Godzilla vs. Kong : Pointless nitpicking for this CGI giant monster fight movie shitshow [Spoilers]

Pointless nitpicking for this CGI giant monster fight movie shitshow [Spoilers]

- If Kong's kind and other titans came from deep inside the hollow earth, how the fuck did Kong end up on Skull Island? In fact, how did any of the monsters end up on the surface?

- Why would it ever be a good idea for Kong to fight Godzilla with a radioactive axe? It's shown in this film that Godzilla's breath can charge the weapon, and we've seen in previous movies that radioactivity only strengthens or super-charges Godzilla. So it seems like fighting him with this radioactive axe would do the complete opposite of harming him.

- If 3 civilians find their way into your secret Mecha-Godzilla construction base and you find them, wouldn't it be smarter to just kill them on-site, so as not to have any information leaked? This is usually what corrupt organizations and authoritarian governments do.

- Why do we still have annoying comic-relief characters in 2021?

- Fairly weak and abrupt ending. The previous two American Godzilla films did a better job of building up and paying off when it came to action. The fights and visuals seemed lackluster this time around, and all these movies have going for them are the action, fights and visuals. Probably the weakest of all these movies (though I'd argue some parts of Kong: Skull Island were more cringeworthy, but at least that movie's monster designs and characters were somewhat interesting).

- I never once felt the weight or consequences of the destruction caused by the monsters fighting each other in highly-populated Hong Kong. I'm sure many lives were lost in the process of Godzilla and King Kong saving the day, but the film couldn't care less. At least some of the previous American and Japanese Godzilla films managed to do better in this aspect.

- I realise I'm criticising a mindless monster movie. This is the first time I've been compelled to do so, so it's achieved that much.

5/10.

I actually liked Godzilla (2014). It was more down-to-earth, maintained a realistic, darker tone, and had impressive visuals and sound-design. Seeing clips of the monsters and especially the aftermath from the in-film TV news as well as people's reactions to the destruction as it was happening successfully showed the impact of a disaster on its people. Making it a better disaster movie rather than a typical monster movie. It felt more in-line with the original 1950s Godzilla movie, but blending in the later "protector" element of some of the later Godzilla movies. It knew how to have a great pay-off with its action scenes by giving you blue-balls over and over until finally giving you a satisfying release. As far as shitty, disposable monster movies go, it's underappreciated. This new one though, is completely forgettable. Even the Mecha-Godzilla design was boring. It's fine for some quick entertainment, which I'm sure a lot of people want after 2020, but it's just not a good movie.

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You're trying to extract logic from a monster movie? Seriously??



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Just a few things that bugged me while watching it. The title of my post shows that I'm being self-aware. I probably could have spent the last 10 minutes a bit more effectively than typing that up, but filmboards doesn't generally seem to be the place where people go when they want to use their time wisely.

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True dat!





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