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  • The monsters return with a no doubt monster hit, but is it as much roaring fun as the last one? Doug takes a look at Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
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    Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is a 2024 American monster film directed by Adam Wingard. Produced by Legendary Pictures, it is a sequel to Godzilla vs. Kong (2021), and the fifth film in the MonsterVerse franchise. It is also the 38th film of the Godzilla franchise and the 13th film in the King Kong franchise. The film stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Kaylee Hottle, Alex Ferns, and Fala Chen. Hall, Henry, and Hottle reprise their roles from the previous film. In the film, Kong encounters more of his species in the Hollow Earth and must unite with Godzilla to stop their tyrannical leader and a powerful, climate-changing Titan from destroying the surface.
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  • @BatmanFan76
    @BatmanFan76 Місяць тому +258

    Anyone else thinking King Kong with a mech arm looks like a DLC character? 😅

  • @PerovNigma
    @PerovNigma Місяць тому +272

    They could have called this "Godzilla _and_ Kong". With a film called "Godzilla _x_ Kong", they've got to at least hold hands, or that's false advertising.

    • @claymationgloves3662
      @claymationgloves3662 Місяць тому +2

      lmao

    • @sebastianemond5313
      @sebastianemond5313 Місяць тому +3

      It's as silly a title as Batman *v* Superman.

    • @aKrazyGuyUKno
      @aKrazyGuyUKno Місяць тому +7

      That’ll be part 3 maybe. 🤔
      - ‘Godzilla vs Kong’
      - ‘Godzilla x Kong’
      - ‘Godzilla & Kong’

    • @fashionablechangeling1988
      @fashionablechangeling1988 Місяць тому +7

      They literally released a TV spot called 'King Kong rides Godzilla', they're just baiting us at this point

    • @sebastianemond5313
      @sebastianemond5313 Місяць тому +2

      @@fashionablechangeling1988 *Two of the most polar opposite monsters, coming together at last.*
      😨😰🦖
      😨😰🦍
      Godzilla/Kong: "Oh, f-k you, Zack Snyder."

  • @DanGamingFan2846
    @DanGamingFan2846 Місяць тому +154

    0:01 You're right, the resemblance is uncanny. I was expecting over the top action and giant monster battles, and that's exactly what I got. It was a fun, goofy, epic time. I just wish the humans were in it less.

    • @masterzombie161
      @masterzombie161 Місяць тому +8

      And ironically AVGN won that fight

    • @sebastianemond5313
      @sebastianemond5313 Місяць тому +4

      "Oh, don't talk about my boxes! *I like boxes!!* "

    • @CobbleBompster
      @CobbleBompster Місяць тому

      In my opinion the action felt completely meaningless since the stakes were so low and it was just “this after that after this after that”, but go ahead and glaze it…

    • @kdusel1991
      @kdusel1991 Місяць тому +4

      James/AVGN is Godzilla Doug/NC is Kong. Makes perfect sense

    • @sebastianemond5313
      @sebastianemond5313 Місяць тому +3

      @@kdusel1991 Wasn't Doug's monster form a "Giant Robotic Donkey Kong Jesus Riding a Puff of Smoke?"

  • @JudgementNutter
    @JudgementNutter Місяць тому +150

    Anyone else get "Old Kratos vs Modern Kratos" vibes with Kong vs the Scar King? Kong has an axe and a little kid following him, then befriends a villain, while Scar King has a bladed chain whip style weapon, red coloring and a bunch of over zealous followers.

    • @treblenbass7443
      @treblenbass7443 Місяць тому +4

      Noticed that too!

    • @treblenbass7443
      @treblenbass7443 Місяць тому

      And elf when he picked up the rock and through it at the running ape trying to escape 😂

    • @PaulW_ftPAULK
      @PaulW_ftPAULK Місяць тому +2

      Oh absolutely

    • @sebastianemond5313
      @sebastianemond5313 Місяць тому +4

      Like the God of War: Ragnarok cut scene with Old Man Kratos talking with the OG Kratos of God of War 1-3.

    • @CaptainCJ97
      @CaptainCJ97 Місяць тому

      Hmm 🤔

  • @huntercool2232
    @huntercool2232 Місяць тому +27

    When Godzilla and Kong first meet up in the movie I absolutely lost it when Kong was holding up his hands at Godzilla like “bro chill” and then when Godzilla attacks him he immediately hits him with the pocket sand! 💀💀

  • @kaosj666
    @kaosj666 Місяць тому +13

    Kong was all, "I love the Power Glove. It's so bad!"
    Also... Is Doug aware that the one doopy lizard that stole Kong's food early on is named Titanus Doug?

