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The Beast From 20,000 Fathoms (1953)
7.0
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Hugely influential SF monster movie. A-bomb tests in the Arctic revive a giant frozen dinosaur, the...
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Christen (28 KP) rated The Monster Squad (1987) in Movies
Dec 13, 2020
Kevin Phillipson (9934 KP) rated Come Play (2020) in Movies
Jan 1, 2023
Godzilla Vs Hedorah (1971)
5.8
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Eleventh Godzilla movie strikes a modishly eco-friendly note. Pollution-monster Hedorah appears in...
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Logan Eccles (135 KP) rated Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019) in Movies
Oct 1, 2020 (Updated Oct 2, 2020)
Take it as it is, A MONSTER MOVIE!
First things first I've never been a huge Godzilla fan and I was not a fan of the 2014 predecessor of this film. I am however a fan of the monster movie genre. There is nothing like a big ol' dumb monster movie. They are a breath of fresh air, especially in today's world when everything has to connect and make sense, Id rather just watch a bunch of made-up monsters beat each other up!
So yes, like every other review on her says, the monster fights are great. And yes, the monsters look amazing! But no, the cast is dull. And the story is ok-ish. Is this film as fun as "Kong: Skull Island"? In my opinion, No. Am I excited for "Gozilla vs Kong? Absolutely! Two respective Kings going at each other. Sign me up!My suggestion to everyone interested in watching this film is this; don't get invested in the story, and don't try to read in between the lines. Watch it for the Monsters. Watch it for the fights. Take it as it is and don't try to make it into anything else. If you follow those guidelines you will enjoy this movie.
So yes, like every other review on her says, the monster fights are great. And yes, the monsters look amazing! But no, the cast is dull. And the story is ok-ish. Is this film as fun as "Kong: Skull Island"? In my opinion, No. Am I excited for "Gozilla vs Kong? Absolutely! Two respective Kings going at each other. Sign me up!My suggestion to everyone interested in watching this film is this; don't get invested in the story, and don't try to read in between the lines. Watch it for the Monsters. Watch it for the fights. Take it as it is and don't try to make it into anything else. If you follow those guidelines you will enjoy this movie.
David McK (3180 KP) rated Godzilla (2014) in Movies
May 26, 2019
I'm going to start with a controversial statement: I preferred the 1998 version of the famous Japanese monster movie.
Reason? Mainly because, for the vast majority of this particular movie, I couldn't tell what was going on: lots of rumblings, sure, a few monster noises bit actually being able to see what was happening? Nope.
It also seems to waste most of its cast: Bryan Cranston doesn't do much before making his exit, a pre Scarlet-Witch Elizabeth Olson spends most of her (limited) screen time looking worried and Ken Watanabe does nothing but seemingly mope around the place.
And, finally, what call the movie Godzilla when he's barely in it? If anything, it should have been called MUTOs ...
Reason? Mainly because, for the vast majority of this particular movie, I couldn't tell what was going on: lots of rumblings, sure, a few monster noises bit actually being able to see what was happening? Nope.
It also seems to waste most of its cast: Bryan Cranston doesn't do much before making his exit, a pre Scarlet-Witch Elizabeth Olson spends most of her (limited) screen time looking worried and Ken Watanabe does nothing but seemingly mope around the place.
And, finally, what call the movie Godzilla when he's barely in it? If anything, it should have been called MUTOs ...
Daniel Boyd (1066 KP) rated Kong: Skull Island (2017) in Movies
Jul 26, 2017
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A Fresh Take On A Classic Character
This movie has been polarizing and I can see why. Some of the creative decisions taken seem odd and feel slightly out of place is a monster movie blockbuster and more as if they belong in an indie art movie. Although I thought that for the most part these decisions worked in the movie's favour. Also, one thing is for sure, it's better than the last Godzilla movie that we got.
Mark Halpern (153 KP) rated Cloverfield (2008) in Movies
Feb 7, 2018
The creature from below
A extra terrestial monster comes up from the deeps of the earth and begins to attack New York. A group of friends who go on a rescue mission of sorts runto many different things from this monster also while trying to evac the area.
Some things were good while others were really dumb. The movie is shot form a hand held camera POV that is it's saving grace.
Some things were good while others were really dumb. The movie is shot form a hand held camera POV that is it's saving grace.
Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002)
6.3
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27th film in Toho's Godzilla series of monster movies. The Japanese government creates a colossal...
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Awix (3310 KP) rated Godzilla Vs King Ghidorah (1991) in Movies
Mar 7, 2018
Eighteenth Godzilla movie (fifth Ghidorah movie, if anyone cares) goes back to campy basics following the relative underperformance of Godzilla Vs Biollante. Owes a lot to 60s and 70s Godzilla movies, but also to American SF movies of the 80s - Back to the Future and Terminator have clearly been an influence. Despite all this the film has an undeniably anti-American subtext (in the future, Japan will become the world's biggest superpower, causing jealous Americans to hatch evil plot to stop this) which is actually quite amusing (possibly less so if you're actually from the USA).
Interesting story, some of the special effects are a little variable but the monster battles are undeniably good fun. Given that Godzilla was a bad guy monster in all the films from this period, and Ghidorah is nearly always the bad guy monster, the question of how to resolve the plot without the bad guy monster winning is reasonably elegant. Some surprisingly edgy moments for a Godzilla movie, too - looks, albeit obliquely, at events connected to the Second World War in a way which previous films would never have dreamt of. Definitely from close to the top of the Godzilla stack.
Interesting story, some of the special effects are a little variable but the monster battles are undeniably good fun. Given that Godzilla was a bad guy monster in all the films from this period, and Ghidorah is nearly always the bad guy monster, the question of how to resolve the plot without the bad guy monster winning is reasonably elegant. Some surprisingly edgy moments for a Godzilla movie, too - looks, albeit obliquely, at events connected to the Second World War in a way which previous films would never have dreamt of. Definitely from close to the top of the Godzilla stack.