Blackpanther25
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I swear I was jumping up and down in the theater. Nobody else in my theater understood the end credit scene.
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Kong: Skull Island |OT| For your health!
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I swear I was jumping up and down in the theater. Nobody else in my theater understood the end credit scene.
PanSexual_Peacock
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Larry Fong was the MVP of this movie. Excited to see what he does with Shane Black's Predator movie.
Watched it last night, also first time watching in 4dx and it was a blast! Getting sprayed with water whenever blood sprayed was pretty fun.
I read a slashfilm article about the director's video game and anime influences:
http://www.slashfilm.com/kong-skull-island-influences/#more-403072
And was wondering if anyone caught any of the Easter Eggs. I'm looking for the Metal Gear Solid one, especially since this is the guy who will be directing it...
The only references I got were the
I read a slashfilm article about the director's video game and anime influences:
http://www.slashfilm.com/kong-skull-island-influences/#more-403072
Theres an Easter egg to Kings of Summer. There are specific Mononoke Easter eggs. There are Zelda Easter eggs. There are Akira Easter eggs. There are, what else we got, a Metal Gear Easter egg in the movie. Theres an Alien Easter egg in the movie. There is, I mean, its pretty endless.
The only references I got were the
Jurassic Park, pulp Fiction and First person shooter ones
Movie was fun. The monster battles/action were great and entertaining, and the good thing is there's a bunch of action sprinkled throughout the movie. Once you're getting bored with the human stuff, the movie throws in some action to wake you up.
The characters were bland for the most part. Too many characters but very weak character development. Riley and Jackson were the only characters I felt were interesting. Hiddleson gets some points too only because he's gorgeous to look at.
The characters were bland for the most part. Too many characters but very weak character development. Riley and Jackson were the only characters I felt were interesting. Hiddleson gets some points too only because he's gorgeous to look at.
Old Boy was an obvious reference as was King Kong vs Godzilla.
Yup. Favorite movie of the year so far. Characters were shit for the most part but it was an extremely fun movie.
Yautja_Warrior
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Enjoyed it a lot, the fight scenes were pretty awesome and the connection to Godzilla got me really excited for Godzilla: King of Monsters and Godzilla vs Kong.
Really fun film, lots of crazy monster action. Tonally it was a bit odd for me though, merry action banter followed by people getting mulched fairly graphically for a 12A rating I thought.
Also definitely felt like a much longer film that had been aggressively chopped down. Captain Holts husband from Brooklyn 99 was a total non character that didn't appear to have any point. I assume he had more screentime originally.
But yep, good fun overall.
Also definitely felt like a much longer film that had been aggressively chopped down. Captain Holts husband from Brooklyn 99 was a total non character that didn't appear to have any point. I assume he had more screentime originally.
But yep, good fun overall.
Masterspeed
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Is this an American thing? I've yet to see anything like that happen at the cinemas in England. If anyone is ever talking too loud, someone generally shouts at them to shut up from across the room and they basically do.
Damn, I'd be so pissed to have a movie experience like that, I feel for you guys.
KeyBladerXIII
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I really liked Shea Whigham and his character but his
The monsters were cool but I think Jackson's Kong made them more terrifying.
death was complete garbage. "Let me heroically sacrifice myself and injure the creatu"-NOPE.
The monsters were cool but I think Jackson's Kong made them more terrifying.
Yup, every god damn time. Of course someone brought their baby to the screening I saw. I knew within thirty minutes they would leave and sure enough, the second Kong throws a tree at a helicopter the kid starts screaming.
Yautja_Warrior
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Yep it did feel like some bits had been trimmed for time / pacing, I wonder if there will be a longer, unrated or directors cut on blu-ray.
RatskyWatsky
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This was like a much better version of Jurassic Park 3.
ZackieChan
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You think that wasn't on purpose? It was darkly comic.
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I didnt enjoy it too much. The writing was offensively bad at times, the editing was reminiscent of Suicide Squad, and the action was merely alright I thought. Godzilla 2014 way better than this mess.
CheeseConey
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Saw it a second time with my dad, liked it even more actually.
KeyBladerXIII
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I suppose, but nobody in my theater laughed, most went "Ahh fuck".
Maybe it would've worked better if one of the lizards died by eating an explosive and the one that killed Cole did the tail swipe because it knew better?
I'd like to make clear I don't dislike what they did, I just liked the character.
Could've had him live and kill the other guy who wasn't Slivko or Eazy-E.
Netherscourge
Banned
It looks like Apocalypse Now! on Kong Island.
Elitist1945
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There was a baby in my viewing too. Like whhyyyy.
Corpsepyre
Banned
Died after reading this review.
So excited.
[Review] Kong: Skull Island is the Kings Most Wildly Entertaining Outing to Date
'And really, at the end of the day, this one is all about the monsters. Id need to use both hands to count the number of truly epic monster sequences in Kong: Skull Island; from Kong literally ripping army copters out of the sky to a final battle that rivals the one that capped off Jurassic World, the visuals and set-pieces in Kongs latest outing are executed with such childlike glee that theyll make you feel like a kid again. As glimpsed in the trailer, theres even a battle between Kong and a giant squid that will leave you breathless and have you grinning from ear-to-ear.'