  • @claytonrios1
    @claytonrios1 Місяць тому +113

    Godzilla X Kong does seem very AVGN vs Nostalgia Critic at times to be fair.

    • @DiamondBatToons
      @DiamondBatToons 27 днів тому +1

      Excuse me while I animate past bits with Doug & James using GZ & K... xD

  • @ShahroozSmith
    @ShahroozSmith Місяць тому +26

    Kong vs Godzilla:
    Kong: WHO KEEPS PILES OF DEBRIS ALL OVER THE CITY?!
    Godzilla: Oh, Don't you talk about my debris! I like ruined city debris!

  • @toddknaperek8225
    @toddknaperek8225 Місяць тому +32

    I think they like focusing on Kong because he's a thinking creature. He's relatable because he emotes, he thinks, and interacts with the humans whereas Godzilla is just a raw, territorial force or nature. And this isn't new, they've taken this route with both creatures going all the way back to the 1962 film.
    I enjoyed it, especially that first Kong/Suko fight. I got a good laugh out of that.

    • @Yaromyr21
      @Yaromyr21 Місяць тому +1

      I'd say he's more expensive than Godzilla so that is another reason.

    • @A_d_e_k
      @A_d_e_k Місяць тому +3

      Godzilla definitely has shown thinking capabilities. He is just so at the peak of the planet's ecosystem, I would say he just """""vibes"""""" differently (allow me the term for the sake of simplicity).
      I actually felt really bad for the first 3/4 of the movie for Godzilla.
      Godzilla is alone, fighting monsters that have been dormant for millenias.
      He gets called for help, he immediately starts powering up. It's a depressing perspective...and one I think the movie exposed subtly but in a very pleasant way. Kong gets a new family and reign (and I felt genuinely happy for him, really), but Godzilla at the end of the day is just...alone, in the colosseum, with mankind still not trusting him fully and trying to always portray him as the scapegoat for troubles.
      His face when seeing Mothra again says everything, we have never seen Godzilla this emotionally moved in the MV. The scene hits especially hard, when thinking about the fact that the last time they say each other, they were fighting to save the world and one of them died for the other.

  • @allen8959
    @allen8959 Місяць тому +13

    4:14 My thoughts exactly, Doug. I'm a huge fan of this franchise and the moment I saw the little Kong in the promo material I began to dread this movie not to mention how much they kind of kept a lot of this movie under wraps. Like I feel this movie got no media exposure cuz I forgot it was even coming out on Friday, and that made me think that they were trying to let it slide under the radar. Between that and little Kong being centric and a lot of promo material, I was scared going in. And honestly with the first song in the movie being a doo-wop, I dreaded it even more in the first minute or so. But God when things actually started panning out and little Kong wound up being a feral little bastard that Kong immediately uses as a weapon, I think I understood at that point why the promos were like they were. I think they wanted you to think it would be like that so you'd go in with lower expectations and then wind up getting completely floored and flabbergasted at the hilarious first scene little Kong is in.
    Honestly I'm wondering though did you happen to notice like I did that the final fight scene had this odd cinematography to it that made it feel kind of like it was being filmed in a studio with people in suits and destructible environments? Like there was just something about the lighting and some of the camera angles that felt like old Godzilla films from the Heisei era.
    Honestly with them sort of embracing the campiness of old Godzilla in the American films, And Japan embracing the deeper character of Godzilla in their own films, Godzilla fans are eating really well because we get the best of both worlds lately.
    Also, Godzilla finding a napping spot in the middle of the Roman Colosseum has to be the greatest thing I've ever seen. "If it fits, I sits".

  • @Nasser851000
    @Nasser851000 Місяць тому +46

    0:00 It's like he knew Doug personally XD

  • @MrShroomz84
    @MrShroomz84 Місяць тому +17

    0:53
    Kull: Skong Island....
    Love that you kept it in

  • @bluerobin7051
    @bluerobin7051 Місяць тому +20

    The divide between critics and audiences seems to keep growing with this series. It's like the reincarnation of 'Transformers.'

    • @OnBakePlatinum
      @OnBakePlatinum Місяць тому +2

      The part with Kong's robo hand grabbing the pyramid brought me right back to the balls scene from Transformers 2

  • @brandolio6880
    @brandolio6880 Місяць тому +11

    Apparently the director, Adam Wingard, wants to do one more of these Kong and Godzilla movies, but have it focus much more on Godzilla. Which if that happens, I’m all for it. I’m glad Kong got a lot of attention in these past films, but Goji’s more my boy. Lol

    • @Hanoua2
      @Hanoua2 Місяць тому

      Especially with how things ended for *KING* kong in this movie, it makes a lot of sense to put the focus on Godzilla next

  • @damiang1442
    @damiang1442 Місяць тому +20

    Kong aged rapidly between movies. It's like looking at Hugh Jackman between first X-Men movie and Logan, which doesn't make much sense.

