Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Movie Review
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- Опубликовано: 27 мар 2024
- Chris Stuckmann reviews Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, starring Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns. Directed by Adam Wingard.
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Godzilla Minus One falls into the serious social commentary side of kaiju storytelling. Godzilla x. Kong is the wacky, over the top monster brawl side of his subgenre. Both are valid in their own right.
Only one is worth watching. After all the Marvel movies, Minus One is all you need.
They're both valid but only one is good
@@joshramirez7
BOTH are worth watching, cope.
@@joshramirez7both are worth watching, lol
@@joshramirez7normal people that arent basement dwellers are watching both lmao
Critics comparing Minus One to this film is like comparing the X-Men show to Logan.
Using a comparison to illustrate how they shouldn't compare them.. 😂😂
-One is a serious drama and more of a human survival story. GxK is pure monster entertainment.
@@ChillDude1313What did we say about commenting while super high?
@@DMDvideo10 Clearly you have a very low bar for entertainment.
@@roboninja3194 Another butt-hurt Godzilla fan heard from...
I went into this movie expecting good fights and I was not dissapointed.
Thats all your peanut-brain can handle
@@The_Ostrichshut up
😂😂😂@@The_Ostrich
@@The_OstrichOoooh........... edgy.
They shouldve removed people and focused on just monsters
I recently got out seeing Godzilla x Kong and I had a blast. It was so ridiculous that it comes off as a modern day Showa movie in a good way. To me, it doesn't matter if Godzilla is serious or silly, those two types are part of the franchise DNA in the end. I've been enjoying these Monsterverse movie for a while now. They may not be flawless, but it's incredible to see them still continuing these movies.
I will stick with Godzilla -1
Nahh legendary Godzilla all the way 💪🏿
@@krpyton7368fun fact, we can have both, and both are great in their own way.
As Chris said, the human element has ALWAYS been corny in these movies. For me, it’s baked into them and makes me feel like they’re consistent.
I wish they’d go back to using the classic musical cues for the monsters though. It’s part of what keeps KoM at the top of my list. (Full disclosure, I missed G-1 at the theater, so I haven’t seen that one yet)
This one was way better than the previous monster verse movies. Between all the body language of the titans, literally creating original titans for the movie, all the increase and fights and visual spectacles like godzilla shooting a quick atomic breath out of the water then you just see tiamats body parts float up. The whole ocean getting frozen. Dude there was so much to enjoy😊
I saw it last night and it was a full house. People laughed, gasped, cheered, and clapped. It was a modern day whacky showa film. The fight scenes especially the encounter of Kong & Godzilla for the first time since GVK. I’ll be seeing it again this weekend.
It was fun and I enjoyed it, but I don’t know about seeing it again on the same week .
''People laughed, gasped, cheered and clapped''. Brother, did you accidentally go to a special needs screening of the film?
@@danculbert6349imagine trying to shit on people having fun 😂 enjoy your miserable life
@@danculbert6349kinda rude no?
@@spongebobsquarepants2981 Yeah a bit 👻
“People who don’t have brain like myself will definitely like this film” - Adam Wingard in recent interview
Damn
Oh.
@@Roarrior. Yeah
Always love a bit of self-deprecating humor
He’s so real for this
Godzilla Minus One was a fantastic film. I knew this would be dumb, loud fun.
Minus one was mid
Get out of town @@thialhoinj1971
@@thialhoinj1971sorry you are minority 😂😂😂
@@thialhoinj1971 i agree
This one is wild
I found it so funny when Kong was trying to ask Godzilla for help and they just end up beating the shit out of each other! it’s always on Sight with those two 😂😂
Godzilla Minus One is probably the greatest Godzilla film ever done.
The Legendary Godzilla/Kong films are a different flavour, and I’m ok with that. This was a pure popcorn film. The monster fights on the biggest screens are fantastic.
I liked the humans this time around, especially Dan Steven’s.
Minus One is like going to a fancy 5 star expensive high end restaurant with top quality food and good costumer service
, While Legendary Godzilla is like going to a cheap fast food restaurant to stuff your self up with as many burgers and drinks as you can and leave
2 completely different taste and feeling i think people should honestly just stop comparing the 2 movies and let them do at what there good at
@@marcianomorisson-ki9it Love the analogy.
They serve different purposes and different audiences and I think they both do that well.
We are living in a time for great Godzilla content.
We all win, the fancy restaurant goers and the fast food fans. 😁
@@marcianomorisson-ki9it That's your opinion. I'm a Kong fan and The last two Legendary films were more enjoyable for me that watching Japanese sub-titles.
