Godzilla: King of the Monsters [Special Edition]

Overview

Co-writer/director Michael Dougherty's monster film is a sequel to the 2014 Hollywood reboot of the Godzilla franchise. When several ancient titans simultaneously emerge and begin to battle each other for supremacy, humanity desperately turns to Godzilla as their one and only hope. The film's international cast includes Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Sally Hawkins, Ken Watanabe, and Ziyi Zhang.

Product Details

Release Date:	08/27/2019
UPC:	0883929646555
Original Release:	2019
Rating:	PG-13
Source:	Warner Home Video
Region Code:	1
Presentation:	[Letterbox]
Sound:	[Dolby Digital 5.1 Surround]
Language:	English
Time:	2:12:00
Sales rank:	2,149

Special Features

Experience a world of stunning Visual Effects, Secret Monarch Locations and Monster Mythology behind the ultimate Battle of Titans; Extensive Featurettes Include: Welcome to the Monsterverse; Godzilla 2.0; Mothra: Queen of the Monsters; Plus: Deleted Scenes

Cast & Crew

Performance Credits

Vera Farmiga	Dr. Emma Russel;
Sally Hawkins	Dr. Vivienne Graham
Kyle Chandler	Dr. Mark Russell
Millie Bobby Brown	Madison Russell
Bradley Whitford	Dr. Rick Stanton
Thomas Middleditch	Sam Coleman
Charles Dance	Alan Jonah
O'Shea Jackson Jr.	Chief Warrant Officer Barnes
Aisha Hinds	Colonel Diane Foster
Ziyi Zhang	Dr. Ilene Chen and Dr. Ling
David Strathairn	Admiral William Stenz
Anthony Ramos	Staff Sargeant Martinez
Elizabeth Ludlow	First Lieutenant Griffin,Griffin
CCH Pounder	Senator Williams
Joe Morton	Dr. Houston Brooks
Randall P. Havens	Dr. Tim Mancini,Tim Mancini
Lyle Brocato	Executive Officer Bowman
Jimmy Gonzales	Commander Crane
TC Matherne	Actor,Hendricks
Kenneth Israel	Argo Deck Officer Zellner
Justice Leak	Monarch Officer Martin
Al Vincente	Actor
Rose Bianco	Isla De Mara Grandmother
Gabriel Silva	Isla De Mara Grandson
Skylar Denney	Argo Officer Arvin
Kelli Garner	Argo Officer Cross
Tyler Crumley	Young Andrew
Alexandra Rabe	Young Madison,Young Madison
Zac Zedalis	Sergeant Travis
Tracie Garrison	Asaj
Natalie Shaheen	Lieutenant Bottin
Jesse O'Neill	Corporal Winston
Joshua Leary	Sergeant Baker
Vince Foster	G-Team Officer Tippett
Shauna Rappold	G-Team Officer Harryhausen
Fiona Hardingham	News Anchor
Orelon Sidney	News Anchor
Paul S. Ryden	News Anchor
Laurie Dhue	News Anchor
Kevin Shinick	Weather Man
Alex Garcia	Actor
Osheen Jones	Actor
Jonathan Howard	Asher Jonah
Al Vicente	Isla De Mara Fisherman
Ken Watanabe	Dr. Ishiro Serizawa
Bear McCreary	Composer

Technical Credits

Zach Shields

Michael Dougherty

Max Borenstein

Thomas Tull	Producer
Mary Parent	Producer
Jon Jashni	Producer
Barry Waldman	Producer,Executive Producer,Producer
Zach Shields	Screenwriter
Michael Dougherty	Screenwriter,Director
Max Borenstein	Screenwriter
Yoshimitsu Banno	Executive Producer,Producer
Laura Fitzpatrick	Executive Producer
Keiji Ota	Executive Producer
Christian Roberton	Executive Producer
Roy Lee	Executive Producer,Producer
Hiro Matsuoka	Executive Producer,Producer
Kenji Okuhira	Executive Producer,Producer
Dan Lin	Executive Producer,Producer
Keiji Aoyama	Executive Producer
Vera Farmiga	Director
Brian Rogers	Producer
Alex Garcia	Producer
Zach Shields	Executive Producer
Tim Walston	Sound/Sound Designer
Sarah Finn	Casting
Brandon Jones	Sound/Sound Designer
Erik Aadahl	Sound/Sound Designer
Santiago Núñez	Sound Mixer
Rodney Gurule	Sound Mixer
Ethan Van der Ryn	Sound/Sound Designer

Editorial Reviews

Godzilla: King of the Monsters is a big, bad basher film, with the emphasis on both big and bad. No worse than any of the other films in the franchise, there are enough buildings crushed to overlook some of the major failures that the shaky camerawork and overuse of hazy weather can't hide. Connected to Kong: Skull Island and a sequel to 2014's Godzilla, this installment is co-written and directed by Michael Dougherty (Trick 'r Treat) whose horror background shows its ugly face in Godzilla: King of the Monsters. Although the fight choreography is a lot of fun, the two-dimensional characters who have little to say don't add any value, and the required elements for a better movie are left out. An eco-terrorist (Charles Dance) kidnaps a scientist (Vera Farmiga) and her daughter (Millie Bobby Brown), along with their mind-control device to be used on giant monsters called 'Titans.' He's hoping to harness his captives' power in order to destroy humanity, which he believes will save the world. However, he doesn't count on Godzilla to annihilate all his classic foes: Mothra, Rhodan, and King Ghidorah. To modernize this monster movie, the filmmakers attempt to focus on the humans to scale the emotional impact. The actors chosen to embody the different characters are great, but the script is so poorly written that they can't do much to demonstrate their presence on screen. Fans of Godzilla come to see monsters and mayhem; they don't need scientific explanations or family drama to try to make it anything more than visceral pleasure from watching things break. In that respect, Godzilla: King of the Monsters does finally deliver a huge smash 'em up fight scene spanning the final 30 minutes of the film. But that is confusing for viewers who witness the long, dramatic beginning which amounts to very little other than the characters just watching carnage unfold. For a summer spectacle, it would that bigger is better, but Godzilla himself has very little screen time in his own movie. Though not boring, the film lacks the appropriate amount of destruction. It's also hard to spot giant monsters in a film that's basically just about giant monsters; fog, rain, nighttime darkness, and all kinds of things hide the baddies when they finally do appear, and then there are quick cutaways to horrified humans reacting to the fight that the audience can't see properly. Ultimately, Godzilla: King of the Monsters provides enough sizzle that the low-quality steak may be partially forgiven. Aided by the high budget, the sound and visuals are great, which is enough to pump some adrenaline through the more boring moments of the film. The feature length version doesn't do much beyond expanding the trailer. The momentum is slowed for what everyone came to see - monsters bashing monsters.