  • @saphcal
    @saphcal Місяць тому +17

    i love that RPG analogy lol he really was off power-leveling for the final boss fight the whole movie while Kong was on an epic quest

  • @StormMatt448
    @StormMatt448 Місяць тому +43

    Overall, I thought this movie was good. 7/10.
    Pros
    -CGI was amazing.
    -Exploring the Hollow Earth was cool.
    -Gia was good.
    -I liked Kong’s story and his relationship with Suko.
    -Skar King was a good addition to the villain roster.
    Cons
    -Humans were passable, but not great.
    -The movie could’ve been 5-10 minutes longer.
    -Not enough of Godzilla or other Titans.
    -Final battle and ending went too fast.
    -Skar King and Shimo didn’t feel like a world ending threat.

    • @xxvaltielxx1789
      @xxvaltielxx1789 Місяць тому +11

      The last point I don't mind much, we all know how more threatening some of the established monsters are, Destroyah? Yeah, King Ghidorah is way more threatening than Scar, but again, that's perfectly fine, no need to be always a step up.

    • @StormMatt448
      @StormMatt448 Місяць тому +3

      @@xxvaltielxx1789 True. But he could’ve reached up to Ghidorah’s level. I think of Skar King killed some established Titans like Behemoth and maybe Rodan, and sealed the portal behind him and Shimo, forcing them to come through another portal, and doing more cold damage to the Earth. And as a funny bonus, he destroys the statue of Jesus in Rio and stands in place of it.

    • @Soulreaper-1129
      @Soulreaper-1129 Місяць тому +3

      I’m hoping that Godzillas powering up wasn’t for scar king and shimo but for the next movie…in fact Godzilla didn’t even seem to know or care scar king and shimo were causing trouble in the hallow earth

    • @HKtraidon
      @HKtraidon Місяць тому +6

      @@Soulreaper-1129 I personally think that he was powering up because he thought he would have to fight them alone. But then King kong gave him a solution he didn't expect and godzilla was just over leveled for a co-op run.

    • @Soulreaper-1129
      @Soulreaper-1129 Місяць тому +1

      @@HKtraidon that’s actually a good way of putting it, well I’ve heard Wingard stated that he’s got plans for a third film that would be more Godzilla centered so that’s why I had that theory but again that a good explanation

  • @deshawnedwards6412
    @deshawnedwards6412 Місяць тому +98

    Doug should do an Monster-Verse Month. Monthster-Verse, Monthster Month or Monster-Month. And review all the Godzilla and King Kong films.

    • @AshParth560
      @AshParth560 Місяць тому +3

      I mean, why not?
      I'd be down to it.

    • @timmynoir
      @timmynoir Місяць тому +3

      This would be really cool. He could do sets of movies. Start with the Lengendary movies then the serious Gojira movies (Godzilla '54, The Return of Godzilla, Shin Godzilla, Godzilla: Minus-one), then Godzilla adjacent Kaiju movies (Mothra, Rodan, Gamera, etc.)

    • @nemesis2345
      @nemesis2345 Місяць тому +1

      Idk. Maybe we can see what the crew can do once GxK comes out fully wouldn't you agree?

    • @dinorpg
      @dinorpg Місяць тому +4

      Only if James is in it too.

    • @alexandrerodrigues9844
      @alexandrerodrigues9844 Місяць тому +1

      That would take more than a month

  • @tannerprice2018
    @tannerprice2018 Місяць тому +25

    I basically knew what I was getting myself into, when seeing the trailers and such, especially with the other Monsterverse films that were released previously. And even then, it feels like the director knew what audiences and Godzilla fans wanted to see, from a Kaiju brawler like this, you basically know from the trailer you’re not getting something as dark and heartbreaking as Minus One, but if it’s giant monsters fighting and destroying stuff, you’re getting what you paid for in terms of spectacle. And for what it’s worth, GXK delivered ten fold on the monster action, considering there’s several monsters going around in the movie, not just the title characters.

  • @firenze6478
    @firenze6478 Місяць тому +46

    As a goji fan. This is how he works best. He’s a walking disaster meant to be unknowable unlike kong who the lovable underdog

    • @ShazeemKhan
      @ShazeemKhan Місяць тому

      Goji?

