Following their explosive showdown, Godzilla and Kong must reunite against a colossal undiscovered threat hidden within our world, challenging their very existence – and our own.
Having recently rewatched the preceding entries, I'd say it's one of the weaker entries but it still does what it does really well. The final showdown is very evocative of the OG, which I appreciated. But, yeah… bit long too.
★★★½
Scientists have discovered how to 'hop' human consciousness into lifelike robotic animals, allowing people to communicate with animals as animals. Animal lover Mabel seizes an opportunity to use the technology, uncovering mysteries within the animal world beyond anything she could have imagined.
Some very good laughs and plenty of cooing over cute beavers but generally it didn't hold my attention.
★★★
Two highly trained operatives grow close from a distance after being sent to guard opposite sides of a mysterious gorge. When an evil below emerges, they must work together to survive what lies within.
Actually a bit surprised this isn't based on a graphic novel. If it were, I'd be keen to check it out, cos I reckon it'd be a banger. Ticks all the boxes it's going for: hot leads, guns, explosions, eldritch horrors.
At this point I'd normally complain about the length but actually it was just about OK.
★★★½
After a mysterious cosmic event rips Oak Street from suburbia and transports their neighborhood to someplace unknown, the Platt family soon discovers that their very survival depends on them sticking together as they navigate their now unrecognizable surroundings.
My kids initially objected to seeing this on the basis that it would be "just like Jurassic Park". It's nothing like Jurassic Park.
People are going to call it "Spielbergian" and I get why but it's not really. It doesn't have the usual crowd pleasing "beats", there's no big set pieces and it's not centred on a male experience.
Swap the dinos for zombies and this is a straight-up survival horror.
★★★½
When Hong Kong Inspector Lee is summoned to Los Angeles to investigate a kidnapping, the FBI doesn't want any outside help and assigns cocky LAPD Detective James Carter to distract Lee from the case. Not content to watch the action from the sidelines, Lee and Carter form an unlikely partnership and investigate the case themselves.
Fighting crime full-time as Spider-Man in a world that doesn't remember him—and the pressure of seeing his old friends move on without him—sparks a change in Peter Parker he may not have the power to control. But that transformation might also be the only thing that can stop a shocking new threat to the city and those he loves - a powerful villain no one can even see.
Somewhat eschewed the typical Marvel movie structure/arc, which was good but otherwise offers little that’s new or exciting. Pretty much the only thing that made me think “oh, that’s cool,” was Peter’s “Easter Eggy” t-shirt, which was very sharp. I’d buy that.
★★★½
