Godzilla’s age-old mechanised rival got a new spin on life in the film, this time piloted by the neural ghost of Ghidora, which was presumably still pissed off about it being absolutely flash-fried by the Big G in King of the Monsters.
When Godzilla vs Kong was revealed a few years back, director Adam Wingard promised that there would be a definitive winner in that Kaiju clash. Four years later, Wingard says the plan hasn’t changed at all.
We’ve had two excellent Godzilla movies this decade, and one utterly fantastic new take on King Kong from director Jordan Vogt-Roberts that were all designed to get the hype train rolling. Final destination: The showdown of the century, a rematch decades in the making as Godzilla and Kong finally face off to see who the true king of the monsters really is.
This year’s reboot of King Kong. There’s a completely different atmosphere at play here, a film set in the afterglow of a humiliating retreat of American forces out of the jungles of the Vietnam War and towards something far, far worse: Kong. And director Jordan Vogt-Roberts wanted to make his lonely god noble once again.
King Kong is the original summer blockbuster movie (Editor’s note: Well technically it was Jaws, but I’m not arguing with an ape that big). A massive spectacle of cutting edge special effects for the time and a wild story, it set the bar for Universal Pictures and kickstarted a legacy. But these days? That version of the ape is downright …
Here’s the first trailer for Kong: Skull Island, that stars a very lonely and VERY angry lonely ape god.
The Kong of Kong: Skull Island isn’t lacking in size as Legendary Pictures released a new photo of their hairy kaiju.
The Kong of Kong: Skull Island isn’t lacking in size as Legendary Pictures released a new photo of their hairy kaiju.
Have you ever double-checked your doors at night because something just didn’t feel secure? …
A spooky European village. Properly scary castle mania. Vampires. Werewolves! The only thing more frightening, is a glimpse at your empty bank account when it comes to deciding whether or not you can grab Resident Evil Village this month. Capcom's successor to its long-running survival-horror franchise is finally out, and if you've read our review then you know the game is a winner on multiple levels.
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