    • @reksraven6909
      @reksraven6909 Місяць тому +1

      @@ShazeemKhan Gojira. Aka. Godzilla. It is just the a different version of writing godzilla

    • @ShazeemKhan
      @ShazeemKhan Місяць тому

      @@reksraven6909 ohhhhhh never knew that, Gojira is the JDM version?

    • @reksraven6909
      @reksraven6909 Місяць тому +2

      @@ShazeemKhan I dunno what you mean with the JDM version that acronym doesn't tell me that much.
      But gojira is just the original name of Godzilla.

    • @ShazeemKhan
      @ShazeemKhan Місяць тому +1

      @@reksraven6909 JDM: Japanese Domestic Market. An acronym (mostly) used for car made for local Japanese consumption. I just "retrofitted" the term here, hope it clears it up. I meant no disrespect, nor was I being snarky. I honestly was unaware of "Gojira". I grew up with Godzilla

  • @JamesASharp
    @JamesASharp Місяць тому +23

    I saw this film in IMAX. The audience that I was in gave this movie a round of applause. The final battle was good, but it left me wanting more. I give this movie a 7.5 out of 10.

  • @edmondmartinez9617
    @edmondmartinez9617 Місяць тому +5

    The baby Kong was basically the baby Yoda effect, but they did give us an amazing scene right off the bat for people who hate the cute little monster trend. I think that made it all worth it. Also when you get to watch it again, Rebecca Hall as the mom of Gia is acting her ass off in this movie. She really deserves some credit for how well that relationship was portrayed.

  • @kenterminateddq5311
    @kenterminateddq5311 Місяць тому +34

    I didn't notice the irony between Godzilla vs King Kong and Nostalgia Critic vs AVGN until you brought it up, Doug ( 0:00 - 0:13 ). 😅

    • @matofilipovic7818
      @matofilipovic7818 Місяць тому +1

      That is not irony, it is a coincidence, or it could be homage

  • @Roluth
    @Roluth Місяць тому +6

    Godzilla turned purple and the white ice titan became Kong's puppy, loved it! :D

  • @zombiefreak851
    @zombiefreak851 Місяць тому +6

    "Koll Skung Island" gave me a bit of a chuckle I'm not gonna lie.

  • @Nonamearisto
    @Nonamearisto Місяць тому +7

    They missed an excellent opportunity for Kong to sign "Save... Mothra!"

    • @RagamuffinBabyDoll
      @RagamuffinBabyDoll Місяць тому

      I swear, when MechaGodzilla appeared in the last film, that would’ve been a great opportunity for Mothra to appears like Wonder Woman in BvS

  • @josephreak_godzigelion
    @josephreak_godzigelion Місяць тому +4

    This flick is perfection for the point the monsterverse is now, it delivers what was promessed and even more. This is exactly what a Monster movie should be. Godzilla might be a second class saga, it will never be a star wars, but in its particular shelf of genre, in 70 years the king never dissapoints and it keeps getting better. BRAVO!

  • @mitch4672
    @mitch4672 Місяць тому +5

    Had tons of fun. Felt like a mix of avatar with the visuals and the exploring of the hollow earth, it was a treat.
    Thought myself the human characters weren't that bad, i particular really liked dan stevens the titan dentist, loved the li'l girl. Granted, the theorist guy felt had nothing, his story - much like milly brown - ended in zilla vs kong.
    but the scenes of the titans were amazing, the story telling just through visuals and facial expressions was exquisite. You could perfectly follow king kong's story without any dialogue.
    Scar king was indeed a good manacing villain, different than i expected though, more like starscream a more backstabbing, sceaming villain. He weren't the strongest, not the biggest, but he had these filthy tricks up his sleeve. Overal i had a great time and it pretty much was the perfect flic for me. Though i cannot see how there be more to come, this very so felt like an epic finale to the series. The story, the war for hollow earth it's pretty much resolved now.
    Aah well, we'll see i geuss.
    'be watching this one again soon.

  • @andrewwarner4434
    @andrewwarner4434 Місяць тому +4

    The animation for the monsters was fantastic. So much emotion and personality from Skar King and Kong without a single word spoke.

  • @Pokefreak493
    @Pokefreak493 29 днів тому +1

    One of my favorite moments and payoffs is when Skar King is mocking Kong for his dental implant. Then, at the end, Skar King loses a tooth and Kong points to his implant with a smirk, as if to say, "Ehhhh?! Now you gotta get one like me!!!"

