Kong: Skull Island

Mr E

First trailer.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=E591L_sxw-k

brianregan09

Have to say that looks great some amazing shots in there , is this supposed to be in the same universe as the last Godzilla movie ?

dreamers75

brianregan09 wrote: »

Have to say that looks great some amazing shots in there , is this supposed to be in the same universe as the last Godzilla movie ?

Its a lead up to Kong vs Godzilla, so yes.


Looks like it is set in the 70s with the weapons and choppers.

Liam McPoyle

SLJ really is in everything these days.

Slydice

dreamers75 wrote: »

Its a lead up to Kong vs Godzilla

WHHAAAAAA!!!!!#


#FAINTS

mdwexford

Looks pretty sweet.

Also Starring LeVar Burton

It's like Christmas for Trailers today with all the epic stuff coming out of SDCC... This looks class - had no idea of who was in the cast until I started watching that trailer and I was pleasantly surprised.

AllGunsBlazing

Kinda strikes me as Predator but with a giant gorilla substituting for the alien.

Dair76

AllGunsBlazing wrote: »

Kinda strikes me as Predator but with a giant gorilla substituting for the alien.

Funnily enough, I got the same vibe from Tom Hiddleston as I did from Adrien Brody in Predators....

Anyway this looks terribly daft, as does the premise of having Kong fight Godzilla (I know they did in the 60s for Toho), but I'll lap it up all the same.

JP Liz V1

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

SLJ really is in everything these days.

Adding coolness to every film

Harry Palmr

Another CGI soaked horror

1878_

As a fan of King Kong (original concept) I can't wait for this! The Peter Jackson film wasn't great so hope this makes up for it.

Really enjoyed Godzilla (2014) too.

Mr Freeze

dreamers75 wrote: »

Looks like it is set in the 70s with the weapons and choppers.

Definitely looks like its set in the 70s, which makes me wonder what year Kong vs Godzilla is going to be set in. If its modern, will it end up having a whole new cast, not really using anyone from this Kong film?

Also Starring LeVar Burton

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=7frzcG9PwvU

squonk

dreamers75 wrote: »

Its a lead up to Kong vs Godzilla, so yes.

Jesus Christ does everything have to be either an X vs Y movie or a collection movie like Avengers these days? It's getting boring at this point. Batman v Superman was a bit pile of shít and the last Godzilla movie wasn't all that memorable either.

razorblunt

It hasn't got Jack Black, I hear Oscar buzz.

It hasn't got Kyle Chandler, buzzkill.

Comic Book Guy

Some cool shots in that, love the one with the choppers heading towards the silhouette of Kong while the sound effect noise cranks up.

Can't wait 😀

JakeArmitage

squonk wrote: »

dreamers75 wrote: »

Its a lead up to Kong vs Godzilla, so yes.

Jesus Christ does everything have to be either an X vs Y movie or a collection movie like Avengers these days? It's getting boring at this point. Batman v Superman was a bit pile of sh t and the last Godzilla movie wasn't all that memorable either.

Batman V Superman was class

Venom

Trailer looks awesome but then so did the Godzilla one

Tony EH

A film like 'King Kong' remains at its most viable in the period it was conceived and shot in. The 30's. Which is why there is only one 'King Kong'.

I was all ready to start rolling my eyes at this and giving out about hollywood trying to remake, yet again, something that has no right being remade.

However, I was pleasantly surprised by that trailer! It looks like something I want to see more of.

Of course, that pleasing feeling sort of dropped off when I heard that this is just a possible run up to a 'King Kong vs Godzilla'. :rolleyes:

Why.

Didn't hollywood get all that vs/meets crap out of their system in the 40's, when Universal wrecked all their classic monsters.

Sigh.

Utah

Dair76 wrote: »

Funnily enough, I got the same vibe from Tom Hiddleston as I did from Adrien Brody in Predators....

Is that vibe a "they have no business as action heroes" kind of vibe?!

dreamers75

JakeArmitage wrote: »

Batman V Superman was class

Nope.

Agent Coulson

https://twitter.com/kongskullisland/status/797846521618132992
https://twitter.com/kongskullisland/status/798208903083212801

Gwynplaine

Saul T Nutzz wrote: »

SLJ really is in everything these days.

So sick of him. Shouting L Jackson.

