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Underworld54 · 01-25-2021, 11:26 AM

147 minutes gives them even more time to cut away from the action scenes. Brilliant!

imsounoriginal · 01-25-2021, 11:34 AM

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Originally Posted by Gacivory

Really liked Godzilla: King of the Monsters (seem to be alone in this)

You're not, it's great. People who didn't like it are simply incapable of enjoying these movies.

levcore · 01-25-2021, 11:37 AM

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Originally Posted by Underworld54

147 minutes gives them even more time to cut away from the action scenes. Brilliant!

Godzilla came out 7 years ago, get over it. Kong Skull Island and King of the Monsters had plenty of action.

I think Godzilla 2014 is fantastic so don't understand these complaints anyway.

rooboy78 · 01-25-2021, 11:53 AM

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Originally Posted by Underworld54

147 minutes gives them even more time to cut away from the action scenes. Brilliant!

They literally haven’t done that since the first Godzilla and it’s clear from the trailer they’re not doing that so this joke doesn’t work anymore.

rooboy78 · 01-25-2021, 12:02 PM

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Originally Posted by Himmel

According to an Australian cinema website, GvK has a runtime of 147 minutes (via reddit)

Interesting - early reviews from test screenings were saying it clocked it around an hour and 45 minutes but I’m tempted to believe the 147 minute runtime because it seems like a random number to have as a placeholder. That would put it about 10 minutes longer than KOTM which would make sense structurally since we have both Godzilla and Kong’s stories, plus there is an abundance of characters here. I would be concerned if it truly was less than 2 hours.

oneway23 · 01-25-2021, 12:03 PM

I really had no idea there was a lot of dislike out there for this one!

King of the Monsters was an outrageous amount of fun and the VFX & sound design work were fantastic. My wife & I have an absolute blast watching it.

Whether you like it or not is subjective, obviously, but, I'm not sure folks who dislike it truly understand what these movies are supposed to be.

mwynn · 01-25-2021, 12:18 PM

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Originally Posted by rooboy78

They literally haven’t done that since the first Godzilla and it’s clear from the trailer they’re not doing that so this joke doesn’t work anymore.

King of the Monsters has cut aways from the fights.

wasert456 · 01-25-2021, 12:19 PM

I would also like to show my support for KotM.

Can’t wait to see this. So Glad music in trailers is rarely indicative of the music in a movie.

#TeamGodzilla

JayTL · 01-25-2021, 12:24 PM

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Originally Posted by Ssj3 Goku

I don't know about that. Although I am liking this trailer it isn't getting me that much more hype. That king of the monsters trailer though was something special as well as the 2014 one. Personally that king of the monsters trailer was more awesome than this one.

I kind of agree. I mean, my hype level is already pretty high

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Originally Posted by Synchg

isnt kong a step down from all the monsters godzilla fought in the last movie.

*watches trailer*

Nope

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Originally Posted by imsounoriginal

You're not, it's great. People who didn't like it are simply incapable of enjoying these movies.

I thought it was pretty weak, and I loved Godzilla and Skull Island.

oneway23 · 01-25-2021, 12:35 PM

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Originally Posted by JayTL

I thought it was pretty weak, and I loved Godzilla and Skull Island.

Brie Larson was absolutely hideous in Skull Island, almost to the point of making it entirely unwatchable for me, or my wife.

Even Hiddleston, who is obviously always tremendous as Loki, was about as charismatic in this one as a gluestick. Sure, he got in shape, but, talk about sleepwalking for a paycheck....yowza!

Thankfully, the VFX & sound-design teams pulled through and did the big fella' justice.

kemcha · 01-25-2021, 12:46 PM

I'll tell you what. I thought I was harsh when it came to poorly conceived movies but the idiots commenting over at Slashfilm have taken it to a level too far. I watched the first full trailer, that they linked to in one of their articles, I was floored. It actually looks good, my overall first impression. Godzilla looks pissed off and Kong opening up a can of whup-ass. Pretty damn intense and I can't wait to watch it. But, most of the comments at Slashfilm are slamming the movie as being, basically, one of the worst movies ever made.

https://www.slashfilm.com/first-godz...-kong-trailer/

I agree with their comments about Legendary but they're barking up the wrong tree without having seen the actual movie yet.

levcore · 01-25-2021, 12:49 PM

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Originally Posted by oneway23

Brie Larson was absolutely hideous in Skull Island, almost to the point of making it entirely unwatchable for me, or my wife.

Well that's my daily dose of hyperbole taken care of.

Underworld54 · 01-25-2021, 12:50 PM

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Originally Posted by rooboy78

They literally haven’t done that since the first Godzilla and it’s clear from the trailer they’re not doing that so this joke doesn’t work anymore.

Wrong!

Underworld54 · 01-25-2021, 12:56 PM

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Originally Posted by mwynn

King of the Monsters has cut aways from the fights.

How Many Times Does Godzilla: King of the Monsters CUT AWAY From the Monster Fights? - YouTube

Thank you, I knew I wasn't imagining it.

JayTL · 01-25-2021, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by oneway23

Brie Larson was absolutely hideous in Skull Island, almost to the point of making it entirely unwatchable for me, or my wife.

Even Hiddleston, who is obviously always tremendous as Loki, was about as charismatic in this one as a gluestick. Sure, he got in shape, but, talk about sleepwalking for a paycheck....yowza!