  • @necromancerxel7019
    @necromancerxel7019 Місяць тому +3

    It felt like a martial arts movie, to me at least.
    Kong is the lone warrior who comes across a group of bandits, beats them down, and has the child bandit lead him back to the kingdom run by a mad king. He loses badly and has to call upon an old rival to team up and overthrow the tyrant and stop his conquest

    • @SukiNoKoe
      @SukiNoKoe 29 днів тому +1

      The villain even being called "Scar" was pushing it into TLK 😂🦁

  • @Fabsterk
    @Fabsterk Місяць тому +16

    The lack of awe and fear from the humans is what’s missing in these films!

    • @tomasleyva8336
      @tomasleyva8336 Місяць тому +3

      To be fair there was still a lot of that in King of the Monsters but by this last movie the world has been aware of Titans for around a decade so it's kind of expected they react more rationally to these giant creatures now.

  • @dolphincrescent54
    @dolphincrescent54 Місяць тому +14

    This film reminds me of that movie Peter Griffin pitched in that one Family Guy episode about Jaws teaming up with the fisherman to take down a bigger Jaws.

    • @Hanoua2
      @Hanoua2 Місяць тому

      "Oh my god, we have a common we need to work together"

  • @ReinedeBeaute10
    @ReinedeBeaute10 Місяць тому +4

    I have finished watching Godzilla x Kong. Oh my god, I just cannot describe how happy I am with the movie. Every single thing is on point. Every single minute of the movie is totally worth it. Thank you for not disappointing the Kong and Gojira fans. I want more movies with Godzilla and Kong.

  • @chuckles_rockz5637
    @chuckles_rockz5637 Місяць тому +1

    My take was that Kong and GMan are both playing a video game. Skar King and Shimo are the final bosses. And they’re playing it in two separate ways. Kong’s following the quest line, he’s figuring out the lore and the plot. Then Godzilla’s over in the corner doing all of the side quests.

  • @Depth217
    @Depth217 Місяць тому +4

    Was kinda starting to hope for Skar King to get a villain song, Be Prepared style 😂

  • @SilverScribe85
    @SilverScribe85 Місяць тому +6

    After having watched this movie earlier today, I'm STILL shook by how good it was.
    My jaw fell so many times, it's a miracle didn't unclip from my jaw and fall into my popcorn

  • @CRUELLANDER
    @CRUELLANDER Місяць тому +3

    I’m thinking if they do another Godzilla & Kong movie I think they should do an entire film with just the monsters but have it entirely be a visual storytelling with no dialogue, no humans, and just that.

  • @Friendlysociopath
    @Friendlysociopath Місяць тому +3

    So I love Godzilla in its own right- but no post-credits scene is that tiny quirk that pushes me to an even happier state.

  • @midwestmonster9886
    @midwestmonster9886 Місяць тому +4

    "Does this have an after credits sequence?"
    _phone cannot get signal_
    _literally all but two people leave the theater_
    "Yeah, at least some of these people have checked. There's no after credits sequence."

  • @Spectahman2.0
    @Spectahman2.0 Місяць тому +25

    Took the franchise 90 years, but they finally made a good King Kong movie with a kid Kong.

  • @grapeshot
    @grapeshot Місяць тому +30

    And of course people are already trying to compare this to Godzilla Minus One a completely different animal considering Godzilla Minus,One supposed to be thought provoking you know post-war Japan and the other one is just pure popcorn entertainment.

    • @thecunninlynguist
      @thecunninlynguist Місяць тому +2

      they could've given us pure popcorn if they focused on the monsters. wwho cares about them people. i surely didn't.

    • @giannisksanthopoulos4300
      @giannisksanthopoulos4300 Місяць тому +4

      Stop it, it's pathetic logic.
      You can have a good popcorn movie with great writing...but in Monsterverse the writing is just always bad.
      With your logic, why they cancel Pacific Rim 3...the second one was fully entertaining with many robots and kaiju...why the critics hated....DUHHH the writing was bad

    • @gamer-px5cu
      @gamer-px5cu Місяць тому +3

      Ah yes, that Godzilla film that has 15min of Godzilla in it and it's focused on the drama of war.

    • @spiderturtle-rs9bs
      @spiderturtle-rs9bs Місяць тому +6

      @@giannisksanthopoulos4300 it’s not pathetic logic lol, these are two completely different godzillas with two completely different tones.

