grab me. Enjoyed Kong's connection with Jia (Kaylee Hottle) but other than that, no.
But let us be honest, we don't come for the human characters. They can elevate the film but it is not why we are here. We are here for huge Kaiju/Titan fights! And boy this does deliver. We can clearly see whats happening which is a plus, we have a fight out on sea and a city battle. They even throw Mecha-Godzilla. One of my favorites! So we get 3 huge battles, we get Kong being freaking brutal and doing some Sub-Zero fatality shit, we have Kong summon his inner Riggs to relocate his shoulder, the best shot of Godzilla and Kong screaming to each other and we get the right winner.
I hope they expand on the MonsterVerse. Maybe get Gigan to earth next time? or the DESTROYAH? Anyway Godzilla vs. Kong is really worth a watch, it's under two hours which is such a plus and the CGI looks fantastic and the fights are all worth it.
It's still amazing that these two Cinematic Legends are still going strong.