I thought this one sucked. At no point going in did I assume this was for 6 year olds. Then in the first scenes with the monster juice explosion im like this is literally going to suck for anyone over 12.
ia ctually found the humans to be very likable...but I always felt 2014 Godzilla had an underrated and ballsy human story..
So, I just got out of seeing Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.......with three 7 year old's that were up at 5AM because they knew they were going to see the movie today and couldn't sleep. They were so excited to see the movie they were running into the theatre. When it was finally ALL over they ALL gave it 4 out of 4 stars!!!!!! I've been watching Godzilla movies since the 1970s. I think Godzilla Minus One is one of the BEST MOVIES I've ever seen period. That said, The New Empire should not be compared to it because the basic themes of the movies are completely different. The New Empire was fantastic in it's own right. The gripe about the previous Monsterverse movies was the lack of actual Monster action and they definitely fixed that with this iteration. It was jam-packed with it and loads of fun. While there were issues with the story I would definitely go back to see it again. It was a blast.
who the hell does 4 stars instead of 5 lol
I like your take, but I disagree about the themes being entirely different. Both -1 and xKong have an emphasis on the bonds of adopted families and how they can save you from loneliness.
I feel bad for Godzilla 2014 after reading this, you can tell they were trying to make something deeper than popcorn fun.
@@Runed101They’re children so who cares.
So let me get this straight... I should watch this movie based on the perfect review of two six years old children? Alright... I'm sold
I hate this trend of titles that require me to do math
Godzilla -1
Godzilla x Kong
Godzilla/mothra+ghidorah
Godzilla x Kong = Superman
Godzilla x kong x shimo x destoroyah = Doug
because you are white
@@Luw7Godzilla is basically Superman in this movie. Without him, mankind would be doomed.
@@Luw7
I'd watch that
I remember an educational kids show in Latin America used a Godzilla toy as a puppet of one of the characters. Imagine a show with Godzilla teaching you about Science and History
You say that as most adults wouldn’t love a Mr. Roger’s like Godzilla tv series
31 MINUTOOOOOS
Got the name drop?
@@aerickmon3350 31 minutos (31 minutes)
Giving me Calls for Cthulhu vibes!
I just saw this film today ! My 13 year old son loved it and it was a lot better than I was expecting - the appearance of one particular and unexpected kaiju certainly brought the nostalgia for me (I'm 58). Yes, in the 70s Godzilla et al where a big part of my childhood too. Cheers Chris.
In my opinion it’s not fair for people to compare Minus One to this one, they’re two different genres and it’s like comparing apples to oranges. This one is a fun turn-your-brain-off monster brawl flick and it delivered on all I was hoping and that’s all I needed
You know what they say - Opinions are like...
I took my son to the movies today to see this and he had a complete blast. He loves these types of movies so as long as he is happy then it’s cool.
That's Awesome! I'm glad to hear it, I always like to hear stories of the new generation enjoying things from our childhood.
is your son the type of kid to eat invisible cookies off his shoulder?
Ok
@danculbert6349 what's your deal
Really wish they had more shot from human perspective to make the monsters look more convicing as an actual giants now that these creatures all hurdled like tornado. Also,a better written human character that help drive the plot would have been great.
That's my issue with this one, from the trailers. There's that shot of all the massive apes together where Kong and Scar are, and they just look like...apes. There's no huge scale or perspective that makes them seem gigantic. They just look like they're hanging out in a Planet of the Apes movie.
Slower movements would help too. Adam did that well in the first I’m not sure why he chose to speed them up.
Yeah, the fast movements are weeeeird. Seeing Godzilla just start running and jumping around after what was started in 2014 feels so strange.
Same! I would have loved to have been in one of those recreational houses off the Nile River when godzilla was swimming thru it to meet kong. It looked like a really fun water ride
imo Gareth Edwards should have been the one to take the franchise forward and build upon the world and the tone that he first established, despite its flaws, but I get it that people just want Boom Boom Pow
I loved every minute of this movie because it's exactly what I wanted: giant monsters fighting each other, Godzilla & Kong teaming up for a tornado tag team fight, and Godzilla taking naps in the Coliseum is now my favorite mood!
Sounds like a review of the old WWF fights between Monster Heels like King Kong Bundy and Andre the Giant. Facing down the American hero Hulk Hogan and somebody else in an epic Tag Team match
Pro Wrestling is actually less stupid than this movie at least they dont have to do millions of dollars in computer graphics for the WWF
I'm 58 and I grew up on all the old Godzilla movies and loved them. But I have to say that of all the Godzilla and Kong movies, I loved this one the best. It was funny and I also loved that Kong found his own kind and would never be alone again.
FYI, Monarch the TV show has no bearing on this movie.
I knew it!
Damn. I was hoping Kurt Russel to pop up
It’s still good tho, I recommend watching it :)
Monarch work more as a world building show , a backdrop to show consequences of what happened kn Monsterverse than an influencer of that world.
