Godzilla vs. Kong (2021) - Page 168 - Blu-ray Forum

testmon112 · 03-31-2021, 04:10 AM

When I went last week our cinema was jam packed.

RalphoR · 03-31-2021, 04:10 AM

As much as I'd love to stay up and watch but as great as the movie will be no doubt I'd fall asleep sometime during the movie and be wreck in the morning. Tomorrow night with my wife at 8 pm on my 65" Z9D. None of my 4k players have the HBO Max app so the projector is out. Sometime soon I'll catch it at the theater with a buddy of mine.

Kaiju · 03-31-2021, 04:42 AM

I'm on night shift and I'm not working tonight, so I'll be up for it.

bermuda · 03-31-2021, 06:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Batman1980

I have to take a mid-term tomorrow and I'm pretty busy Thursday as well so the plan is to watch it Friday after work.

good luck with the mid term...

Ernest Rister · 03-31-2021, 06:51 AM

Less than 10 minutes to go...

MazeRunner · 03-31-2021, 07:04 AM

IT's live.

The Batman Professor · 03-31-2021, 08:49 AM

Just finished it.
B+

Not as good as KOTM or SI. Better than G’14.

The biggest problem is scenes have no weight or stakes. Everything is edited so tightly, nothing has time to breathe.

Ernest Rister · 03-31-2021, 08:51 AM

That was a lot of fun. Fans are going to eat this up.

gundamcero · 03-31-2021, 08:52 AM

Damn. This movie was a lot of fun. Best of the monsterverse in my opinion. Loved it.

Even the human stuff wasn't as boring as KOM. Also the fights stuck to the monsters like it should. Definitely gonna watch it again this week.

Solid 9/10 for me.

Mandalorian · 03-31-2021, 09:05 AM

This was fun. It feels like an abridged cut though.

GuruAskew · 03-31-2021, 09:15 AM

I watched GKOM for the first time last night just so I’d be caught up for this and I was bored to tears. Finishing it was a real slog. They should have skipped right to vs after a single Godzilla movie and a single Kong movie.

vs is a dumber movie than the first Godzilla and KSI but that’s to be expected. The human characters are better than GKOM and thankfully the movie has the smallest focus on human characters in the entire Monsterverse which is also to be expected.

It’s interesting that they credit Toho but the creators of Kong aren’t acknowledged in any way since Kong is a public domain character. It made me wonder how the disparity in interested parties might have affected the way the story unfolds. Kong is obviously the central character, he has 5 times the screentime Godzilla has, and he has to go through the prototypical hero’s journey with all the obligatory ups and downs, which means he definitely loses if you’re keeping score in his matchups with Godzilla. I certainly got the feeling that Toho probably threw their weight around so the film would favor Godzilla and that there was nobody in Kong’s corner pushing back:

Godzilla71 · 03-31-2021, 09:17 AM

I work the night shift so I'm up already. Luckily I was off tonight so I was able to watch it. I loved it and will probably end up watching it a few times before it leaves HBO Max. Bring on the extended cut 4K blu-ray release

MazeRunner · 03-31-2021, 09:28 AM

I highly enjoyed it, but Skull Island is still my fave because of Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston and Toby Kebbell.

There really wasn't anything to be spoiled since the trailers revealed every scene practically.

As I was watching this on my Macbook Pro, every scene had me going "this would look way better on a giant movie theatre screen" and I blame HBO Max for allowing us to watch this early on smaller screens so they don't get my $10 ticket money.

levcore · 03-31-2021, 09:38 AM

Watching a movie like this on a macbook pro lol, what on Earth.

MazeRunner · 03-31-2021, 09:47 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by levcore

Watching a movie like this on a macbook pro lol, what on Earth.

Well if HBO Max was smart enough to give it to theatres first I would've been there right at 4pm

But I had to see it the minute it went live at 2am and I was comfy in my bed so????

Ernest Rister · 03-31-2021, 10:32 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Mandalorian

This was fun. It feels like an abridged cut though.

Probably, but all the money is on the screen. I suspect if anything was cut, it was human stuff. This feels efficient and I'm not sure I'd want a longer cut.

elecrofunk · 03-31-2021, 10:43 AM

Skull Island is way better and more fun than this dimly lit and dry film. Nothing even touches Skull Island. It's just fascinating and fun and charming. This isn't.

levcore · 03-31-2021, 10:46 AM

It can't be too dry, there were some underwater scenes in the trailer.

js666 · 03-31-2021, 10:54 AM

Fun movie. I’d give it a solid 8/10.
PQ(DV) looked great but I’m sure Atmos on disc would be a killer.

John1701D · 03-31-2021, 10:55 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MazeRunner

Well if HBO Max was smart enough to give it to theatres first I would've been there right at 4pm

But I had to see it the minute it went live at 2am and I was comfy in my bed so????

You "had" to see it the minute it went live instead of waiting 14 hours so you watch it on a laptop.

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03-31-2021, 08:49 AM	#3347
The Batman Professor Special Member Member since:Jul 2016 Home Theater Gallery:5 4K collection:128 Blu-ray collection:1503 DVD collection:1306 Blu-ray reviews:3 Trading Score:1	Just finished it. B+ Not as good as KOTM or SI. Better than G’14. The biggest problem is scenes have no weight or stakes. Everything is edited so tightly, nothing has time to breathe. Last edited by The Batman Professor; 03-31-2021 at 08:55 AM.