So excited.
[Review] Kong: Skull Island is the Kings Most Wildly Entertaining Outing to Date
'And really, at the end of the day, this one is all about the monsters. Id need to use both hands to count the number of truly epic monster sequences in Kong: Skull Island; from Kong literally ripping army copters out of the sky to a final battle that rivals the one that capped off Jurassic World, the visuals and set-pieces in Kongs latest outing are executed with such childlike glee that theyll make you feel like a kid again. As glimpsed in the trailer, theres even a battle between Kong and a giant squid that will leave you breathless and have you grinning from ear-to-ear.'
Prodigal Son
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My mom just called and told me she's off to see Hong Kong in theatres. Took me a while before I understood.
Because it works perfectly with the character. War vet, not very bright, and here's his hero moment. Oops. It was so darkly funny because of the character.
bucknuticus
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Saw this on Friday night, was a super fun movie! Cant say anything bad about it. Love how it didnt mess around, it setup the plot super quick and it just took off.
Pretty much spot on like their classic incarnations.
Saw this last week. Decidedly average movie with some fun moments. Didn't buy Hiddleston as a grizzled ex SAS soldier, and Jackson's character was so disappointingly shallow.
Additionally, I was irked by several things in the movie such as
Additionally, I was irked by several things in the movie such as
- The island being "50 miles away" when they were on the ship, but only taking 60 seconds to get there through the storm
- The "blue shirt" Landsat guy suddenly appearing out of nowhere when the two groups joined back up initially (he wasn't with either before right?)
- The whole spiel about not being able to make the north of the island in 3 days, only to spend a whole day fixing the boat, then spending hardly any time on it and mostly heading in some other direction on foot, only to end up where they needed to be in the end without much help from the boat anyway
- The "blue shirt" Landsat guy suddenly appearing out of nowhere when the two groups joined back up initially (he wasn't with either before right?)
- The whole spiel about not being able to make the north of the island in 3 days, only to spend a whole day fixing the boat, then spending hardly any time on it and mostly heading in some other direction on foot, only to end up where they needed to be in the end without much help from the boat anyway
On your first spoiler. What did you want real time?
The monster battles were fun and entertaining but as a whole I was left cold. When the credits started rolling I was like "wait wait what? That was the finale?". I felt like it lacked proper build up and payoff. Also, less boring character stuff and more creatures fighting each other. I did watch the end credit scene and understood it. Also is it just me or
did the Kong feel much bigger at the beginning of the film compared to the last battle?
Yes, I wanted real time.
Or how about they just changed the comment on the distance to be "a couple of miles away" so there was actually some consistency?
SPOILERSSSSSSSSSS
same with godzilla, this film shines when kong is on screen. as the movie progressed it got progressively worse, when they first get to skull island and they introduce Kong its awesome. thanks to the budget and the cinematography at times, kong is breathtaking and looks the part as the king of the Island.
Reilly and Jackson were solid but my biggest issue was Brie Larson's character. dont get me wrong, beautiful lady and solid actress but her character is simply worthless. she doesnt do shit and for whatever reason everyone listens to her when she speaks, thankfully jackson's character called her the fuck out. so many bs tropes in the film though like the guy sacrificing himself instead of simply throwing the grenade, eazy-e's character finding chapman's note to his son and even the shit writing.
a solid 6/10, worth it for kong alone and some of the visuals were fucking ace
same with godzilla, this film shines when kong is on screen. as the movie progressed it got progressively worse, when they first get to skull island and they introduce Kong its awesome. thanks to the budget and the cinematography at times, kong is breathtaking and looks the part as the king of the Island.
Reilly and Jackson were solid but my biggest issue was Brie Larson's character. dont get me wrong, beautiful lady and solid actress but her character is simply worthless. she doesnt do shit and for whatever reason everyone listens to her when she speaks, thankfully jackson's character called her the fuck out. so many bs tropes in the film though like the guy sacrificing himself instead of simply throwing the grenade, eazy-e's character finding chapman's note to his son and even the shit writing.
a solid 6/10, worth it for kong alone and some of the visuals were fucking ace
wesleyshark
Banned
Saw it a few hours ago. That was a fun film, with issues.
Horrible editing and pacing. The dialogue was... Not good. The scene to scene transitions were all over the place.
But the action and the Kong scenes were what I went to see in the first place, so I had a blast regardless. And oh yeah, John C Reilly totally owned.
I can't wait for Kong and Godzilla to meet. Oh man.
Horrible editing and pacing. The dialogue was... Not good. The scene to scene transitions were all over the place.
But the action and the Kong scenes were what I went to see in the first place, so I had a blast regardless. And oh yeah, John C Reilly totally owned.
I can't wait for Kong and Godzilla to meet. Oh man.