Then why did the show end with a lead up to this movie? Just a shameless plug.
Just came back from a Thursday night screening, I loved every second of it. As always, great review, Chris!
Same here bro i enjoyed it!
SAME! I however did watch American Godzilla in theaters about 7 times, so I'm super bias but still, this movie is made for fans and for people to just sit back and enjoy. Not everything has to be a damn Oscar movie.
That is awesome! I will be seeing it today!
@@Kanoog💯🔥
My dad and I love Godzilla. Watched them when I was growing up with him. So naturally I took him to go see this yesterday. We both loved it. Definitely can't be going into this expecting some impactful film. It's a big dumb "turn your brain off for 2 hours with a big bucket of popcorn" experience, then put it on as background noise when it comes to max/Netflix, and there's nothing wrong with that. I hope they keep making these films for sure
YES!!!! This, Exactly right, I just love movies like that, this one did require some thinking here and there with the humans... but it more or less was just sit back and relax type of film.
As long as Monke and Lizard fights are awesome this will work for me.
Oh trust me. Every fight in this movie is a spectacle. Of the monster verse movies, the story is the best, the human side is the best, and it’s more monster than people now
@@DaichiMatsui mean, that's what people wanted, now they complain lol
@@TheDRODOR real
@@TheDRODORPeople will always find something to complain about. It’s very human to only look at the negative things and ignore the positive things. This movie was amazing
@@DaichiMatsu the storyline was, a big load of nothing
The Monarch TV series is the first time the US side of this franchise makes the human character stuff good.
Even Godzilla 14 was kinda good and gave room to connect with the human characters a little bit. They did waste Bryan Cranston by killing him off that quickly tho.
Godzilla 2014 started off on a good foot with the human aspect, then traded Cranston for... whoever that guy's name is.
I love bold swings like that where it's like, woah, you only got Bryan Cranston in just for the first ≈15 minutes. that being said, swings like that only work when what they lead into is also good, and the actual main character of that movie could've gotten squashed by Godzilla (in a pitch black scene because we're talking that dogshit 2014 film with its dogged refusal to light anything) in his second scene and it would've drastically improved the film. a plotless monster rampage with no human half would have been significantly more interesting than "stock army dude runs around in the dark and occasionally sees Godzilla's ankle."
imagine a Western Godzilla film helmed by Guillermo Del Toro. Pacific Rim (the only Pacific Rim movie) had dynamite human characters. I can actually remember a bunch of their personalities, and (gasp!) even the main characters' names.
I honestly thought monarch was not very interesting. Very boring show, and besides Kurt Russell, I didn't really care that much about the human characters
@@NeilYoungHorne I wanted to love that show sooo much when it was announced. But I agree it was a little boring. AND I too didn’t care about the characters. It clearly was too expensive to show the MUTOs in more of the episodes. Maybe the 2nd season will improve?
Yes sir Chris, saw it last night got exactly what I expected I laughed I cheered and I held my nose through the human parts. My only disappointment was that your video was not up when we came home. It is tradition to tune you in on opening night after we come home from the theater reinforce our personal opinions lol.
Me too! I always do that after all the movies I see , haha it's so much fun
One thing's for sure is I'm impressed that these Monsterverse movies are more consistent in quality than superhero genre is now!
The last one of these I saw was “King of the Monsters” and it absolutely bored me to tears. Do they get better?
When Godzilla and Kong first meet up in the movie I absolutely lost it when Kong was holding up his hands at Godzilla like “bro chill” and then when Godzilla attacks him he immediately hits him with the pocket sand! 💀💀
I laughed so hard. Godzilla is such a savage
My most central complaint about doing the Big Dumb American Godzilla movies is wasting Mecha Godzilla like that. There was so much more room with that concept for Big Dumb Fun. And space for a human character that doesn't suck.
Tangentially, I must have missed the rule saying human characters are required to be awful in these movies. It ain't that crazy to expect decent writing in between the monster scenes.
Agreed, they definitely should have saved Mecha G for later.
Them cutting out all of Ren's scenes was the biggest tragedy to the Monsterverse. Really hoping they bring him and Ghidorah back somehow.
@@Whispurer I still maintain that killing off Cranston's character so early was one of the biggest missteps in the monsterverse. 2014 is a really good movie and this one writing decision is what prevented it from being great IMHO.
Amazing film so happy
I went to see it with my son. He is now officially a Godzilla/Kong fan and wants to see the other films😂😂😂
Nice that you mention that 1) Godzilla movies are kind of a guilty pleasure because of the childhood memories associated with them and 2) GvK is special because of it coming out in the middle of the pandemic. I feel exactly the same. Also glad to hear that watching Monarch pays off when seeing GxK; Rewarding true fans is important.
