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Josh! View member profile	27th July 2016, 01:09 PM Post #1
c: Joined: 12 March 2014 Posts: 13,152 User: 20,692	YAbI4w95cTE Y This seemed to be pretty popular at Comic Con so I guess it's time to get the hype train chugging. Kong looks absolutely gigantic which I think is going to be pretty excited and already weeing myself a bit at the idea of the Godzilla vs. Kong movie after this. This isn't one of my most hyped movies but the cast is stellar and the action looks so fun so I am looking forward to this. Not too long to go when you think about it


Severin View member profile	29th July 2016, 10:50 PM Post #2
Mansonette Joined: 3 November 2009 Posts: 6,929 User: 9,872	This looks terrible, and yet entertaining in the same way that trashy B-Movies are


Tafty³³³ View member profile	5th December 2016, 11:44 PM Post #3
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,451 User: 5,042	Looks quite good. The only thing I don't like is that they seem to have a thing of doing monsters that are TOO big to fit on the screen... but looks good! Plus Tom Hiddleston/Brie Larson should be great together! EDIT: Oh and here's another full trailer h9y6oPka3us


Tafty³³³ View member profile	12th March 2017, 07:30 PM Post #4
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,451 User: 5,042	Really enjoyed this! Lots of action to keep people entertained, but just about enough plot to balance it out a bit. I thought Brie and Tom were wasted and under used and the tone was a bit over the place, but it was easily enjoyable and gripping enough. I preferred it to 'Godzilla' and I really liked that. Very happy with it. Definitely the best King Kong movie to date, imo.


Josh! View member profile	13th March 2017, 09:24 AM Post #5
c: Joined: 12 March 2014 Posts: 13,152 User: 20,692	I had a great time watching this too, the action was really enjoyable to watch and all of the design on the animals was great. The skullcrawlers looked really gruesome and I loved how HUGE Kong was. The cast were all a bit wasted imo as they pretty much all did nothing interesting (John C. Reilly was fun and I still liked seeing Brie Larson in another film anyway) but the focus was deservedly on the animals and they were really cool so I didn't mind too much (my favourite scene was probably Kong vs the helicopters, he was brutal!). The ending left it on a good cliffhanger too, would love a sequel taking off from there.


365 View member profile	13th March 2017, 09:27 AM Post #6
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 11 October 2013 Posts: 31,028 User: 19,931	Yeah, I thought this was a lot of fun too. I loved the scale, and the design of some of the monsters. The giant tree spider thing was so grim.


jark View member profile	13th March 2017, 09:49 PM Post #7
something you consider rare Joined: 25 February 2007 Posts: 57,223 User: 2,990	Amazing movie. Excellent action, utterly brilliant visuals (Jordan Vogt-Roberts is clearly a talent to watch for the future), the monsters were fantastic (the water buffalo and the sad giant camouflaged stick insect slayed me) and it even had a bit of heart. Left films like Fantastic Beasts and Doctor Strange in the dust.


Tafty³³³ View member profile	14th March 2017, 05:19 AM Post #8
I found the love, I found the love in me Pronouns: He/Him Joined: 13 December 2007 Posts: 87,451 User: 5,042	Yeah the Stick Insect was amazing! They got the emotion spot on


Severin View member profile	18th March 2017, 04:56 PM Post #9
Mansonette Joined: 3 November 2009 Posts: 6,929 User: 9,872	As I was watching this I couldn't help but think that re-making Apocalypse Now with King Kong in it was a brilliant idea.


Mack. View member profile	19th March 2017, 02:56 PM Post #10
It's still will be the return of the Mack 4eva Joined: 1 February 2011 Posts: 53,751 User: 12,915	Great film there topped the 2005 film for sure. Gutted I missed the post credits scene though.


Popchartfreak View member profile	22nd March 2017, 04:03 PM Post #11
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 18 July 2012 Posts: 22,833 User: 17,376	A great film to watch with the dialogue turned off. Very silly, very cliched. Great-looking action sequences, and John Goodman could read a telephone directory and make it sound good - he's by far the best performance, everyone else is either OTT (Hi Samuel J) or phoning it in. 5/10, the oldies featured in the choice of songs is good though! Retro, Good Morning Vietnaaaaam!


jark View member profile	23rd March 2017, 01:44 PM Post #12
something you consider rare Joined: 25 February 2007 Posts: 57,223 User: 2,990	John C. Reilly was neither OTT nor phoning it in. He was great. I loved this so much I saw it twice HA


365 View member profile	23rd March 2017, 01:45 PM Post #13
BuzzJack Legend Joined: 11 October 2013 Posts: 31,028 User: 19,931	John C. Reilly was a highlight for me too.


atrilliondollars View member profile	4th May 2017, 07:17 AM Post #14
New Entry Joined: 27 April 2017 Posts: 21 User: 30,252	I saw Kong: Skull Island not too long ago... i loved the cinematography, was beautifully shot. Sam Jackson's and John C Reiley's character were interesting... the others not so much. Solid monster fights, some of the best ive seen in a loooooong time. Give it a 3.5/5


Live&LetDie Live&LetDie View member profile	20th May 2017, 03:27 PM Post #15
New Entry Joined: 20 May 2017 Posts: 22 User: 31,698	I didn't think it was that amazing tbh. It seemed to go on forever and the final battle was a bit underwhelming.