Godzilla Minus One falls into the serious social commentary side of kaiju storytelling. Godzilla x. Kong is the wacky, over the top monster brawl side of his subgenre. Both are valid in their own right.

Critics comparing Minus One to this film is like comparing the X-Men show to Logan.

I went into this movie expecting good fights and I was not dissapointed.

I found it so funny when Kong was trying to ask Godzilla for help and they just end up beating the shit out of each other! it’s always on Sight with those two 😂😂

I recently got out seeing Godzilla x Kong and I had a blast. It was so ridiculous that it comes off as a modern day Showa movie in a good way. To me, it doesn't matter if Godzilla is serious or silly, those two types are part of the franchise DNA in the end. I've been enjoying these Monsterverse movie for a while now. They may not be flawless, but it's incredible to see them still continuing these movies.

I saw it last night and it was a full house. People laughed, gasped, cheered, and clapped. It was a modern day whacky showa film. The fight scenes especially the encounter of Kong & Godzilla for the first time since GVK. I’ll be seeing it again this weekend.

Godzilla Minus One is probably the greatest Godzilla film ever done. The Legendary Godzilla/Kong films are a different flavour, and I’m ok with that. This was a pure popcorn film. The monster fights on the biggest screens are fantastic. I liked the humans this time around, especially Dan Steven’s.

“People who don’t have brain like myself will definitely like this film” - Adam Wingard in recent interview

Godzilla Minus One was a fantastic film. I knew this would be dumb, loud fun.

I hate this trend of titles that require me to do math Godzilla -1 Godzilla x Kong Godzilla/mothra+ghidorah

So, I just got out of seeing Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.......with three 7 year old's that were up at 5AM because they knew they were going to see the movie today and couldn't sleep. They were so excited to see the movie they were running into the theatre. When it was finally ALL over they ALL gave it 4 out of 4 stars!!!!!! I've been watching Godzilla movies since the 1970s. I think Godzilla Minus One is one of the BEST MOVIES I've ever seen period. That said, The New Empire should not be compared to it because the basic themes of the movies are completely different. The New Empire was fantastic in it's own right. The gripe about the previous Monsterverse movies was the lack of actual Monster action and they definitely fixed that with this iteration. It was jam-packed with it and loads of fun. While there were issues with the story I would definitely go back to see it again. It was a blast.

I took my son to the movies today to see this and he had a complete blast. He loves these types of movies so as long as he is happy then it’s cool.

I just saw this film today ! My 13 year old son loved it and it was a lot better than I was expecting - the appearance of one particular and unexpected kaiju certainly brought the nostalgia for me (I'm 58). Yes, in the 70s Godzilla et al where a big part of my childhood too. Cheers Chris.

I loved every minute of this movie because it's exactly what I wanted: giant monsters fighting each other, Godzilla & Kong teaming up for a tornado tag team fight, and Godzilla taking naps in the Coliseum is now my favorite mood!

My dad and I love Godzilla. Watched them when I was growing up with him. So naturally I took him to go see this yesterday. We both loved it. Definitely can't be going into this expecting some impactful film. It's a big dumb "turn your brain off for 2 hours with a big bucket of popcorn" experience, then put it on as background noise when it comes to max/Netflix, and there's nothing wrong with that. I hope they keep making these films for sure

I remember an educational kids show in Latin America used a Godzilla toy as a puppet of one of the characters. Imagine a show with Godzilla teaching you about Science and History

Really wish they had more shot from human perspective to make the monsters look more convicing as an actual giants now that these creatures all hurdled like tornado. Also,a better written human character that help drive the plot would have been great.

I'm 58 and I grew up on all the old Godzilla movies and loved them. But I have to say that of all the Godzilla and Kong movies, I loved this one the best. It was funny and I also loved that Kong found his own kind and would never be alone again.

The Monarch TV series is the first time the US side of this franchise makes the human character stuff good.

Just came back from a Thursday night screening, I loved every second of it. As always, great review, Chris!

FYI, Monarch the TV show has no bearing on this movie.

In my opinion it’s not fair for people to compare Minus One to this one, they’re two different genres and it’s like comparing apples to oranges. This one is a fun turn-your-brain-off monster brawl flick and it delivered on all I was hoping and that’s all I needed

the whole series is great 7/10 fun. minus one is a masterpiece of war, ptsd, and godzilla being a real horror monster

As long as Monke and Lizard fights are awesome this will work for me.

One thing's for sure is I'm impressed that these Monsterverse movies are more consistent in quality than superhero genre is now!

