Godzilla vs. Kong
Godzilla vs. Kong
The epic next chapter in the cinematic Monsterverse pits two of the greatest icons in motion picture history against each other--the fearsome Godzilla and the mighty Kong--with humanity caught in the balance.
ርልዪረ reviewedMarch 6, 2025
Before I begin, let me clarify something: I'm not a hardcore Monsterverse fan. I never really grew up with the older films. However, I absolutely LOVED King Kong and Godzilla (mainly Kong) since the second grade. King Kong vs Godzilla was probably the only movies of the older films I watched. I loved the 2014 Godzilla movie (yes, it did focus more on the humans than the actual monsters, which I can see why it wasn't every Monsterverse fan's favorite, but as someone who pays close attention to story building, they did a good job on the human part). I still have yet to watch Kong and Godzilla KOTM wasn't my favorite (though it was fun seeing Coach Taylor in it...if you know who that character is, you're amazing). But Godzilla vs Kong was phenomenal. Sure it has it's flaws here and there, but overall, it's a very solid movie.
The fight scenes between the two Titans were very well done. The first fight in the sea was very well done, with the camera work making the fight even more intense (the 360 they pulled with the plane crashing into Godzilla and following it until it crashed into the water and the camera continuing to flip just in time to see Kong punch Godzilla was genius). When Kong is underwater, again, the camera work is beautiful. They make it to where you need to feel like holding your breath. The second fight is very energetic. The thing that makes it even more better is the fact that Kong loses again. Usually the formula for fight films like these is "lose first fight, learn lesson, win final fight." Not here. Though sad as we connect to Kong (or at least I did), it was a very good idea to have him lose twice. The final fight with Mechagodzilla...best fight in the film. I like that Godzilla and Kong aren't buddy buddy with each other when they fight Mecha. It's a "put your differences aside" fight. And the scene of Kong just ripping Mecha's head out and roaring with the music going nuts is probably one of the most energetic scenes I've ever seen. Wish I could experience it in theaters with a bunch of other people.
The cinematography is amazing. Beautifully done.
The human storylines in the film were better than expected. The reason I didn't like Godzilla KOTM was because of that. Sure, the monster fight scenes in that film were amazing, don't get me wrong, but it was the lack of time that was put in the humans. You can have barely any humans in the film but make it good. This film does a pretty good job handling that. They don't make it Godzilla vs Kong But Mainly Humans, they make it Godzilla vs Kong. The three main humans with Kong are by far the best ones. However, the other characters involving Millie Bobby Brown were not the best. Good actors but unnecessary plot line. Could've been better but it is what it is.
The music is sooooo good. Tom Holkenborg (otherwise known as Junkie XL) truly brings the adrenaline and feels to the film. The slamming drums really give the "monster fight" feel. As someone who's listened to him since Man Of Steel (as he helped with that film), it was very satisfying to hear him make another film truly epic.
While the film is pretty short for a film like this, that's what I like about it. It doesn't go on and on and on just to be a long movie. Sure, longer movies like Avengers Endgame And Zack Snyder's Justice League are necessary as they need to explain and have a lot more time for fights and character building and story arcs, but this film got right to the point and did it exceptionally well.