My wife and I watch GODZILLA x KONG: THE NEW EMPIRE for the FIRST time || Monsterverse

We're watching the new Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire together for the first time and giving our review at the end!
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[@anthonyhudak9363]

Fun fact: While never stated in the movie, behind the scenes info pretty much confirmed that Shimo played a key role in the initial defeat of Ghidorah before the Skar King enslaved her. She likely aided Godzilla in the fight against him which ultimately led to him getting frozen in Antarctica.

[@user-pm2b47ar8d]

Shimo is responsible for the ice age

[@Rushking20]

How did skar king even enslave her one of the weakest main boss titans

[@BryanTheDM]

@@Rushking20 Did you......did you not...watch the movie?

[@Rushking20]

@@BryanTheDMi saw the crystal thing he controlled her with doesn’t really explain how he got it or why it works on her

[@movies798]

Michael Dougherty (director of Godzilla King of the Monsters) confirmed himself on Twitter back in 2019 that Godzilla defeated King Ghidorah himself in Antarctica.

[@SuperHeroStoriesUnlimited]

Mothras main thing is dying she always lays an egg with all her previous memories

[@emosam07]

I didn't really know this till i read a comment about it, they don't explain it very well in the movies haha for people not familiar

[@zy1an]

​​@@emosam07 I'm pretty sure the only way they communicated this was throwing a newspaper clipping of her egg in the KOTM or GvK credits

[@geraldthegoose1685]

Whats crazy is that from the novel it explains that this incarnation of Mothra is actually an older reincarnation/old egg that was laid while the rest of her eggs would be in the temple of the moth on the surface

[@Toidal]

So the last time when she was crawling onto Godzilla wasn't so much as sad, so much as she was telling Godzilla, "ah shit, this next part always hurts, cya in a few boo" before charging at Ghidorah

[@travisowljr]

Mothra got swatted by Holden before we even hit the 11 minute mark.

[@ultronemperor3525]

That's why I think that Skar was a great villain. He wasn't that strong compared to Ghidorah or Mechagodzilla, so he used his cruelty and brain to be a bigger threat, forcing others to do his job. He was pure evil, he enjoyed hurting and killing others, he even had an harem and was happy to hurt his own children (Suko is one of them, since all Skar babies had red fur). A true monster. Sometimes, a villain is better when he's evil and smart, not just another big powerful monster. He was different and this made him stand out compared to most Godzilla and Kong villains.

[@JaRyCu]

I love the body count from Holden in this... "There's 20K dead people. No, wait, 30K. Were those chunks of humans flying out of the building? Oh there's another 150K dead. Brazil is now completely unlivable for 20-30 years." I think your commentary was the best part of this movie for me.

[@jameslabastille3988]

Lmfao

[@pedropaulocarvalho4554]

3:56 Monsterverse Kong is omnivorous, remembering that he is a titan, not a normal gorilla. 18:45 The director said he wanted the CGI to be more cartoonish than in previous films, leaving realism aside. 22:14 Godzilla actually was tearing apart the cloud created by Shimo.

[@derekstead4099]

4:11 I’d have to watch the documentary to dissect it but if humans have been hunting and eating animals for millennia, wouldn’t that make it natural to eat meat?

[@SubterrelProspector]

Why does no one get that last point?

[@Falcun21]

More than that, the novelization states that Kong is less like an Ape and more like a Proto-human. He looks like a gorilla , but he prefers walking on his legs rather than all fours and he has a much greater intellect as shown by making traps and leading enemies into them. He can think in words, he knows his name and can even speak his name in his own language. Godzilla on the other hand does not communicate with words, because Kong thinks to himself that Goji just makes loud sounds that are not language, but Kong can understand what Goji means through feelings and impressions. That's why Jia was needed in Egypt, she bridged the language gap between Goji and Kong.

[@SheraXGD]

​@@Falcun21 now Jia is needed to translate whatever conversation they gonna have lol

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

That's only really _half_ true. Gorillas are what we'd call Facultative Herbivores. Eastern Lowland Gorillas are known to eat Ants. Insect meat is still a type of meat. Don't ask me the difference between being Facultative and an Omnivore. I can give you an answer, but it will be a straight up guess.