  • @gusthedinoguy230-66
    @gusthedinoguy230-66 Місяць тому +2

    I really thought they could have made the villain look cooler. I don’t like how he just looks like a skinny Kong. The frost dinosaur was cool though

  • @NintendoSegaKonami3
    @NintendoSegaKonami3 Місяць тому +7

    For me it was Dumb fun movie, has it's goofy and action moments to leave you satisfied. The humans are meh with a few good scenes, liked the monster moments (main reason why I watched them) how they interact without the need of dialogues.
    I really liked Kong in this one, seems that every movie he gets smarter and adapts to the situations at hand. Showing sympathy and seriousness when it needs to.
    I said it before and I'll say it again. It is good time to be a Kaiju Fan

  • @BenBoyee
    @BenBoyee Місяць тому +4

    I wanna see an edit where Godzilla has the AVGN fit and Kong has the Nostalgia Critic drip

  • @spyderprimus2863
    @spyderprimus2863 Місяць тому +6

    I saw it yesterday for my birthday, which is Saturday lol. And as a big Godzilla fan, I really enjoyed it. While King of the monsters and the first Godzilla versus Kong are my personal favorites of the monster verse, this was definitely my third favorite film of the franchise. The human characters were pretty all right and like Doug said, gia, the mute girl was the best acted human in the story and all the others were pretty all right. The monsters were awesome, the action was amazing, and I love how much personality they put on Kong and it's definitely his story. And this may be just me, but I think with the little Kong that's involved in the movie, that's going to move into a son of Kong film. And the scar king, I'd have to watch it again and really examine him to say if he's a good villain, but he was definitely a better villain than mechagodzilla was in the last one. I personally can't wait to see what the monster verse comes up with next because I'm eagerly anticipating any and all films of this franchise

  • @RandomBlackGamer
    @RandomBlackGamer Місяць тому +8

    Definitely feels like the film would work with no dialogue. Genndy Tartakovsky would've made a great director for it.

  • @lindizwimoshoeshoe4315
    @lindizwimoshoeshoe4315 Місяць тому +3

    I'm glad to hear someone who doesn't hate these movies

  • @dljprogun
    @dljprogun Місяць тому +2

    It was good, but I would have liked to see more Godzilla.
    Spoiler alert:
    I was really hoping that Godzilla was going to be the one to kill Scar King. So I was disappointed with that.

  • @tylerensminger
    @tylerensminger Місяць тому +2

    I think the way they're going about it is fine as with Toho continuing their Godzilla franchise I think having him as a secondary character to Kong is good enough. Though with additional characters thrown in now I could see something like Destroy all monsters or something be used instead of Godzilla x Kong

  • @danielsantiagourtado3430
    @danielsantiagourtado3430 Місяць тому +29

    Happy Good friday guys❤️🙏

    • @PaulW_ftPAULK
      @PaulW_ftPAULK Місяць тому +4

      Same to you! That's a lot of fish.

  • @peterlawless2686
    @peterlawless2686 4 дні тому

    What I liked about this movie:
    - The Relationship with Kong & the Kid Kong
    - The Epic Final Battle
    - Mothra's return (I literally did not see that coming, so good job with that one, movie)
    - Dan Steven & Bryan Tyler Henry's characters (Yeah, I thought they both kinda worked well with each other)
    -That one jerk military character got killed off halfway through the middle. Usually, we'd have to wait for the climax in a movie like this for a character to get his comeuppance, so that kinda subverted my expectations.

  • @ciaranmcguinness8900
    @ciaranmcguinness8900 Місяць тому +2

    I have never cared for human characters in American Godzilla films so this sounds absolutely perfect to me

  • @Tomtycoon
    @Tomtycoon Місяць тому

    I found it hilarious how the mother looked just 3 seconds at the old mural, and could tell the whole backstory of the villan. It was also the first time in my life where I was struggling not to fall asleep in the theatre. Maybe I was just tired.

  • @karmichel
    @karmichel Місяць тому +4

    Kong is public domain, they can do whatever they wish with him, Godzilla however is a owned by toho... makes sense they make a "kong" movie and let godzilla aside

    • @therock238360
      @therock238360 Місяць тому +1

      Kong’s not public domain. James Rolfe made a video on the subject around the time Kong Skull Island, Universal owns the character but they licensed him to Legendary for the Monsterverse

  • @2501vai
    @2501vai Місяць тому +1

    0:52 "Kull: Skong Island" 😂

  • @matthewjones6786
    @matthewjones6786 Місяць тому +2

    I saw a brief trailer for this. It was Kong and Godzilla against a flat color background staring directly at the camera, with the movie title between them.
    These immense forces of destruction were shot like characters from the Office, I couldn’t stop laughing!

