Godzilla King of The Monsters: Critic Review Thread

[KillCrites]

I watched an ETN video one time and all I remember from it is him saying that KOTM COULD NOT have a dark ending because Mike Dougherty is a liberal.

[Spuro]

I watched an ETN video one time and all I remember from it is him saying that KOTM COULD NOT have a dark ending because Mike Dougherty is a liberal.

[gottatalktothefake]

I watched an ETN video one time and all I remember from it is him saying that KOTM COULD NOT have a dark ending because Mike Dougherty is a liberal.

What the fuck

I can't believe I liked this guy 5 years ago.

[Mr_Goji_and_Watch]

The ReviewTechUSA of the kaiju fanbase...

[Smuggers]

The ReviewTechUSA of the kaiju fanbase...

Nobody can convince me that they're *not* the same guy. Some Les Enfants Terribles shit.

[Spirit Ghidorah 2010]

Haven't watched this guy since back in 14'. When did he get that annoying "hot girl" intro anyways? Also, he gave a shoutout to Quartering, which is, well, yikes.

Who's Quartering and why is that a yikes? Some cringey alt-right channel?

Pretty much, some of what he says is true, such as RT making drastic changes to protect a single movie, and the fact that critics fluff their reviews depending on the studio. But he also pushes inane conspiracy theories such as "Disney is buying most of the tickets for Captain Marvel to artificially inflate their Box office records".

Wasnt he the guy who went all conspiracy-nut and was shrieking "YouTube is deleting any and all videos that criticize Brie Larson!"...on his public videos that criticize Brie Larson? Which weren't deleted?

[UltramanGoji]

For example, the whole argument that the movie showcases the monsters and has weak characters...um...aren't the monsters characters in and of themselves? Maybe this comes with being fans of these creatures like we have been most of our lives, but I have a hard time saying that this film had weak characters when it gave me a hero that I loved (Godzilla), a villain that was legitimately intimidating and imposing (Ghidorah), and gave personalities to Godzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan. Just because they aren't human and they don't talk like we do doesn't mean they aren't characters in the story. Hell, I might like the Transformers movies more if they centered the stories on Optimus Prime instead of Shia LeBouf and Marky Mark.

Americans are conditioned from years of shitty b-movies that monsters exist purely for the big hero to shoot and kill. They cannot understand the concept of a creature like Godzilla to have it's own individual identity and personality. It's what separates kaiju from giant monsters, honestly.

The only exception to this rule (at least from a purely American-made standpoint, i.e ones that don't have influence from Japanese films) is King Kong and that is purely because of two things:

a.) Historical significance
and
b.) He's an ape, the closest thing to a human

Any other giant monster or creature, that is, something that isn't portrayed by a recognizable human actor or is human-sized? It's a special effect and nothing more. It's quite pathetic and sad, really.

[godzilla98rules]

Who's Quartering and why is that a yikes? Some cringey alt-right channel?

Pretty much, some of what he says is true, such as RT making drastic changes to protect a single movie, and the fact that critics fluff their reviews depending on the studio. But he also pushes inane conspiracy theories such as "Disney is buying most of the tickets for Captain Marvel to artificially inflate their Box office records".

To be fair, I tend to watch him now and then, and he's honestly like any other Youtuber. He will have opinions that not everyone will agree with. Disney buying CM tickets? I feel that is a bit too extreme because Disney is too big of a franchise to really care about how their products are doing (Anyways, that how I feel about it).

Wasnt he the guy who went all conspiracy-nut and was shrieking "YouTube is deleting any and all videos that criticize Brie Larson!"...on his public videos that criticize Brie Larson? Which weren't deleted?

Again, most of these statements were meant as jokes. The only times I can think of Youtube removing his videos were for his initial reactions of the Sonic trailer and Mortal Kombat 11.......

[BlankAccount]

For example, the whole argument that the movie showcases the monsters and has weak characters...um...aren't the monsters characters in and of themselves? Maybe this comes with being fans of these creatures like we have been most of our lives, but I have a hard time saying that this film had weak characters when it gave me a hero that I loved (Godzilla), a villain that was legitimately intimidating and imposing (Ghidorah), and gave personalities to Godzilla, Ghidorah, Mothra, and Rodan. Just because they aren't human and they don't talk like we do doesn't mean they aren't characters in the story. Hell, I might like the Transformers movies more if they centered the stories on Optimus Prime instead of Shia LeBouf and Marky Mark.

Americans are conditioned from years of shitty b-movies that monsters exist purely for the big hero to shoot and kill. They cannot understand the concept of a creature like Godzilla to have it's own individual identity and personality. It's what separates kaiju from giant monsters, honestly.

