Kong: Skull Island <<SPOILERS>>

[SNIKT1950]

The cave paintings aren't fortelling, they're record of something witnessed, meaning they've fought before.

How is that possible? Ghidorah is basically the Cloverfield monster. It lands on Earth and starts destroying everything for no good reason. Are they saying Ghidorah left and then comes back?

 

[Wor-Gar]

Are they saying Ghidorah left and then comes back?

Isn't that essentially what Ghidorah did in the old Toho movies? He just keeps coming back. He's like a bad penny.

 

[marvinmyles]

JMO but can't really recommend this film.Kong is cool,done well.The other creatures are all very lame all 3 or 4 of them.And the acting is like a Dry Martini.Except for JCR.Script or Directing but something interesting is not happening in this film.Too bad because quite a few good actors in the film.

if you are really jonesing for some Kong, go see it.

 

[Biojex]

Just got back. Enjoyed it quite a bit. It's a monster movie and it knows it. My only gripe is thy didn't let certain moments settle, like when people die or they just survived a monster attack. It jumps to the next scene pretty quickly, so it more or less plays out like a collection of vignettes...but honestly, that's fine. You're here for the action and they tell you everything you need to know, about Kong, about the island etc...it really goes back to classic monster movies in how they sell how these things are hanging around.

the actors were sort of just there to move it a long. Except for JCR. JCR is actually a pretty sincere character, I enjoyed him quite a bit.

All the monsters were cool even that bamboo spider (which I wish was Kumonga) was cool and the way it dispatches a soldier was a delight for people looking for a little violence. Really wasn't expecting that.

The stinger at the end was cheeeeeeeesy as ****. But I ****ing loved it. Im so excited for whats to come. I know i know. It's just an advertisement but I don't care. That's the kind of **** im here for

They've pretty much set up and explained how they can bring all these monsters together. Let them fight indeed.

 

[Biojex]

How is that possible? Ghidorah is basically the Cloverfield monster. It lands on Earth and starts destroying everything for no good reason. Are they saying Ghidorah left and then comes back?

We don't know that Ghidorah is an alien in this version. He could just be another prehistoric beast. Or a cooky spirit animal like in Godzilla GMK (2001)

 

[RIDDICK]

Couldn't make it yesterday (health issues).
Monday morning it is then.

 

[Captain Clown]

Oh yea, that scene was decent. There should have been more of that though, instead they hired big name actors to just act cool instead of really selling how dangerous the island is. Also, for an island that has nothing but large insects and animals, I think they should have been on more danger, they really didn't show that many different monsters on that island. A bunch of missed opportunities in my opinion.

That's what I was hoping to see with this. I liked the exploration aspect, and how it felt like they were really on an island, but it needed more life. The Peter Jackson film handled life on the island a lot better IMO.

When Reilly's character made a comment about the ants that sound like birds, I was really hoping we'd get to see them. Instead it was just a throwaway line that never amounted to anything and they just moved on.

Pretty much the only life on the island was Kong, those pterodactyls, the big buffalo, the skullcrawlers, the bamboo spider, and the big octopus (unless I'm forgetting any).

 

[Biojex]

There was the friendly log bug too and the oddly normal deer running around

 

[Captain Clown]

There was the friendly log bug too and the oddly normal deer running around

The log bug was cute. And I completely forgot about the normal deer!

 

[jye4ever]

Biojex liked it which means I already liked it even though I won't see it until tomorrow.

 

[Boba Ben]

It would've been cool if there was a Jet Jaguar cave painting with his big, dumb smile. That would've brought the house down.

 

[SNIKT1950]

We don't know that Ghidorah is an alien in this version. He could just be another prehistoric beast. Or a cooky spirit animal like in Godzilla GMK (2001)

Edwards confirmed they were sticking to his Alien origin back when he was still attached to Godzilla 2. I doubt that's changed since.

 

[Biojex]

Edwards confirmed they were sticking to his Alien origin back when he was still attached to Godzilla 2. I doubt that's changed since.

Oooh I don't remember him saying that did he say it back when they first announced it?

 

[SNIKT1950]

Oooh I don't remember him saying that did he say it back when they first announced it?

Yeah, it was around the time they greenlit the sequel when Edwards was still directing.

 

[MaulFan]

I just want to know what Maulfan thinks.

Seeing it Saturday the 18th.

 

[RIDDICK]

Was lookin' forward for your Sunday the 12th review...

 

[JAWS]

Ok just got back and here are my feelings.

I enjoyed it a lot... Was it perfect? No. Far from. But still a very enjoyable giant monster movie. Personally I found this to be a better and more enjoyable film to both PJ's King Kong and GE's Godzilla.. Here is why...

Like I said the film was far from perfect but I found John C Reilly's character to be far more interesting, sympathetic, funny, and human then any of the characters in the other two films. Sam Jackson's character was good also and in all honesty was more interesting then anyone in the other two films also. Now the rest of the characters were a bit boring BUT they all would have fit in just fine in the GE's Godzilla film. Other then Bryan Cranston, there was nobody interesting in Godzilla IMO and because of that the lack of action makes it a very hard film to re-watch. I know a lot of people might say Bryan Cranston was better then JC Reilly but I don't agree at all... I was actually rooting for his character to get off that island and because of that I was actually in suspense a bit. Much more so then I ever was in Godzilla.

