12 Greatest Monsterverse Movie Moments (So Far)

Ever since the Marvel Cinematic Universe took off, many other studios have tried to launch their own cinematic universes.

Most of these have fallen flat (the Dark Universe, anyone?), so Warner's Monster-Verse does feel like a small miracle in that it's a cinematic universe that has actually worked out. And it's deserved to as well.

Yes, the films have their issues, but aside from 2019's disastrous Godzilla: King of the Monsters, all of them have been brilliantly-made and suitably epic Hollywood spectacles that have more than done iconic monsters like Godzilla and King Kong justice.

As a result, the four Monster-Verse films so far have provided quite a number of unforgettable scenes - yes, even King of the Monsters has a great scene or two lurking in there. So, what are the franchise's best movie moments to date? And which comes out on top? It's time to find out.

From smashing to set-pieces to, believe it or not, heartfelt character scenes, these are the greatest Monster-Verse scenes so far...

In Godzilla, the still-underrated first Monster-Verse film, Godzilla himself made a surprisingly late entrance in the film about an hour through.

In fact, this was more or less the first clear glimpse we got of him, since he hadn't been seen properly throughout the film's fantastic marketing campaign. Therefore, there was a hell of a lot of build-up, but it certainly paid off.

In this scene, a MUTO (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organism) is attacking a Hawaiian airport and Godzilla emerges from the sea to confront it.

There are various tracking shots of Godzilla's legs and lower torso as he strides through the streets. Locals send flares up high... but they don't even reach the monster's head, showing just how huge he is.

Moments later, as the airport burns, Godzilla arrives, still mostly off-screen. And then... the camera slowly tilts upwards to finally reveal Godzilla in all his glory and he lets out his iconic roar.

What an incredible entrance.