Godzilla vs. Kong showcased a cinematic battle for the books and proved itself worthy as the best instalment in the MonsterVerse, so far. Read our full review below.
MSRP: $42.99
The Production: 4/5
On Skull Island, a research team headed by Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall) is studying the now aging Kong in a simulated environment with the help of an orphaned deaf girl Jia (Kaylee Hottle). Meanwhile, Godzilla has begun wreaking havoc on the facilities of Apex Cybernetics, who are close to discovering a portal to Hollow Earth, where they believe these Titans originated from. Godzilla is now deemed a threat, despite saving Earth by destroying Ghidorah just a few years ago. Fearing these two Titans meet, Monarch and Apex join forces to escort Kong back to his real home within Hollow Earth. But teenager Madison Russell (Millie Bobby Brown), her friend Josh (Julian Dennison), and conspiracy theorist podcaster Bernie Hayes (Brian Tyree Henry) believe that Apex is up to something sinister and that Godzilla is attacking them for a reason. It all comes to a head when these two Titans go head to head, and eventually find out what Apex has up its sleeve.
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Godzilla vs. Kong knows the audience wants giant monsters smacking the bejesus out of each other. On that front it certainly delivers, repeatedly and often. This confrontation has been teased since 2014’s Godzilla, 2017’s Kong: Skull Island and 2019’s Godzilla: King of the Monsters as each installment has realized the human characters are filler. However, Godzilla vs. Kong often drags down to the point of view of the little people who remain steadfastly uninteresting. But when the movie goes for Titans delivering multiple punches to the face, and stirring things up with an unexpected new element, it’s gloriously stupid.
The history! the hype! Ho-hum
Despite digital wizardry and a big-time cast, tale of gorilla and lizard with anger issues is a rerun
The destructive, prehistoric sea monster Godzilla (left) battles Kong, the legendary giant ape in the new Godzilla Vs. Kong. (Warner Bros. Pictures and Legendary Pictures)
The spanking new big-budget blockbuster Godzilla Vs. Kong is not to be confused with its 1962 antecedent King Kong Vs. Godzilla, a product of Japan’s Toho Studios. The new film is a state-of-the-art monster movie, with elaborate special effects, a big international cast, and some very impressive actors navigating through the debris left by the titular titans. (Watch Rebecca Hall say the line “Kong bows to no one!” like a WWE announcer with Cambridge credentials.)