Godzilla vs Kong Early Reactions: Monster Movie Fight Lives Up To The Hype

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Early reactions to Godzilla vs Kong are rolling in. Legendary kicked off the Monsterverse with 2014's Godzilla before fleshing out his longtime enemy in Kong: Skull Island a few years later. The universe was expanded on in Godzilla: King of the Monsters in 2019, teasing the battle to come between the two Titans. Early trailers have posited Gojira as the villain of the film, but that has increasingly come into question as more promotional materials roll out.

When the two Titans come to a head, they will also have teams rooting them on. Rebecca Hall, Alexander Skarsgård, and Kaylee Hottle will be rooting for Kong, while Millie Bobby Brown (returning from King of the Monsters) and Brian Tyree Henry will be trying to find out why Gojira is seemingly lashing out at the world. King of the Monsters saw Godzilla end up with the world on his side, but it seems like the tides have changed since then. Godzilla may have bigger fish to fry, though, with his battle with Kong and a potential appearance from Mechagodzilla.

Godzilla vs Kong seems absolutely jam-packed with plot and fight sequences and now that early reactions are rolling in fans can get a sense of just what's in store for the film. Those who have viewed the film praise Godzilla vs Kong's fight sequences between the two Titans, saying that the action lives up to the hype. There is some criticism leveled at the human side of the plot, with some saying that the characters do not feel fleshed out enough to come off as realistic. Check out some of the reactions below:

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Oh yeah, looking forward to this

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By all accounts, it sounds like Godzilla vs Kong did what it came to do. Viewers are praising the film for its visual scale and the bombastic fight scenes between the two Titans and that’s what fans are looking forward to most of all. Nailing the intricate CGI battles is all important in a movie like this and the MonsterVerse has never had problems with its action. It sounds like Godzilla vs Kong dials that action all the way up to a ten and should please fans who have longed to see the two monsters duke it out on screen.

Most of the criticism is leveled at the human side of the film’s plot which, again, is unsurprising. The MonsterVerse has had an iffy track record in fleshing out its human characters and Godzilla vs Kong sounds no different. Luckily, the humans play a small role in determining whether or not this film succeeds and it seems like it does just that. Early reactions tend to come from those who will be more positive about the film, but its hard to downplay how critical the action is to a film like this and most of those viewing the film are used to seeing large scale blockbusters. It sounds like Godzilla vs Kong, for all its flaws, is exactly what fans want and need.

Godzilla Vs. Kong (2021)
Release Date: Mar 31, 2021