Godzilla: King of The Monsters: An Action Packed Monster Mash

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the follow up to the 2014 Godzilla movie. This time around it brings in other classic TOHO monsters such as Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. The first Godzilla movie lacked Godzilla and monster fights while the sequel has plenty of action and plot ridiculous enough to mirror that of one of the Godzilla movies from the 60s and 70s.  It's been five years since Godzilla fought the MUTOs in San Francisco, and many more titans have shown up all over the world. When a terrorist group wants to awaken a monster capable of fighting Godzilla it's up to the government group Monarch to stop them.

When each monster is introduced, it's given an ancient backstory featuring references to the classic TOHO origins. The designs of Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah are awesome. Ghidorah has three heads and they all have different personalities which is great detail. The middle head is more dominant, while the left head is more exploratory. Rodan is a fierce, fiery pterodactyl and the first scene with Rodan is intense. He attacks a military hovercraft and is shrieking and menacing. Mothra is majestic but not without her defenses. She helps Godzilla fight and is very colorful. Godzilla has a bit more personality in this movie and knows how to beat down.

There is an ongoing use of heartbeats in Godzilla: King of The Monsters. Anytime a monster is on  screen and fighting or when there is a really intense moment. The monsters are treated with the respect they deserve. There are some good references to the oxygen destroyer and burning Godzilla from past movies. There is a plot about waking up all the monsters and letting them reclaim the earth which is ridiculous and just crazy enough to be fun.

There is a good cast featuring Millie Bobby Brown, Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Charles Dance, Ken Watanabe, Bradley Whitford, and O’Shea Jackson Jr.. They round out the movie adding to the best part, the fights. The fights are the best because there are giant monsters fighting and destroying everything. This movie definitely delivers and makes up for the diary movie. 🍔🍔🍔