Your mom rewards true fans
the whole series is great 7/10 fun. minus one is a masterpiece of war, ptsd, and godzilla being a real horror monster
This inner world comes straight out of Edgar Rice Burroughs books. Love that!
Looking forward to seeing this with my friends and family Saturday night in Imax!
Godzilla x Kong has gotten a fake review score of 55%. The real score is 70% on Fresh with an Audience score of 93%.
I loved this movie, like you Chris, I use to watch the Godzilla movies with my mom so they always take me to that special place in my childhood. This movie had me grinning from ear to ear, it’s probably my favorite movie of 2024 so far just for how much fun I was having. We need more movies like this in theaters. People need more fun these days
Totally agree. Epic, silly, ridiculously over the top glorious fun. The most fun I’ve had in the movie theater since “Tropic Thunder” and the best movie of 2024. Get into the spirit of it and have the time of your life. I know I did.
I continued to laugh after waking up the following morning!
While I completely respect films that are unapologetically dumb, I think the last thing we need is "more fun".
@@levischorpioen why exactly is “more fun” the last thing we need lol. Lighten up.
@@DerrickVanderspoon Because some things simply should be taken more seriously. Film isn’t always just mindless entertainment. Storytelling has informed how we as humans experience the world for about as long as we’ve been around. Sure, the “don’t take it too seriously” comment works perfectly well for a film like this, which no one is saying is trying to be realistic or say something about the world. This is just “monke v lizard v big monke v lil monke v other big lizard” and it’s great. But do I want that to be the overall state of film? No. Films can bring comfort to those who need it by reflecting their lives. It can inform and sway opinions about important things. It can educate. Art as pure entertainment is fine, but it doesn’t need to be all of it, and it certainly doesn’t need to be an excuse to defend you liking something you may not fully understand. A film that has a brilliant story but all people talk about are the bright colors like it’s a theme park is kinda soul-crushing (yes I am Scorsese). Again, this doesn’t apply to this film in particular, but it does to tons of others that depict issues people still turn a blind eye to.
This movie summed up to me was:
‘Fuck it, it’s awesome’
Just total insanity fights and crazy shit. I even liked the human characters as they felt like: ‘we’re just gonna have fun’.
Chris I really like your reviews now! You have really grown. Less anger and swearing insulting movies and more articulate and thoughtful insights.
Ever since he started to direct his own film he holds his punches…
@@mcguzman5398 yup he is on the other side now and knows how hard it is to make a film. Plus he doesn't want to piss off people in the industry as well.
Oh put a cork in it, he's become worse. Incredibly pretentious, and boring AF to watch and zero sense of humor
You should watch Monarch! It’s really really good
Nope
It's sooo boring
My Mom and I used to love watching the King Kong and Godzilla marathons they had on TV back in the day on Thanksgiving and the day after here in NJ/NY.
Same here Kong Son Of Kong and finally Mighty joe young. We watched it every year.
This movie was definitely better than Godzilla vs Kong. It really dives down into Kong and really gives him traits that resemble Superman
If Genndy Tartakovsky directed it, he would have killed it with dialogue-free sequences.
there should genndy tartakovsjky content
I don't imagine him doing live-action nor realistic 3D animation. So far he has only done 2D and cartoony 3D.
@@AlejandroigarabideHe already did live-action movies, he storyboarded the action sequences for Iron Man 2
Yup. Kong would've basically been Samurai Jack 😂
Honestly watching those sequences reminded me so much of Primal.
I liked this movie a lot.
Old Kong gave me God of War vibes when he was traveling with Mini-Kong.
I liked the story, Skar King with his speed, whip and pet Titan was a really cool villain.
My only gripe is the character that’s a podcaster/blogger.
You’d think we’d be past the loud, fast talking, screaming, joke character. Packed theater, no one laughed but it looked to be mostly adults when I went.
The last fight was greatness.
Assuming this does well, what’s next? Only thing I know for certain that in a sequel Mini-Kong would probably be a teenager and Kong would be on his way out do to his age and damage taken over the years.
Will they introduce Godzuki and end this film series with the two leads dying and the next generation taking over without the hate and animosity?
No review on _Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire._ I guess he didn’t like it.
Ghostbusters what? 💀
Didn't that JUST come out? Chill.
I'm sure he'll have something to say about it, eventually. Stucky can't stay quiet on a Sequel that big....
@@skeeplebop Read it again. I shouldn’t have to repeat myself via text.
@@TheZeroNeonix Last week. I’m chill. It’s just easy to tell now when Chris doesn’t like a movie. Which is okay! If he doesn’t review the big release of the weekend, he didn’t like it.
