Kong: Skull Island <<SPOILERS>>

[jye4ever]

PR fights easily > Kong

Jackson's Kong even with all of its faults is a masterpiece compared to this Kong.

 

[crows]

\ I love crabs and octopuses.

[/CENTER]

I know an easy way you can get both, but it will cost you 70 bucks

 

[GasparZizou]

I know an easy way you can get both, but it will cost you 70 bucks

Already got crabs...

Spoiler

 

[RIDDICK]

you should feel bad for it, Riddick.

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[GasparZizou]

https://coub.com/view/embx

The utter madman.

 

[Khev]

Almost everything in the original Star Wars was old school tech -- models, mattes, etc -- except they brought everything up to the next level with computer controlled camera movement and they could 'rotoscope' a lot better. If I remember correctly, those two things seemed to be the big "forward leaps" back in '77. Moving the camera instead of the model was a huge change in mind-set -- and being able to replicate an exact camera move. The rest was just old tech -- nothing different from 1969's '2001: A Space Odyssey".

Yes, comparing SW tech achievements to 2001 it's really Ben Burtt's sound effects that puts SW so far ahead. The space visuals are no better than 2001 (and in some cases inferior.) Until you get the movement of the X-Wings and TIE's in the DS trench. Nothing like that in 2001 on account of the new computer controlled cameras you mentioned (and Kubrick obviously having no need for such kinetic motion.)

 

[Wor-Gar]

The DS trench seems so slow and, dare I say, boring now... but I vividly remember how fast and exiting it was in '77, blown away by the energy, the quick-cuts, and that dizzying spin while flying into the trench always got me.

I so wish a movie could come out today that just dazzles people in the way Star Wars did in '77. I'm not sure its possible now. I think a whole new tech is needed to make a leap far enough forward to really shock an audience.

 

[Khev]

Yeah, especially those final moments when Vader is closing in on Luke.

 

[spindrift]

Just saw this- it is very very very bad. I cannot believe some of you guys thought this was great. It is quite awful

 

[Khev]

Just saw this- it is very very very bad. I cannot believe some of you guys thought this was great. It is quite awful

Was this the film that a-dev said you can't be told how bad it is, you simply have to see it for yourself? (Sorry MaulFan. ) It's almost the quintessential modern "sizzle reel" mirage with no real movie beyond that that we've been seeing so much of these days IMO.

 

[rjszar]

Just saw this- it is very very very bad. I cannot believe some of you guys thought this was great. It is quite awful

At least two "very's" too many there if not three. It's a kaiju movie for crying out loud, not Gone With The Wind.

 

[Khev]

It's a kaiju movie for crying out loud, not Gone With The Wind.

I think a case could be made that that's part of the problem. When you remove the "Beauty and the Beast" element prevalent in all previous incarnations of Kong (save Kong vs. Godzilla) and treat him like just another kaiju it's a bit of a disservice to the character IMO.

 

[Sassafras]

At least two "very's" too many there if not three. It's a kaiju movie for crying out loud, not Gone With The Wind.

Yeah, but I expected better too. Just saw it and "eh"'. IMO not horrible, but glsd I didn't pay theater prices. A movie that goes nowhere and nothing is really scary except Jackson. The actors do their best. Sad.

 

[RIDDICK]

I expected a silly modern movie in style of 60's trashy kaiju cinema and that's exactly what I've got.
It could be better, but it also could be way worse. It could be Kong's GINO14 disaster.

 

[GasparZizou]

It's just a movie guys!

 

[rivera2171]

Just saw this today and wanted to share my opinion with a bunch of semi strangers:

I thought the movie was very entertaining. An excellent action adventure. Actors and set pieces were great. Overall cool designs and the 70's vibe was very well done. I don't really get the hate for this movie, or what people are expecting from an intro shared universe kaiju movie. It did its job as an enjoyable romp through Skull Island.

 

[Aliaz]

Just saw this today and wanted to share my opinion with a bunch of semi strangers:

I thought the movie was very entertaining. An excellent action adventure. Actors and set pieces were great. Overall cool designs and the 70's vibe was very well done. I don't really get the hate for this movie, or what people are expecting from an intro shared universe kaiju movie. It did its job as an enjoyable romp through Skull Island.

My thought exactly! Saw this a few days ago.

 

[rivera2171]

My thought exactly! Saw this a few days ago.

 

[Wor-Gar]

I doubt I'll ever see this movie without the use of fast-forward.

I've sped through many of the recent greats; Fantastic Beasts just last night. It's a great way to spend 20 minutes.

 

[Caped Baldy]

They gave it a lashing.