  • @DarthIngressus
    @DarthIngressus Місяць тому +1

    Doug I felt the same way. There’s one shot of kong and mini Kong that just screamed god of war at me

  • @rubeng370
    @rubeng370 Місяць тому +2

    Me at 25 and my 14 year old brother had an amazing time here! Its a massive improvement to what James Rolfe complaint about 2014 Godzilla movie. Minus the lack of the theme, especially Godzilla 😢
    It's much better than i expected and glad it was under 2 hours, good human characters... especially the young girl!
    Scar King was nice 👌
    Love that the fights are heavily focused on and dont cut away to the humans bullshit like the 2 Godzilla movies ❤ they listened to our complaints!! And the MONSTERS FIGHT IN DAY LIGHT 😮
    7.5/10 for me

  • @jinpei05
    @jinpei05 Місяць тому +25

    Godzilla X Kong is Hobbs & Shaw with monsters and even dumber 😅

    • @nightwolf89
      @nightwolf89 Місяць тому

      To be fair, your going to see a movie where a giant ape and a giant lizard fight another giant ape and giant lizard. If you're expecting anything smart coming out of this film then you don't know what kind of movie this is. XD

    • @sarcasticdude2320
      @sarcasticdude2320 Місяць тому +2

      *dumbrere

    • @dromalloma2651
      @dromalloma2651 Місяць тому

      ​@@sarcasticdude2320dumbest?

    • @sarcasticdude2320
      @sarcasticdude2320 Місяць тому

      @@dromalloma2651 **dumbererester

  • @Hey-Its-Dingo
    @Hey-Its-Dingo Місяць тому +2

    With both you and Andre of Black Nerd Comedy making references to Kratos calling Atreus "Boy" it HAD to be intentional on the part of the script. Lol

    • @Jordan3DS
      @Jordan3DS Місяць тому +1

      Old men saying "Boy" is a really old fashioned thing, God of War didn't invent it

  • @bigorange2082
    @bigorange2082 Місяць тому +1

    I’m like Mothra snacks Godzilla to make them stop fighting. 😂

  • @Dino_Boy.01
    @Dino_Boy.01 Місяць тому +6

    In my own opinion: this movie was stupid, but, stupid enough for me to enjoy it! Especially the scene where kong is using the baby Ape as a weapon to fight the other Apes 😂💀

  • @SamuelOrru
    @SamuelOrru Місяць тому +1

    I can't even keep track of all the Godzilla and King Kong movies anymore lol.

  • @TheDisneyQueen93
    @TheDisneyQueen93 Місяць тому

    Diddy Kong is now officially what I’m going to call Kong’s sidekick.

  • @WickedFireBird69
    @WickedFireBird69 Місяць тому +9

    So... it's a mess... but a fun mess?

    • @soul6733
      @soul6733 Місяць тому +4

      If you go for a deep story with very profound characters, you won't get it. But it's a fun monster kaiju movie with lots of entertaining moments. Frankly like Doug says, what really misses are like 10 minutes to better settle everything.

    • @emblemblade9245
      @emblemblade9245 Місяць тому

      Honestly I thought the pacing in this was very good. The humans and Kong plots overlapping with one another allowed them to do a lot of things. Gia got a great arc, the other humans were fun and had their own individual reactions to Hollow Earth, the Skar King backstory set up the stakes well, Kong got to find and stop the horrors of Skar’s reign and completed his character arc of finding his family…
      What’s there to complain about?

  • @MadcapMatt
    @MadcapMatt Місяць тому +1

    I don't think it was intentional but I love the wording Doug used 4:05.

  • @theboulder027
    @theboulder027 Місяць тому +1

    I'm convinced that this was pitched as just a kong movie but some executive insisted that godzilla be in it.

  • @firenze6478
    @firenze6478 Місяць тому +4

    Best one so far

  • @djmexicanodetx2195
    @djmexicanodetx2195 Місяць тому +5

    Fun popcorn film! I watched it this morning. It's definitely not a film that takes itself too seriously.

  • @TwilightOroChi
    @TwilightOroChi Місяць тому +1

    The X is a japanese thing. You read it as "cross" and it denotes a collaboration between two franchises or parties

  • @andrewmcmorrow1952
    @andrewmcmorrow1952 Місяць тому +1

    I heard Godzilla was a diva in set and near the end of shooting Kong was constantly drunk.

  • @draccoonxcii1288
    @draccoonxcii1288 Місяць тому +1

    I never watch Godzilla for the humans. Its always for the big guy.
    If the humans are good, thats just a bonus.

