Kong: Skull Island | March 10, 2017 | Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman | Crosses 500M WW

[Bishop54]

What could they possibly offer in a sequel? That Kong is not fully grown and Mama is much much bigger? 

[RobinHood26]

Why not do a prequel set years before that flows a new group of explorers maybe in the 1800s even. They could have multiple large apes plus an unlimited amount of creatures.

[Yandereprime101189]

This is from a casting call, sequel to the 1933 film? Wtf???

"Kong: Skull Island" takes place years after the original film. In 1933, American showman Carl Denham returned from a mysterious, hidden island with a priceless treasure. A treasure not of gold or jewels, but the island's barbaric god, a monstrous anthropoid called "Kong." The savage giant escaped and wreaked havoc among the man-made canyons of Manhattan, but within hours of the giant ape's death his body, and Carl Denham, disappeared. Many years later, the son of Carl Denham makes a shocking discovery that leads him back to the site of his father's greatest adventure and to the answers that will unlock the century's greatest mystery and history's greatest miracle.

 

That is almost the same description of the graphic novel Kong: King of Skull Island

 

Hopefully it doesn't take 80 minutes to get to the island this time.

Edited August 16, 2015 by Yandereprime

[RobinHood26]

They get to island 45 minutes in not 80.

[Yandereprime101189]

It's been awhile since I've seen the 2005 one to be honest.

[RobinHood26]

It's been awhile since I've seen the 2005 one to be honest.

Well it does feel like 80 minutes I'll give you that

[CaptainJackSparrow]

I love the 2005 film. Anyway, I was hoping this would be a prequel with a bunch of Kongs.

[Avatree]

Interesting that this isn't a prequel. Anyway Jackson's film is a near perfect masterpiece so ain't gonna be topped no matter how good this is. Hopefully it still manages to explore some interesting ideas

[Jack Nevada]

The scene with the penis monsters in KK05 is about the most foul, hideous thing I've seen in a big studio film.

[TServo2049]

Interesting that this isn't a prequel. Anyway the 1933 film is a near perfect masterpiece so ain't gonna be topped no matter how good this is.

FTFY.

And what were the penis monsters? I remember a ton of dinos and insects and stuff, what were the penis monsters?

Edited August 16, 2015 by TServo2049

[4815162342]

FTFY.

And what were the penis monsters? I remember a ton of dinos and insects and stuff, what were the penis monsters?

 

The worm creatures that inhaled Andy Serkis' human character.

[Ozymandias]

The scene with the penis monsters in KK05 is about the most foul, hideous thing I've seen in a big studio film.

 

The entire bug scene was awesome and made it into a pg-13!

[Jack Nevada]

The entire bug scene was awesome and made it into a pg-13!

Yah, that scene is the nastiest Jackson has got since the days of Braindead et al

[kowhite]

just watched Kong 2 nights ago. The 3 t-Rex fight is fucking awesome and so is the bug scene but they really needed to trim 15 minutes out of the first act and tighten up the New York stuff another 10.

Not liking the idea of a sequel though

Adrien Brody is like the epitome of wrong casting.

And I like PJ Kong.

But the casting was bad. Good actors...bad casting.

And yes, too long. LoTR lessons...applied to the wrong movie.

[The Futurist]

Adrien Brody is like the epitome of wrong casting.

And I like PJ Kong.

But the casting was bad. Good actors...bad casting.

And yes, too long. LoTR lessons...applied to the wrong movie.

 

Those travel subplots on the boat were as riveting as a David Fincher thriller.

NOT.

[kowhite]

Those travel subplots on the boat were as riveting as a David Fincher thriller.

NOT.

You said what about David Fincher thrillers?

You said WHAT?

This will not stand. How dare you.

[Chewy]

http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/heat-vision/jurassic-world-writer-heads-kong-816144

 

Whoo boy, off we go

[ddddeeee]

ew. Run Hiddles.

[Avatree]

Adrien Brody is like the epitome of wrong casting.

And I like PJ Kong.

But the casting was bad. Good actors...bad casting.

And yes, too long. LoTR lessons...applied to the wrong movie.

Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Andy Serkis were all terrific in the movie, and Adrien Brody was still good even if not on the same level as the others.

[Plain Old Tele]

Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Andy Serkis were all terrific in the movie, and Adrien Brody was still good even if not on the same level as the others.

 

But the end result is less than the sum total of their efforts.