1.0RATINGS GAME MUSIChttps://ratingsgamemusic.comWill Joneshttps://ratingsgamemusic.com/author/willjones0716/rich600338<blockquote class="wp-embedded-content" data-secret="hiRlxrUGOB"><a href="https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2024/04/01/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-is-movie-monster-mayhem/">“Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is Movie Monster Mayhem</a></blockquote><iframe sandbox="allow-scripts" security="restricted" src="https://ratingsgamemusic.com/2024/04/01/godzilla-x-kong-the-new-empire-is-movie-monster-mayhem/embed/#?secret=hiRlxrUGOB" width="600" height="338" title="““Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire” is Movie Monster Mayhem” — RATINGS GAME MUSIC" data-secret="hiRlxrUGOB" frameborder="0" marginwidth="0" marginheight="0" scrolling="no" class="wp-embedded-content"></iframe><script> /*! This file is auto-generated */ !function(d,l){"use strict";l.querySelector&&d.addEventListener&&"undefined"!=typeof URL&&(d.wp=d.wp||{},d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage||(d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage=function(e){var t=e.data;if((t||t.secret||t.message||t.value)&&!/[^a-zA-Z0-9]/.test(t.secret)){for(var s,r,n,a=l.querySelectorAll('iframe[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),o=l.querySelectorAll('blockquote[data-secret="'+t.secret+'"]'),c=new RegExp("^https?:$","i"),i=0;i<o.length;i++)o[i].style.display="none";for(i=0;i<a.length;i++)s=a[i],e.source===s.contentWindow&&(s.removeAttribute("style"),"height"===t.message?(1e3<(r=parseInt(t.value,10))?r=1e3:~~r<200&&(r=200),s.height=r):"link"===t.message&&(r=new URL(s.getAttribute("src")),n=new URL(t.value),c.test(n.protocol))&&n.host===r.host&&l.activeElement===s&&(d.top.location.href=t.value))}},d.addEventListener("message",d.wp.receiveEmbedMessage,!1),l.addEventListener("DOMContentLoaded",function(){for(var e,t,s=l.querySelectorAll("iframe.wp-embedded-content"),r=0;r<s.length;r++)(t=(e=s[r]).getAttribute("data-secret"))||(t=Math.random().toString(36).substring(2,12),e.src+="#?secret="+t,e.setAttribute("data-secret",t)),e.contentWindow.postMessage({message:"ready",secret:t},"*")},!1)))}(window,document); </script> https://ratingsgamemusic.com/wp-content/uploads/2024/04/godzilla-kong-new-empire.webp1000562I wanted to love "Godzilla x Kong" more than I did. I think ultimately, in the aftermath of "Godzilla vs. Kong"'s success and staring down the barrel of the kind of lengthy and costly production process these films necessitate, that gears went into motion for this film before it was really ready. The result is a kind of shaggy story that never really quite connects, with Wingard and co. going 1000% in on selling the action and spectacle to try and overcompensate for it.