I was sitting next to a group of what I can only assume were hardcore Godzilla fans. Absolutely freaking out at every major action scene, recognized every monster by name, etc. Was pretty fun to see actually.

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I was sitting next to a group of what I can only assume were hardcore Godzilla fans. Absolutely freaking out at every major action scene, recognized every monster by name, etc. Was pretty fun to see actually.

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I did the exact same thing. I spotted a bunch of really obscure references too.

It's like they let the DCU guys take a crack at hashing out a story and just figured the action and players could make it great.

Honestly, can't answer that. But the monster action was just so off the chart that I loved it anyway.

For me, I simply can't connect to the spectacle without connecting to the human characters. It's all just empty pixels and mindless fighting to me otherwise. And that's not meant as a dig to those who CAN enjoy the monster stuff without the humans. I just watch movies for different reasons, I guess, and I needed a captivating story and captivating characters for all those moments and all that imagery to land. But no one's motivations made a lick of sense, and I can only take so many characters endlessly narrating the plot.

Speaking of which.

Am I the only one who, for a split second, thought they were doing a crossover with Aquaman?

So is this more or less cringy-but-awesome than Pacific Rim?

Frankly, I found both movies to be pretty boring. And while the action is technically "better" - or at least better-looking - in this movie, even Charlie Hunnam was more interesting than anyone in this movie, and that's saying a lot. His motivations at least made sense, as did most everyone else's. In this movie, however, it's just a bunch of puppets acting the way the plot needs them to act at any given moment, logic or common sense be damned.

Kyle Chandler was in PJ's King Kong, now he's in Godzilla.

And he's in Godzilla vs Kong.

I watched this with a big grin on my face for its entire duration. That was a whole lot of fun. There was enough plot to keep me focused between the monster scenes. I understood at some level what motivated these characters, but even if I had not, I still would have loved this movie.

No way can Kong even stay on the same field with Godzilla.

I picked up on several things pulled from the original movies that perhaps casual viewers are not going to, most obviously the slim Asian gal who was a twin being a callback to the tiny Asians who would sing to wake Mothra. I also loved that the score included some of the original Godzilla music.

I anticipate sneaking out to see this again next week. Currently this is my second favorite movie of the year, behind only Endgame.

Yikes. Didn't mean to hurt your feelings.

The last thing you are capable of is hurting my feelings.

Well you seemed pretty ruffled by post.

And expectations were definitely a part of it for me, even though mine dropped considerably in the 48 hours leading up to seeing it. But based on how measured and considered the last movie was (despite a few missteps), in addition to how awesome the trailers were and how cool/inspired the music in each one was, I was lead to believe this was going to be a cut above the typical monster fare in the human department. Especially considering the cast they managed to land.

I could have sworn I saw this at one point.

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I can't argue with really anything TCTTS said in his review, yet I still liked KOTM. It's not the instant classic I thought I t was going to be, but it gets the job done, flaws and all.

For one thing, the family element in this was actually far more involving than in Godzilla 2014. Chandler, Varmiga, and Brown actually make me kind of sort of care, which is actually quite an improvement from the 2014 film. Yet, there is no denying character motivation in this is a mess. Dr. Sarazawa, for example, is actually kind of a terrible character. He goes from believing the we should be Godzilla's pet to criticizing Emma for unleashing these monsters, which is in essence the same thing. His sacrifice, an obvious reference to the original film, also rings hollow.

That being said, the one thing this film had to absolutely get right was love for these monsters, and it pulls that off in spades. King Ghidorah, Godzilla, Mothra, and Rodan are terrifyingly tendered and kind of awe inspiring.

In the end, the whole thing averages out to pretty good, which is par for the monster verse so far. These aren't great films, but they're well-meaning and effective enough to be entertaining.

Sine poena nulla lex.

I saw this last night, and I agree that the monster scenes are great, but what happens in between is not so good. I definitely blame the writers, not the cast. They try to work with what they have.

I still had a lot of fun watching this movie. My wife, on the other hand, nodded off a couple times.

This was such a fun movie to see with a group of 10-11 year old boys.

They all laughed me when I cheered when Mothra showed up.

Don't **** with Mothra. She is bad ass.

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Don't **** with Mothra. She is bad ass.

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Except Ghidora, however that is spelled, vaporized her.