So I just saw Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire in theaters. I saw it in XD 3D. I have not seen a 3D movie in so fucking long that I honestly thought the gimmick had died. It was the only showing late enough that I could make it today, though. The 3D was very good, though. there were quite a few points throughout the movie where it felt like you could reach out and touch the monsters if you wanted. Most 3D movies I have seen were more like "put the glasses on to make it not blurry" but it actually worked here, which was nice. Anyway you are here to hear me talk about the movie right? This movie is a hell of a lot of fun. I enjoyed it quite a bit, but do not go into this thinking you are getting something amazing like Godzilla Minus One where it has a great human story and characters that you care deeply about because that is not what this movie is. This is silly over the top Godzilla. If you like that (think Godzilla vs Gigan. Godzilla vs Megalon. Final Wars. Things like that where you are there to see monsters fight) then you will probably be happy with this movie. I love that shit.; This is like "what if Godzilla vs Megalon had a budget?" and I love it for that. The monster action is over the top and fun as hell, and there is a lot of it. Yoyu spend a lot of time with the monsters in this one. They know why you are there. You want to see skyscraper sized monsters throw down, and it gives you plenty of that. The monster fights are a hell of a lot of fun, and I absolutely loved it.
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MOTHRA IS BACK! MY QUEEN FINALLY MAKES HER TRIUMPHANT RETURN TO THEMONSTERVERSE AND SHE WAS AMAZING. Bring her back in future installments! She is awesome. Aso bring in Anguirus and Gigan
There is an underwater dragon like creature that i have to wonder if it was Manda or not, but the two new big additions are Skar King, a giant ape who uses a badass bone whip, and a quadrapedal monster named Shimo thath as ice, Skar King is an awesome villain and I wish we had seen more of him. HE comes in pretty late. Shimo is basically a slave to him in this movie, so she kind of just does whatever Skar King tells her to. still I like her design. To me, she feels like something Toho might have made, which is a point in her favor.
This movie has some pretty cool music choices. I loved the use of Twilight Zone by Goden Earring. That was awesome. I had to resist the urge to sing it in the theater because I love that song.
All and all, this movie is dumb fun. Check your brain at the door and enjoy the ride and you will probably like it. I sure did.
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