I loved the gag with Trapper pulling Kongs bad tooth out 😂
Great review i hope to get to go see it soon. I definitely can relate to you saying its a part of your childhood. Because, for me growing up on the Southside of Chicago the godzilla movies was definitely my shows to watch! I wven had the toy where his hand flew off when you pressed the button by his elbow!💪🏿 As a 70's baby raised in the 80's they were an escape for me then with everything going on on the outside of the house and on the inside of the house! So watching these movies now are absolutely awesome and amazing! Plus, it's still a way for me to escape with everything going on now and great nostalgia moments for for me personally! The only thing missing is my Mom(God rest her soul)watching them with me! R.I.P. MOM I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU!❤
1:11 I think the Japanese Godzilla movies cannot be compared with the American ones because the Japanese Godzilla films have a different theme emotions etc American Godzilla films are all about action
Uh. Apparently you haven't watched any Godzilla movies they started to get super silly in the 60's and it's apparent you were spoiled by Minus One. And maybe Shin Godzilla. Godzilla has been ridiculous for decades. The director fo Minus One saw a pre-screen of THIS movie and absolutely loved it stating the there is enough room in the Godzilla lore for different types of stories siting the silliness of decades of Japanese Godzilla movies. Do your research!
Edit: Sorry I didn't mean to be insulting I just saw an opportunity to talk about the old school Godzilla movies which were totally ridiculous and action heavy. Made in Japan.
@@ichigen511 Sure bro, backpedal all you want. 👀 Bottom line, there's a Godzilla film for basically everyone. I'm still waiting for that Hedorah reboot/sequel to this day.
I agreed we will never see American godzilla do a drop kick. 😢
I don't think you've seen that many Japanese Godzilla films if you think that's what separates them from American.
@@ichigen511
実は昭和のゴジラってシリーズを終わらせかけた駄作として日本では嫌われてるんだよね
だから日本人はモンスターバースが同じ道を行っているのを恐れてるしゴジラｖｓコングで見限ったから日本では売れないだろうね
The American Godzilla before introducing Kong was excellent. Visually the best yet.
I think the action sequences in the first two monsterverse movies seriously look incredible. They've abandoned all sense of weight since then.
2014 still og
@@CheekiTiki I can still hear the crunch of the male Muto getting flattened against a building by Godzilla's tail (contrast that to this recent film where he uses the same move to fling a weightless ape half way across Rio). It's a real shame, for sure.
@@Sharpclawasaurus That tail whip scene in the new movie bothered me too. IT was so cheap looking imho. 2014 tail whip had the OOMPH.
There are much worse things the Monsterverse can do than emulate the Showa Era. I'm down for it!
I can relate Chris. We used to have something here in Massachusetts when I was young called the Creature Double Feature and it always had King Kong and Godzilla movies. Big part of my childhood too. Can't wait to see this one!!
Lots of expectations and lots of fighting scenes and everything
Absolute good shit
Every time I see Godzilla and Kong running toward the camera like Batman and Robin…
It makes me laugh so hard that I actually puke my guts out. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂
😂😂😂😂
I vote we start calling it The "KongZilla Era"
I loved that WWE commentators metaphor. 🤣🤣🤣
Why does Chris look more awkward in every thumbnail?
Nothing will compare to Peter Jackson’s Kong (2005). The Kong vs V-Rex fights are still epic today
And arguably better looking CGI than what they're doing today.
@@nathandrake9737 yeah for sure, it still holds up amazingly
@@nathandrake9737better? nah but its still good
@@hawk2328 Well I look at Godzilla X Kong and want to vomit. That CGI use just doesn't do it for me. I still go back to films like Peter Jackson's King Kong and Iron Man for exceptional CGI for the time. We're talking about a film that was made almost 20 years ago.
This film is honestly the peak of the King Kong franchise alongside the original from 1933. That King Kong version was an outright beast
they did explain how they got that power glove for kong. they made one in hollow earth they had it stashed away for emergencies
As a life long Godzilla fan I loved that for once they gave us a movie that was really just 80% monster fights and 20% plot. We already got a unexpected GOAT Godzilla movie. So to me this was just icing on the cake that has been the recent Godzilla craze that I hope continues.
Stuckmannnnnnnn!! You NEED to do a comparison between Minus One and (American) Godzilla 2014 to show the difference in ‘use of humans’ for these movies. It has been far too long since you did a ‘What’s wrong…’ series. We ALL need to know! Hope I don’t die before I see it!
It’s not hard to comprehend. One focuses on story and character development and the other is a mindless CGI heavy monstrosity with an over reliance on star power.
@@AiringAustinyou can still find more. casual film fan aren’t ya
I respect this movie's ridiculousness.
