Review by dta-72798

King of the Monsters is easily the best American Godzilla film to date. Compared to its predecessor (2014), the pacing is quicker and the action is much more plentiful. While 2014 attempted to woo us with a slow-burn of Kaiju drama, it simply lacked what we wanted - fighting monsters - and instead tethered us to uninteresting human characters. With KotM, we have humans again, but at least they actually move the plot along and don't absorb 80% of the film's scenes. Here we have not 1, but 3 legendary Toho monsters slugging it out with our giant green protagonist. Visually the fights are awesome: lightning storms, ocean fights, and exploding cityscapes - all of which are drenched in moody color. While the plot can be ridiculous, I'm questioning the person who goes to see this movie expecting a writer's opus. You know what you're getting with KotM and thank God(zilla) for that.