I went to see it with my son. He is now officially a Godzilla/Kong fan and wants to see the other films😂😂😂

Yes sir Chris, saw it last night got exactly what I expected I laughed I cheered and I held my nose through the human parts. My only disappointment was that your video was not up when we came home. It is tradition to tune you in on opening night after we come home from the theater reinforce our personal opinions lol.

My most central complaint about doing the Big Dumb American Godzilla movies is wasting Mecha Godzilla like that. There was so much more room with that concept for Big Dumb Fun. And space for a human character that doesn't suck.

When Godzilla and Kong first meet up in the movie I absolutely lost it when Kong was holding up his hands at Godzilla like “bro chill” and then when Godzilla attacks him he immediately hits him with the pocket sand! 💀💀

I respect this movie's ridiculousness.

This movie summed up to me was: ‘Fuck it, it’s awesome’ Just total insanity fights and crazy shit. I even liked the human characters as they felt like: ‘we’re just gonna have fun’.

Nice that you mention that 1) Godzilla movies are kind of a guilty pleasure because of the childhood memories associated with them and 2) GvK is special because of it coming out in the middle of the pandemic. I feel exactly the same. Also glad to hear that watching Monarch pays off when seeing GxK; Rewarding true fans is important.

Chris I really like your reviews now! You have really grown. Less anger and swearing insulting movies and more articulate and thoughtful insights.

This inner world comes straight out of Edgar Rice Burroughs books. Love that! Looking forward to seeing this with my friends and family Saturday night in Imax!

If Genndy Tartakovsky directed it, he would have killed it with dialogue-free sequences.

I loved this movie, like you Chris, I use to watch the Godzilla movies with my mom so they always take me to that special place in my childhood. This movie had me grinning from ear to ear, it’s probably my favorite movie of 2024 so far just for how much fun I was having. We need more movies like this in theaters. People need more fun these days

No review on _Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire._ I guess he didn’t like it.

Godzilla x Kong has gotten a fake review score of 55%. The real score is 70% on Fresh with an Audience score of 93%.

This movie has been one hell of a ride, man. It's been the most entertaining thing I've seen since 'Maverick.' The reason: it's straightforward, got monsters, and there's no deep social commentary or human drama crap in the plot. Sometimes we just need this to live, you know? Otherwise, we'd be stuck being snobs, thinking everything has to be some heavy projection of human misery. Thanks for this movie, we can still take kids and teens to just have a damn good time

My Mom and I used to love watching the King Kong and Godzilla marathons they had on TV back in the day on Thanksgiving and the day after here in NJ/NY.

You should watch Monarch! It’s really really good

I am a life-long Godzilla fan. I've seen every movie (most of them at least twice, and several of them much more than that). So I will never understand why some people have a problem with the human characters in the Legendary films. Like Chris said, the humans characters in all Godzilla movies are always the weakest part of the films. But the human characters in the Legendary films are FAR more interesting than the majority of the human characters in the older films. If you can sit through the old movies and enjoy them, then the new movies should be knocking your socks off! And let me reiterate; I LOVE THE OLD MOVIES. I also LOVE THE NEW MOVIES. I just love all things Godzilla. And with this movie doing so well, I'm glad that we'll be seeing at least one more movie. What a time to be alive! STAY UNITED GFANS!

There are much worse things the Monsterverse can do than emulate the Showa Era. I'm down for it!

Lots of expectations and lots of fighting scenes and everything Absolute good shit

I liked this movie a lot. Old Kong gave me God of War vibes when he was traveling with Mini-Kong. I liked the story, Skar King with his speed, whip and pet Titan was a really cool villain. My only gripe is the character that’s a podcaster/blogger. You’d think we’d be past the loud, fast talking, screaming, joke character. Packed theater, no one laughed but it looked to be mostly adults when I went. The last fight was greatness. Assuming this does well, what’s next? Only thing I know for certain that in a sequel Mini-Kong would probably be a teenager and Kong would be on his way out do to his age and damage taken over the years. Will they introduce Godzuki and end this film series with the two leads dying and the next generation taking over without the hate and animosity?

I loved the gag with Trapper pulling Kongs bad tooth out 😂

Modern day Showa madness!!! I LOVED it!! Seeing Kong smirk and Godzilla give his maniacal grin...just W O W!!! This is NOT a thinking movie, this is good old fashioned Godzilla!!!!

The American Godzilla before introducing Kong was excellent. Visually the best yet.

1:11 I think the Japanese Godzilla movies cannot be compared with the American ones because the Japanese Godzilla films have a different theme emotions etc American Godzilla films are all about action

The thing I love about these movies is how blatantly obvious it is they’re making it up as they go along and I absolutely 100% do not care. Even the whole mecha gauntlet scene. Any other franchise I’d be calling BS but the moment I heard “I Was Made for Lovin You” I just accepted it. I do not care, I’m just along for the ride.