I too thank my mom for my monster movie fandom. TOHO , Harryhausen, Universal classic monsters and silver age comedians were her favorites and I get to keep her memory and be a fan of them all too.
Unrelated: but wow @Chris I see your Grays coming in your beard since having your baby (Congratulations 🎉)
It’s hilarious because mine came in too due to the same reason! Haha stay strong brother! 💪 such a blessing! ❤️
I don’t understand why people are hating on Chris. Someone explain
Because when you explicitly tell people you won't be doing negative reviews anymore and then you actually don't do them, because when you tell at the start of your video it is not a review of the movie and it actually isn't....then the easiest thing to do for people is to hate and whine....because they're retarded idiots who just follow a narrative set by someone else whose whole RUclips career is based on hate😁
He didn't want to criticize Madame Web, so he sidestepped every issue.
@@kasaibouF29 Am I the only one that knows Chis is making his own movie and him criticizing movies now will make him a hypocrite if his movie sucks….i don’t understand why no one understands this….hes not just a reviewer anymore
Because when you explicitly say you will not do negative reviews anymore and then you actually don't do them, because when you say at the start of your video that it is not going to be a review and it actually isn't...then the easiest thing for people to do is hate and whine...because they have no brains and only follow the narrative of someone who builds their content on RUclips around hate and criticism 😂 (come on RUclips I dare you to delete this comment again after I removed all the cursing!)
Everyone hates Chris simple
03:19 Chris, you really need to rewatch a lot of Godzilla movies like the original 1954, Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964), Astro Monster (1965), GMK (2001), Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002), Shin Godzilla, etc. A number of human characters in them are actually likable.
Let's not forget terror of mechagodzilla.
This. A lot of the humans are actually fun and worth watching. Not the monsterverse
@@haramberoth117 To be fair, Monsterverse had Bryan Cranston before they killed him off 😕
@@androyus 2014 is a really good movie and killing off Cranston's character so early is what prevented it from being truly great imo.
The shade thrown at Monarch. Damn man.
When was that
@@CheekiTiki At the beginning. Nothing major lol. Just blew it off said he kinda watched but not really. I thought he'd like it.
I'm good with monsters walloping each other. That said, WHEN is Minus One going to be available for purchase? I'm desperate to see it again!
I love that you dont post negative reviews - enough negativity in the world and I just want to appreciate good media. Also your thumbnails signal what im watching next so thats always a pro!
The transition from 2014 Godzilla to this fast and furious Godzilla is just mind boggling! Need to watch it again but so far not a fan really and I was super hyped for this movie.
But it's not. You gotta watch kong skull Island. Kong v godzilla and godzilla king of monsters before you get to this.
@@mewtwomotherfuka never seen skull island but I can see the progression from movie to movie leading to this but I think they should have ended with king of the monsters and then started a new era imo.
@Grt1n yes. I felt like godzilla is too overpowered rn. I felt like this should have been a kong movie about him saving his people from scar king. Godzilla and that freezer lizard should have never been in this movie.
I much preferred the 2014 grounded approach. The mystery and the lore they went for. This franchise feels kinda ruined now
Imagine how japanese people felt when Godzilla went from a nuclear war metaphor and political conflicts, to a franchise full of Kaiju fights, where Godzilla pretty much runs a gauntlet against earth kaijus, alien kaijus, a whole humanoid alien race that controls kaijus too, etc.
And yet people still loved it somehow. More grounded and serious Kaiju movies like Shin Godzilla and Minus One still have a place in Kaiju fans hearts, but this outcome for the Monsterverse was to be expected. Just like it happened in japan. Nothing wrong with goofy Kaiju fignts.
I think the main problem I have with this movie is all the hype that built up during the trailers and in the movie itself, they really set everything up for this to be a huge fight, a new enemy that is going to require Kong and Godzilla to work together, hell, they even said that both of them are scared of this new enemy. Only for the final battle to be quite short, and personally I think Godzilla could've probably taken out both Scar King and Shimu at the same time, they really made up Shimu as being the 1st and largest titan that created the ice age, a Titan much larger and powerful than even Godzilla himself. And yet Shimu really doesn't show her potential as an enemy because she isn't even meant to be one since she's under the control of Scar King, she even ends up being Kong's "pet" at the end, so the build up was great but the climax was really lacking, at the theater I looked over to me friend and was like "wait that's it? that's the final battle?", specially dissapointing because of Godzilla having to transform only for us to see very little of his new powers and strength. Plus even the director claimed that Scar King was going to be the biggest threat of the whole saga, even bigger than King Ghidorah... I'm just going to call BS on that, King Ghidora was way more of a threat than Scar King, Godzilla fought Ghidorah like three times and he still wasn't able to defeat him, only with Mothra's power he was able to win, that felt like a satisfying villain.