[@jasonarendse943]

Fun fact: Suko is bigger than Kong was in Skull Island, Kong was 104ft tall and Suko is over 149ft tall. Kong is 337ft now so bro grew over 3x between Skull Island and now

[@kristophersy773]

I mean suko is bigger than Godzilla

[@tharris8575]

Which is ridiculous cause he was in a young adult form in Skull Island. That growth makes no sense 4ven in Monsterverse world.

[@geraldthegoose1685]

​@@tharris8575yeah it doesn't really make that much sense especially since in the novel it states that skar purposefully starves the apes to make them work including suko which kong says that Suko was confused and freightend when he gave him a piece of meat and that when he does take it he eats it as if its been many mooms since he last had a meal. However it should be known that hollow earth is the natural environment of the apes so that couldve helped but then again kong was on the surface but always had access to food. Maybe because suko is most likely a half breed that it couldve played a part but idk

[@kristophersy773]

@@tharris8575 I thought he was a teenager?

[@tharris8575]

@kristophersy773 Kong looked like he could pass as mature in Kong Skull Island. Even if he was a teenager, what type of teen grows literally x4 in size, in both directions between teen and adult phase? Suko clearly looks like kid in GxK so his future growth is acceptable. They did it cause the Monsterverse plot needed him [Kong] to be big enough to fight Godzilla in future and him being too big in Kong Skull Island would have been too much for the soldiers he easily dealt with being 1/4 the size. They made him x4 bigger and added muscle and a beard with no explanation.

[@k.delpino1124]

The 10th Anniversary of The MonsterVerse. These iconic titans together have given us nothing but goodness. Kong for 90 years, Godzilla for 70 years and being part of this has been so entertaining. Movie No. 5, GxK is amazingly good. I saw it IMAX 3D with a packed house, opening weekend. The science, history, culture of this universe is vast. Some people go to watch these movies for the battles, but the background of such things are interesting to me and because everything has a reason to exist. The human characters are important (they are). Subtle connections from us to these beasts and beyond aren't just because of the same world, different levels. These Titans are the showstoppers, established or newly introduced, ally or threat. Loved the homages to the classic films with Godzilla's newer colors (Godzilla 2000 from 1999) and Kong's Powerhouse mechanism harnessing energy (King Kong vs. Godzilla from 1962). As for the battles, they are beyond incredible with the effects and Mo Cap, savage yet articulated. After all the hype and success of this film, you gotta wonder what could happen next? So much more they can pull from the classics to add in for this universe. Either way, we want more.

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

Seeing Godzilla Mothra and Kong together for the first time in Kaiju history is just legendary. Also shimo deserves all the love. Glad she's free from skar king. Same for the other apes and suko. Whoever they gonna get to be the next director for Godzilla/Kong 3 better be a good choice

[@WyZeOfficial]

Ong they got a decent writer better not screw up the director

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

@@WyZeOfficial I agree 💯

[@ramoncarter3121]

in the end credits of the last film they said there was another Mothra egg located she always has another egg before she dies to comeback

[@movies798]

This is the same Mothra from Godzilla King of the Monsters. She has been reborn again like her previous incarnation from the old Japanese Godzilla moviee.

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

Yeah they should have done a better job illustrating that, maybe the Titan Truth podcast dude could have mentioned that Mothra died fighting Ghidorah or something like that.

[@movies798]

@@rithvikmuthyalapati9754 I agree.

[@DracoSafarius]

@@rithvikmuthyalapati9754 They did show she laid an egg at the end of KotM, just no real explanation for how she got here from said egg. I could assume that the gravity anomalies and essential wormholes that operate in the Hollow Earth did it by using the pyramids, but nothing to go off being shown in the movie itself.

[@iReiGNxx]

Godzilla’s energy changed to pink because he absorbed/ate and evolved from Tiamat (the sea serpent he fought). Probably also due to the extra energy in the area that Tiamat was there to absorb in the first place.

