Note: This was written prior to the movie release in late March.
At last, the
monster showdown is coming to theaters and HBO Max March 31.
This is going to be in
short-EPIC!
Fans of both giant beasts are looking forward to watch this battle. The last time these two fought was 1962. It has been 59 years and endless date changes when the film is released out because of the COVID 19, does Netflix have the movie or HBO! It was March 26 then they pushed it back for the (hopefully the final date) March 31. It will be the best action movie of the year, since it's the only film released so far!
The plot of movie is unknown but the title tells all. There will be other monsters in the flick but there are only two that matter. The director Adam Wingard claims there will be only one winner. The film should have two different endings to satisfy the fans of each monster. In the 1962 film it was unclear who won. There are two versions of the one in 1962 and believe it or not the American version was actually better than the Japanese version. There was a rumor that Godzilla won in the Japanese version while the American version it was King Kong. It was said all along Kong would be the winner and Godzilla the villain in the 60’s version.
Trailer # 1:(American) January: If you are a Godzilla fantastic you are happy the first trailer came out from all the delays but you won’t like it because King Kong punches Godzilla in the face, hits him again and blocks his atomic breath from Godzilla’s dorsal fin and a bone also from him. How Kong got it is a mystery until the film is released.
Trailer# 2: (Japanese) February: If you are a Godzilla fan this one you will like somewhat better. Godzilla gives Kong a bitch-slap and he is falling down HARD!
My Trailer #1: Narrator: Finally, a sequel people want to see!
My Trailer #2: Dr. Ishiro Serizawa: Let (King Kong hits Godzilla) Them (Godzilla hits King Kong) Fight!(Godzilla and Kong attack each other!)
Why King Kong is Important- The original King Kong was a movie in 1933. The special effects by Willis O’Brien were amazing at that time. It told the story of a big gorilla worshipped on an island and Fay Wray while making a movie was a sacrifice to Kong and he was infatuated with her. To many it was a different version to Beauty and the Beast. To very few it was Kong was a black man who would die for a white woman. It was a success. Many other giant gorillas followed but special effects guy Eiji Tsuburaya in Japan was impressed with King Kong and wanted to make his own monster-Godzilla.
The Origin of Godzilla: In 1954 a kaiju- which means strange creature in Japanese and Godzilla was the first. Godzilla was taken more seriously than now. Atomic explosions in Japan awakened the towering dinosaur. It the original film Godzilla was called Gorji which means a beast and a whale. They inserted Raymond Burr know for Perry Mason and Ironside in the English dubbed version in 1956 so the film could sell to an American audience. They made a sequel Gigantis The Fire Monster because they couldn’t use the name Godzilla but this movie started monster versus monster and the rest is history.
KING KONG VS GODZILLA 1962- Willis O’Brien wanted to make another King Kong movie fighting of all monsters Frankenstein! Thank goodness they paired him up with Godzilla. The plot I don’t really remember but the fight scenes weren’t exactly state-of-the art but it the two icons, giant size titans didn’t disappoint! The movie showed them their powers and how they can use them against each other!
SHOULD GODZILLA AND KING KONG TEAM UP? Many fans speculate that the two super beasts will come together to attack an even more destructive giant creature they cannot defeat individually. I am okay with that but the ad does says “one will fall” there should be a winner in this kaiju showdown. Honestly, I don’t want them to team up. I want monsters attacking each other until there is ONE winner.
IF THE FILM IS SUCCESSFUL- If the movie is a hit lets have more giant
monsters attack each other like Godzilla vs. Gammera. King Kong vs. Cloverfield
and the ultimate monster tag team Godzilla and King Kong vs. Mechagodzilla and
MechaKong. That I would like.
WHAT IS RIGHT: The monsters fighting! Minor spoiler-the action doesn’t start right away. It takes about 40 minutes and there are only 3 fights but they are AMAZING!!
WHAT IS WRONG: The plot and the people. No one is interesting really except the Jai (Kaylee Hottle) young mute girl who talks to King Kong in sign language and Bernie Hayes (Brian Tyree Henry) as a black conspiracy theorist who provides much comic relief.
SHOULD YOU WATCH: If you can
watch the film on the big screen. It
shows how marvelous and spectacular and dangerous these giant beasts are.