One thing this movie gets right though is how they can show Kong's life and for us to understand and enjoy it despite him not being able to talk, Kong feels very human, even more than the humans themselves, they managed to show off the Kaijus very effectively in my opinion, and it's a nice breeze of fresh air because it takes time away from the humans so we can enjoy the whole Hollow Earth and Kong stuff.
9/10 for me. it Was such a BLAST.
When Godzilla plucks Kong off the pyramid and Suplex him to the ground and yes i mean Full on WWE Suplex omg it was Epic my theater cheered and clapped at that moment.
Fun drinking game is to take a shot every time Chris says the word childhood
STUCKMANN! LOVE YA!
been a fan forever!
Who givens a flying fuck lmfao 🤣 bruh 😎 lol 😂 fool!
Minus one and Godzilla x Kong are two different style/themed movie.
Yes Minus one is far better. That doesn't take away from enjoying GxK
Again "better" is a matter of opinion... If we judged better even by popularity Budweiser would be a good beer.
@@DMDvideo10 uh... my original statement was just my opinion. Not once did I say it was fact.
Actually I like Godzilla x Kong better than minus one
@@user-zt8uk4gl4x I may have liked Godzilla x Kong more if the trailers had not spoiled so much of it.
@@waynemessner9691 true
Dan Steven in that air craft with the music playing was giving Quil from Guardian of the Galaxy
Godzilla: Minus One was perfect. I think the bar was set high for whatever monster-verse/kaiju movie was coming out after.
Can totally relate with the childhood stuff. I’m in my mid 30’s & my mom texted me the day before it was released asking if i wanted to go with her. I did & there was quite a few mothers & daughters (not kids either) in the theatre when we went. It was so wholesome.
Hey Chris, you are one of the few people I trust when you talk about the amount of monsters on screen. You were one of the only critics who has been truthful about the previous movies having a disappointing amount of screen time for the monsters. So you saying there’s extended scenes with just the monsters makes me so happy to hear. That’s the only reason I keep watching these movies, to hopefully see one that finally understands that people just want the monsters.
The human characters bring the movies down when they're not written well, but they elevate the movies when done right. If the movie is just a turn-your-brain-off movie, where the entire draw is watching giant monsters duke it out, then the human characters feel like a waste of time. On the other hand, if the movie is trying to be smarter, more thoughtful, then focusing on the humans is a smart move. In the first Godzilla in this universe, they ALMOST had it with Bryan Cranston's character serving as the emotional center of the movie, but you know how that went. I guess they couldn't afford to have him in more than a third of the movie. Neither could they afford to have the monsters on screen for more than ten minutes total. So that movie didn't deliver on either the human characters OR the giant monsters.
Funny thing is, the lack of Godzilla in the 2/3 of the movie is what paid off. The final fight was definitely worth the wait and by keeping the monsters away until the end keep the audience on their seat and anxiously want for more. Also it give them time to fresh out the human character, context and world-building. Exactly what i want from a movie that serve as an opening for entire cinematic universe
2014 actually had a good human and monster story that worked well together.
I still think 2014 is better than any of the other movies that came after in the franchise. The story is better than any of them hands down, the CGI looks better cause they don't overuse it, and it pays off with it's epic visuals at the end. I've rewatched that movie like 4 or 5 times while I haven't rewatched any of the other ones.
@@bolobalaman When it comes to story telling Kong is a better character to focus on because he's more like a human than Godzilla. We can only take so much reckless stomping of bridges and buildings just to show how tough Godzilla is. He's a one trick pony.
@@DMDvideo10 I agree with that.
What's your opinion on the 1998 Godzilla staring Matthew Broderick... I think it was panned at release but it's still one of my favourites for all it's flawes.
1998 was decent still one of my favorites. But I like the classic Japan ones better. Minus one from Japan was my most favorite as a prequel to the original 1954 movie.
The thing I love about these movies is how blatantly obvious it is they’re making it up as they go along and I absolutely 100% do not care. Even the whole mecha gauntlet scene. Any other franchise I’d be calling BS but the moment I heard “I Was Made for Lovin You” I just accepted it. I do not care, I’m just along for the ride.
These are the new Fast and Furious and Transformers.
Bro, Godzilla has been doing this for decades, he's been Versatile for almost 70 years.
So brave of you Chris to review this movie. It took great courage.
Monarch is worth seeing. Godzilla takes a bit of a back seat for an interesting Scooby-Doo type mystery team-up. I really enjoyed it.
I really hope this means that youll be reviewing Roland Emmerich's Godzilla 98 next in your feature presentation section!! ^~^
Another Movie Reviewer Tenfold pointed out that Godzilla 98 isn't Godzilla movie but a remake of The Beast from 20,000 Fathoms.