[@superzilla784]

Honestly, I'm liking that Monsterverse almost feels like Gennedy's Primal where there's more and more focus on the monsters, and that we don't need dialog to understand what they're thinking and feeling. their actions and facial expressions are enough. Primal told an entire story with almost no dialog, and Monsterverse is accomplishing this too with the scene of Kong finding the other apes and we see how cruel and abusive Skar King is. that scene had no dialog, but we fully understood what was happening. If Monsterverse went full Primal and we barely had any humans in it, I wouldn't mind at all. keep humans around for sense of scale to remind us how big the monsters are, and to have their help, but other than that, the monsters can really carry these movies on their own. But, this is all just my opinion.

[@Saimeren]

14:38 "I thought Mothra died though" I mean.. So did Jesus, but you don't ever complain about that one.

[@Sm0kingGun]

💀😂

[@林立群-t5m]

More than one moth

[@TheCryptofHorrors-DerCryptaxis]

Omg Right 😂?!

[@juanbarrera1356]

Lol

[@agentooe33AD]

Trying preaching the Gospel of Christ. Lots of people complain.

[@CBright7831]

19:41 - It was great in theaters, especially in IMAX. Sorry that you missed out, man.

[@JohnDAmico-ci2hz]

Yes! Twice in IMAX and once on a regular screen. Nothing beats IMAX.

[@alexput]

4:43 MY BOI EDITOR THE GOAT FOR THAT COMMENT

[@Rorujin]

2014 Godzilla is better than Skull Island and maybe GvsK.

[@alexput]

@@Rorujin yeah godzilla 2014 is still my favorite despite the flaws in the writing

[@blitz1904]

2014 is the most boring one. Entertainment wise it was the worst regardless of if it was a better movie from a critic standpoint

[@j.w.sraptorsquad982]

I actually didn't mind that Skar King was comparatively smaller than prior villains such as Ghidorah or Mechagodzilla, considering all other Monsterverse Titan villains have a very large, physically intimidating, I-can-easily-overpower-Godzilla-and/or-Kong kind of presence, whereas, what Skar King lacks in physical size (relatively speaking that is since he is still ridiculously massive to us), he well compensates for with his more acrobatic fighting style, a stark contrast to Godzilla and Kong's more brawler methods, his cruelty, cunning, and malice on full display still makes him feel threatening and unnerving, plus, he has an army of Great Apes and a Titan of climate-changing power in Shimo, something that both compensates his less bulky stature, and sets him apart from the other villains who mainly operated as solos or duos. And the fact that he was able to capture and enslave a Titan as powerful as Shimo for such a long time probably speaks volumes for his intelligence, not to mention the fact that the first time he went to war with Godzilla, he nearly killed him, that's no small feat

[@Kevin_Dme]

‏‪3:53‬‏ It's the same creature that eats a spider in Godzilla vs. Kong when Kong goes up the mountain.

[@superpuppetmaster8947]

My comment made it in that's awesome!!! I've been excited for you to watch this, I saw it twice in theaters and loved it.

[@ck6164]

I really hope you guys watch Godzilla Minus one

[@jameyhej3]

Seconded

[@aidenbell3487]

They already did in theaters, I think.

[@ck6164]

@@aidenbell3487 oh, i didn’t know that, did they say it in the video?

[@DidDroDoThat]

Nothings better than when women ask questions about a movie knowing dang well it’s your first time seeing the movie as well

[@Dhaem16]

Mountain gorillas are full herbivores. Lowland gorillas ocassionaly can have insects in their diet but is rare. They prefer fruit. We humans are closer to the chimpanzees: we are both omnivourus. But they tend towards fruits and vegetables over meat while we evolved to hunt (a consequence of leaving the forests and going full bipedal)

[@Wright805]

16:52 It's explained in the novel that Jia was the only one who could awaken Mothra because only she could sense Mothra's song (a kind of subsonic frequency). This is because growing up deaf on Skull Island caused her to develop an ability to detect subtle vibrations that even regular Iwi can't pick up. Whenever Mothra's physical body dies her consciousness transfers to an egg. She is then reborn with her memories and personality fully intact

[@rithvikmuthyalapati9754]

My only question is how Mothra was instantly summoned within Hollow Earth. Where was her egg by the end of KotM?

