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Pretty Good

Pretty good movie overall. First half was nothing special but it got better as it went along.

Although I seem to have had higher expectations than I thought, the movie is super entertaining.

OK, so KK looks like a moth eaten rug was used for his creation and Godzilla is starting to look goofy, but that doesn't change a thing - this is a fun movie to sit through. Just get out the popcorn, turn off the higher brain functions and watch these two pound on one another. You won't regret it.

Well, we finally get to see the two most famous giant monsters in history duke it out! This was perfect fare for Giant Monster Month. I honestly think this might be the best of these movies with the name "vs" in the title as it's probably the least awful of its kind. A main reason why these movies don't work is because they're way too gimmicky. All we care about are the two characters fighting. Still, this was done fairly well. I was afraid that they would put too much focus on King Kong, which is what I heard. I might have heard wrong because this actually does a good job of giving both monsters screen time. The main flaw is that the special effects do get goofy.The funny thing about this movie is that there's an urban legend that the American and Japanese versions have different endings. In the American version (which I saw) it's clear that King Kong is the winner. As Godzilla's Japanese, in the original version, he wins. The creators themselves have said that the winner was always intended to be King Kong. Now, Kong actually was grown to Godzilla's size and given electric powers to make him more of a match of Godzilla. I guess you could say they were unfairly matched, but I think it worked out. **1/2

A submarine crashes into an iceberg, freeing Godzilla from its frozen grip; meanwhile, over-sized ape King Kong is captured by a pharmaceutical company and shipped to Japan. When the radioactive lizard heads for Tokyo, smashing all in its path, some bright spark has the idea of using Kong to bring an end to the scaly beast's rampage. Cue even more destruction as the pair duke it out on Mount Fuji.King Kong vs. Godzilla is far from what I would call a great film (quelle surprise), with a preposterous storyline, dreadful performances, and woeful special effects (crappy men-in-suit monsters and lots of miniature model-work, none of which is very convincing). It does, however, mark the only time to date that cinema's mightiest ape and its greatest mutated lizard have gone head to head, which makes it a must for monster movies fans, no matter how manky the creature suits are.In addition its legendary monster smack-down (which includes the unforgettable sight of Godzilla getting a tree shoved down his throat), this silly Japanese/US co-production also offers plenty of (unintentional?) laughs, including Japanese extras blacked up to play natives (who perform a prolonged dance routine to pad out the running time), Kong getting sloshed on berry juice, a giant octopus latching itself onto Kong's head, and the great ape taking a hot air balloon flight.

This was a big leap for Kong and Godzilla: first, this movie was both their first in colour. Next, Godzilla was about 50 ft. taller than Kong, which meant Kong would've had to get bigger. 3rd, was getting the copyright for Kong to verse Godzilla. This movie was close to going in the Godzilla Garbage, just like 'Godzilla vs. Frankenstein'. But it ended up being made, and with big success at the time. The story tells of Godzilla attacking Tokyo once more, destroying everything in his path. One man, who owns his a television channel, is sick of Godzilla, and sends some men out to find a beast to take him on. The men return with King Kong, and all hell breaks lose. A great Friday Flick with some friends. It is an ultimate ******* star performance. So, if you like the 'King Kong' and 'Godzilla' series, then I recommend this movie to YOU!