Ghostbusters: Frozen Empire and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire - Double Review 

I think the funniest part about a new Godzilla movie and a new Ghostbusters movie releasing on the same week is that they both released on each other’s respective anniversary year. Ghostbusters on its 40th and Godzilla on its 70th.

Fun fact, the godzilla sleeping on roman colosseum, the director said that his cat was his inspiration for that.

when kong threw sand at godzilla’s face dale gribble style i died 😂

Everything that ever existed is getting a sequel. Except for Gremlins. Never Gremlins.

13:30 The novelization puts a sad spin on it, Godzilla is sleeping there because it reminds him of his old home from King of the Monsters.

I love when Kong used mini kong as a bat.

You can immediately tell when James is speaking his off the cuff/from his own words, this is refreshing. I hope he continues and understands we just like him and his take on things, everything else is 2nd.

Godzilla Minus One and GXK are two different movies that have two different tones, which is why I love both of them so much. Minus One honors the '54 original, and GXK honors the Showa era with its over the top plots and epic battles. Its the perfect blend of seriousness of and action that I'm really glad the franchise is still going with

Godzilla Minus One is a beautiful, artistic masterpiece. Godzilla X Kong has a big monkey beating two other big monks up using a fourth, smaller monkey as a club. As far as I'm concerned, they are both excellent films.

The whole scene in Egypt had me rolling on the floor. So much character going on between Godzilla and Kong, and Mothra too swooping in to put Goji in his place.

Two new empire movies?!?!?!?!?!?!??!?!?!?!?!?!?!?!? Talk about The Empires Striking Back

I went in with no expectations just wanted pure monster mayhem with my wife and son, and we got what we wanted. My son (4 years old) sat through the whole movie knowing the characters from having the toys and seen the previous movies. We were high fiving and yelling with joy at the fights and seeing mothra was a nice surprise that the trailers didn’t spoil. He liked minus one but couldn’t really get into it because of the subtitles, so this was perfect for the whole family. A really fun experience, and just pure silly sci fi galore. I don’t mind a serious amazing award winning Godzilla movie, but I also love the idea of off the wall bonkers Godzilla that can have laughs and cheers. 😅

It's hilarious that you say Godzilla acted like a cat, because Adam Wingard came out and said that he based a lot of Godzilla's mannerisms on his cat Mischief. ... Aaaand oddly enough, the director of Godzilla Minus One has also come out and said that he based Godzilla on his cat. I don't know what kinda cat he has but I'm leaning towards a big cat. 😂

Loved Frozen empire, made me feel like I was there in the firehouse. It’s not perfect but I had fun and people laughed a lot on my theatre.

I'm still waiting for the day Hollywood makes a giant monster movie with zero human story. Just an hour and a half of giant monsters doing giant monster things.

James you’re the OG. Your review are still the best

It's corny for this account name to say this, but I am eagerly waiting for Destoroyah to return to the screen.

Kong has an actual Bumblebee Transformer equipped to his right arm

All the reviews I have seen offhand have been negative so far on both movies. Thank you, watching a knowledgeable fan of the media give an honest counterpoint is refreshing.

I wouldn't mind James tackle Extreme Ghostbusters maybe in a future Monster Madness episode.

James...you're the OG Godzilla internet guy...you inspired countless people, your opinion matters to us 🙏💪

I'm glad they brought the OG Ghostbusters back.

I honestly didnt even know there was a new Ghostbusters movie haha. I did recently rewatch ghostbusters 2 and the 70s king kong

The frozen theme of these movies is a sign of the impending nuclear winter.

"Wow, this is dogs and cats living together". "Mass hysteria !!" who remembers that line when James said it many years ago when he reviewed the Ghostbusters video game on the NES in one of his earlier AVGN episodes ? I immediately thought of it.

I love that there is room for a serious Godzilla movie and a BIG CREATURES PUNCH EACH OTHER Godzilla movie and both nailed what they were going for.

A cute sad moment was when Ray smiled (when he saw the ghostbusters car drive by his shop fast with the sirens on). You could feel the memory through his smile. It was very heart warming

The reason why Mothra was in the movie was because she was originally supposed to be an original monstee. However, test audiences didn’t like the design, so the studio asked Toho if they can use Mothra instead.

There might be a lot of youtubers who post movie reviews, but I'm always looking for your take on movies, James! I went pretty hard into retro stuff BECAUSE of you and I love every single thing you've ever put out.

