The latest Godzilla and Kong mashup is a big dumb monster movie with a capital D. The plot is so silly and the characters so badly drawn your eyes will be spinning to the back of your skull while you watch it. Really the only reason to do so is for mega monster mayhem and the one saving grace is that the film actually makes the monster battles fun and entertaining. But watching The New Empire made me wonder if it would be better to just watch a bunch of battle scenes minus all the ridiculous plot used to string them together.
I am a huge fan of genre films and we know they can make awesome Kaiju movies that have great stories and characters that are well written and believable as they immerse you into the incredible world (Godzilla Minus One). Even this series has done so (Kong Skull Island). I'm here for big monster movies that explore interesting themes about ourselves and our real world by spinning fantastic yarns (The Planet of the Apes). I can even enjoy a fun B-movie monster flick (Tremors) but this Titans series has pushed my patience as the plots become stupider and the characters become less and less real.
Still, there is good monster battles here and I'm willing to forgive (mostly) the inanity of the script to watch the king of the lizards and the king of the apes take on their evil doppelgängers in mighty battle. I'm just not sure how much more of this series I can take.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire
Starring: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, Fala Chen, Rachel House
Director: Adam Wingard
Writers: Terry Rossio, Simon Barrett, Jeremy Slater
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