Absolute nonsense, and anyone who didn't like Godzilla vs. Kong will probably hate this. I enjoyed myself the same way I'd enjoy eating two bags of potato chips in one sitting. I'm feeling a bit empty and confused at why I did such a thing now it's over, but it was tasty junk at the time.
I feel like Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has the least dialogue out of any giant monster movie of the last decade or so, maybe longer. It keeps the human characters at a minimum, which is a double-edged sword. They're not as frequently annoying, but when you have a small cast of humans, the sense of danger dissipates, because no one is the kind of character that could die at any point before the very end (and even then). But all the scenes with the giant apes, with no dialogue? Good stuff. The humans are there to just explain stuff that doesn't really need to be explained. I almost wish this had been a silent movie.
There's some good schlock here. I laughed a lot. There's a lot of action, maybe too much. It ends very suddenly, the two titular monsters take a while to meet up, and though I liked the main villain, he takes too long to be introduced. The narrative here is a mess, and it only gets by through having so many different creatures, fights, and ridiculous sci-fi concepts.
Still, it's not the kind of kaiju movie where people will complain that "there weren't enough monsters." I feel like Godzilla x Kong provides plenty of dumb entertainment, ridiculous spectacle, and action to the point where watching it was never dull for a minute. I had fun, but looking back on it now, it does feel like the cinematic equivalent of (a lot of) empty calories.
I feel like Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire has the least dialogue out of any giant monster movie of the last decade or so, maybe longer. It keeps the human characters at a minimum, which is a double-edged sword. They're not as frequently annoying, but when you have a small cast of humans, the sense of danger dissipates, because no one is the kind of character that could die at any point before the very end (and even then). But all the scenes with the giant apes, with no dialogue? Good stuff. The humans are there to just explain stuff that doesn't really need to be explained. I almost wish this had been a silent movie.
There's some good schlock here. I laughed a lot. There's a lot of action, maybe too much. It ends very suddenly, the two titular monsters take a while to meet up, and though I liked the main villain, he takes too long to be introduced. The narrative here is a mess, and it only gets by through having so many different creatures, fights, and ridiculous sci-fi concepts.
Still, it's not the kind of kaiju movie where people will complain that "there weren't enough monsters." I feel like Godzilla x Kong provides plenty of dumb entertainment, ridiculous spectacle, and action to the point where watching it was never dull for a minute. I had fun, but looking back on it now, it does feel like the cinematic equivalent of (a lot of) empty calories.