Its Ironic that Patton Oswald was one of the guys to blast you on twitter from the 2016 no review I refuse video and now he is in the Frozen Empire movie.

One monster I do want to see is Biollante. Unlike certain other monsters that were the result of humanity's general foolishness(including OG Godzilla), Biollante was the result of one person. In the original the scientist was trying to bring back his dead(sick?) daughter using Godzilla's cells. In the Monsterverse the reason can be more sinister. We don't know if that eco-terrorist group is still around or not. If so I can see them creating their own Biollante. . .which in the long run may even cause the creation of Shin Godzilla.

I find it concerning that many media giants are just remaking or creating sequels of older properties. It's as though creativity, originality, and imagination have fallen off.

I hope someday they go all out and do a Godzilla: Final Wars or Destroy All Monsters remake to end the monsterverse

Slimer never scared me, but he was hilariously cute!

When it come down to Godzilla, James is always the one I'll hear opinion from.

I still love your AVGN review of Ghostbusters NES.

I’m pretty sure a whole generation of Godzilla fans were spawned from Godzillathon.

Anything 80s and 90s, or monster movies I am always thinking of James!

okay, when slimer showed up it was too awesome.

Godzilla suplexing Kong had me screaming in the theater. My sons and I had a blast seeing it

I really enjoyed Godzilla x Kong I had a crazy amount of fun. My friends just like you said the same thing about the hollow earth scenes but to me it had he opposite effect, I really enjoyed those scenes because I had to constantly imagine myself and man made structures in the hollow earth and just thinking about how massive everything is compared to the monsters and myself, it actually gave me goosebumps a couple of times especially when you see the that skeleton bridge and I imagined myself next to Kong and suko who are dwarfed by the massive skeleton just looking in awe at how long this creature is. Or when Godzilla let's Kong ride him in the clash against skar King and shimo the spectacle of it all is incredible to imagine massive monsters fighting in front of me with so much space for them to go all out

Ghostbusters needs to tighten up its writing. IMO.

After several years of monster madness, I'm surprised you're surprised.

It is Ghostbusters and Beverly Hills Cop's 40 anniversary.

I'll always watch your reviews because you actually give the reasons why you don't like something as opposed to quick zoom ins and random effects. Your reviews are well said and actually inspire thought about the movie instead of blanket statements for likes and views. Keep them coming!

I wish James made more videos like this

Godzilla x Kong bad summary: Bowser, Donkey Kong, and Diddy Kong fight Cranky Kong and Ice Yoshi.

Review. I don’t refuse.

I haven't seen Ghostbusters yet but I watched Kong on Easter Sunday and I thought it was super entertaining and fun to watch. A solid 8 1/2 out of 10. Most everyone actually gave it a clapping ovation at the end which I thought was fair.

I kind of wish this came out yesterday, so it could of been “Review 2s-day” lol but seriously, this should be fun, I enjoyed both movies and glad Names enjoyed them too

It's always nice to see James talk passionately about franchises he loves.

Godzilla x Kong was totally radical , Godzilla and Kiss in the same movie? That’s rad 🤘

I live in Mexico, and we never even got Godzilla -1 yet (at least I never saw it at my local theater). Now THIS is playing in theater and I'm still waiting for the other one. Can't wait until it's available to stream

I found it funny that you could make the argument that they had the wrong taglines. With the passing of the torch to the new generation of Ghostbusters, it would have been a neat play on words for "A New Empire." However, in GxK they have a new bad guy who is creating a "Frozen Empire."

I'm under the radar ._. 0:41

Saw Godzilla X Kong yesterday and I enjoyed it. It’s genuinely just a fun movie with not much depth. If you just want entertaining monster fights and personality then I would recommend it

James, EVERYONE appreciates your input when it comes to anything! Thank you for making these reviews!!

The best scene in FE is when the new group of Ghostbusters are united together fighting on one level and the originals are united on another fighting to preserve not only their invention, but their legacy.

I really appreciate how the Monsterverse Godzilla is it's own thing without being too similar or too different from the Japanese Godzilla. Both versions of the character are a different flavor of the same food

WHY DO SO MANY YT MOVIE REVIEWERS HATE THEATRE?