[@tmac731]

Scar King is definitely red in color. Look at the baby apes, they’re all orange meaning he’s the father of all the babies. Red and brown make orange

[@predatron4197]

The designer said he just painted himself and the kids red to mark his territory.

[@DracoSafarius]

@@predatron4197 The red marks and handprints are his paint, but he dyed his fur which passes to his kids. Not regular dye like rubbing berries or something into the fur, altered his genes.

[@BattleAngelFan99]

4:30 "They're just giving us what we want." Seafood! I gotta give Godzilla some credit in this one. He knocks over some bridges but he tries to use the waterways as his path when he can. He's usually only knocking over lots of buildings when he's actually in a fight. 10:13 You're me in the middle of the night, except I don't have a hot cheerleader. :D Mosquitos suck. Pun intended. Regarding Mothra, I'm guessing the whatever that tribe is called brings back Mothra from eggs they help protect or something. Oh, it sounds like someone below commented with more knowledge and I guess it is something like that.

[@eLMauserrito]

The new form of Godzilla is said to be inspired by the Kaioken. Always thought of Goku when watching the movie

[@StanvilleBrown]

I believe it, I called the new form Godzilla Rose!

[@naruhina1009]

The reason why Scar King is red and smaller is because he’s based off Orangoutangs. That’s why his arms are so lanky. And I disagree with y’all’s assessment. This just as good as any other of the others cause it added more to the lore of these movies.

[@JohnDAmico-ci2hz]

I found the human story in this one much better than the other ones, cept for Minus One of course..

[@DracoSafarius]

He is based on them, but he's also the same species. Been confirmed that he essentially permanently dyed his hair which altered his genes and passes on to Suko and the others. Him being lanky is likely just a mutation

[@rendevera3134]

I love how the editor shows Holden saying Jen is asking too many questions, then proceeds to show Holden asking about Mothra dying last time lol.

[@JonMercaltchannel-lp4cn]

Speaking of Planet of the Apes, I eagerly hope you guys will watch the original from 1968, and also the sequels. Especially with the new movie (Kingdom) getting closer to that aesthetic and even having some homages to the original.

[@jorbysold-4707]

fun fact sum kongs idk if all but kong and skar king both have an ability that has something to do with eating the other titans

[@ProfDrBaum]

By my calculations around 2 million people died in Rio there

[@GenerationWest]

Kong ends up becoming Kratos with his beard and ax, and now has his own Atreus to say "BOY!" too.

[@5hohaib]

The first thing that popped in my head when I saw the frost Godzilla was 'How To Train Your Dragon', and seeing the little Kong made me believe that there might be a baby Godzilla in the future as well, henceforth setting up 'The New Empire'

[@tobiastheindigenousgingerp4854]

"King of the Monsters' is IMHO the best monsterverse movie. It literally had everything that made a classic Godzilla movie cool.

[@TheRManProds]

MOTHRA HAS RETURNED!

[@jorbysold-4707]

this probably my favorite one just all around good movie and i love the idea of new titans in the team

[@RandomNPC001]

Even herbivores eat meat when they need certain vitamins, squirrels, deer, rabbits... have all been filmed eating meat. Humans are omnivores!

[@DracoSafarius]

Even outside of actively needing it. Well documented that they will not pass up super easy calories by eating bugs, small birds, slower animals like frogs etc.

