What’s It About
Legends collide in “Godzilla vs. Kong” as these mythic adversaries meet in a spectacular battle for the ages, with the fate of the world hanging in the balance. Kong and his protectors undertake a perilous journey to find his true home, and with them is Jia, a young orphaned girl with whom he has formed a unique and powerful bond. But they unexpectedly find themselves in the path of an enraged Godzilla, cutting a swath of destruction across the globe. The epic clash between the two titans—instigated by unseen forces—is only the beginning of the mystery that lies deep within the core of the Earth.
MOVIESinMO REVIEW
After years of waiting, if you don’t count the campy 1962 King Kong vs. Godzilla, It’s finally here. This journey started with Kong: Skull Island in 2017. Then there was the 2019 Godzilla: King of the Monsters. I guess that makes Godzilla vs. Kong the end of the trilogy unless it turns a huge profit, but I doubt it. Anyway, this movie picks up five years after that last Godzilla film. Nothing has changed. The people are still stupid. The dialog is outrageously unbelievable, and true to classic Godzilla movies, Hong Kong gets destroyed – even in this American-made movie. The plot is weak, and the sub-plot is weaker. All this film did was take some campy movie characters from the thirties (King Kong) and fifties (Godzilla) and give them a new story with much better graphics. This movie fails because someone forgot to keep it campy. Someone tried to give it a believably serious backstory. The old Godzilla and King Kong films fall in the category of “So Bad They’re Good.” These new movies are just wrong. Although, they did have a decent story with Kong: Skull Island mainly because a giant gorilla is a more compelling character than a giant lizard. To be fair, there are more Godzilla movies than Kong movies, but as I stated above, they are a part of the classicly campy “so bad they’re good” series of films. Kong also has several movies, but they are more like origin stories or the first time people have ever seen him stories. This film didn’t start the titan’s story over because it’s a continuation. Ultimately, there’s nothing special about this film, but if you’re a fan of over-the-top titan fights, this is a dream come true. Watching these two fight in various places was epic. If you want to enjoy Godzilla vs. Kong, don’t overanalyze it, don’t try to add logic to it, and don’t call them out on what you think are apparent issues. This movie is going to make little to no sense at all. This film was produced strictly for the battles and nothing else. You have been warned.
OUR RATING – A TITAN SIZED 6.5
MEDIA
- Genre – Sci-Fi
- Street date
- Digital – May 21st, 2021
- DVD/Blu-Ray – June 15th, 2021
- Video – 1080p
- Screen size – 2.39:1
- Sound – English Dolby Atmos, English Dolby TrueHD 7.1, Italian Dolby Atmos, Italian Dolby TrueHD 7.1, English Dolby Digital 5.1, French Dolby Digital 5.1, Spanish Dolby Digital 5.1
- Subtitles – English SDH, Spanish, French, Portuguese, Italian, Chinese, Korean, Danish, Finnish, Norwegian,
Extras
- Audio Commentary features director Adam Wingard sharing his thoughts on the production.
- The King (HD) contains a quartet of pieces focused on King Kong with cast & crew interviews
- The Evolution of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World (8 min)
- Kong Leaves Home (8 min)
- Kong Discovers Hollow Earth (8 min)
- Behold Kong’s Temple (6 min)
- The Battles (HD) is a trio of featurettes taking a closer look at three action sequences
- Round One: Battle at Sea (5 min)
- Round Two: One Will Fall (6 min)
- Titan Tag Team: The God and the King (8 min)
- The God (HD) houses another pair of featurettes centered around Godzilla
- The Phenomenon of Gojira, King of the Monsters (10 min)
- Godzilla Attacks (6 min)
- The Rise of Mecha-Godzilla (HD, 7 min)