Nothing better than hearing James talk about things he actually likes

I love the part when KingKong turns to the camera and says: let’s see Egon’s card

1:02 son he's completed his research quest!

that hat is shrinking or your melon is growing.

you're still the only youtuber i know who review all them godzilla movie, James.. also, i wanna see Godzilla dropkick and Jet Jaguar next and maybe some AVGN cameo...

In the Frozen Empire finale', loved when Ray & Winston quipped in unison "Golden Years!". Outside of that moment, didn't really care for it.

Glad to hear you enjoyed Frozen Empire. I liked it as well, it’s nothing that special but it isn’t bad, I don’t get all the hate it’s getting from other reviewers.. I also snuck into Godzilla vs Kong after Ghostbusters 😅, that was a fun flick too, but I def didn’t get into it as much

thanks for the years of videos james, what a legend

Anyone else remember when james got bashed for not wanting to see ghostbusters 2016

Not Angry enough

Thanks for the reviews that was fun! It seems I cant be bothered to go see movies these days so I really appreciate it !

You are my Favorite RU-vidr! Thanks for continuing to review these films! 😄

IT'S CINEMASSACRE'S MONSTER MADNESS: GODZILLATHON!

Ghostbusters: The Last Firebender and Godzilla: The Rise of The Empire of The Apes of The Subterran Earth of The Earth

James is definitely the Godzilla guy, so manny people got to know the real Godzilla movies because of the 2008 Monster Madness GodzillaThon.

To me frozen empire seems like the ghostbusters version of avengers, i loved the the team up

We are always interested in knowing your opinion about these types of films, in fact I would like to know your opinion on X-Men 97!!!!

I loved Ghostbusters for the Apple 2 as a kid but the bit where you had to sneak under the stay puft marshmallow man to get into the building for the ending was a nightmare worthy of AVGN treatment.

Such a relief to see Frozen Empire getting its due. I didn't think it was anywhere near as bad as some of the critics made it out to be

I'm surprised James mentioned Patton Oswalt at all. He's the one that kicked off the furor about James not reviewing the 2016 Ghostbusters

Those of us know you’re the original. We here for you, king.

As a fellow childhood fan of all these different IPs across the movie and video game nerdverse, I always find your reviews to be the most reliable as to whether I'm actually going to like said title. Thanks for continuing to make them and please keep up the awesome work James!

You sure are that Ghostbusters guy and that Godzilla guy, but only for the better

Your reviews have always been a something I anticipate

We love you James. Thats why!!! You have been the nerd on RU-vid for years. So, anything nostalgia related we like to know your thoughts. Other RU-vidr's usually complain about everything. Woke this, woke that. It gets repetetive.

I literally watched both of these on Eater back to back! It was quite the experience

So what you’re saying is that Godzilla Minus One and Godzilla x Kong is like when Metallica opened for Ozzy on the Ultimate Sin tour in 1986?

I love the movie reviews. Keep them coming please

I was hoping to see your reviews for both but wasn’t expecting a fusion video haha awesome & so true 2 empire movies with Freeze antagonists I’d laugh if they rereleased ep 5 of Star Wars this year since it starts on Hoth loll also I’d love to see a Monsterverse version of Destroyah

I get what you mean with streaming, but if there's one franchise made for the theaters its Godzilla. Im still kicking myself for not seeing Minus One or Minus Color in the theater.

2 things James, 1. it is scary how it seems there are not room for new stories that everything that made money in the past is being sequeled, prequeled or presequeled, that suks, personally want new stories and not keep much nostalgia. 2. you are the man! we all grow together and empathize with your thoughs which are more likely what we think, you are our friend , so we want to know what you think! greetings from PANAMA!

GB 1 and 2 were buddy comedies at heart. That’s definitely something that’s missing in these new movies.

And I got the special edition popcorn buckets for both of them 🥳

KICKASS!!

Your content is always apreciated my friend!!! greetings from Ecuador!

Yes james, many of us have been waiting to hear your thoughts. We love hearing from you❤

Nice.

I did find it kind of hilariously ironic that not only did both films have "empire" in their titles, but they also both showed beaches being frozen over by the villains.

We love you james. Thats why we want your review😊

I can’t wait until Godzilla and kong join the fast and furious franchise driving in their own cars crashing through skyscrapers and get slingshot to the moon to fight a giant ant that has a plot to take over earth after it found a magical staff from a lost alien race that lived on Jupiter.