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Kong: Skull Island |OT| For your health!
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AdventureRacing
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Really enjoyed the movie. John C Reilly stole the show and Jackson and some awesome moments. Hiddleston and Brie Larson were hilariously misplaced and were a detriment to the movie IMO. It didn't really effect the overall quality too much though.
The movie still suffered from the usual issue where it felt like you were treading water with the human scenes waiting to get to the good stuff with Kong.
The movie still suffered from the usual issue where it felt like you were treading water with the human scenes waiting to get to the good stuff with Kong.
BoogieWoogie
Banned
Better than the recent Godzilla?
BronsonLee
Member
Just believe in me and everything will be O K
Brian_FETO
Banned
Excited to see King Kangus on Skull World
AdventureRacing
Member
I'd say yes. Though admittedly my hype was through the roof for Godzilla and I feel the huge letdown has coloured my view.
It is. I enjoyed the Jaws style Edwards was trying to evoke, but the film did have severe weakness in its characters especially after it lost Cranston. Outside of John C. Reilly, Kong also suffers in the character department, but it more than makes up for it with monster action. The fauna of Skull Island are awesome, and you're constantly looking forward to seeing something new. It really feels like Heart of Darkness meets Jurassic Park.
Be sure to stay for the Monsterverse post credits scene.
Chaotic-Strike
Banned
I haven't seen the movie yet, but it seems they went out of their way to address Godzilla's issues with the monster action from what I've heard.
Demoncarnotaur
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Yes, though I'll give Godzilla credit for trying to make a more serious film, this one just embraces the over the top cheesiness and action.
I liked PJ's Kong more, but this will be infinitely more re-watchable. It breezes by, non stop with monster madness.
ShadowSwordmaster
Banned
Going to see it on Friday with my brother.
Watched this last night. I thought it was okay.
A couple of the characters seemed pretty flat. Brie Larson in particular felt kind of wasted in my opinion.
Also, this might seem like a weird complaint, but I was kind of put off by the nearly still, panning shots of Brie and Tom that seemed to serve no other purpose but to admire how attractive they look when striking a pose. It's nice eye candy, but there were a few shots like that right in the middle of action sequences and it felt oddly out of place.
The actual action sequences themselves were great though, and I loved Marlow. Those two things made the film extremely fun to watch.
A couple of the characters seemed pretty flat. Brie Larson in particular felt kind of wasted in my opinion.
Also, this might seem like a weird complaint, but I was kind of put off by the nearly still, panning shots of Brie and Tom that seemed to serve no other purpose but to admire how attractive they look when striking a pose. It's nice eye candy, but there were a few shots like that right in the middle of action sequences and it felt oddly out of place.
The actual action sequences themselves were great though, and I loved Marlow. Those two things made the film extremely fun to watch.
DeathoftheEndless
Crashing this plane... with no survivors!
Should hopefully be seeing this tonight. Ready to see Kong dominates some fools.
SlimySnake
Flashless at the Golden Globes
Who directed this? The trailer looked amazing. Very stylish. Gorgeous cinematography though i think that's because the BvS director of photography shot it.
As excited as I am for this film I'm really curious to see how this how MonsterVerse will come together. Is the end game here to potentially spin off other monsters? Are they looking to add other monsters from outside the Kong and Godzilla franchises whatever they might be?
No matter what happens I bet we see a film with the title 'Destroy All Monsters' sooner or later.
I will go for the ape, I will stay for the post credits teaser.
BronsonLee, in his wood panelled station wagon, is making his way to your location right now..., and he's brought his shovel.
No matter what happens I bet we see a film with the title 'Destroy All Monsters' sooner or later.
I will go for the ape, I will stay for the post credits teaser.
BronsonLee, in his wood panelled station wagon, is making his way to your location right now..., and he's brought his shovel.
Jordan Vogt-Roberts. The only other thing I know him from was the indie movie Kings of Summer from a couple of years ago.
He was on the Doug Loves Movies podcast earlier in the week and kept bringing up video game references and mentioned the body paint and other markings that natives use in Kong: Skull Island are similar to the writing in Journey. He's also rumored to be doing an MGS movie and on the podcast said there was a video game movie he'd like to do next. He also said now that this is out he's planning to travel around Asia a bit after falling in love with Vietnam while shooting this, but maybe it's partially scouting locations for that.