The only exception to this rule (at least from a purely American-made standpoint, i.e ones that don't have influence from Japanese films) is King Kong and that is purely because of two things:

a.) Historical significance
and
b.) He's an ape, the closest thing to a human

Any other giant monster or creature, that is, something that isn't portrayed by a recognizable human actor or is human-sized? It's a special effect and nothing more. It's quite pathetic and sad, really.

That and it's possible (I said possible, not a fact) that there's a bit of "he's our monster" bias with King Kong. Some people not familer with the series probably thinks Godzilla dies at the end of every film, I remember a few years ago someone on TK saying they were playing a triva game and the question was which movie character had the most films. One of the players said James Bond (close) and when told the answer was Godzilla with (at the time) 22 films her response was "wow I didn't know you could kill a giant lizard that many times."

Also I wouldn't say every U.S. Giant Monster B-Movie is shitty, that's the same mentality as every Japan Godzilla movie sucks. THEM!, It Came from Beneath the Sea, Beast from 20,000 Fathoms, 20 Million Miles to Earth and The Black Scorpion are pretty good. And 20,000 Leagues Under the Sea is pretty damn impressive for a 1954 film, I thought it came from a later decade.

[BARAGONBREH]

This video helps ease some pain.

Given that Rotten Tomatoes has Godzilla vs. Destoroyah with a 100% whereas the original Gojira is at 93% shows the site shouldn't be taken seriously anyways.

Yeah because there's probably like, what, 4 reviews of Destoroyah and nobody other than a Godzilla fan is going to bother posting a review for RT?

[Maritonic]

This video helps ease some pain.

Given that Rotten Tomatoes has Godzilla vs. Destoroyah with a 100% whereas the original Gojira is at 93% shows the site shouldn't be taken seriously anyways.

Yeah because there's probably like, what, 4 reviews of Destoroyah and nobody other than a Godzilla fan is going to bother posting a review for RT?

This is basically the same for any older movie. RT is only useful (I use that term lightly) for movies being released now. Stuff from the 90s and earlier requires fans to go back and review it, which isn't going to happen *nearly* as often as a critic/modern viewer reviewing the next big film.

[Desghidorah]

Thing giving me flashbacks to 1985 is critics saying it's not campy enough and to serious.

[Troyal1]

Richard Roeper hates it, unfortunately, in part because he finds it "too serious"

i'm sick and tired of being ninja'd

He compared the darkness to the battle of WF..... which I had a huge problem with.... oh god I hope I don’t agree with him I’m scared now

[GojiDog]

Richard Roeper hates it, unfortunately, in part because he finds it "too serious"

i'm sick and tired of being ninja'd

He compared the darkness to the battle of WF..... which I had a huge problem with.... oh god I hope I don’t agree with him I’m scared now

Having watched both, I can say that yes, while the major battles on G:KOTM take place in the dark, I could make out everything that was happening, unlike The Long Night.

[Rhedosaurus]

You know something? I find it very much a double standard that many of these critics are ripping this movie for being too cheesy and not being serious enough yet the last 4 F&F movies have a fresh rating even though they are FAR more cheesy and schlocky.

If that's not hypocrisy, then tell me what is.

[jrock]

I like how Imdb breaks down their reviews. Gives Godzilla KOTM 7.6/10 based on over 3K reviews already.

10/10-30.4%-923 votes

9/10-10.8%-327 votes

8/10-16.7%-508 votes

7/10-14.9%-451 votes

6/10-11.2%-339 votes

5/10-6.3%-190 votes

less than 5/10-11.6%

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I see no reason why Rotten Tomotoes Audience score won't be similar. I still think were okay here guys.

[Gothicserpent]

Critics just have a bias against monster movies. Simple as that.

[gottatalktothefake]

Yeah, I'm pretty sure it'll be a critics vs audience movie, like a reverse TLJ

[BARAGONBREH]

Critics just have a bias against monster movies. Simple as that.

Is that why G14 and K:SI got a 75% and Pacific Rimjob got a 72%?

[Thunderbird]

I like how Imdb breaks down their reviews. Gives Godzilla KOTM 7.6/10 based on over 3K reviews already.

10/10-30.4%-923 votes

9/10-10.8%-327 votes

8/10-16.7%-508 votes

7/10-14.9%-451 votes

6/10-11.2%-339 votes

5/10-6.3%-190 votes

less than 5/10-11.6%

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I see no reason why Rotten Tomotoes Audience score won't be similar. I still think were okay here guys.

This is awesome. No wonder Baragonbreh ignored it. Goes against the doom.

RT needs to include the rest of those positive reviews asap.