It’s the movie crossover that I’ve been waiting to see for a long time. Back in the early 60s, we saw the legends that are Godzilla and King Kong battle. After all these years, it’s great to finally see a rematch. This is a satisfying film that delivered more action that I was expecting.
Godzilla attacks a city for unknown reasons. As the world’s experts scramble to understand what is going on, a team sends King Kong to a mysterious place inside the Earth’s core. It all leads to a showdown between the two creatures. However, there is also another monster on the loose.
It’s no secret that I’m no big fan of the design for Godzilla from the 2014 movie and its sequel so I’m still not fond of how he looks here. I also think Godzilla should have had a few more scenes but I understand they probably wanted to give King Kong more time to shine since he only got one previous movie in this continuity while Godzilla got two. King Kong looks as great as he did in “Kong: Skull Island”. Kong even does sign language in this movie so I was reminded of “Congo”. It’s wonderful to see the two fight but I was disappointed Kong never shoves a tree into Godzilla’s mouth like the 60s version. I liked the addition of the third monster but felt the design could have been better. The human characters are so boring and there are so many of them. Millie Bobby Brown (“Enola Holmes”) returns but she’s given very little to do.
There are definitely some problems and it’s not as entertaining as “Kong: Skull Island” but I did really enjoy the action sequences here. The scale of the destruction is fantastic and it’s obvious that the makers love giant monster movies. If you like Godzilla and/or King Kong then you need to see it.