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  Review by matt lynch ★★★½ 17

  Honestly a virtually perfect albeit very Westernized recreation of a Heisei-era Godzilla kaiju superbrawl picture. I mean they even have a Godzilla Defense Force-equivalent airborne superfortress. Deeply stupid, overpopulated with human characters, still a total blast. If only they'd stop staging the monster fights at night in CGI dust clouds.

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  Review by SilentDawn ★ 75

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  The classic example of a creative team pulling the worst from its predecessor and failing to develop on its potential. Gareth Edwards' Godzilla, as an origin for the new 'zilla incarnation and a study of humanity's insignificance amongst ancient beings, was a miraculous success even if it chose to portray the titular creature as a vehicle of Spielbergian suspense. The constant cutaways were playful and frustrating, lending the climax an extended fanboy payoff that worked for some and didn't for others. Fair enough. Enter Godzilla: King of the Monsters, directed by modern cult horror auteur Michael Dougherty, which offers neither satisfying humor or credible scale for a giant monster mash, all while being stuffed with a truly terrible human-storyline,…

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  Review by Chris Evangelista ★★½ 20

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  It's like AVENGERS: INFINITY WAR, with Vera Farmiga as Thanos and the monsters as her Infinity Stones.

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  Review by Wes ★★★ 19

  i have a question about godzillas balls. remember in transformers revenge of the fallen when that one decepticon had wrecking balls for testicles...has there been any confirmation on something like that for this property? has anyone died by being crushed by this giant lizards nuts? im not up to date on godzilla lore but consider this my first inquiry to this franchise.

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  Review by Fake Shemp 8

  Spoiler Alert - Sally Hawkins does not in fact fuck Godzilla

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  Review by maria ★★★ 21

  lol king kong stand no fucking chance

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  Review by Tears_in_Rain ★★★★★ 49

  So, I'm not entirely surprised that this is getting mixed reviews. I think it's something that afflicts the Godzilla franchise as a whole, rather than just this latest film. In my opinion, there are two main reasons why people dislike certain Godzilla films.

  First, we must consider the fact that Godzilla is just not for everyone. It's a very niche franchise that began as a series of sci-fi B-movies, featuring actors in rubber monster suits wrestling amongst, or demolishing, miniature buildings. And, for the most part, it has maintained that 50s B-movie vibe over the years. It's not exactly the kind of thing that appeals to everyone. Furthermore, the Toho films are often targeted at a young audience. There's a…

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  Review by iana ★½ 2

  humans are so BORING maybe vera farmiga has a point

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  Review by nathaxnne [hiatus: blast injury] ★½ 33

  YO the problem with Godzilla is just that he is TOO ALPHA Y'ALL!!! awash in axe body spray, jalapeno poppers and hooker perfume, Godzilla stumbles from his Dad Cave, Oakleys and Bianca en lock, his Cop Badge askew, ready to reaffirm his place in the Natural Order, an Ancient Hierarchy undone only by the arrival of from Outside an (Illegal) Alien because only something Badass From Beyond The Stars can pose a Dominance Threat To Brozilla whose Foxy Ex Still Pines For Him Even Though He is Too Much Monster To Actually Tie Down But Can't Tell Him As She Holds Silent Vigil Outside Hospital Door After Near-Fatal Macho Injury. Everyone and Everything in this movie, by its own admission,…

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  Review by BeHaind ★★★★ 21

  Was. Für. Ein. Brett.

  Irgendwo in der Mitte von "Godzilla 2" gibt es einen Punkt, da wird aus einem brillant fotografierten, aber immer wieder auch beliebigen Blockbuster-Getöse plötzlich ein AB-SO-LU-TES Spektakel. "King of the Monsters" wird mit jeder Minute fast unmerklich besser und entlädt sich am Ende in einem Finale, währenddessen ich immer wieder einen Gedanken hatte: YES! Das hier ist endlich der Film, den ich mir all die Jahre gewünscht habe!

  Warum das?

  Rückblick: 1997. Das erste amerikanische Remake von "Godzilla" wird angekündigt. Was war ich aufgeregt damals. Die herrlich schrulligen Gummi-Keilereien in groß, mit fettem US-Budget und entsprechenden Effekten - wie großartig das wohl werden würde, dachte ich...uuuuund dann kreischt da plötzlich Matthew Broderick durchs Bild. Das "Godzilla"-Design…

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  Review by Carol Grant ★★ 4

  This review may contain spoilers. I can handle the truth.

  Having your only real Japanese character use a nuke to awaken Godzilla in your American adaptation is uhhhhhh

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  Review by Brian Formo ★ 24

  I am a big defender of Gareth Edwards' Godzilla. It was such an exciting blockbuster that did the opposite of everything you're expected to do—off screen deaths, diversions from titular monster by showing the attacks of other monsters, etc.—in order to prolong the fan experience until they couldn't stand it anymore and then deliver a giant monster mash. It was also tightly edited, had great design in regards to size and spacial awareness—both physically and aurally— and most importantly, while it didn't have a ton of Godzilla, it had moments. Memorable, tense moments. From set-pieces! (What a thought.) There was the fantastic train section, the San Francisco showdown, the MUTO escape, hell, even the MUTO live news and the Godzilla…