The MonsterVerse is proving to be a surprisingly robust franchise. Since Godzilla, which was released ten years ago, three more films have been released, which together are almost… two billion US dollars have played. With Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the next chapter of the monster saga will start in cinemas in a few days.
How good did Godzilla and Kong’s new big screen outing turn out? The first reactions are promising epic blockbuster, which should make the cinema shake. However, there are also occasional points of criticism. Nevertheless, it looks as if a problem of the predecessors has been solved.
The first reactions to Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire give hope for one of the biggest cinema hits of 2024
First things first: Godzilla x Kong seems to deliver across the board as a monster action film. If you want to see larger-than-life creatures fighting each other, you’ll get your money’s worth. Dan Stevens fans also have reason to be happy.
Godzilla x Kong is a massive spectacle with its… colorful images impressed. The epic battles between the titans are breathtaking and accompanied by a story with a gigantic heart. And then there’s Dan Stevens, who lounges around in a Hawaiian shirt for two hours.
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Germain Lussier from Gizmodo and io9 is more critical, but also turns out to be a Stevens stan. What’s curious is that he talks about a new approach to the characters. This has been a major weakness in the MonsterVerse so far.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is underwhelming. It feels 90 percent like a build-up to a final battle that, while solid, doesn’t live up to the build-up. There is a new approach to the characters, which works, but it never quite fits the main story. Dan Stevens is very good though.
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Other opinions, meanwhile, promise the current highlight of the series.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is the one most entertaining MonsterVerse film to date, the one where you feel like everyone understands exactly what this is about. The story is a bit thin, but the titan battles more than make up for it.
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It looks like Godzilla x Kong sees the cinema as an amusement park and lets off steam in it to his heart’s content. What Martin Scorsese would say about that?
Godzilla x Kong is a vibrant, action-packed, monster-like battle. A literal translation of one exciting amusement park ride on the screen. Wingard doesn’t mince his words when it comes to delivering the gigantic goods. The most fun I’ve had with the MonsterVerse so far.
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From many reactions it can be seen that Godzilla x Kong is a non-binding cinematic fun that you can just watch. There is also a tweet here that talks about expanding the mythology.
Godzilla x Kong is by far the best MonsterVerse film. An action-packed fantasy film that gives us what we want to see: giants fighting. Wingard expands the mythology of this vast universe by a lot – really a lot. Entertaining 100 percent.
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However, it is not a non-stop rollercoaster ride. The following reaction speaks of a slow start before the action begins.
Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire suffers from one thing extremely slow start due to the lack of dialogue, which is more cheesy than entertaining. Once the Titans face off, the action is incredible, but that’s not enough. Looks nice, but unfortunately misses more than it hits.
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Godzilla, Kong and Co. deliver. The fact that Dan Stevens appears so often in the reactions can be seen as a good sign that the MonsterVerse is finally getting its problem with human characters under control. JoBlo’s JimmyO highlights even more big names from the monster action cast.
Godzilla x Kong is huge titanic fun! Wingard focuses on the monsters, explores Kong and co. and rightly puts them in the spotlight. The new creatures are an enrichment to this ever-expanding world. And as for the people, Dan Stevens and Brian Tyree Henry prove to be scene-stealers while Rebecca Hall and Kaylee Hottle both great are. The Monsterverse is in good hands with Wingard.
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Now we can be curious to see how Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire is received by critics after the initial hype. There is still an embargo on the film. The first detailed reviews will arrive shortly before the film opens.
When does Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire start in cinemas?
We don’t have to wait much longer. Directed by Adam Wingard, Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire opens on April 4, 2024 in German cinemas. It looks like almost two hours of bombastic screen spectacle await us with the most legendary monsters in film history… and Dan Stevens.