[@VelociraptorsOfSkyrim]

So, fun fact of the day: Gorillas can be categorized as facultative Herbivores (In fact, 99% of all herbivore species can be categorized this way). Given the next two closest living relatives (Chimpanzees and Humans) are full Omnivores, this would track evolutionarly speaking. What does facultative mean? Well, I've never heard it properly defined (On a scientific level, at least) but the best description I've heard is as follows: You primarily eat on one side of the Dietary spectrum (Being primarily Carnivore or herbivore) but are capable of stealing meals from the other-side's plate if necessary. That's how you get Cows eating Snakes like Spaghetti, Gorillas eating ants, and Deer eating Birds like popcorn chicken. As for Kong, it makes sense that the Great Ape Titans developed a more carnivorous diet since most plant life wouldn't be able to sustain such a large creature. EDIT: I am actually in agreement with your rating. None of the movies are what you would call "Bad" just varing degrees of good. King of the Monsters is my favorite, tho I'd have 2014 as my second place. GvK and GxK would occupy the next slot together, as I kinda have the same thoughts for both films. Fun, but not much else there. Kong: Skull Island is only last on my list because someone has to be. I enjoyed the film, think its good, but i enjoyed the other films more.

[@bicknell67]

I loved this movie so much and surprisingly I loved the four core human characters in this one. So can't wait for the sixth MonsterVerse movie that was announced.

[@DarkPaladin24]

Godzilla and Kong is a dream team i never thought I wanted to have and this movie did not disappoint

[@FestArc]

I've been waiting for this! Glad to see it! I also hope yall get to watch Godzilla Minus One soon! Although, Shin Godzilla or the original 54 Gojira are great alternatives while you wait for Minus One to make it stateside.

[@eve-llblyat2576]

Shin gozilla is still the best. Minus one is great but the plot focuses more on the characters and less on the monster.

[@michaelc3656]

I freaking love this movie. The MonsterVerse is so good. I hope it continues.

[@LenOliver-yz6os]

Same here!!!! team Godzilla all the way!!!!!

[@eliezerosorio2127]

We get more of Kong because there is more story to him than Godzilla. I mean Godzilla really just sleeps and only wakes up if there’s a threat he has to take care of. He doesn’t mind being the last of his kind and just sleeps away. Kong on the other Hand has more of a Story since he was looking for more of his kind, we see he has more emotions and can communicate with humans. More story to build on there than a big angry baby. I like both Titans and I’m glad we get to see both. Some action on both sides.

[@hashshashiin.forsī]

Next movie i wanna see more of godzilla 😂

[@KennyYoutubeMakesMeFeelGood]

It was a pleasure to watch your reaction to this movie after seeing your reaction to the trailers Holden and Jen 🦍🐊🦋 I hope your reaction a Kung fu panda of 4 is next !!! 🐼

[@joshuam.6027]

if it makes you feel better Holden, Wingard is NOT coming back for the sequel...

[@blayde224]

My guess as to why France attacked Godzilla with those drones is that they were trying to shoo him away. When you think about it, it doesn't look very good for France if they were to just let Godzilla show up and take out a nuclear power plant unopposed. What with the radiation being spread over the surrounding countryside and all. Also, regarding Mothra, it's the same Mothra from KOTM literally brought back from the dead by Jia because it was prophesied that an Iwi from Skull Island would bring their God back to them. Side note: It's strange that they went about bringing Mothra back in this way because in the credits of KOTM, they implied that Monarch found an egg up on the surface, so now we have two Mothras.

[@aidenbell3487]

If you really think about it, the Monsterverse can introduce hundreds if not thousands of them like Godzilla vs. Spacegodzilla. All the Mothra’s came from space and killed Spacegodzilla.

[@SMHanslo]

I've said this before but 5he movie just flies by. It feels very short despite being about two hours long. The novel gives more details.

[@Horrorfan-ss9es]

When Holden said “we got one more COMMENT OF THE DAY FOR YA” I got Captain Barbosa vibes

[@Crash-the-Purple-Puppet1]

10:53 the Drownviper was so awesome and yet they killed it. What a shame. 😭😭❤

[@Rorujin]

That is actually an improvement for Brazil, considering how bad crime and corrpution is there.

[@LenOliver-yz6os]

Hard damn facts!!!

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

I love the natural progression of the bond between Kong and Suko. Even with that "I'll beat a motherfucker with another motherfucker" moment. And the fact that Jia was prophesized as a hero who can rouse Mothra from her slumber is amazing, same with her meeting other members of her tribe. Also, I not only love the "Aw, shut up" punch on the ape annoyingly running his mouth a few seconds before Kong met Skar King, but the part where Kong lobs a rock and creams the one ape in the head. Fun fact: Dan Stevens also played The Beast in the remake of Beauty And The Beast.

