#Kong v. Godzilla

[bestreviewguy]

Kong x Godzilla: A New Empire is a different movie entirely than the last entry. (Godzilla V. Kong) Needless to say, if you’re a Godzilla fan, it’s a good year for you. With ‘Minus One’ a few months ago and now this, it’s a good year for monster fans. However if it’s between this film or Minus One, the better film is absolutely Minus One. This is because the human aspects of this film are not there at all. As a matter of fact, it is entirely a Kong and Godzilla film, with hardly any dialogue even. While there is human scenes and a cast of 3 main characters, it felt either unnecessary or extremely cheesy. Just because Guardians of the Galaxy has 80’s music does NOT MEAN you need to add it in every movie. It came off as extremely cheesy to see my two favorite creatures fighting side by side or gearing up to fight the antagonist with Kiss playing “I was made for loving you.” Which leads me to my next point, the dialogue between the humans when apparent comes off as low effort. While the actors do a great job with what they’re given, the script needed a bit more work in this aspect, ESPECIALLY compared to the last movie which personally had a more gripping human narrative. With the negatives out of the way, let’s talk about the action. It was awesome. Seeing King Kong piggy back off Godzilla charging into battle in a hollowed Antarctica will get anyone hyped. Of course the two get in a slight altercation like the last film, it’s done exceptionally well with some surprise appearances from monsters not yet seen in this universe. Every action scene will leave you on the edge of your seat and worth the price of admission alone. Guys in the end, Kong x Godzilla is a fun action film that shouldn’t be taken too serious. Don’t go in expecting a story like Minus One and a few lore changes which throw off die hard Godzilla fans like myself, yet still is an enjoyable film that is so cheesy it’s almost good. I’m going to give Kong x Godzilla a 6 out of 10!

+ Great action scenes

+ New monsters are welcome additions

+ CGI is jaw dropping

- Very poor dialogue

- Some poor human characters and story directions

- Way too much 80’s music.

[beeteal]

lil godzilla sticker pack i made for a local market this saturday (30/03)! goji and the gang..

if youre in sg ill be selling these funny fellas at martsuri @ suntec concourse! ill link up my catalogue here too at a later date

[the-ephemeral-ethereal]

The MonsterVerse Watchlist

WARNING: The following contains spoilers for the Legendary-WB MonsterVerse. They are roughly in timeline order (updated as of 6/4/24). 

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Skull Island (2023)

Godzilla (2014)

Monarch: Legacy of Monsters (2023)

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019)

Godzilla v Kong (2021)

Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

[chernobog13]

Nobuhiko Ito's depiction of Godzilla v Kong (2021).

[manicinsaneviolentwokeidiot]

no more asking “who would win in a fight”. be more creative. batman vs superman scrabble match. bowling match between goku vs naruto. dance-off between darth vader and iron man. godzilla faces king kong in a game of mario party. the joker and thanos competing in a hot dog-eating contest.

[leavemebetosleep]

Saw the new Godzilla movie. So happy for Shimo for getting out of her abusive relationship. I hope she and Kong are happy together.

Also glad to see my wife Mothra again. She is always so beautiful.

Godzilla is a giant cat lmao.

[reavenedges-lies]

Truly is there anything better in this world than watching Godzilla absolutely decimate a heavily populated city?

[pondslime]

what’s your lock screen, last song you listened to, last picture taken, and last movie you watched?

tagged by @stephendorff!! thank uuuuuu 💞

📍tagging @visceravalentines, @crumb, @likedovesinthewnd, @ace-of-hearts-and-spades, and @rottent33th! if any of u guys are so inclined 💖

[dranger78official]

ekusu kurosu vs v

[honkytonk-hangman]

She’s everything. And he’s just Kong.

[fridge-04]

Music that makes a 25 year old man have an Anton Ego moment in the cinema

[bestreviewguy]

Godzilla: Minus One subverted my expectations in a welcoming and refreshing way. While the revolutionary CGI is what upon first glance, you will think is the main focal point of the film. This film actually takes a larger focus on the human stories. While most Godzilla films generally have them, they are always trying to set up the next one because people like money. However, the human tale in this one is a complete story, it has a introduction I don’t think anyone will expect, a mind blowing second act where your heart sinks to your stomach ANYTIME the beast we know as Godzilla is on the screen, and an ending that rivals even Oscar winning films. You come out of this film just feeling good. The characters are very likable. While some stand out more than others, there isn’t a single character with wasted screen time. Visually, Godzilla is the best he’s ever been, simply PUSHING THE LIMITS of any modern day CGI. This attributes to the fear that these people are seeing when viewing this beast. It is directed in a way where you can’t help but just hope it works out, and it’s awesome. There is no super intelligent main character and an unfair advantage the humans have. It is DEFINITELY not last years, Kong v. Godzilla. It takes some getting use to seeing Godzilla in a grounded format, don’t expect this to be visual spectacles and explosions for 2 hours. Speaking of two hours, the run time could have been implemented a bit better, but that being said, I can’t think of a specific scene where I didn’t enjoy watching, so could be just personal nit picking. In the end, I loved the characters, Godzilla is (no pun intended) a beast, and the ending is extremely feel good and satisfying. Check this out for something different than status-quo Hollywood Blockbuster films. This is Godzilla the way he was intended to be portrayed. I’m gonna give “Godzilla Minus-One” a 9 out of 10!

9/10

+Visually pleasing.

+One of a kind story with very interesting characters.

+A final battle that is summarizing and satisfying.

+Near perfect ending.

+Set design is amazing.

-Some pacing issues.

[airyairyaucontraire]

TIL New Zealanders played both M3gan and the Cocaine Bear.

Two different New Zealanders.

[singerin]

You don’t fucks with tradition

Our tradition of watching the worst movies we can find on NYE is continuing successfully with Godzilla vs. Kong. We’ve eaten as many crab legs as we can fit into our bodies, finished off a bottle of wine, and we’re settling in comfortably to watch.

So far the sheer seriousness with with which these actors are delivering lines about Godzilla and Kong is totally winning me over. Now there’s a hollow earth theory???

And they built an inner-earth craft that looks like a tardigrade. I’m in love. This is is so stupid.

I’ve never watched True Blood so I honestly thought this was like a back bench Skarsgaard...and honestly I still don’t totally get the appeal. He’s...fine?

[lovelyfirebouquet]

Losing my mind because my partner and I are talking about Kong's height in a bunch of the King Kong movies. The Kong from the 2005 movie, my personal favorite, is 25 feet at his shoulder.

Roald Dahl's BFG is 24 feet tall.

I can't stop thinking about the BFG getting his shit absolutely ROCKED by King Kong. Tossing him around like Hulk and Loki. Getting suplexed by a goddamn gorilla. 24 feet is puddlenuts on Skull Island.

[crumboat]

metamy

hell yeah

I mean, it's not my otp or anything but, I like to spin them around in my Skull sometimes