What's your opinion on the 1998 Godzilla staring Matthew Broderick... I think it was panned at release but it's still one of my favourites for all it's flawes.

This movie was definitely better than Godzilla vs Kong. It really dives down into Kong and really gives him traits that resemble Superman

Every time I see Godzilla and Kong running toward the camera like Batman and Robin… It makes me laugh so hard that I actually puke my guts out. 😂😂😂😂😂😂😂

I can relate Chris. We used to have something here in Massachusetts when I was young called the Creature Double Feature and it always had King Kong and Godzilla movies. Big part of my childhood too. Can't wait to see this one!!

As a life long Godzilla fan I loved that for once they gave us a movie that was really just 80% monster fights and 20% plot. We already got a unexpected GOAT Godzilla movie. So to me this was just icing on the cake that has been the recent Godzilla craze that I hope continues.

I don’t understand why people are hating on Chris. Someone explain

Why does Chris look more awkward in every thumbnail?

Where can I watch minus one? Available to buy/stream?

Great review i hope to get to go see it soon. I definitely can relate to you saying its a part of your childhood. Because, for me growing up on the Southside of Chicago the godzilla movies was definitely my shows to watch! I wven had the toy where his hand flew off when you pressed the button by his elbow!💪🏿 As a 70's baby raised in the 80's they were an escape for me then with everything going on on the outside of the house and on the inside of the house! So watching these movies now are absolutely awesome and amazing! Plus, it's still a way for me to escape with everything going on now and great nostalgia moments for for me personally! The only thing missing is my Mom(God rest her soul)watching them with me! R.I.P. MOM I MISS YOU AND LOVE YOU!❤

Minus one and Godzilla x Kong are two different style/themed movie. Yes Minus one is far better. That doesn't take away from enjoying GxK

Nothing will compare to Peter Jackson’s Kong (2005). The Kong vs V-Rex fights are still epic today

I have finished watching Godzilla x Kong. Oh my god, I just cannot describe how happy I am with the movie. Every single thing is on point. Every single minute of the movie is totally worth it. Thank you for not disappointing the Kong and Gojira fans. I want more movies with Godzilla and Kong.

I'm good with monsters walloping each other. That said, WHEN is Minus One going to be available for purchase? I'm desperate to see it again!

These are the new Fast and Furious and Transformers.

03:19 Chris, you really need to rewatch a lot of Godzilla movies like the original 1954, Mothra vs. Godzilla (1964), Astro Monster (1965), GMK (2001), Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla (2002), Shin Godzilla, etc. A number of human characters in them are actually likable.

Just seen the movie. I loved it! Godzilla jumping and suplexing monsters was so fun to watch! It was both funny and cool at the same time. And I even liked the human storyline in the movie (yeah lol). Yeah there were some cringe moments but nothing too much. Loved the CGI, soundtrack, scenes, fights ALL OF IT. Prolly my favorite monsterverse movie. Only thing I can say is that some fights could have been longer (specially Godzilla vs Tiamat)

I too thank my mom for my monster movie fandom. TOHO , Harryhausen, Universal classic monsters and silver age comedians were her favorites and I get to keep her memory and be a fan of them all too.

Stuckmannnnnnnn!! You NEED to do a comparison between Minus One and (American) Godzilla 2014 to show the difference in ‘use of humans’ for these movies. It has been far too long since you did a ‘What’s wrong…’ series. We ALL need to know! Hope I don’t die before I see it!

I love that you dont post negative reviews - enough negativity in the world and I just want to appreciate good media. Also your thumbnails signal what im watching next so thats always a pro!

they did explain how they got that power glove for kong. they made one in hollow earth they had it stashed away for emergencies

I loved that WWE commentators metaphor. 🤣🤣🤣

I think the main problem I have with this movie is all the hype that built up during the trailers and in the movie itself, they really set everything up for this to be a huge fight, a new enemy that is going to require Kong and Godzilla to work together, hell, they even said that both of them are scared of this new enemy. Only for the final battle to be quite short, and personally I think Godzilla could've probably taken out both Scar King and Shimu at the same time, they really made up Shimu as being the 1st and largest titan that created the ice age, a Titan much larger and powerful than even Godzilla himself. And yet Shimu really doesn't show her potential as an enemy because she isn't even meant to be one since she's under the control of Scar King, she even ends up being Kong's "pet" at the end, so the build up was great but the climax was really lacking, at the theater I looked over to me friend and was like "wait that's it? that's the final battle?", specially dissapointing because of Godzilla having to transform only for us to see very little of his new powers and strength. Plus even the director claimed that Scar King was going to be the biggest threat of the whole saga, even bigger than King Ghidorah... I'm just going to call BS on that, King Ghidora was way more of a threat than Scar King, Godzilla fought Ghidorah like three times and he still wasn't able to defeat him, only with Mothra's power he was able to win, that felt like a satisfying villain. One thing this movie gets right though is how they can show Kong's life and for us to understand and enjoy it despite him not being able to talk, Kong feels very human, even more than the humans themselves, they managed to show off the Kaijus very effectively in my opinion, and it's a nice breeze of fresh air because it takes time away from the humans so we can enjoy the whole Hollow Earth and Kong stuff.