[@xoronin]

Pretty cool that he's always been referred to as just "Kong" in these movies so far but now he has found his people and is their leader he has become King Kong. Also Godzilla always has to start cheating with the atomic breath when he gets washed lol That's why Kong will always be #1 in my heart. Great video as always.

[@SubterrelProspector]

You should've just seen this in theaters. Don't make everything part of your job. Great movie. Lots of heart. Saw it three times in the cinema.

[@arrozmundi82]

This particular version of Mothra retains all her memories. I call it "practical immortality" as long as she lays an egg, she can't die. It's another body for herself, she's like a phoenix. Granted, her manifestation is a bit of a retcon, but she's always been a spiritual being. So i don't mind her being brought back through a spiritual method, it's epic to have the Queen back🙏🏼👑.

[@SubterrelProspector]

Kong is not a gorilla. He's not analogous to any specific ape. He can eat whatever.

[@amsequeira2282]

The prototype was supposed to be a mechanized Kong, but their project was halted. So they used part of the armor to give Kong the B.E.A.S.T Glove.

[@vladyvhv9579]

More accurately, the project was supposed to likely be a full Iron Man suit for Kong, but only the glove made it to the prototype phase.

[@amsequeira2282]

@@vladyvhv9579 sounds reasonable. They also stated that they had plans to build a mechanized titan on Skull Island. Either way, Im sure it would have been a bad ass addition.

[@gristlyknave831]

Godzilla Minus One is now finally on Netflix in America. Look forward to your reactions to it as I enjoyed all the other Godzilla videos

[@cameronwiscovitch4186]

Fun Fact! As of GxK, Kong has fought more serpents over his filmography than dinosaurs/dinosaur-like monsters. For the tally… DINOSAURS . Meat Eater (1933) . Godzilla (1962/2021) . Gorosaurus (1967) . V-Rex (2005) SERPENTS . Elasmosaurus (1933) . Giant Sea Serpent (1967) . Giant Boa (1976) . Warbat (2021) . Drownviper (2024)

[@grahamwatkins4865]

Great reactions!! Have y’all thought ever about watching monarch? I think y’all would really enjoy it and it features more Godzilla

[@ssjcajas]

I go to these movies for pure fun and that’s what I get. There are other movies I go to for thought provoking but I’ve loved Godzilla since I was a child. I will always go see these. King of the Monsters is still the top spot for me also as far as this universe is concerned but Minus One is on a whole other level.

[@GosuSpac3]

Godzilla right after he got his bearings and realized Kong was dragging him - "I hope you bulletproof for this bout to hurt."

[@angkitrajkumar5969]

6.5 is more than enough for a movie like this. Very serviceable.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

Now, watch Ghostbusters series. It's totally worth it 👌.

[@chriscage669]

Just a clear things up about the color, pink or magenta. The reason is because Tiamats lair is located in the Arctic Ocean which sits upon the planet's largest deposit of natural radiation. Currently now Adam Wingard is not going to direct the next movie sadly. Because he’ll have his hands full on his passion project called onslaught. So the next movie director is yet to be announced . People think that Garrett Edwards will return or should return, but I’m gonna clear things Now, Edwards it’s gonna be busy directing the next Jurassic World movie. What we do know is that Dave Callaham who is the story writer of Godzilla 2014.

[@15blackshirt]

With a worldwide gross of roughly $558 million, this is the highest grossing entry in the Monsterverse. I also recommend watching the Skull Island animated series and the Monarch live action series. The titans Godzilla fights before Shimo and Scar King are Scylla and Tiamat, who he previously fought in one of the comics

[@kodaksblack-]

Fun Fact : Godzilla sleeps in the Coliseum because it reminds him of home.

[@ryancheney6841]

Wife: he can't fly me: are you sure about that?

