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King Kong vs. Godzilla

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The monster ape and dinosaur toss around a boulder and slug it out on Mount Fuji.

Critics Reviews

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James Powers The Hollywood Reporter 06/26/2018
It's a peculiar kind of humor, but it does play. Go to Full Review
Bosley Crowther New York Times 05/09/2005
1/5
The one mild surprise of this cheap reprise of earlier Hollywood and Japanese horror films is the ineptitude of its fakery. Go to Full Review
Pieter-Jan Van Haecke Psychocinematography 12/29/2022
Honda’s King Kong Vs Godzilla is a splendid Godzilla narrative that delivers thrilling kaiju action while elegantly exploring the impact of the rise of capitalism and consumerism on Japanese society... Go to Full Review
James Berardinelli ReelViews 03/28/2021
2/4
King Kong vs. Godzilla is a pure gold-plated turd. Go to Full Review
Matt Brunson Film Frenzy 03/26/2021
2.5/4
King Kong vs. Godzilla was a smash in its homeland, but for U.S. consumption, many of the more satiric moments were axed and replaced with tedious scenes. Go to Full Review
Mikel Zorrilla Espinof 03/25/2021
2.5/5
A ridiculous time. [Full Review in Spanish] Go to Full Review
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Audience Reviews

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Forat A @DKCountryYT67 Dec 28 Better than American gvk See more Conor S Dec 21 Japanese Version: 8/10 American Version: 6/10 See more Ilyas Z @Zellai Nov 15 Godzilla and Kong's First Ever Clash Is Epic And Is Worth a Watch. I Know. King Kong Is Mostly In The Movie But I DO NOT CARE!!! I Really Like King Kong In This Movie. And Godzilla Too. I Like This Movie A Lot! And The Fight Scenes, They Are Epic But They Should Have Done More For Their Final Encounter. Still It's A Great Movie And I Recommend You Watch it. See more Ezra R Nov 2 The best movie ever created. You can say I have bad taste but I do not care I will rewatch this thousands of times and I will never get bored. See more Vincent W @Gojirilla5419 Sep 19 It’s a certain charm, and that charm works if you have both a good attention span, and a certain sense of humor. See more randomshjt 2. @randomshjt2727 Aug 21 The original clash of the Titans between Godzilla and King Kong and in my honest opinion, it’s probably my favorite Godzilla and Kong crossover film. It feels like both of their films even if Kong has a little more screen time. It just feels like both of their movies in this one like one monster doesn’t really outshine the other which I kinda like. It’s not like the other ones were the most mostly Kong movies and Godzilla just there but the ending battle is worth it all See more Read all reviews
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Movie Info

Synopsis The monster ape and dinosaur toss around a boulder and slug it out on Mount Fuji.
Director
Tom Montgomery, Ishirô Honda
Producer
Tomoyuki Tanaka, John Beck
Screenwriter
Shin'ichi Sekizawa, Paul Mason
Distributor
Universal Pictures
Production Co
Toho Company, RKO General Pictures, John Beck
Genre
Sci-Fi, Adventure
Original Language
English
Release Date (Theaters)
Jun 26, 1963, Original
Release Date (Streaming)
Dec 12, 2019
Runtime
1h 37m