He seemed smart and very genuinely interested in games so that'll be interesting if it goes through.
BronsonLee
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Yeah they got a real random dude for this but oh my god
I like everything you like, probably
Right to the back of the head, WHUMP
I like everything you like, probably
Right to the back of the head, WHUMP
Tobe Tobusch
Member
This movie made me realize that we need a new battlefield Vietnam. Not much else going on, except nice cinematography and crazy special effects.
Oh yes, please!
Tal Shiar Agent
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Stick around after the credits.
RODAN. MOTHRA. KING GHIDORAH. GODZILLA.
Brian_FETO
Banned
Movie was a lot of fun. Where is the hype? 
The back of his jacket actually says "for your health". 10/10
I'm not a Kong/Monsters enthusiast but I really dug how trailers looked, the film definitely delivered on visuals and style
Overall it very much has that "old Hollywood" feel.....felt like a Universal Studios ride or something. Like a weird hybrid of Predator/Indiana Jones/Jurassic Park (while obviously not reaching the quality of any of them, just the vibe)
I think there was actually a lot less Kong than I was expecting but I dug the island itself sort of being the focus with all of the different creatures. It's still all centered around Kong anyways
Soundtrack was bordering on Suicide Squad with spamming of popular 70s music but at least it sort of made sense here. Sort of.
Logan has already set the bar way too high for this year, doubt anything will come close for me besides Blade Runner. But Kong is definitely worth a watch.
Post credits was hype. Would like to see some characters return in future films
The back of his jacket actually says "for your health". 10/10
I'm not a Kong/Monsters enthusiast but I really dug how trailers looked, the film definitely delivered on visuals and style
Overall it very much has that "old Hollywood" feel.....felt like a Universal Studios ride or something. Like a weird hybrid of Predator/Indiana Jones/Jurassic Park (while obviously not reaching the quality of any of them, just the vibe)
I think there was actually a lot less Kong than I was expecting but I dug the island itself sort of being the focus with all of the different creatures. It's still all centered around Kong anyways
Soundtrack was bordering on Suicide Squad with spamming of popular 70s music but at least it sort of made sense here. Sort of.
Logan has already set the bar way too high for this year, doubt anything will come close for me besides Blade Runner. But Kong is definitely worth a watch.
Post credits was hype. Would like to see some characters return in future films
Movie was a lot of fun. Where is the hype?
The back of his jacket actually says "for your health". 10/10
I'm not a Kong/Monsters enthusiast but I really dug how trailers looked, the film definitely delivered on visuals and style
Overall it very much has that "old Hollywood" feel.....felt like a Universal Studios ride or something. Like a weird hybrid of Predator/Indiana Jones/Jurassic Park (while obviously not reaching the quality of any of them, just the vibe)
I think there was actually a lot less Kong than I was expecting but I dug the island itself sort of being the focus with all of the different creatures. It's still all centered around Kong anyways
Soundtrack was bordering on Suicide Squad with spamming of popular 70s music but at least it sort of made sense here. Sort of.
Logan has already set the bar way too high for this year, doubt anything will come close for me besides Blade Runner. But Kong is definitely worth a watch.
Post credits was hype. Would like to see some characters return in future films
Of course it made sense. The movie is set in the 1970's, thus 70's music.
Brian_FETO
Banned
I didn't mean it like that
I meant it makes sense in the movie because every time music is playing someone puts on a vinyl or something.
It's still the same spamming of popular music that I don't reeeeeally think adds to the film all that much (beyond being good music from that time)
The 3D was worthless, but GOTG 2 trailer looked bonkers in 3D. Crazy good.
Spine_Ripper
Member
YOOOOOOO
Apparently, the director noted that Shadow of the Colossus had a big influence on him while making this movie, such as the sense of scale and majesty of the creatures. They were also inspired by the big animals from Princess Mononoke.
And perhaps something that no one here would have suspected, but apparently the design of the Skull Crawlers was partially inspired by Cubone from Pokemon.
And perhaps something that no one here would have suspected, but apparently the design of the Skull Crawlers was partially inspired by Cubone from Pokemon.