[@dabbadonisthestout7284]

So the humans technology is always a little fantastical in Godzilla movies, they have lightning guns and mind control technology as well as multiple attempts at mechas, Godzilla and not lol

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

I took my teenage sons and friends to see this and they all loved it. Perfect fun summer movie. GREAT in the theater. I liked the human element of this one better than the previous two. Can't really touch King Ghidora though.

[@TheKiddSkittlez]

Scar king isnt just painted red, hes based off the orangutan. Hes just really slim

[@DracoSafarius]

Yeah likely mutation that makes him leaner and lankier. Probably bulled for it as well which made him hyper aggressive and cruel when he got even a little power.

[@TiberiusTheLivingLegend]

That suplex was nuts

[@giggitty08]

Just wait till you guys get to watch Godzilla minus one…one of the best movies I’ve seen in many years

[@Cosmic-Entropy]

The fact that godzillas pink form being inspired by kaioken is just so cool. When they were analyzing him when he came out of the ice it said his power capacity has increased by 20x. Gokus kaioken max. I was like 🫵🫵🫵

[@TheRManProds]

THE NEW EMPIRE!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@jason42080]

Please Holden and Jen watch The Show Monarch because it is connected into all of the Godzilla and Kong Monsterverse movies you both have reacted to....not watching the series would be a Monsterverse reacting crime.

[@manuelarnauda]

Tbh Monarch is the best project in the entire Monsterverse

[@CBright7831]

As much as I love Godzilla: Minus One, I believe that one of the negative outcomes of the film was the emergence of uptight 'fans' who think that the films should be serious all the time, disregarding the fact that many of them were simply meant to be enjoyed. Godzilla X Kong: The New Empire falls into this category. Although Godzilla can be seen as an allegory for the atomic bomb, he can also be viewed as a superhero, a villain, an anti-hero, a reincarnation of spirits, a protector of Earth, Earth itself, or an evolutionary process. this guy has more character roles than an actor in a Shakespeare play! Have some fun, folks.

[@spinosaurusstriker]

You also have a severely misunderstanding of the criticism, while yes there are people who believe godzilla should only be serious, most of the comparissions are about the human characters working better than the ones in the MV and the story being solid, the problem with the MV movies is the characters are mostly forgettable and the stories retcon themselvs each movie, it lacks detail in story aspects fanboys can yell about humans not being the focus and i would agree if the humans were not part of 50% of the film, thankfully each movie we go more to the full monster experience but at the meantime directors should inverst also on the humans. You can have a goofy movie with over the top action and still having a good story like guardians of the galaxy but the monsterverse is filled with humans commiting dumb desitions for the plot, leaps of logic that don't have introduction so we can't adjust it to the universe like the wifi energy who many people found really weird and for a second or awakening the titans in kotm, the size inconsistencies, etc I enjoy the MV vwey much but srill i would be lying if i didn't saw problems.

[@CBright7831]

@@spinosaurusstriker - Hey, thanks for proving my point, my man. At least I have an open mind to acknowledge flaws yet appreciate what both Godzilla: Minus One and Godzilla X Kong: TNE for what they are: Great, but vastly different films. Sorry if some of you don’t have that ability. 🤷‍♂️

[@spinosaurusstriker]

@@CBright7831 i don't think you understood what i said.

[@geraldthegoose1685]

My problem is that it shouldn't take a serious movie to have great human characters and if you ask me I think gxk did very well with the characters and I very much enjoyed them. You are indeed right that more of the uptight godzilla fans have been unbelievably glazing minus one to inhuman degrees, don't get wrong i can go on and on about minus one but its like godzilla fans completely forgot showa era existed when they bring up the goofiness in the MV. If I had to blame anyone it would be doctor skipper and his video about saying how godzilla doesn't work in America because a lot of people called him out on it other fans took this as an open invitation to be more vocal on their disappointment in the MV. but what do I know im just a guy on the internet who likes big monke and lizard fighting

[@FestArc]

I would say it's a very small minority of fans. I would even argue it's probably from people who only just started watching Godzilla from 2014 and onward.

[@cyanide7270]

17:31 oh my god, oh my god, OH MY GOD! SUPLEX! GODZILLA TOOK KONG TO SUPLEX CITY! HE DAMN NEAR BROKE HIM IN TWO!