Thankfully, the VFX & sound-design teams pulled through and did the big fella' justice.

I'll take Brie and Hiddleston (Plus Sam Jackson & John Goodman) over any other human character in either Godzilla movie. Easy.

oneway23 · 01-25-2021, 12:57 PM

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Originally Posted by levcore

Well that's my daily dose of hyperbole taken care of.

Oh, stop it lol...talk about hyperbole!

It's an opinion. I take it you'll dust yourself off and carry on...

oneway23 · 01-25-2021, 12:59 PM

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Originally Posted by JayTL

I'll take Brie and Hiddleston (Plus Sam Jackson & John Goodman) over any other human character in either Godzilla movie. Easy.

Touché, my friend...You've got me on Goodman & Jackson. Never a complaint in their direction!

Invid Ninja · 01-25-2021, 01:33 PM

Just wish Sally Hawkins wasn’t done so dirty in the last film. Still not over that. :/

Vertizontal · 01-25-2021, 03:00 PM

I've personally at least enjoyed all three movies so far and actually loved Skull Island FWIW. This may be the best yet (sure hope so)....even if you think these are garbage plot wise, at the very least, they make for amazing home theater fun with beautiful visuals and big sound (and I say that as someone that usually avoids buying craptastic movies on disc just because they happen to be considered reference quality).

Fun reading all these plot theory posts too now that the trailer is out there. My own little thought - perhaps there's an early Kong/Zilla fight because at the end of KotM Kong was not present and did not pay respect to the big guy as all the others did, Godzilla recognizes this and wants it while Kong doesn't give a #@! so they need to sort out that alpha thing. I like the idea of Kong being a better/even match for Godzilla compared to the previous contenders - he's an ape after all, FAR more intelligent.

Oh and yes, DAYLIGHT! Maybe they heard the complaints about these monsters apparently being vampires and only capable of coming out at night.

XavierTheaterPotato · 01-25-2021, 03:07 PM

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Originally Posted by JayTL

I'll take Brie and Hiddleston (Plus Sam Jackson & John Goodman) over any other human character in either Godzilla movie. Easy.

Bryan Cranston carried Godzilla 2014 the few minutes he was even remotely in. He slingshotted it.

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01-25-2021, 11:26 AM	#2361
Underworld54 Blu-ray Count Member since:Dec 2008 Location:Albany NY Blu-ray collection:163 Blu-ray reviews:4 Trading Score:15	147 minutes gives them even more time to cut away from the action scenes. Brilliant!

01-25-2021, 12:03 PM	#2366
oneway23 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Sep 2018 Location:NY	I really had no idea there was a lot of dislike out there for this one! King of the Monsters was an outrageous amount of fun and the VFX & sound design work were fantastic. My wife & I have an absolute blast watching it. Whether you like it or not is subjective, obviously, but, I'm not sure folks who dislike it truly understand what these movies are supposed to be.

01-25-2021, 12:19 PM	#2368
wasert456 Active Member Member since:Jan 2017 Location:Cleveland, OH 4K collection:295 Blu-ray collection:1182 DVD collection:100	I would also like to show my support for KotM. Can’t wait to see this. So Glad music in trailers is rarely indicative of the music in a movie. #TeamGodzilla

01-25-2021, 12:46 PM	#2371
kemcha Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Dec 2009 Location:Michigan, USA 4K collection:18 Blu-ray collection:344 Blu-ray reviews:18 Trading Score:32	I'll tell you what. I thought I was harsh when it came to poorly conceived movies but the idiots commenting over at Slashfilm have taken it to a level too far. I watched the first full trailer, that they linked to in one of their articles, I was floored. It actually looks good, my overall first impression. Godzilla looks pissed off and Kong opening up a can of whup-ass. Pretty damn intense and I can't wait to watch it. But, most of the comments at Slashfilm are slamming the movie as being, basically, one of the worst movies ever made. https://www.slashfilm.com/first-godz...-kong-trailer/ I agree with their comments about Legendary but they're barking up the wrong tree without having seen the actual movie yet.

01-25-2021, 01:33 PM	#2378
Invid Ninja Active Member Member since:Jun 2012 Blu-ray collection:225	Just wish Sally Hawkins wasn’t done so dirty in the last film. Still not over that. :/

01-25-2021, 03:00 PM	#2379
Vertizontal Expert Member Member since:May 2017 Location:Rock Ridge, USA Trading Score:14	I've personally at least enjoyed all three movies so far and actually loved Skull Island FWIW. This may be the best yet (sure hope so)....even if you think these are garbage plot wise, at the very least, they make for amazing home theater fun with beautiful visuals and big sound (and I say that as someone that usually avoids buying craptastic movies on disc just because they happen to be considered reference quality). Fun reading all these plot theory posts too now that the trailer is out there. My own little thought - perhaps there's an early Kong/Zilla fight because at the end of KotM Kong was not present and did not pay respect to the big guy as all the others did, Godzilla recognizes this and wants it while Kong doesn't give a #@! so they need to sort out that alpha thing. I like the idea of Kong being a better/even match for Godzilla compared to the previous contenders - he's an ape after all, FAR more intelligent. Oh and yes, DAYLIGHT! Maybe they heard the complaints about these monsters apparently being vampires and only capable of coming out at night.

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