Godzilla vs. Kong [2021]

MisterAnarchy · 10-02-2021 12:34am

Slydice wrote: »

That does kinda look like a
non-Kong non-Godzilla tail in one scene there that Godzilla is staring at and I think Godzilla is standing over..

I think thats Kongs Axe which is made from one of Godzillas fins

jones · 10-02-2021 5:13pm

Am i the only one who liked Edwards version of Godzilla? I loved that he keep Godzilla to the background for most of the movie as some said earlier having CGI monsters punching each other for 2 hours does not make good entertainment. Thought Godzilla 2014 was brilliant apart from the lead character who was so wooden but it didn't really matter no one was there to see him.

Not really a spoiler but just incase

I remember the scene in the airport in the cinema when Godzilla's foot drops filling the whole screen the audience actually gasped (i don't think i've witnessed that before ha)

MisterAnarchy · 01-03-2021 10:45pm

New trailer for this which gives away a bit too much at the end, big spoiler.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=YB-7QXRn7ZM

Mr Crispy · 01-03-2021 10:59pm

MisterAnarchy wrote: »

New trailer for this which gives away a bit too much at the end, big spoiler.

Thanks for the warning. I noticed a hell of a lot more mini-trailers on YouTube the past few days, so I think I'll bow out now from watching any more until I see it.

MisterAnarchy · 01-03-2021 11:14pm

I think I will avoid future trailers and tv spots too,my appetite is whet.
The running time is said to be 113 minutes and the aircraft carrier battle scene, is said to be 18 minutes long.

Slydice · 02-03-2021 1:21am

ok, will avoid HT

duffysfarm · 04-03-2021 8:21am

Where would i be able to watch this (legally of course) when it comes out? Cinema's closed and from what i can see its streaming from hbo in US only

Agent Coulson · 13-03-2021 8:59pm

It's not getting a cinema release and going straight to Sky Cinema & NowTV available from April 1st.

I'd expect all HBO Max films to follow suit now till the cinema's are fully opened again since The Justice League is going the same route.

Mr Crispy · 13-03-2021 9:51pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It's not getting a cinema release and going straight to Sky Cinema & NowTV available from April 1st.

I'd expect all HBO Max films to follow suit now till the cinema's are fully opened again since The Justice League is going the same route.

That's a shame. I mean, I don't want cinemas to open prematurely. But seeing GvK on the small screen seems wrong!

smurf492 · 13-03-2021 9:53pm

Agent Coulson wrote:

It's not getting a cinema release and going straight to Sky Cinema & NowTV available from April 1st.

It's a pay release via sky store, Google etc. Price of rental around 17 euro.

kerplun k · 13-03-2021 10:18pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

It's not getting a cinema release and going straight to Sky Cinema & NowTV available from April 1st.

I'd expect all HBO Max films to follow suit now till the cinema's are fully opened again since The Justice League is going the same route.

Booooooooooooo. Man if ever a film was made for the big screen, this is it. Agreed tho, think every WB release this year is gonna go the same route. I’m praying to the movie gods that Dune gets a theatrical release. Surely we’ll have the option to be vaccinated by then, and cinemas open.

pixelburp · 13-03-2021 10:23pm

Wonder what metrics of success exist for this, before CoVid? King of the Monsters seemed to have only just made 2x the budget, generally thought to be breaking even in Hollywood these days. So conventionally underwhelming, presume then Kong v Godzilla can't have very high projections...

kerplun k · 14-03-2021 12:34am

I’d guess they would have seen KoftM as a blip, and hoped this would have matched the box office performance of Godzilla and Skull island. The third fast and furious film underwhelmed at the box office and came roaring back after it. Maybe WB thought this one would be the one to solidify the franchise. Who knows.., but I’d say anything less than 500 would have been seen as a disappointment.

MisterAnarchy · 22-03-2021 4:45pm

The first reactions are in and they seem overwhelmingly positive.
The special effects and CGI are excellent it seems and you can see whats going on unlike previous Monsterverse films.
The humans seem to be the weak point yet again.

kerplun k · 22-03-2021 5:10pm

Puny humans.

MisterAnarchy · 26-03-2021 8:17pm

pixelburp wrote: »

Wonder what metrics of success exist for this, before CoVid? King of the Monsters seemed to have only just made 2x the budget, generally thought to be breaking even in Hollywood these days. So conventionally underwhelming, presume then Kong v Godzilla can't have very high projections...

https://www.cnbc.com/2021/03/26/godzilla-vs-kong-china-box-office-headed-for-strong-opening-weekend.html

“Godzilla vs. Kong” is headed for a monster opening weekend at the Chinese box office, which is welcome news for an industry battered by the Coronavirus pandemic.

According to early estimates, the flick, which pits two of cinemas most iconic monsters against each other, has already secured around $21.5 million during its opening day in the country.

The sequel is currently pacing just ahead of its predecessor “Godzilla: King of the Monsters,” which earned around $18 million in 2019 during its first day in theaters in China. It ultimately garnered $66.7 million for the full weekend.

Based on a combination of ticket sales, advanced bookings and social media interest, Maoyan has forecast that “Godzilla vs. Kong” will achieve a lifetime total of RMB1.08 billion or $166 million in China.

