Full Movie Reviews
Rating of
2.5/4
Preposterous but enough to pass the time
Indyfreak - wrote on 12/31/2024
This is pretty goofy even as far as kaiju movies go. But the action is imaginative and well staged. Kong is an interesting protagonist and I respect the movie for allowing long segments where it is just Kong and other monsters. The human characters are not annoying but most of them are forgettable. Dan Stevens is the most interesting as an eccentric veterinarian for giant monsters. Any gravitas is credited to Rebecca Hall who is almost certainly just here for the paycheck. But I didn't quite think she was sleepwalking in this. Adam Wingard got his start as a director doing slick genre thrillers like The Guest. This movie does show he has the chops for blockbuster spectacle. Now once he gets his hands on a script to compliment the insane visuals he concocted like with this movie.
Rating of
3/4
Clash of the (EVEN MORE) Titans
Chris Kavan - wrote on 04/04/2024
Adam Wingard has found a winning formula for an actual monsterverse that works - throw a bunch of giant monsters out there and have them slobberknock each other, pair it with vibrant visuals and just enough real actors to make things work. It's enough to provide a solid base for some fun popcorn entertainment.
Picking up shortly after the events of Godzilla vs. Kong - we find our giant simian adjusting to a somewhat lonely life in the Hollow Earth - and he's set up some traps and everything! But he can't find any of his kind - plus he has a nasty toothache to boot. On the surface, Godzilla is happy to take down any other titans who happen to infringe upon mankind - even if there is still a fair bit of collateral damage to contend with. My biggest thought throughout this film is how …