Mr E

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=h9y6oPka3us

Loughc

That looks so good!

Bacchus

Looks interesting. I quite like the Vietnam era, Platoon/'Apocalypse Now' vibe off the setting. Kong looks massive, the monsters look great and the cast is perfect (even Reilly as the 'gone slightly mad' survivor of a previous expedition).

pixelburp

Well, I love big monster movies, so I love the look of this. There's no doubt the 70s setting is aping (badum tsch) the styling of Apocalypse Now, but that's no bad thing; if nothing else it keeps the action grounded & the protagonists without easy technology to aid them.

I wonder if this will end with a nod towards Godzilla, given the rumours there'll be a crossover film in the future.

Bacchus

pixelburp wrote: »

I wonder if this will end with a nod towards Godzilla, given the rumours there'll be a crossover film in the future.

I forgot that this was part of a new monster universe... given that this is set in the 70s (or so) and Godzilla was modern day, it will be quite interesting how they link them. Or are they rebooting Godzilla again?

pixelburp

Bacchus wrote: »

I forgot that this was part of a new monster universe... given that this is set in the 70s (or so) and Godzilla was modern day, it will be quite interesting how they link them. Or are they rebooting Godzilla again?

Well going by the trailer, Kong seems to have lived for quite a while and IIRC, in Godzilla it was implied the titular monster lived for thousands of years, so it isn't inconceivable Kong will simply be ~40 years older.

I think some viral marketing has implied groups involved with the plot in Kong were the same scientific group in Godzilla. I guess we won't see any of the Skull Island characters in the Versus film, unless the studio pull a Fox & pretend human ageing doesn't happen

Bacchus

pixelburp wrote: »

Well going by the trailer, Kong seems to have lived for quite a while and IIRC, in Godzilla it was implied the titular monster lived for thousands of years, so it isn't inconceivable Kong will simply be ~40 years older.

I think some viral marketing has implied groups involved with the plot in Kong were the same scientific group in Godzilla. I guess we won't see any of the Skull Island characters in the Versus film, unless the studio pull a Fox & pretend human ageing doesn't happen

Well yeah, no issue regarding Kongs age. I mean more along the lines of... will Kong become public knowledge by the end of this? In Godzilla, the idea of huge monsters seems to be new territory... no mention of a "Kong" incident in it. Not that there has to be but it'll just be interesting to see how it ties together.

dreamers75

Bacchus wrote: »

Well yeah, no issue regarding Kongs age. I mean more along the lines of... will Kong become public knowledge by the end of this? In Godzilla, the idea of huge monsters seems to be new territory... no mention of a "Kong" incident in it. Not that there has to be but it'll just be interesting to see how it ties together.

Going back to a previous posters Predator reference will the survivors of this get on a chopper with a vow to keep quiet to protect earth n ****.

Bacchus

dreamers75 wrote: »

Going back to a previous posters Predator reference will the survivors of this get on a chopper with a vow to keep quiet to protect earth n ****.

That didn't happen in Predator though. Both Predator sequels made reference to the report Dutch made of the encounter. But yeah, maybe it'll end up a military secret. I'm not saying it won't work btw, I'm just interested in seeing how it all ties in, seeing as they're going for this shared universe approach. At least they made sure Kong will match Godzilla for size here.

Corholio

The Japanese poster for this is absolutely fantastic.

May contain spoilers for anyone who hasn't watched the trailers...

Mr E

Final trailer. This one is going to be fun.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=44LdLqgOpjo

Sad Professor

Looking forward to this if just for the cast.

pixelburp

Solid trailer; bodes well for Legendary's own expanded universe, suggesting a potentially more carefree film to Godzilla's sullen fare. Could be the surprise blockbuster hit ('surprise' in the sense it's not really any pre-existing franchise, hyped YA adaptation or that sort of thing)

RockSalto

Brilliant trailer. Can't wait for this.

Tony EH

Turned that trailer off half way. It's showing waaaaay too much that should be reserved for the cinema.

Dair76

Looks mental. Can't wait!

OU812

I'm looking forward to this.

Universal seem to want to reboot both their Monster & their Horror franchises at the same time or maybe see which is performing better & drop the non-performer.

But I'm a little confused, Is this a total reboot & 2005's Peter Jackson version doesn't exist in this universe or is this jumping the story 40 years forwards to the 70s with room to capture Kong & bring him to New York in a sequel?