More significantly, that score would make “Godzilla vs. Kong” by far the top grossing Hollywood film in China since the beginning of the coronavirus pandemic.

Early days but it seems to be a promising start.

SK1979 · 27-03-2021 12:57pm

When is this available in Ireland? I thought it would be on iTunes etc yesterday?

titan18 · 27-03-2021 9:57pm

SK1979 wrote: »

When is this available in Ireland? I thought it would be on iTunes etc yesterday?

April 1st I think

Agent Coulson · 28-03-2021 1:48pm

So I'm wondering should I give Skull Island & King of the Monsters a rewatch or is there really a need will this just end up be just a standalone with no real continuation with the first two.

marklazarcovic · 28-03-2021 1:55pm

Watch skull island again coz it's great

pixelburp · 28-03-2021 2:46pm

Agent Coulson wrote: »

So I'm wondering should I give Skull Island & King of the Monsters a rewatch or is there really a need will this just end up be just a standalone with no real continuation with the first two.

Skull Island is the better movie, though I think King of the Monsters might set up some of the status quo this new film jumps off from.

28-03-2021 5:46pm

Is the godzilla staring bryan cranston from about 10 years ago part of this as well?

pixelburp · 28-03-2021 5:47pm

PespiChallenge wrote: »

Is the godzilla staring bryan cranston from about 10 years ago part of this as well?

Same monster / series.

Agent Coulson · 28-03-2021 5:53pm

I'd forgotten about that film.

So its....Godzilla then it's Kong: Skull Island then it's Godzilla: King of the Monsters then this one.

The White Wolf · 29-03-2021 8:45am

Technically Skull Island before Godzilla.

Looking forward to this whenever we actually get a chance to see it.

jones · 30-03-2021 12:36pm

Thought it would be on Sky but nothing yet

MisterAnarchy · 30-03-2021 2:34pm

Its doing good number , Godzilla vs Kong Earns $122M at Global Box Office, $70M From China Alone

https://twitter.com/GodzillaVsKong/status/1376637735029497860

CastorTroy · 31-03-2021 10:21pm

Does what it says on the tin.
Big monsters fighting. There is some plot.
But it's weird seeing a Godzilla film in this series where you can see everything clearly. No clouds and not just a foot

dingdong1234567 · 31-03-2021 10:25pm

^ what he said. Great monster bash, our kids really enjoyed it. So did I.

OU812 · 31-03-2021 10:58pm

Gonna be unpopular & say I prefer the Peter Jackson version (remake) of Kong. Skull Island is great, but could have been part of the universe rather than reboot.

MisterAnarchy · 01-04-2021 1:01am

Hmm, not sure what to make of that.

The plot is ludicrous, the technology in the film wouldn't look amiss in Star Trek or Bladerunner 2049.
The laws of physics dont seem to apply in alot of scenarios.

The cgi is ropey, alot of it looked more like a computer game than a film, Pacific Rim looked alot more convincing.

Millie Bobby Brown, not sure why she is in the film, her character was extremely irritating and superfluous.

The handful of epic scenes are diluted by really lazy writing.
It looks like a fair bit of the film was left on the cutting room floor.

I liked the portrayal of Kong though and the fight scenes were well done but overall I thought it would be better.

McDermotX · 01-04-2021 3:30am

Thought it was bleedin awful TBH.......even for what it was.
No weight to the proceedings, two dimensional human characters, ludicrous plot and execution, eye rolling contrivances etc etc......while the original reboot had some scenes of merit, and even Skull Island, this effort just amplifies the weaknesses of those efforts and the risible King of the Monsters.
Even for a simple, check the brain at the door, couple of hours it wore out it's welcome surprisingly quickly.

Full_Circle_81 · 01-04-2021 9:36am

Is it necessary to see King of the Monsters in order to follow the plot of this one? I had avoided it up till now because I'd heard it was quite poor, but have seen the other two before that (Skull Island and Godzilla '14).

OU812 · 01-04-2021 11:02am

Full_Circle_81 wrote: »

Is it necessary to see King of the Monsters in order to follow the plot of this one? I had avoided it up till now because I'd heard it was quite poor, but have seen the other two before that (Skull Island and Godzilla '14).

Reading reviews this morning, seems like this one is worse again.

MisterAnarchy · 01-04-2021 11:35am

Full_Circle_81 wrote: »

Is it necessary to see King of the Monsters in order to follow the plot of this one? I had avoided it up till now because I'd heard it was quite poor, but have seen the other two before that (Skull Island and Godzilla '14).

No, its not necessary.

recyclops · 01-04-2021 12:13pm

Its fine, as said above it does exactly what it says on the tin.

leave the brain at the door and enjoying a filmsy plot and two of cinemas biggest monster smash each up

grand for a midweek movie

ThePott · 01-04-2021 2:33pm

I was not a big fan of the Monsterverse but for me this was the best of the bunch.
It delivers what it promises with a name like Godzilla vs Kong, you're not going into this looking for any depth. That being said I thought the humans were a lot better utilised here than before and the plot did just enough to keep my interest. It's all about the clash of the titans though and it lived up to it's promise in that regard for me. Thought the effects were great and was happy to see the monsters in daylight for a change. I had fun with it overall.

