Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire Review
- Director: Adam Wingard
- Starring: Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle
- Released: March 29, 2024
- Rated: PG-13
- Runtime: 115 min
The Verdict
- This is finally Kong’s movie, and the monster fights are bigger and better than last time. The world building adds fresh dangers, and the pacing holds up better than expected.
- It still spends too much time on the human story, and those cutaways drag the momentum down. Godzilla is also missing for long stretches, leaving Kong to carry most of the action.
Synopsis
Full Review (Spoilers)
Characters
This was truly Kong’s movie with some Godzilla mixed in. The best thing is the inclusion of the human element was a bit lighter this time around even though I would have liked even less humans in this movie.
Reviewer’s Curve
The theme for this movie is less humans and more of your monsters. I still think the movie spent too time on the humans. There are some good moments but it’s few and far between.
Plot
The plot was very simple plot when it comes to Godzilla and Kong. You have monsters being monsters and destruction. The level of monster fights increased and the world building brought additional dangers.
Pacing
The pacing was better than I thought it would be when going into watching this movie. There are moments when there was a somewhat lull period but the action brings you back a bit.
Re-Watchability
I’m on the fence about the re-watchability of this movie. There are some awesome parts but the human element really takes away from it all.
Spoilers
Godzilla kept on disappearing from the fight which was slightly annoying. This made it to where Kong got beat up a bit from a 2 on 1 attack rather than a tag battle. While I loved the concentration on Kong during this outing and allowing him to get a good amount of shine it also lend to more damage to Kong than needed.
There was another location under the home world of Kong? It was very surprising to see another environment under Kong’s world. I wonder if they really would go a bit deeper in the future. This didn’t make much sense since there’s only so much under the crust to go.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) Cast and Details
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024) is directed by Adam Wingard and stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens and Kaylee Hottle. It runs 115 minutes and is rated PG-13. You can look up the full cast and crew on IMDb. You might also like my Kung Fu Panda 4 review.
DC's Hypothetical Corner
Let’s say I change one thing. Maybe that one thing will make this movie better or more watchable.
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