As for PJ's King Kong... This was a better movie simply because it did not have any scenes that made me roll my eyes an laugh at the ridiculousness of it all... Basically there is no Brontosaurus stampede, no Ann being held by King during a T rex fight, and no Ice skating date. I like PJ's film overall but it wasted a lot of time with silly moments like Kong laughing at Ann, getting to the island, and the above mentioned silly scenes. It probably is a better made movie simply because it followed the classic story which leads me to the main problem with this new King film.

It was not the characters that brought the film down. I already stated that I thought two of them really were great.. The others had as much character and were as interesting as most the characters in the other two films but were not (unlike Godzilla) the main character and did not (unlike Kong) take three hours to develop... But the story was very generic. It felt almost incomplete. Like some have said it felt like it was just setting things up for the GVK film. Now I don't mind a simple story for a giant monster movie... But this just felt like it needed something. It had a great opening act but lacked in the second act... Before you knew it the ending was here. Like I said it just felt incomplete. It reminded me a bit of Captain America: TFA... I know that film has it's fans but I always felt it was lacking in a true story and existed only to set up The Avengers.

Anyways I think this film will be easily rewatchable due to JC Reilly and the great eye candy. Much easier then sitting through PJ's three plus hour cut and GE's Godzilla film.

Like I said it's far from perfect but I did enjoy the full two hours. A bit of a better story would have really helped this film. But as is its a very good / fun pop corn flick.

Where it ranks score wise with the other two films.

Solid 7.5 out of 10 for me.

PJ's King Kong 6.5 out of 10

GE's Godzilla 5 out of 10

 

[JAWS]

Re: Kong: Skull Island &lt;&lt;SPOILERS&gt;&gt;

the score is forgettable

Honestly, I can't wait for you guys to see the scene that plays during the credits, it's an absolute joke and left me scratching my head. It was the perfect way to end THIS movie.


This is a John C. Reilly film. Kong is just there for the action and that's really it, he has zero to do with the story. You don't really learn a thing about him.

I agree about the score... It's forgettable. No theme as far as I can tell... It is pretty much like every film score out there today.

Yes I would say it is a JC Reilly film.. His character was very interesting and funny to me and I wanted / needed that end credit scene you are talking about. IMO it worked well since I wanted to know more about what happens with him without adding a run time to the film.

But you nailed it on the head for me... This film is not about Kong... Its what makes it feel a bit incomplete. The story did not really focus in him. I said in my remarks above that it was the story that lost me a bit and I think that is why. But I am glad to say I enjoyed it much more then you

good review

I agree with this guy most of the time (I don't really care for him personality wise) but I thought he missed the mark a bit and was looking for things to complain about... I must have missed the Fx scene he thought was so bad because I thought everything held up well. In fact this was a much more convincing Island then PJ's King Kong...

I can't believe how goofy it was. The acting from everyone is terrible. There's a ton of action though, but there was so much that by the time the big battle at the end I was already exhausted.

There's an after-credit scene too that extremely cheesy and feels like it was just thrown together last minute. This really felt like a MCU Kong film.

Only thing I liked in the movie was actually John C. Reilly, he was pretty funny. The movie felt like a comedy, and there were some extremely dumb deaths.

Never thought the film felt like a comedy.. JC Reilly had some good lines but nobody else really tried to be funny. There may have been a throw away line here or there (Lion/mouse/ thorn story) but most of it was played serious.
Other then John Goodman (in the beginning especially) I thought all the acting was good and serviceable.


Not picking on you pturtle... It's just you are the most vocal about your dislike of the film (which is fine) so I am just standing up for the film in case others want to see it but were put off by what you wrote..

I tend to be right about these things j/k

 

[wanderlai]

I thought it was really good for a "monster" movie and will be ready for the next one for sure.

 

[Biojex]

As for PJ's King Kong... This was a better movie simply because it did not have any scenes that made me roll my eyes an laugh at the ridiculousness of it all... Basically there is no Brontosaurus stampede, no Ann being held by King during a T rex fight, and no Ice skating date. I like PJ's film overall but it wasted a lot of time with silly moments like Kong laughing at Ann, getting to the island, and the above mentioned silly scenes. It probably is a better made movie simply because it followed the classic story which leads me to the main problem with this new King film.

There kind of was for a moment there. It actually made me think for a second,"oh boy here we go" . But it was quick, to the point and made for a really great moment.

This movie definitely felt more like a world building film. Just to be a setup and say "hey..hey this is what we're doing, everybody get ready". Nothing was really accomplished in this film other than as a setup. And by the end of it, everybody is the same person they were at the beginning of the film. There's no real catharsis for Kong. It's more or less, "ok bye Kong! We'll see you in the next movie"

I understand the complaints about the characters in this film and they are mostly valid. Hiddleston and Larson are pretty much just there. Larson you do get more info about and you can understand her motivations more. Hiddleston is just Captain Vanilla here. He's been working out and he wanted to do a movie with short sleeves so he can flex, dats his motivation . For the ancillary characters...you don't need that much to them. My head can fill in the rest pretty easily. I enjoyed the soldiers for the most part, I thought their banter was fun and enjoyable. It's weird to me that critics like to point out that certain characters are expendable and just there to be eaten, and these critics always point it out like the people making the film weren't intending that the whole time ...Hello Hello Mcfly!

Anyway... You kind of just have to look at it as a shallow, survival film. That's really all there is to it. The characters are there to experience the island and it's inhabitants. It's a theme park ride.