Went into some more detail for a video review if anyone cares to check it out all the same.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=uEPhVAoi0Rw

babybuilder · 01-04-2021 6:46pm

Hi guys
I'm trying to rent this film from Amazon Prime on my fire stick but I can't find it in the prime app. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

The White Wolf · 01-04-2021 6:46pm

I rented it there on Google Film (pricey but not like there's much to be spending on these days).

Preamble is that I've liked these films in that they're clearly trying to be ludicrous as possible given the content, so I'm able to laugh/enjoy them for what they are.

This film was much the same; some interesting stuff and the humans do what they have to do to keep the film ticking along, even if they are less than compelling. There's not much further to say. If you've liked the previous films I think you'll enjoy this.

I think a film focused on the hollow earth, if they can get the human aspect right, would be pretty fascinating. Would be a nice change from the destruction of cities that I think has lost all meaning at this point.

expectationlost · 02-04-2021 12:08am

this film is nuts!

Rodin · 02-04-2021 12:10am

The perfect mindless Covid antidote.. hopefully

silverharp · 02-04-2021 4:35pm

79% /95% audience , good enough for me

https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/godzilla_vs_kong

Sirsok · 03-04-2021 12:39am

Didn't care about the human stuff at all just the lads busting the head off each other....I could of watched 4 hours of a big gorilla and atomic breathe lizard bating seven shades outta each other

titan18 · 03-04-2021 12:50am

Wish I could have seen it in the cinema. Would probably have enjoyed it more.

As it is, it's alright. I will say it either needed to be longer in order to have more with the human characters or to have completely cut the Godzilla related characters as there were completely pointless. Kyle Chandler might as well have not been in the film, and could have easily cut Brown, Henry and Dennison with no real impact. Most of the human stuff was on Skarsgard, Hall and the child, and with a small bit needed for Gonzales and her dad.

MisterAnarchy · 03-04-2021 1:11am

titan18 wrote: »

Wish I could have seen it in the cinema. Would probably have enjoyed it more.

As it is, it's alright. I will say it either needed to be longer in order to have more with the human characters or to have completely cut the Godzilla related characters as there were completely pointless. Kyle Chandler might as well have not been in the film, and could have easily cut Brown, Henry and Dennison with no real impact. Most of the human stuff was on Skarsgard, Hall and the child, and with a small bit needed for Gonzales and her dad.

Yes, there was very little need for Brown, Henry and Dennison.
I guess they were added for comedy effect but they weren't in the least bit funny.

Skarsgard, Hall and the child played their roles very well.

The film definitely needed an extra 15 minutes to flesh out some of the motives, I suspect the original running time was longer, certain characters scenes were visibly cut.

Adam Wingard the director said that “There’s certainly enough footage to make a five-hour version of this film, I’m sure,” “But making a longer film is easier than making a shorter film in a lot of ways. For me, this is the version that worked the best, and I don’t see any reason to do a director’s cut.
“We did shoot more and there were other parts of the plot that we cut out,” he recalls. “There were other actors and stuff. I mean, Lance Reddick is top billed in the film, because he used to be in the movie more, but his role is very small because we tweaked a couple of plot points.”

https://www.denofgeek.com/movies/godzilla-vs-kong-director-adam-wingard-five-hour-cut/

03-04-2021 1:25am

babybuilder wrote: »

Hi guys
I'm trying to rent this film from Amazon Prime on my fire stick but I can't find it in the prime app. Any help would be greatly appreciated
Thanks

Chief, think yourself lucky. It's not worth it.

03-04-2021 1:26am

That could have easily been the worst film I've seen in years.

bradolf pittler · 03-04-2021 11:29am

Watched it last night, Went to bed.Woke up.Saw an add for it this morning and forgot i watched it the previous night.
Says it all really.
A decent friday night flick but totally forgettable.
The only major gripe i'd have is the fact the best bits in the film were in the trailer

titan18 · 03-04-2021 2:48pm

Ya, I could definitely see more of the film. You could feasibly have had a two part film there. Godzilla Vs Kong and plots around that and building up to Mechagodzilla destroying lots of stuff in the 2nd film and Kong and Godzilla having to team up then for a big fight.

Maybe something like 2/3 Godzilla vs Kong fights in the first film (one of those in Hollow Earth) and Kong loses and has to stay in Hollow Earth to heal and Godzilla goes back to the main world to keep on attacking Apex. Build up Mechagodzilla in the background with 3 investigating that. Then in the 2nd part, you can have Mechagodzilla appear, kick Godzilla's ass and Godzilla flees to Hollow Earth and then him and Kong team up for a final battle against Mechagodzilla in a Hollow Earth to normal earth showdown. Could even get to introduce more Hollow Earth monsters that way too.

MisterAnarchy · 03-04-2021 10:00pm

Deleted User wrote: »

That could have easily been the worst film I've seen in years.

Harsh, I've seen loads much worse in the last few months alone.

Godzilla vs. Kong [2021]

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