I love how mean this is. Men are squashed, impaled, and ripped apart with ease, and their heroic sacrifices ultimately mean nothing. Godzilla showed us how insignificant we really are in the face of godlike monsters, in Kong we never even stood a chance.

Alexandre Desplat scores this like it’s the last thing he’ll ever compose. It complements the apocalyptic dread of the film perfectly. Also big monsters fight and stuff.

Tired: Watching Star Wars movies on May 4 because of a pun

Wired: Watching Audrey Hepburn movies on May 4 because it’s her birthday

Carpenter’s ultimate genre mashup. He always loved pitting small groups of people against the otherworldly, vaguely or outright supernatural entities that aren’t fully understood. That cosmic vibe is still here, only instead of horror it’s an absurd martial arts fantasy slash comedy with plenty of monsters, synths, and a hilarious Kurt Russell performance. Absolute classic.

I thought LaMotta was gonna unzip his pants at the end and pull out a giant fake cock.

I will forever be impressed that a 90 minute movie was able to fit in 3 montages and a full-length performance of Living in America by James Brown.