KeyBladerXIII
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Regarding the sequels, I'm firmly on Team Kong because of this movie. I find it laughable that people considered Godzilla any kind of savior at the end of his movie. Godzilla don't care, at least not this new one.
I knew I knew him from somewhere. He was in a great little creature movie called Splinter.
I was hoping he would hurt the bastard but nope. That did suck
wesleyshark
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I'm definitely Team Kong.
L4DANathan
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Just got back from seeing this. I highly enjoyed the film, it was about as goofy as I had anticipated.
In regards to characters, Jackson was ace (as always), Reilly surprised the shit out of me with how well he did his character, Larson's characters felt largely there for show
, and Hiddleston had some decent acting, but a pretty flat character.
Plot-wise, I felt it was nice and tight. It had a very clear end-goal and every diversion actually made sense as to why they did it. Obviously nothing complex or particularly interesting, but I don't think anyone expected that.
Visually, the film was pretty goddamn amazing. It had both great effects for every creature, particularly during the fight scenes, and had a lot of great desktop background shots. I particularly loved how the scene where they fight the
was shot. Usually I hate fast-edit fight scenes, but it actually served a purpose with that one, making it difficult to determine what was environment versus what was monster.
End credits scene was phenomenal,
In regards to characters, Jackson was ace (as always), Reilly surprised the shit out of me with how well he did his character, Larson's characters felt largely there for show
(if she had died after Kong threw the big SkullChaser at her it would have aided the film I feel, have Kong show some remorse over killing her)
Plot-wise, I felt it was nice and tight. It had a very clear end-goal and every diversion actually made sense as to why they did it. Obviously nothing complex or particularly interesting, but I don't think anyone expected that.
Visually, the film was pretty goddamn amazing. It had both great effects for every creature, particularly during the fight scenes, and had a lot of great desktop background shots. I particularly loved how the scene where they fight the
giant spider-thing
End credits scene was phenomenal,
Ghidora had best be in at least half of Godzilla 2. #RodanDiedForOurRedSpiralRay
ZackieChan
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Eh, they tell you how far, then you see them flying. It's supposed to add up in your head. Don't know why people get hung up on inconsequential nonsense like this.
Classic, quality shots that will no doubt stand the test of time. I liked Samuel L. Jackson's aggressive approach better than Loki's and even Jackson's death scenes are badass. Here's an interview with the director (sorry in advance if already posted)
https://youtu.be/ty5mWqDLv28
https://youtu.be/ty5mWqDLv28
Galactic Specter
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Did anyone else get really hungry during the giant octopus scene?
I dont know why I disliked it so much. I might need to rewatch it again to change my mind, but I really didn't like it. I think my problem is with the characters and the comic corny stuff they were doing from time to time. Maybe I just took the movie to serious? Or I thought it was going to be a more serious like movie and the comedy bits threw me off? Idk..I might just need to rewatch it.
SpartanN92
Banned
I loved it!
Some incredible camera movements and the cinematography was top notch. Art direction was great!
Some incredible camera movements and the cinematography was top notch. Art direction was great!
Man that Kong v Helicopters scene was incredible
That was the whole point of his character. He didn't give a fuck about anyone else but the MUTOs. I hated that fucking ending with the television coverage. Really threw off the tone at the end.
KeyBladerXIII
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Yep, definitely. Kong can look into a person's eyes and they can convey some sort of meaning between them, as evidenced in the movie.
From what I remember, in Godzilla's movie, Godzilla gets hit hard and has an eye to eye moment with Quicksilver that just felt silly.
They tell you how far and then something totally different and inconsistent happens. I did "add it up in my head" and it didn't make sense.
It isn't inconsequential if it strikes right at your suspension of disbelief, and it could have been fixed with a simple dialog change. It's sloppy film making.
The Salt Life
Banned
Sooo..... I'm going to send you a picture in pm
but yeah, they are cave paintings but they keep the correct forms, mothra is painted in moth form not larva, Ghidorah has a cave painting where it's just this diesel 3 headed outline, Rodan looks like Rodan, but the final picture is Godzilla and Ghidorah, looking a lot bigger than Godzilla, that what I'm sending you
KeyBladerXIII
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So, I guess it's best to ask here, but regarding the after credits scene...
Do the monsters all fight each other or can they coexist? I know nothing of classic Godzilla except that King Ghidorah is the biggest and baddest. Like, can Mothra and Rodan be friends with each other and tag team Godzilla, or is it going to be one gigantic 'fuck you all!' melee?
Overall, I like Kong: Skull Island more than Jurassic World, King Kong (2005), and Godzilla (2014).
The editing is jarring at times and some scenes feel uneven with their pacing. The movie is overreliant on licensed music. It also lacks
The aesthetic, time period, and design of Kong are compelling. I love the
The editing is jarring at times and some scenes feel uneven with their pacing. The movie is overreliant on licensed music. It also lacks
a strong central character until John C. Reilly's character shows up later.
The aesthetic, time period, and design of Kong are compelling. I love the
battle between Kong and the massive "Skullcrawler" at the end.
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