Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - The Type of Movie that Just Need to be Experienced on the Big Screen with Great Sound System

After finding out there would be another movie in this franchise, I was obviously excited to see it, especially when I saw its trailer. I wanted to experience this in a studio with Dolby Atmos system on the weekend to avoid the tired feeling after working on weekday. So my wife and I went to one of our favorite cinemas with such sound effect to see the film. OK, let's get into it now.

Brief Story Line

Few years after the events of Godzilla vs Kong, Kong was now living by himself in the Hollow Earth trying to search for possible others like him, while Godzilla remained on the surface to protect the humans against Titans. When a signal seemed to be coming from down below, Dr. Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall - Tales from the Loop TV series, Resurrection etc) the researcher in Monarch decided to investigate further. She was accompanied by the veterinarian Trapper (Dan Stevens - The Rental, Beauty and the Beast live version etc), security head Mikael (Alex Ferns - Eastenders TV series etc), podcaster Bernie Hayes (Brian Tyree Henry - Class of '09 mini series, Bullet Train etc) and her young daughter Jia (Kaylee Hottle).

(TV SERIES) Monarch: Legacy of Monsters - A Wonderfully Created Series that Managed to Tie In Many Aspects of the MonsterVerse Movies

I have known a bit about this series since it was released through Apple TV+ from mid November 2023. However, just like other original series from this platform, they opted to show only one episode per week (except in first week). So it took quite some time to have the whole season finished. Anyway I began watching it on the day after its final episode released 5 days ago and completed it last night. OK, I will dive into it then.

Brief Story Line (warning possible spoiler)

In 2015, a year after the appearance of Godzilla in San Francisco, Cate (Anna Sawai - Ninja Assassin, Giri/Haji TV series etc) who survived the catastrophe went to Tokyo to find out more on her father Hiroshi who was presumed dead. Unexpectedly Cate met with Kentaro (Ren Watabe) who was just as surprised as her when she appeared. After further digging on Hiroshi's past, they found some hidden encrypted data & they enlisted the help from Kentaro's ex girlfriend May (Kiersey Clemons - The Flash, Angie Tribeca TV series etc) to find out more. 

Godzilla vs. Kong - Simply Epic and Spectacular!

This was one of the movies that I have been highly anticipating and was waiting excitedly for few years. But unfortunately it was released during the pandemic, so my wife and I opted not to see it in theaters. However, last week the movie was already available on Catchplay+ for a certain fee. Anyway, even if it's a bit late as most audience have watched it, I would still like to write about it.

Brief Story Line

Set few years after the events in Godzilla II: King of Monsters, the Apex Cybernetics head quarter was suddenly attacked by Godzilla, making everyone worried about the danger from Titans. The CEO of Apex, Walter Simmons (Demián Bichir - The Midnight Sky etc) was looking for ways to counter Titans' strength and recruited Dr. Nathan Lind (Alexander Skarsgård - The Legend of Tarzan, Big Little Lies TV series etc) to search for power source in the Hollow Earth where Titans originated. To find the location, Lind suggested to use Kong to guide them. Despite her reluctance, Kong's expert Dr. Ilene Andrews (Rebecca Hall - The BFG, Christine etc) decided to accompany Lind in this trip together with her adopted daughter Jia (Kaylee Hottle), and Apex executive Maia Simmons (Eiza González - I Care a Lot, From Dusk till Dawn the Series etc).

Godzilla II: King of the Monsters - One of the Most Visually Entertaining Monsters Movie I have Ever Seen

I was really looking forward to see this movie since I saw its trailer few weeks ago. However, since there was an office function on its premier date, my wife and I could only see it yesterday during public holiday. We decided to see this at my favorite cinema with Dolby Atmos system not far from our home to enjoy the awesome sound effects. Without further ado, below are more details of the movie.

Brief Story Line

Set five years after the events of the 2014 Godzilla movie, the group of scientists who worked with Monarch, the organization dealing with monsters aka Titans which included Dr Emma Russel (Vera Farmiga - Captive State, Bates Motel TV series etc), Dr. Serizawa (Ken Watanabe - Detective Pikachu, Batman Begins etc), Dr. Vivienne  (Sally Hawkins - The Shape of Water, Blue Jasmine etc), Dr Coleman (Thomas Middleditch - Silicon Valley TV series etc), Dr. Stanton (Bradley Whitford - Get Out, The Darkest Minds etc) and Dr. Chen (Zhang Ziyi - Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon, Memoirs of a Geisha etc) were looking for ways to ensure the Titans could coexist with humans.

KONG: Skull Island - Reboot of One of the Most Iconic Monster of All Time

This is another film that has caught our attention for the past month or so. It was telling the story of one of the most iconic monster for many decades, i.e King Kong. In addition, the trailer to the movie that has been playing for many weeks added an element of excitement and buzz which made my wife and I very enthusiastic to watch it. Which is why when the movie premiered yesterday, my wife had immediately bought the tickets in the morning via online. It was actually the first time we used online mode to buy tickets to a movie. A little bit late, right? But better late than never. Anyway, we shall start with the movie now.

Brief Story Line

It was 1973 when the US government had just stopped the Vietnam war and decided to pull out all their armies from Vietnam back to the US. Randa (John Goodman - 10 Cloverfield Lane, Patriots Day etc) an agent of Monarch which was a secret government body, and his colleague Brooks (Corey Hawkins - Straight Outta Compton, 24: Legacy TV series etc) who was a geologist, were able to convince the senator to have an expedition in a new found island in the Pacific ocean. The island was called Skull Island and was hidden all this time due to heavy rain and storm surrounding it.