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This isn't exactly a remake, though. Apparently it has a lot of new story elements to make it a unique Kong film on its own.

I'm sure the guy's got talent..I mean come on look at that beard

Who's the guy with the zz top beard?

Loving that trailer and feeling the hype for this.

Teaser poster also confirming a Japanese release date of July 29, 2016.

Looks pretty good. Now this has my attention.

I'm totally on board with those two and yes, the music is amazing..

I have a soft spot for it also because we used the song as my kindergarten graduation song lol I can see Efron taking the role though Jlaw might have bigger projects in sight..but I'm terrible at imagining casts so what would I know?

^This.

I'd be there opening day! It'd be pretty funny if it was a more comedic Her.

I'll admit, I had a pretty good time watching this. Maybe its because I haven't seen the original, but who knows. PROS: *Stunts are great, and they look gorgeous on the big screen. Motocross, skydiving, surfing, etc...if you love extreme sports then I think you'll have good time with these scenes (Must've been a hell of a tough time to shoot too) *Even if it didn't do much with it, I found the premise of the movie (the whole pro-environment thing) pretty interesting. The whole "Ozaki 8" concept is cheesy as heck but I just went along with it, and points for trying to do something different. CONS: *Well, the characters are underwritten and the plot is bare-bones & predictable really. The emotional stuff falls flat and people will be wondering what exactly comprises the Ozaki 8, among other things. *I was waiting for a big third-act setpiece but didn't get any. But the movie resolves itself in its own way. OTHER THOUGHTS: *I was okay with the quality of the acting. They're not terrible. *This apparently has a $120 million (!!!) budget, but it shows on screen with the insane stunts and beautiful locations. *If ever you were wondering, yes our protagonist OVERALL: B-movie levels of writing and acting coupled with A-movie levels of stunts and scenery. More of an extreme sports highlight reel than a proper crime action film, but it has enough eye candy. 2.5/4

I was disappointed. So much potential, some damn good practical effects, but the pacing just seemed way off to me. You know how in horror movies, the "something's not right" feeling is what dominates the first act? In here, it literally takes half the movie to get things going as they would in the first 20 minutes of most other horror comedy flicks. Most of the audience seemed restless or were unashamedly checking their phones. I know that Dougherty wanted this Gremlins kind of vibe, but the creatures don't get enough screen time (nowhere near the Gremlins in their own film). The several creatures here are perfectly set-up for Gremlins-levels of sinister fun, but..it just doesn't do enough. A shame cos there was clearly some thought put into their designs. For example, the man-eating Jack-in-the-Box is a really great, messed up idea. But the film only takes advantage of that idea in the brief scene where we see it swallowing one of the kids and wipes his mouth after. Plus some of the shots in the big creature sequence in the attic are edited weirdly so it can be hard to follow. Thematically though, I liked it. The line "Its not about what you do, its about what you believe in" offers some food for thought, and the ending is a nice sinister touch. First act and third act (the ending especially) were not bad for me, its just that the movie screeches to a near halt in the middle. Krampus lends itself to a great premise from the get-go but ultimately, stumbles and falls. 1.5/4

First half is more full-on comedy, last half has more horror than comedy.

Hmm I found Trick or Treat better. But Krampus has more humor (if you'd like that) and some good practical monsters. On topic, even if I wasn't a fan of it, I'm happy for Legendary that this isn't bombing.

Hmm, looking at those reviews seems like I'm the outlier here so far. Though its not very hard to see why people could like this.

Hmm wait actually Krampus does give some serious Drag me to hell vibes..especially the whole moral lesson bit. Its just that its unevenness distracts a lot from any DMTH similarities.

Hmm well our protagonists are responsible for all the bad stuff but they arent terrible persons (Though Drag me to hell's lead is debatable) They're also both comedy horror and twisted in their own sort of way. Quality-wise, I enjoyed Drag me to hell wayyy more.

After a bit of thought, its pretty cool how a seemingly genuine sense of Christmas spirit seems to shine in this movie (despite my issues with parts of the film) I guess Christmas horror really is hard to crack after all.

Krampus (2015)

Its out in cinemas here already and I got to watch it. Disappointing. So much potential, some damn good practical effects, but the pacing just seemed way off to me. You know how in horror movies, the "something's not right" feeling is what dominates the first act? I know that Dougherty wanted this Gremlins kind of vibe, but the creatures don't get enough screen time (nowhere near the Gremlins in their own film). A shame cos there was clearly some thought put into their designs. First act and third act (the ending especially) were not bad for me, its just that the movie screeches to a near halt in the middle. However, I think its more of a marketing issue (see Crimson Peak..). I'm not expecting word of mouth to be good, but I really hope its just me and you guys manage to enjoy watching this. 1.5/4

With a supposed $15 million budget, it shouldn't be hard to be in the black...hopefully.

Really interesting to know. Thanks!

Isn't Landis the only credited screenwriter on this though?

Laugh out loud funny and lots of good zombie stuff. Up there with Shaun of the dead and zombieland for me (probably even better). The (very) crude humor may not go well with a lot of people, but I thoroughly enjoyed it. Way more zombie action than I was expecting. For now.. 3.5/4