FunLover18

OU812 wrote:

But I'm a little confused, Is this a total reboot & 2005's Peter Jackson version doesn't exist in this universe or is this jumping the story 40 years forwards to the 70s with room to capture Kong & bring him to New York in a sequel?

Total reboot. They had to make Kong bigger as to make his matchup with Godzilla slightly fairer.

OU812

So we can assume that he goes to Japan instead of new york in the sequel so. Seems strange as they spent so much money on the rides in the parks to work in with the Jackson version.

Harry Palmr

Peter Bradshawed -

Deep in the distant jungle … the undergrowth stirs, the lagoons froth, the branches shake and a huge monster rears terrifyingly up on its haunches, blotting out the sun. Run for your lives! It’s a 700 ft turkey, making squawking and gobbling noises and preparing to lay a gigantic egg.

This fantastically muddled and exasperatingly dull quasi-update of the King Kong story looks like a zestless mashup of Jurassic Park, Apocalypse Now and a few exotic visual borrowings from Miss Saigon. It gets nowhere near the elemental power of the original King Kong or indeed Peter Jackson’s game remake; it’s something Ed Wood Jr might have made with a trillion dollars to do what he liked with but minus the fun.

https://www.theguardian.com/film/2017/mar/02/kong-skull-island-tom-hiddleston-review-only-de-evolution-can-explain-this-zestless-mashup

Decuc500

I only really take notice of reviews if every single one I read is bad and the film is obviously going to be a turkey. Thankfully that’s not the case with Kong: Skull Island. It’s being favourably reviewed in the main and sounds like it’s competently made and a bit of fun.

I sometimes read Peter Bradshaw’s reviews but I never let them inform my decision on a film. He has to go to extremes in his criticism. I don’t know why he is as well regarded as he is.

gmisk

Heading to see this tonight! Looks like a lot of fun to me!

gmisk

Hmmm its alright 6/6.5 out of 10 for me.
The action set pieces and design was a lot of fun but the story was pretty much non existent with some terrible lines of dialogue.
John C Reilly pretty much stole the show, I also have to say Tom Hiddleston was really really poor in it has acting was so stilted and wooden.
It kind of reminded me of Jurassic World (but I enjoyed that a lot more).

Oh and do remember to stay after the credits

Tony EH

Yeh, a mate of mine saw it too. Said is was very, very average.

WHIP IT!

I kinda get the unfortunate feeling that any part worth seeing is in the trailer.. would that be fair?

homerun_homer

It's entertaining but not a good film. There was absolutely zero characterisation, beyond zero. Tom Hiddleston was nothing more than his smirky face, who is he, why would they pay so much for him on this trip? No idea, he does absolutely nothing but be the handsome guy next to the gorgeous woman. Brie Larson, she doesn't get to fare better as a result.

Samuel L Jackson doesn't want to leave the war so in taking on this mission wants to put everyone's lives at risk to save the one stranded soldier and kill Kong. No reason. This film would have no plot if he just went along with the plan to get on the boat and GET TO THE CHOPPER!! John C Reilly as you could tell from the trailers is the best thing in the film. Funny and charming but still not a lot going on.

gmisk wrote: »

Oh and do remember to stay after the credits

What happens in end credits? saw the premiere but left as soon as it was over.

gmisk

homerun_homer wrote: »

It's entertaining but not a good film. There was absolutely zero characterisation, beyond zero. Tom Hiddleston was nothing more than his smirky face, who is he, why would they pay so much for him on this trip? No idea, he does absolutely nothing but be the handsome guy next to the gorgeous woman. Brie Larson, she doesn't get to fare better as a result.

Samuel L Jackson doesn't want to leave the war so in taking on this mission wants to put everyone's lives at risk to save the one stranded soldier and kill Kong. No reason. This film would have no plot if he just went along with the plan to get on the boat and GET TO THE CHOPPER!! John C Reilly as you could tell from the trailers is the best thing in the film. Funny and charming but still not a lot going on.



What happens in end credits? saw the premiere but left as soon as it was over.

Hiddleston and brie (who I thought did really well with a crappy part) are being held in monarch and are then told then shown that other monsters exist...they are then shown mothra, Godzilla and a couple more...spin offs galore....almost as clunky as Batman Vs Superman Folders with the spin offs tbh