Inceptional
Member
Totally agree, they should've completely gotten rid of his worthless character and given the leading hero role to Toby Kebbel instead.
Kebbel's character was set up as the hero and then completely thrown away, it made no sense. He was instantly more likeable than Hiddleswift and would've had much better chemistry with Brie Larson.
Dammit I should have stayed. I enjoyed the movie, came off as a little more campy the Godzilla; taking itself less seriously. The structure was a little too disjointed, and I felt many of the plot elements didn't quite pay off story wise. Visuals were great. Enjoyed the characters for the most part. The music was a tad bit overused, but it was far from suicide squad or any of that nonsense.
Scrooge McDuck
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John C. Reilly
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THE LAST SAMURAI
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THE LAST SAMURAI
This wasn't on my radar until I heard the Director on Doug Benson's movie podcast and he cited Shadow of the Colossus as in inspiration (when talking about sense of scale). I also hadn't heard that Johns both O'reilly and Goodman are in it so I kind of want to see it now.
edit: of course i was too late on the SotC mention!
edit: of course i was too late on the SotC mention!
This does not surprise me at all
Kebbel is an infinitely better actor than Hiddleston
I think it looked great in IMAX 3D. Its 3D can be fairly subtle, but the action looked fantastic.
Plus you get a Dunkirk preview at the start, which is worth it, too.
CheeseConey
Member
I really hope this movie does not underperform, I want more and more monster movies.
Had a really fun time with this.
Kong himself and all the set pieces, with and without him are excellent. I thought the CGI was great all around.
It also moves at a pretty quick pace. It takes maybe ten minutes longer than it needed to set things up, but it's about half hour in when Kong first goes bananas, and the movie doesn't let up from there.
Human characters were mostly unmemorable. Reilly was great, and the army dudes were fine, but everyone else isn't given anything to do. At least Brie was a cute. Hiddleston is the only character that's straight up lame.
Who the fuck told him he could be an action hero? He tries so hard by scowling and trying to flex in all his scenes, but you're not fooling anyone brah. At least Aaron Johnson in Godzilla looked like a soldier.
I agree with whoever said Toby Kebbell should've been the lead.
The post credits scene got me HYPED, though I gotta say the actual dialogue in the scene was horrendous Lol
Kong himself and all the set pieces, with and without him are excellent. I thought the CGI was great all around.
It also moves at a pretty quick pace. It takes maybe ten minutes longer than it needed to set things up, but it's about half hour in when Kong first goes bananas, and the movie doesn't let up from there.
Human characters were mostly unmemorable. Reilly was great, and the army dudes were fine, but everyone else isn't given anything to do. At least Brie was a cute. Hiddleston is the only character that's straight up lame.
Who the fuck told him he could be an action hero? He tries so hard by scowling and trying to flex in all his scenes, but you're not fooling anyone brah. At least Aaron Johnson in Godzilla looked like a soldier.
I agree with whoever said Toby Kebbell should've been the lead.
The post credits scene got me HYPED, though I gotta say the actual dialogue in the scene was horrendous Lol
I think it was suppose to wrongfoot us. But it was all a bit eh.
I did enjoy the movie though.
AdventureRacing
Member
Hiddleston was awful and totally out of place in this movie but Johnson in Godzilla is one of the few performances I can remember that might have been worse (in a big budget film of course).
Gaius Cassius
Member
I just got back from seeing it and loved it. Favorite character was a tie between John C Reillys character and Shea Wiggam's. I wouldn't say it's better than Peter Jackson's Kong film, about on par, just different. I did like the mostly absent romance/friendship between Kong and the female lead. I liked how it was handled here much better. No ice Skating scene is a plus.
FusedAtoms
Member
Just got back from the movies, I really didn't like it . I wasn't a fan of any of the characters . Everytime Kong was on screen it was hype but I found all the characters boring and it really seems like no one had a character arc . Sam Jackson , I love the man, but my god was he annoying me the whole movie . It really seems like he just didn't want to act , he said all his lines as if he was talking normally and then had laughable stair downs directly into the camera . It felt at times that the movie was trying to be self aware that he's a badass but nothing about his performance showed bad ass to me.
Discotheque
Banned
sounds enjoyable enough. expected as much regarding Toby Kebbell and that bland ass Hiddleston.
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