03-31-2021, 04:10 AM	#3341
testmon112 Power Member Member since:Jun 2017	When I went last week our cinema was jam packed.

03-31-2021, 04:10 AM	#3342
RalphoR Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2013 Location:The Forbidden Valley of NE Ohio Trading Score:13	As much as I'd love to stay up and watch but as great as the movie will be no doubt I'd fall asleep sometime during the movie and be wreck in the morning. Tomorrow night with my wife at 8 pm on my 65" Z9D. None of my 4k players have the HBO Max app so the projector is out. Sometime soon I'll catch it at the theater with a buddy of mine.

03-31-2021, 04:42 AM	#3343
Kaiju Blu-ray Knight Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 4K collection:449 Blu-ray collection:1234 Trading Score:102	I'm on night shift and I'm not working tonight, so I'll be up for it.

03-31-2021, 06:51 AM	#3345
Ernest Rister Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	Less than 10 minutes to go...

03-31-2021, 07:04 AM	#3346
MazeRunner Blu-ray Count Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:139	IT's live.

03-31-2021, 08:51 AM	#3348
Ernest Rister Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2008 4K collection:100 Blu-ray collection:590 Blu-ray reviews:1 Trading Score:1	That was a lot of fun. Fans are going to eat this up.

03-31-2021, 08:52 AM	#3349
gundamcero Blu-ray Ninja Member since:Dec 2009 Location:US Blu-ray collection:50 Trading Score:207	Damn. This movie was a lot of fun. Best of the monsterverse in my opinion. Loved it. Even the human stuff wasn't as boring as KOM. Also the fights stuck to the monsters like it should. Definitely gonna watch it again this week. Solid 9/10 for me.

03-31-2021, 09:05 AM	#3350
Mandalorian Blu-ray Grand Duke Top contributor Member since:Sep 2010 4K collection:1140 Blu-ray collection:2793 Trading Score:252	This was fun. It feels like an abridged cut though.

03-31-2021, 09:15 AM	#3351
GuruAskew Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jul 2010 Blu-ray collection:393	I watched GKOM for the first time last night just so I’d be caught up for this and I was bored to tears. Finishing it was a real slog. They should have skipped right to vs after a single Godzilla movie and a single Kong movie. vs is a dumber movie than the first Godzilla and KSI but that’s to be expected. The human characters are better than GKOM and thankfully the movie has the smallest focus on human characters in the entire Monsterverse which is also to be expected. It’s interesting that they credit Toho but the creators of Kong aren’t acknowledged in any way since Kong is a public domain character. It made me wonder how the disparity in interested parties might have affected the way the story unfolds. Kong is obviously the central character, he has 5 times the screentime Godzilla has, and he has to go through the prototypical hero’s journey with all the obligatory ups and downs, which means he definitely loses if you’re keeping score in his matchups with Godzilla. I certainly got the feeling that Toho probably threw their weight around so the film would favor Godzilla and that there was nobody in Kong’s corner pushing back:

03-31-2021, 09:17 AM	#3352
Godzilla71 Active Member Top contributor Member since:Oct 2008 Location:WA state 4K collection:203 Blu-ray collection:1297 DVD collection:634 iTunes collection:1123 Trading Score:4	I work the night shift so I'm up already. Luckily I was off tonight so I was able to watch it. I loved it and will probably end up watching it a few times before it leaves HBO Max. Bring on the extended cut 4K blu-ray release

03-31-2021, 09:28 AM	#3353
MazeRunner Blu-ray Count Member since:Apr 2016 Trading Score:139	I highly enjoyed it, but Skull Island is still my fave because of Brie Larson, Tom Hiddleston and Toby Kebbell. There really wasn't anything to be spoiled since the trailers revealed every scene practically. As I was watching this on my Macbook Pro, every scene had me going "this would look way better on a giant movie theatre screen" and I blame HBO Max for allowing us to watch this early on smaller screens so they don't get my $10 ticket money.

03-31-2021, 09:38 AM	#3354
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	Watching a movie like this on a macbook pro lol, what on Earth.

03-31-2021, 10:43 AM	#3357
elecrofunk Special Member Member since:Aug 2014 4K collection:74 Blu-ray collection:647 DVD collection:497 Prime collection:3	Skull Island is way better and more fun than this dimly lit and dry film. Nothing even touches Skull Island. It's just fascinating and fun and charming. This isn't.

03-31-2021, 10:46 AM	#3358
levcore Blu-ray Grand Duke Member since:Jun 2011 Location:Dryland 4K collection:306 Blu-ray collection:2617 Trading Score:3	It can't be too dry, there were some underwater scenes in the trailer.

03-31-2021, 10:54 AM	#3359
js666 Special Member Top ranked HT gallery Member since:Dec 2008 Location:NYC Home Theater Gallery:19 Trading Score:1	Fun movie. I’d give it a solid 8/10. PQ(DV) looked great but I’m sure Atmos on disc would be a killer.

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