Jeremy is an omnivore when it comes to his movie-watching diet. He'll gladly watch and write about almost anything, from old Godzilla films to gangster flicks to samurai movies to classic musicals to the French New Wave to the MCU... well, maybe not the Disney+ shows.
The Godzilla series began way back in 1954, meaning everyone's favorite giant, radioactive, atomic-breath lizard has been a staple of cinema for about seven decades now. In that time, there have been a few dozen movies featuring the character, with most of those made in Japan and a handful being American productions. There are more 20th century Godzilla films than 21st century Godzilla movies, but the latter category is growing at a rapid pace, and shows no sign of slowing down anytime soon.
When it comes to the monster side of things, Godzilla: King of the Monsters can be quite spectacular, and it's also notable for being the first American Godzilla movie to feature iconic series characters like Mothra, Rodan, and King Ghidorah. A big budget's used to show these creatures as they've never been seen before, though it can be a little dimly lit at times, and all the human-focused stuff falls flat.
Even though there are plenty of things to criticize in Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire, the movie does also manage to be quite fun when it focuses on action and spectacle, and there is undeniably a ton of action . It’s nowhere near being considered a genuinely bad giant monster movie, and so long as Godzilla fans are okay with him kind of being secondary here to Kong, they’ll likely have fun with what this movie has to offer.
Godzilla: Tokyo S.O.S. also adds Mothra to the mix, which helps keep the action and narrative overall feeling different enough from the previous Godzilla/Mechagodzilla movie, which came out in 2002. It's a no-nonsense and somewhat by-the-numbers approach to a Godzilla film, getting things stripped down to their bare essentials and keeping the runtime at just 91 minutes. The result isn't a series highlight by any means, but it's a good deal of fun and mostly delivers the goods.
Japan is shown dealing with Godzilla in the late 1940s, harkening back to the 1954 film, which had a setting that was contemporary for the time. It's less concerned with action and providing blockbuster entertainment, and instead chooses to make the titular monster more horrifying and malicious than he's perhaps ever been before. It's an interesting approach and one that largely pays off, with Godzilla Minus One already considered a strong entry in the long-running kaiju series.
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