STUCKMANN! LOVE YA! been a fan forever!

The transition from 2014 Godzilla to this fast and furious Godzilla is just mind boggling! Need to watch it again but so far not a fan really and I was super hyped for this movie.

Godzilla: Minus One was perfect. I think the bar was set high for whatever monster-verse/kaiju movie was coming out after. Can totally relate with the childhood stuff. I’m in my mid 30’s & my mom texted me the day before it was released asking if i wanted to go with her. I did & there was quite a few mothers & daughters (not kids either) in the theatre when we went. It was so wholesome.

7:10 Regarding how they got Kong's apparatus to him, that's how I felt with the spray trucks in Shin Godzilla, lmao. The monster is like KO'd for a while and suddenly these trucks appear to spray shit on him, but as the camera dollies back, there's just tons and tons of city rubble everywhere, and I kept thinking, "HOW did they drive those trucks in there?? And how did they do it so quickly??" 😂

The human characters bring the movies down when they're not written well, but they elevate the movies when done right. If the movie is just a turn-your-brain-off movie, where the entire draw is watching giant monsters duke it out, then the human characters feel like a waste of time. On the other hand, if the movie is trying to be smarter, more thoughtful, then focusing on the humans is a smart move. In the first Godzilla in this universe, they ALMOST had it with Bryan Cranston's character serving as the emotional center of the movie, but you know how that went. I guess they couldn't afford to have him in more than a third of the movie. Neither could they afford to have the monsters on screen for more than ten minutes total. So that movie didn't deliver on either the human characters OR the giant monsters.

So brave of you Chris to review this movie. It took great courage.

Fun drinking game is to take a shot every time Chris says the word childhood

Kong's character arc: A story about solitude and wanting to belong somewhere that leads to accidentally unleashing evil upon the world and having to team up with his former nemesis to take down an evil reflection of himself. Godzilla's character arc: Get the FUCK OFF MY LAWN! And I love both so much.

This sounds like an actual movie review....thought Chris didn't do that anymore.

I don't think some critics understand the monsters are the main characters. I think people still only see them as VFX.

Yup! The sizing is so true! I was like they seem regular size and then once up back on land, they’re massive!!!

7:56 Dont forget, Godzilla Body slammed the heck out of Kong which is a whole violation right there😂😂😂

Do you want to see a Godzilla and Fast and Furious crossover

Eyyo Stucky, speaking of Empires, what are your thoughts on GHOSTBUSTERS: FROZEN EMPIRE, huh????

I saw this last night and it was amazing!! The fights were incredible!

My favorite Godzilla anything is Bryan Cranston performance in 2014

Having seen Dune part two then watching this really shows the level and quality of the filmmakers.

I just got home from this. It was disappointing because it felt like there was barely any Godzilla in it

I saw this movie yesterday and I can entirely echo everything Chris said here due to it being an entertaining and super fun romp from start to finish that I highly enjoyed. There’s a world where both this and Godzilla Minus One fan coexist, and it’ll always annoy me to know end how certain critics will compare the two rather than judging each film by their own merits.

Love your honest commentary why do I feel like we had the same childhood regarding these gman movies haha. I miss blockbuster

There's plenty of Godzilla movies with good human characters, especially Godzilla Against Mechagodzilla and the earlier Showa era movies.

I miss the explosive intro

Yes! I took my kids to see this and seeing them happy is what it’s all about. I remember watching them as a kid with my dad and being able to do that for my kids is just something special.

We’re going to see it tonight. We’re pretty stoked.

Godzilla has been around long before Star Wars

The US turned monster movies into marvel movies. I'm not into it.

Just got out the theater the movie was awesome. Whole packed theater cheered and clapped. Music was awesome, visuals were awesome, battles were awesome. 10/10

Monarch is worth seeing. Godzilla takes a bit of a back seat for an interesting Scooby-Doo type mystery team-up. I really enjoyed it.