‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,’ coming soon to Apple TV+.
Godzilla and King Kong are cinematic characters that have thrilled audiences since they first appeared on the big screen back in 1956, and 1933, respectively.
Since then there have been several movies made about each character, including director Roland Emmerich‘s 1998 ‘Godzilla‘ and director Peter Jackson‘s 2005 ‘King Kong.’ In fact, Godzilla will also be returning to cinemas on December 1st when the new Japanese movie ‘Godzilla Minus One‘ opens in North American theaters.
There have also been attempts to combine the two characters into the same film, such as the current MonsterVerse series of movies that includes 2014’s ‘Godzilla,’ 2017’s ‘Kong: Skull Island,’ 2019’s ‘Godzilla: King of Monsters,’ and 2021’s ‘Godzilla vs. Kong,’ as well as the upcoming 2024 movie ‘Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire,’ and the new Apple TV+ series ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters,’ which premieres November 17th.
“Bow to your new king.”
This latest entry in the Monsterverse franchise follows up the explosive showdown of Godzilla vs. Kong with an all-new cinematic adventure, pitting the almighty… Read the Plot
In honor of ‘Monarch: Legacy of Monsters’ television premiere and ‘Godzilla Minus One’s theatrical release, Moviefone is counting down the 10 best Godzilla and King Kong movies of all time!
Let’s begin!
In this remake of the 1933 classic, an oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
“The most exciting original motion picture event of all time.”
62
2 hr 14 minDec 17th, 1976
French nuclear tests irradiate an iguana into a giant monster that viciously attacks freighter ships in the Pacific Ocean. A team of experts, including Niko Tatopoulos (Matthew Broderick), conclude that the oversized reptile is the culprit. Before long, the giant lizard is loose in Manhattan as the US military races to destroy the monster before it reproduces and it’s spawn takes over the world.
“Size does matter.”
56
2 hr 18 minMay 18th, 1998
Follows the heroic efforts of the crypto-zoological agency Monarch as its members face off against a battery of god-sized monsters, including the mighty Godzilla, who collides with Mothra, Rodan, and his ultimate nemesis, the three-headed King Ghidorah. When these ancient super-species, thought to be mere myths, rise again, they all vie for supremacy, leaving humanity’s very existence hanging in the balance.
Reporter Goro Maki (Akira Kubo) stumbles upon scientists conducting weather experiments on Sollgel Island in the South Seas. He discovers the island is inhabited by giant mantis and a woman named Saeko who’s been cast away since the death of her father. The pair soon find a helpless infant monster that Godzilla must adopt and learn to raise as one of his own.
“A great duel against a new monster by a parent-child combination!”
64
1 hr 26 minJan 1st, 1969
Ford Brody (Aaron Taylor-Johnson), a Navy bomb expert, has just reunited with his family in San Francisco when he is forced to go to Japan to help his estranged father, Joe (Bryan Cranston). Soon, both men are swept up in an escalating crisis when an ancient alpha predator arises from the sea to combat malevolent adversaries that threaten the survival of humanity. The creatures leave colossal destruction in their wake, as they make their way toward their final battleground: San Francisco.
In a time when monsters walk the Earth, humanity’s fight for its future sets Godzilla and Kong on a collision course that will see the two most powerful forces of nature on the planet collide in a spectacular battle for the ages.
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer (Jack Black) coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady (Naomi Watts).
“The eighth wonder of the world.”
68
3 hr 7 minDec 5th, 2005
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
During an assignment, foreign correspondent Steve Martin (Raymond Burr) spends a layover in Tokyo and is caught amid the rampage of an unstoppable prehistoric monster the Japanese call ‘Godzilla’. The only hope for both Japan and the world lies on a secret weapon, which may prove more destructive than the monster itself.
“Incredible, unstoppable titan of terror!”
66
1 hr 21 minApr 27th, 1956
1933’s ‘King Kong.’
Adventurous filmmaker, Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong), sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) and his first mate Jack Driscoll (Bruce Cabot), they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to displayed on Broadway as Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
“A Monster of Creation’s Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!”
76
1 hr 44 minMar 2nd, 1933
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