Rent Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)

Pointless & Dull Sequel - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review by GI

I'm unsure whether there was any audience expectation here but this is a ridiculous film in a fairly ridiculous and struggling series. I couldn't help thinking that here we have a Jurassic World meets The Planet of the Apes and to be honest its all totally laughable and not for the right reasons. I actually enjoyed 2014's Godzilla for its serious take on the Godzilla story but beyond that initial film nothing of the sequels has any real meaning. Basically the costs here do not merit the result and I ponder how many more interesting films could've been made with the budget. In short what is here is a battle between various giant apes and other monsters that dwell in the weird world beneath our feet. It's mostly giant creatures slogging it out in a huge punch up whilst they manage to destroy/damage various world heritage sites ie the pyramids, the Colosseum and knock down huge amounts of skyscrapers etc (the film casually glosses over the human body count!). The actors especially Rebecca Hall have little purpose other than to give exposition to explain a story we can understand and Dan Stevens and Brian Tyree Henry are the comedy suppliers although that's weak too. I suppose youngsters will enjoy this on a rain sodden afternoon but otherwise it's dull stuff.

Fun creature feature - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review by Alphaville

While Kong’s in Hollow Earth fighting off predators, Godzilla’s on the surface fighting off monsters and napping in Rome’s Coliseum. But… oh no!... Kong’s got toothache and has to surface so that gung-ho vet Dan Stevens can fit him with a false tooth. And that’s just for starters. Dan and Rebecca Hall now have to go down to Hollow Earth. Why? Who cares? Coupled with a knowingly ironic score and filmed by a director (Adam Wingard) who doesn’t get overly bogged down in character exposition, this is a fast-moving off-the-wall ride with grandiose visuals. Negatives? The token unfunny wisecracking sidekick and the cgi mash-up climax. Still, eat your heart out, Marvel.

One of the worst movies ever made. Im not kidding. - Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire review by JD

An awful cast of annoying and pointless characters. The Girl who's the key to everything (she doesnt actually do anything, but remains the key to everything!), a pink Godzilla (im guessing blue, or just his reguler dark green color wasnt diverse enough), a flying dentist in a brash shirt who can pull magical BS devices out of his rear end, a guy who's job is just to cause what the writers would class as amusment - to us bafflement and cringe. etc etc.

The CGI is extreme and bad. The plot, wait there is no plot.

As for Godzillas part, well he's not really needed and just shows his face to keep the fans happy. We all know an ape can now beat him easily which makes him fairly obsolete.

A truly horrific mess of a film on par with the recent aquaman film.

And what really makes you smart is the latest Godzilla film from Japan. It wipes the floor with this rubbish. Deploying a fantastic human story with the awesome backdrop of Godzilla