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07-26-2014, 06:19 PM | #1 |
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Skull Island: A King Kong Prelude
Straight from SDCC:
Source Man, Legendary is grabbing ALL of the giant monster franchises. And is, from the sound of things, a King Kong prequel? Interesting. Although I still can't help but wonder if all of this is a prelude to something. Something bigger...almost GODlike. Especially considering that OTHER announcement with a certain giant monster they made today...
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07-26-2014, 06:32 PM | #2 |
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Peter Jackson's King Kong was brilliant, I doubt they'll top that one.
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My last comments on Skull Island were on the Godzilla 2 thread and I was mad and not excited since they got rid of the original idea of "Skull Island" prequel of King Kong that dealt with the island and not Kong but they changed it to another Kong movie to fit it in to the Godzilla monsterverse. They didn't even let them use dinosaurs in the movie since Universal told them "we're already doing Dinosaurs in Jurassic World" but....ey
I've made a full 180, and I'm super excited for the film. I'm still mad at the above however I think I'll be able to enjoy the film for what it is; A new take on Kong and one that embraces the "awesome giant Kaiju" instead of making it serious yet boring and still silly as hell like Godzilla 2014. I hope Godzilla 2 continues the trend that Kong seems to be taking. I'm not saying that a serious take can't be made, Shin Gojira did it last year perfectly but G2014 failed at it so it should have fun with its crazy kaiju take instead. |
03-10-2017, 10:53 PM | #5 |
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I thought the movie was cool. I was disappointed at the lack of dinosaurs but then I realized they'd be pretty small in comparison to this new Kong. However, there was a triceratop skull in a scene and that line that Kong was still growing makes me believe that there was a time when Kong was smaller and fighting dinosaurs. Especially since he's been around for a pretty long time.
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03-11-2017, 12:27 AM | #6 |
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I personally would have liked the replacement "dinosaur" fight be Kong vs Rodan. It doesn't even just have to be a full fight, just good and long enough to hype for Godzilla 2
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03-11-2017, 02:36 PM | #7 |
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Saw the movie today, Thought it was good, it was a lot of fun, There's an after credit scene.
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07-26-2014, 06:39 PM | #8 | |
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07-26-2014, 06:52 PM | #9 |
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Yeah, it seems like the logical thing to do considering everyone is going big these days. We got Avengers, now Batman vs Superman is actually a thing, X-Men is getting their sh*t together, Spider-Man's going Sinister Six, and Star Wars is about to get much bigger. So why not Godzilla vs King Kong? I've never really been a King Kong fan, but the news excites me only because I can see this happening.
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07-26-2014, 07:41 PM | #10 |
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hmm
No jack black? Pass for me. Jk. Sounds good. Godzilla vs King Kong in present day could be amazing. But it'll probably be underwhelming like Freddy vs Jason. Another movie with so much potential that you can't help but be disappointed cause there can always be something done better.
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07-26-2014, 09:43 PM | #11 |
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Wow, awesome the remake was awesome with the exception that it was a little too long, I was sad they didn't make a sequel since the previous two reboots had one. A prequel idea works well since Skull Island is a very interesting place and in this movie we can see Kong as the hero probably and if successful they can easily make more sequels that are still prequels to the film.
I definitely don't see another KK vs Godzilla movie, especially since this Godzilla towers over past Godzillas which already towered over King Kong. Having a bigger "Kong" defeats the purpose since it's not really KK...if they attempt a crossover I think Pacific Rim is more likely, I'm pretty sure the B.O. of Godzilla is the only reason we're even getting a sequel and cartoon, they want to cash-in on the giant monster craze that Godzilla started without having to pay royalties to TOEI. |
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That's a license to print money for Universal/Legenday, and they seem pretty aware of it too. |
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07-31-2014, 05:47 AM | #13 |
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Yeah, but... Godzilla's a million feet tall now. Kong's "just" a giant gorilla. That's no fight.
I'm sure they'll figure something out. It might be contrived, but I'm sure they'll figure something out.
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07-31-2014, 08:35 AM | #14 | |
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Considering that, you can certainly play around with dimensions and such. Kong will likely be playing the role of the underdog in a battle with Godzilla, but that was the case in the original version, and fully expected in a possible King Kong vs. Godzilla part deaux as well. |
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07-31-2014, 08:45 AM | #15 |
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Aw, but I like Godzilla better. Everyone roots for the underdog. I kinda don't care about Kong as much. I'd rather see Godzilla just nuke his ass with the atomic breath... after a scrap worthy of the ticket price, of course.
I'm sure they'll work it out. I just know who I'll be rooting for, underdog Kong or no. Screw it, let the "bad guy" win for a change.
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Some new details have emerge about Kong: Skull Island.
Apparently the movie is set in the same universe as Godzilla, The script makes references to Monarch, the secret government entity in Godzilla, which is why the production was moved from Universal back to Warner Bros. This will lead into a potential King Kong vs Godzilla movie after Godzilla 2 comes out. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/new...iversal-823715 |
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I'm a bit disappointed they want to make Skull Island a reboot instead of a prequel to the last KK movie. King Kong can only do so many things, it's not a "cinematic" universe. Seeing Godzilla vs King Kong again would be awesome, I'd love to see it again. No GvKK should not be something that is in continuity, that will ruin both franchises, ugh. The new American Godzilla film was alright but nothing amazing either, and this sets it up to people not taking it into account.
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06-21-2016, 01:17 PM | #18 |
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King Kong will be 100 feet tall in Kong: Skull Island.
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Maybe the Kong in this dies and his baby gets bigger? Or something happens later to make him even bigger? Or maybe, hey, Kong is just 100 feet and Godzilla is 350 and there's a bit of a disadvantage. Though Kong is probably way faster than Godzilla.
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06-21-2016, 08:26 PM | #20 |
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100 feet? So that can't be the same ape as the one in King Kong if Skull Island is a prequel; he was only 50 feet max. Maybe there are two Kongs in an oversized trenchcoat or something.
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