[@mexi72]

It's very interesting that the Hollow Earth Tribe are called Iwi. Here in New Zealand, the indigenous people call themselves Iwi which means People or Nation. It got translated into tribe in English. When Captain Cook landed in New Zealand he called them a tribe. Eventually, Iwi became Kiwi which is what New Zealanders call themselves.

[@duncandonuts5268]

I'd be lying if I said this movie had good writing. Especially after Minus One just came out. But DAMN this was fun!

[@braw3534]

If I remember correctly kongs power glove might be from the monster verse comics

[@DracoSafarius]

I can't recall a mention of it directly, but there was that guy who had a roughly humanoid mech that he used to fight Kong. Probably salvaged that and redid the designs as armor attachments

[@theULTIMATElife50]

Waiting to see if you both will watch Shin Godzilla.

[@jacobcarlisle1814]

It’s cool that both Korvo and Terry Opposite have both got to hang out with Godzilla

[@isaac_da_pirate7890]

You too definitely need to check out Monarch, it still has the monsters. They’re just not as prominent, but the story is great

[@DracoSafarius]

Some of the characters are absolutely awful, but the ones done well are just SO damn good

[@cityescape2031]

Mothra is immortal and they are adapting Gia to be the twin sisters who can communicate with mothra

[@Nonito2806]

Trapper was a fun addition to this movie, but imo he was trying to hard to be like Star-Lord from Guardians with the oldschool music, the space-ship, the way he acted. But still a enjoyable character.

[@RB-H]

I think having most of this movie set in the Hollow Earth meant that the sense of scale was lost a bit. Sometimes I forget that they're 100's of feet tall. Even Suko is taller than Kong was in Skull Island.

[@DMFX1]

That and the fact that they don't MOVE like they're big. You don't feel the weight of these massive creatures when they're moving around like the mocap artist just drank a triple espresso.

[@RB-H]

@@DMFX1 I agree, I think that’s one thing Godzilla 2014 did well. I just couldn’t imagine seeing that Godzilla running and jumping

[@parkmojo6168]

16:35 Jen: He can't fly! Me: 👀😶👀😶

[@smoke126857]

The music choice was very interesting. Felt like a buddy cop movie sometimes

[@ShadowWizard]

14:37 as long mothra lays a egg before she dies she can be reborn, egg is like save game for her

[@AtomicTitan1954]

Fun fact: Suko , the small orange ape, is actually the same size that Kong was in Skull Island.

[@Alesh86]

Omg, Kong took the Infinity Gauntlet from Thanos

[@KhanhNguyen-gk9ms]

If you guys think this film is good, you should DEFINITELY check out Godzilla Minus One! It just came out on streaming platforms yesterday!!!

[@alexhidalgo7110]

The showdown was awesome and badass

[@jRoy7]

Godzilla Minus One out on Netflix worldwide finally. Godzilla Minus One Minus Color coming later this summer.

[@Dontuween]

Agree with Jen about Skar King, but still enjoyed this movie very much. This movie is still in theaters and about to become the highest grossing Monsterverse film both domestic and worldwide.

[@misha19911]

I’m so glad to finally see you guys watch this amazing movie, I know you guys are waiting for minus one but I would also really recommend shin Godzilla a very different take on Godzilla but super great movie! Also any word on Jackie Chan movies?

[@Creed_Bratton]

This new Godzilla is now 20x more powerful than when he was on fire in King of The Monsters. This new Godzilla is on a different level now

[@shinra94]

I know you guys have started getting into comedies recently, I hope you both will eventually watch Hunt for the Wilderpeople.

[@dmac8382]

The monsterverse is starting to become ridiculously like fast and the furious franchise

[@scottosborne2915]

kong and godzilla have killed more people than thanos ever did in marvel films

[@LenOliver-yz6os]

Thats a good thing because people suck!!!!

[@scottosborne2915]

@@LenOliver-yz6os counting your self in that are you lol

[@ShadowWizard]

8:13 this scene reminds me of Hulk VS Loki scene in avengers 😆