The Kaiju/Monsterverse Thread (Kong & Godzilla)

[Grissom]

I like it!

[The Joker]

Completely down for this, and how it ties into Godzilla 2014.

Also, giving that the film is set in the 1970's, I get a King Kong 1976 vibe as well. I really dig that Kong is shown walking around on his hind legs, much like he did in 1933/1976 (in addition to Kong's Toho appearances), and clearly being something of an entirely new species, rather than how he was essentially a giganto silver back gorilla in Peter Jackson's 2005 King Kong.

Not that I dislike Jackson's effort, but the "neither beast nor man" quality really gave Kong a very mythical quality that I found lacking with PJ's interpretation.

[Grissom]

It's good to.have the big ape back on the big screen.

[The Joker]

Looking forward to seeing this, and of course the after credit sequence!

[Silver Nemesis]

For any Kong fans out there, James Rolfe over at Cinemassacre has been doing a Kongathon in the run up to the new movie:

James and Mike also made a video about the videogame of the Peter Jackson film:

[The Joker]

Finally got to check it out.

KONG SMASH!

I had a lot of fun. Kong Skull Island might not be another ambitious remake, but it's a grand monster adventure. One of the things I liked most about it was actually the pacing, and I mean that in the best possible sense - it had archetypal, but likeable characters (John C. Reily was easily the most personable), introduced quickly and efficiently, plenty of spectacle action, and all of it was achieved that kept the story moving at a brisk pace. It's all I had hoped for, really.

Also, I liked how it's established that the natives on the island age at a seemingly slower rate, which evidently may be the case for Kong as well, and that, yes, he's still growing!

To put things in Kong perspective:





Evidently, Kong will be even larger by the time King Kong vs Godzilla takes place. Which, as huge as Legendary's Godzilla is, needed to happen anyways.

[Silver Nemesis]

Rodan, Mothra and King Ghidorah, all set to Debussy's Clair de lune. This should be fun.

[Silver Nemesis]

[The Joker]

Yes. Everything is looking very on point with this.

As a Godzilla, Japanese Kaiju (and now Legendary is referring to them as Titans ) guy, this looks like a blast. I noticed at the 2018 SDCC, that someone from Kong: Skull Island would be in Godzilla 2.

https://screenrant.com/godzilla-2-ch...-skull-island/

http://comicbook.com/anime/2018/07/2...-skull-island/

https://www.cinemablend.com/news/245...ho-it-might-be

Long live the King .....

We'll see of course, but watching Godzilla, Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah in a battle royal is going to be entertaining as hell, before we get to King Kong vs Godzilla that the Monsterverse has been building towards. 

[The Joker]