I don't think some critics understand the monsters are the main characters. I think people still only see them as VFX.
This sounds like an actual movie review....thought Chris didn't do that anymore.
I saw this last night and it was amazing!! The fights were incredible!
7:10 Regarding how they got Kong's apparatus to him, that's how I felt with the spray trucks in Shin Godzilla, lmao. The monster is like KO'd for a while and suddenly these trucks appear to spray shit on him, but as the camera dollies back, there's just tons and tons of city rubble everywhere, and I kept thinking, "HOW did they drive those trucks in there?? And how did they do it so quickly??" 😂
Eyyo Stucky, speaking of Empires, what are your thoughts on GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE, huh????
Having seen Dune part two then watching this really shows the level and quality of the filmmakers.
You could tell from the trailers this was gonna be bad, man. I mean they showed BABY KONG as a highlight, if that doesn’t scream “this movie is for kids” then I don’t know what else does.
Imao true
@@ryanbollinger1759so what now adding kids make it a kids movie and a bad movie and I thought It was awesome but we all have different opinions
Valid review, loved they explored more of the lore and world around hollow earth. Like you said WE NEED MORE.
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Dont forget, Godzilla Body slammed the heck out of Kong which is a whole violation right there😂😂😂
Do you want to see a Godzilla and Fast and Furious crossover
Yes
fast and furious and Jurassic park cross over wold be good as well
When you think Comics book are to releasing a mashup with Justice League vs Godzilla vs Kong :D
I just got home from this. It was disappointing because it felt like there was barely any Godzilla in it
Well who knows they did that on purpose
So... like most Godzilla movies?
Fights were short and I felt that they could have utilized more of the portals/vortexes/ Yara Yara Yara/whatever they're called, to make the fight more interesting instead of just using one. I give it a 6/10.
Love your honest commentary why do I feel like we had the same childhood regarding these gman movies haha. I miss blockbuster
Don’t sleep on Monarch! I heard you say you hadn’t and instantly had to comment!
There's plenty of Godzilla movies with good human characters, especially Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and the earlier Showa era movies.
In the American movies recently, the human characters that I actually enjoyed were Bryan Cranston's character (despite the fact that he died early on which was a mistake) and Ken Watanabe's
Godzilla has been around long before Star Wars
In other news, water is wet....
Actually Star Wars is a documented series on events that happened eons ago, so you're wrong
Notice that the x in GxK stands for Mothra. She stands between Godzilla and Kong after the Eqypt fight and her wings form an X...Clever girl.
I view it as this: she brings them together. 😁
this movie brings me back to my days as a kid rewinding and fast-forwarding through the godzilla movies to watch my favorite fight parts. The movie itself is completely nonsensical and ridiculous, but the fights are just way too fun and I want to watch them a million times. At times this movie felt like final wars for when godzilla was on screen, i wonder if anyone else felt like that too.
I miss the explosive intro
The US turned monster movies into marvel movies. I'm not into it.
Specifically marvel movies? Or just basically superhero movies?
@@orinanime Superhero movies in general, but feels mostly like Marvel.
Feels kind of like a mix between MCU-type action and Michael Bay type writing. Not a great combo imo.
The only Monsterverse movie to successfully pull off a human storyline was the original film from 2014. It used Brian Cranston and Aaron Taylor Johnson’s characters to give backstory and structure to both the protagonist (Godzilla) and the antagonists (the Mutos), as well as giving us an increased level of perception for the scope and scale of what was going on. Due to Johnson‘s character being a soldier that is actively deployed in the chaos, the big monster fights and military endeavors felt realistic and scary in just how destructive the plot/events that take place really are to their world. It also paralleled Godzilla’s journey through the film - both Johnson and the King of the Monsters just wanted to get their job done and go to their homes to rest/be with their family (more so Johnson in that regard).
I had a blast seeing this in the theater. This movie really shines in the scenes with Kong and Suko on Hollow Earth. There wasn't a single word of dialogue, yet we were able to fully understand what was going, learn more about Kong's character and personality, and see Suko's development into an ally.
The biggest weakness of this film was on the opposite end with Godzilla. They should have scrapped all the Rome scenes and made his story leading up to the final confrontation all about defeating Tiamat. Tiamat was supposed to be extremely powerful but it was used merely to advance the plot towards Godzilla becoming more powerful. I feel we were robbed of an amazing battle between these 2 monsters for something that was too short lived.
Last criticism is that some of the dialogue was too goofy at the end when these characters are literally in a Kaiju warzone. That being said, this movie more or less gave me exactly what I paid to see and I'm interested to see where the Monsterverse goes from here.