(These monsters never really die.

On a trip to Hollow Earth, she is about to find out.

All threatened by the imposing Skar King.

Godzilla x Kong

‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire’Warner Bros

The Showa era influence (1954-75) is all over this edition.

It is all very stylized, yet still comfortably familiar for fans.

You cant drift too far from expectations.

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They succeed in adding at least a nice rapport with each other.

Henry is providing the comic relief throughout.

Props to the filmmakers for resisting the use of the showtune Flying Down to Rio to accompany the carnage.

They arent reinventing the wheel here, but fans ought to like it.

At least it is playing Imax and the biggest theaters exclusively this time.

Perhaps the next stop for Hollywoods Monsterverse is to hire thatGodzilla Minus Oneteam.