Godzilla II: King of the Monsters
Godzilla goes up against Mothra, Rodan and the three-headed King Ghidorah in this blockbuster action sequel with an ensemble cast including Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Ken Watanabe, Sally Hawkins, O'Shea Jackson and more.
Secretive scientific agency Monarch, seen in 2014's Godzilla and 2017's Kong: Skull Island, has spent decades studying massive unidentified terrestrial organisms. As more god-sized monsters emerge, considered by a rival organisation to be essential to Earth's survival by wiping out humanity, both Monarch and Godzilla must fight battles on an epic scale.
- Director:
- Michael Dougherty ('Krampus', 'Trick 'r Treat')
- Writer:
- Max BorensteinMichael DoughertyZach Shields
- Cast:
- Millie Bobby BrownBradley WhitfordVera FarmigaKyle ChandlerKen WatanabeSally HawkinsO'Shea Jackson Jr.Jason LilesCharles DanceZiyi Zhang
Reviews & comments
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksGodzilla II: King of the Monsters is the darkest film I’ve seen for a while. No, not thematically, but in a Pacific Rim “let’s shoot everything gloomily so you can’t bloody see it” kind of way. Static images and production design sketches may look cool and moody and stuff when they’re ominously lit, but I expect most people like to be able to actually see the movies they watch.
Flicks, Craig Mathieson
flicksIt’s a royal rumble of titanic monsters, as the iconic Japanese sea creature Godzilla confronts a slew of giant prehistoric foes and some very confused humans. There’s a degree of spectacle but it’s a misshapen movie.
All the Toho Monsters Represent
If you've found yourself in Taupo with 3 hours to fill before your bus home, then hoo boy is this the only thing screening at the Starlight Cinema till then. I was strangely impressed Michael Daughert had assembled the cast from last time with the Toho films monsterverse together on screen for my afternoon out of the cold & wind. Whereas Godizilla (2014)...
Variety
pressYou won't feel cheated; at stray moments, you'll feel the wonder. But for every high point, there's a moment when the thrill threatens to leak away.
Time Out
pressIf you go to these things to see cities flambéed and flattened, you won't leave disappointed. At the same time - almost impressively - director and co-screenwriter Michael Dougherty is savvy enough to make the human drama monster-shaped.
The New York Times
pressIt's rather beside the point to note plot goofiness in a Godzilla picture, but this one does push its luck now and then.
The Guardian
pressWithin minutes of the film itself expectations start to dissipate, quickly replaced with crushing disappointment.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA kaiju-sized step up from the monster's 2014 Legendary Pictures debut.
FilmInk
press...if you're in the mood to see skyscraper-sized monsters smacking the everloving shit out of one another, you're absolutely going to have a good time...
Empire Magazine
pressAn overload of repetitive, joyless destruction that mistakes volume and demolition for actual excitement.
Flicks, Steve Newall
flicksGodzilla II: King of the Monsters is the darkest film I’ve seen for a while. No, not thematically, but in a Pacific Rim “let’s shoot everything gloomily so you can’t bloody see it” kind of way. Static images and production design sketches may look cool and moody and stuff when they’re ominously lit, but I expect most people like to be able to actually see the movies they watch.
Flicks, Craig Mathieson
flicksIt’s a royal rumble of titanic monsters, as the iconic Japanese sea creature Godzilla confronts a slew of giant prehistoric foes and some very confused humans. There’s a degree of spectacle but it’s a misshapen movie.
Variety
pressYou won't feel cheated; at stray moments, you'll feel the wonder. But for every high point, there's a moment when the thrill threatens to leak away.
Time Out
pressIf you go to these things to see cities flambéed and flattened, you won't leave disappointed. At the same time - almost impressively - director and co-screenwriter Michael Dougherty is savvy enough to make the human drama monster-shaped.
The New York Times
pressIt's rather beside the point to note plot goofiness in a Godzilla picture, but this one does push its luck now and then.
The Guardian
pressWithin minutes of the film itself expectations start to dissipate, quickly replaced with crushing disappointment.
Hollywood Reporter
pressA kaiju-sized step up from the monster's 2014 Legendary Pictures debut.
FilmInk
press...if you're in the mood to see skyscraper-sized monsters smacking the everloving shit out of one another, you're absolutely going to have a good time...
Empire Magazine
pressAn overload of repetitive, joyless destruction that mistakes volume and demolition for actual excitement.
All the Toho Monsters Represent
If you've found yourself in Taupo with 3 hours to fill before your bus home, then hoo boy is this the only thing screening at the Starlight Cinema till then. I was strangely impressed Michael Daughert had assembled the cast from last time with the Toho films monsterverse together on screen for my afternoon out of the cold & wind. Whereas Godizilla (2014)...
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