  • @UltramanTiga96
    @UltramanTiga96 Місяць тому +2

    Doug turning into Super Saiyan Rose

  • @voidastralbirth
    @voidastralbirth Місяць тому +4

    I thought Shimo was cool :)

  • @austinforgie1069
    @austinforgie1069 Місяць тому +1

    All I want is Godzilla and Kong kicking butt as a team which is an awesome idea to have two of the biggest monster movie characters working together is better than them fighting each other

  • @RageofAlma
    @RageofAlma Місяць тому +2

    You had to watch the TV series. Thats the missing bit you were feeling. That explains alot and whats going on in the word. While that focused on the people and world this was the monsters story

  • @DanielLopes-dh2hv
    @DanielLopes-dh2hv Місяць тому +2

    I only saw the movie poster yesterday. I didnt even knew this existed

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    @Myself-yf5do Місяць тому +3

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  • @lonewarrior20
    @lonewarrior20 Місяць тому +5

    We need a Primal Rage movie.

  • @bl3343
    @bl3343 Місяць тому +1

    I wonder how much Japan and Hollywood communicated with each other regarding this movie and Minus One. Perhaps this movie has less Godzilla because they didn't want audiences to get "Godzilla fatigue", as if that actually exists.

  • @sombramemer1230
    @sombramemer1230 Місяць тому +2

    Honestly the human characters were horrendous, and the plot was razor thin at best. 3/10

  • @cliffyk3380
    @cliffyk3380 Місяць тому +2

    Godzilla X Kong living in a tree K I S S I N G!

  • @herodaresfire4512
    @herodaresfire4512 Місяць тому +1

    Kong: Pocket sand!

  • @Zikkar
    @Zikkar Місяць тому +1

    Anytime the Titans are on screen and doing stuff it is fantastic. Anytime a human shows up and speaks it isn’t as much. They could have left all the humans out and it would have been even better.

  • @mr.vidjagamez9896
    @mr.vidjagamez9896 7 днів тому

    The plot of this movie felt like a Hollywood adaptation of Primal Rage.

  • @jpfizzle1
    @jpfizzle1 Місяць тому

    Even though Godzilla and Kong don’t have a lot of screen time together, Godzilla is there at the very beginning, middle, and ending when it comes to monster fights. Godzilla fought six whole monsters throughout this movie

  • @sharkanenoa5928
    @sharkanenoa5928 8 днів тому +1

    I wanna see Dan Steven's become Jet Jaguar

  • @connoravila
    @connoravila Місяць тому

    That makes sense because I felt like the film was much shorter than it really was, and yeah sane loved it sm, and glad I saw it in imax

  • @KeyBladeMaster-Dan
    @KeyBladeMaster-Dan Місяць тому +3

    Saw it a few hours ago it was alright didn't love it didn't hate it, it was just......fine. Just desperate for a Blu-ray release of Minus One

  • @Depth217
    @Depth217 Місяць тому +2

    I found it fun, not as dumb as the Fast movies but just as goofy and fun. Loved it.

  • @mrcwillis6970
    @mrcwillis6970 Місяць тому +5

    Happy good Friday

  • @JarvisCosric885
    @JarvisCosric885 Місяць тому +1

    Godzilla x Kong was soooo much fun for me. Thankfully the human performances didn’t really matter much to me. I enjoyed them fine and I’m more happy that we got to see more monster battles which really pleased me and certain part really surprised me and exceeded my expectations. So overall, Godzilla x Kong was really fun and felt like the monster version of Fast and Furious

  • @Rhinogradentian
    @Rhinogradentian Місяць тому +1

    I have seen people say that this film can be watched with no dialogue, its just monster visual storytelling. Good if you are hearing impaired I guess.

  • @omniultimate
    @omniultimate Місяць тому +1

    I thought this was a little better than G Vs. K. I'm glad they slimmed down on the number of humans walking around. I felt both Godzilla and Kong had one fight each that could have gone on a little longer, cuz that's what we're mostly there for is seeing their fights. there definitely moments that got the theater to cheer, myself included, and I think that's a good sign this movie is a least on the same level as the last one.

  • @tjf7101
    @tjf7101 Місяць тому +1

    I like Kong and I get that he’s gonna be easier to write.
    But more Godzilla equals better movie. It’s a physical law of nature.

  • @JuanyEdits
    @JuanyEdits Місяць тому +1

    OH MY GOD ITS THE GUY FROM THE GIF

  • @IamARobot7
    @IamARobot7 Місяць тому +1

    Doug please see Late Night with the Devil. It's probably the best film in its genre to come out in a long time.

  • @drew4564
    @drew4564 Місяць тому +1

    That scene where Kong grabs the pyramid with his metal hand is the exact same scene from transformers 2 when devastator grabs the pyramid with his metal hand

  • @godzillafan1202
    @godzillafan1202 Місяць тому +1

    I really liked it but I thought the pacing was all over the place like how it starts fast then it slows down for a while then it gets even faster than the first time then its over😂