Kong: Skull Island (2017) (NO UNOFFICIAL PHOTOS)

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Desghidorah wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:30 pm At the risk of necro'ing a thread, I am EXTREMELY glad Skull Island did one big thing no American Kong film has ever done before. Actually have the guts to make a King Kong movie that isn't a remake of the original or a sequel to the classic kong story.
You're pretty much preaching to the choir friend.

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Leviarex wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:47 pm
Desghidorah wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:30 pm At the risk of necro'ing a thread, I am EXTREMELY glad Skull Island did one big thing no American Kong film has ever done before. Actually have the guts to make a King Kong movie that isn't a remake of the original or a sequel to the classic kong story.
You're pretty much preaching to the choir friend.
Excellent. I guess it's more upfront to my mind as I recently re-read LeMay's Unmade Kong movies book and the sheer number of unmade Kong remakes or sequels attempted for both the 33 and 76 film. Even the jokes about a sequel/prequel to the 05 version. The fact it took so long for an American film to actually up and do something original is kinda surreal.
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Technically King Kong Lives was a new movie with Kong himself with a fresh story.

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GFAN198423 wrote: Wed Jan 27, 2021 7:59 pm Technically King Kong Lives was a new movie with Kong himself with a fresh story.
Still a sequel. I was meaning something that
A. Wasn't a remake of the 33 film
B. A sequel or attempt at a prequel to a remake
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Kong has had many fresh stories throughout the years, but most of them follow a very similar structure and are partial remakes of each other. Kong Skull Island is the only film where Kong itself is not the goal or intends to be captured. There's a twist on it though, with Packard trying to kill Kong as well, not capture him. But that being said, this is the first film in a while where the characters aren't clones of the original. Loosely, John Goodman's character is similar to Carl Dunham, but not really. Allison Brie is no Fay Wray. All the stuff with both Packard and Marlow is fantastic.

I re-watched the film, and oh man it's refreshing to see a monster flick that doesn't rely on a gigantic world ending cataclysm to end on. There was something to seeing Kong just fight Ramarak (or the big skull crawler), and win. Being discussed elsewhere, but despite the slightly bloated cast, the film has actual characters that are pretty interesting. The film is also visually distinctive, and for once music fits in really well.
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Was talking with my buddy about this movie and how dope it was Kong's entrance song is Paranoid. This led to us talking about the soundtrack, and even though it used Run thru the Jungle and Bad Moon Rising, you gotta give them props for skipping Fortunate Son!

Also, LSD, it was Brie Larson, not Allison Brie. That's a dangerous Community mixup right there :lol:
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Will watch Godzilla vs. Kong tomorrow evening son I'm trying to re-watch all the previous Monsterverse films and I'm on this one right now and damn does this movie shred.

I feel bad saying this as a Godzilla fan, but in regards to this series Kong's film is the one to beat.

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Just finished it as part 2 of my Monsterverse marathon. It was as good as last time I saw it! All of the characters were great but Hank in particular stole the show. The majority of jokes were funny, which I wish I could say for the Monsterverse films to follow. I love how the creatures of Skull Island were portrayed not as monsters but as dangerous animals and their designs were great, too. And the CGI is drop-dead gorgeous. Plus, the film connects really well to G14. Now, if there's a major issue with the film, it has to be the OST. It's very generic and definitely a step down from Desplat's score. However, the multitude of 70s-era songs make up for it. Overall, the movie's really good.
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The visual aesthetic is what really draws me to KSI over the other MonsterVerse films. Roberts also liked to linger on his shots so you could really take them in, he let them "breathe".
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Tyrant_Lizard_King wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:42 am Roberts also liked to linger on his shots so you could really take them in, he let them "breathe".
The absence of that is one of KoTM's biggest flaws for me. There were plenty of great shots in that film but all of them pass too quickly.

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ElijahSky wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 8:59 pm
Tyrant_Lizard_King wrote: Tue Oct 05, 2021 7:42 am Roberts also liked to linger on his shots so you could really take them in, he let them "breathe".
The absence of that is one of KoTM's biggest flaws for me. There were plenty of great shots in that film but all of them pass too quickly.
I’m just seeing this after I posted about this very thing in the KOTM thread. Bravo. I agree completely

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So can I post unofficial photos yet?
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Godzilla21 wrote: Wed Feb 02, 2022 8:31 pm So can I post unofficial photos yet?
Only if you change your vote at the poll up top to indicate you're no longer excited for the movie. ;)
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Kong: Skull Island is now 5 years old! I’m currently 23 minutes into a celebratory rewatch.

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Damn, has it really been 5 years already?! Jesus H. Christ. This was the first King Kong movie I ever watched in the theatre and I freaking loved it. I remember how stoked I was when I saw the post-credit scene.
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I remember having no real expectations besides a mildly cool diversion. Imagine my shock that K:SI is still my favorite Monsterverse movie! What a picture.
It's such a gorgeous movie from stem to stern, and I love how much of a kaiju movie it is.
I was just thinking about Jordan Vogt-Roberts today, I hope he does more Monsterverse stuff soon. Until then I'm eagerly awaiting his take on Metal Gear Solid.
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Gundam should be great too

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I remember now knowing what to expect going into this and enjoying it way more than I thought I would. I still like it as a fun monster movie, with some of the best stuff in the MV, but feel it's a little too kooky for its own good in places and has way too much going on with way too many characters. The 70s/Vietnam era setting has always been weird to me as well, I guess I just prefer the early 20th century for period Kong stories.

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Love Godzilla far more than Kong, but I felt, and still feel that KSI was the best "movie" of all the Monsterverse so far.

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