Godzilla: King of the Monsters

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a 2019 film that was release in May 31, 2019. It is a sequel to Godzilla (2014). A sequel, Godzilla vs. Kong, is scheduled to be released on March 26, 2021.

Why It's Great

 * 1) Rodan, Mothra, and Ghidorah, three iconic kaiju, make a return after a long absence.
 * 2) Amazing CGI for the Kaiju, with well-done redesigns for Rodan, Mothra and Ghidorah that fit well within the MonsterVerse. Godzilla's design in particular has some improvements as it looks similar to his 2014 design, but adds some elements from the Toho version.
 * 3) The monsters (including Godzilla), have more screen-time in this film.
 * 4) Well-done acting, with Ken Watanabe, David Strathairn and Sally Hawkins reprising their roles as Dr. Ishiro Serizawa, Admiral William Stenz and Dr. Vivienne Graham respectively.
 * 5) Awesome fights with the monsters.
 * 6) Ghidorah being an ancient alien seeking to transform the Earth to his own liking is interesting.
 * 7) Mark Russel has a tragic backstory, where he lost his son Andrew in the events of the previous film.
 * 8) Mothra's death scene was very touching.
 * 9) The characters get decent character development.
 * 10) Well-composed soundtrack, with some themes from Akira Ifikube's scores for Toho's Kaiju films.

Bad Qualities

 * 1) Emma Russel is an unlikable character as she constantly does bad things she's responsible for like endangering Madison and causing many deaths after awakening Ghidorah and Rodan.
 * 2) Ford Brody (the main protagonist of the previous film) isn't in this film nor isn't mentioned at all.
 * 3) Alan Jonah didn't get his comeuppance. But at least he's set up in a post credits scene.