Kong: Skull Island (2017)

[Gman2887]

[lhb412]

^The positive critical response, the super-postive early screening response, and the carpet-bombing of neat ads gives me a good feeling about this movie's chances. It seems to bode better the closer we get, but you're right that March seems staked like some sort of blockbuster slaughterhouse. My prediction: the movie does fine, well, better than okay, good - not terrific or terrible.

[Henry88]

[Dr Kain]

I have to say this is one of those times where I'm quite sure I am going to disagree with Chris Stuckmann. First off, what he described is like every monster movie ever. Secondly, he said it reminded him of Rogue One, and I completely disagreed with him on everything he had against that movie (such as him saying the characters were unlikable when they were some of the most realistic in the franchise). Well we'll see when I get to see it on Monday.

[DannyBeane]

Yeah he seemed like he was just determined to hate it in the review. I loved Rogue One btw, it was my favorite Star Wars since Empire.

[gfan1984]

[Jorzilla]

Except Rogue One did have bad characters. The only one who was any good was Krennic. Spanish Han Solo and mutey-mc-mute-face sucked.

[jellydonut25]

[Dr Kain]

[lhb412]

Here's a fun bit of promotion: Skull Island is listed on Google Maps!

https://www.google.com/maps/place/Skull ... 25.7724649

--- edit ---

And now: Kong footprints at the beach in LA!

http://kongskullislandmovie.com/post/15 ... ts-mark-on

[Gwangi]

[lhb412]

Listening to Jackman's score on Youtube and... well, it's making me smile because it really feels like monster movie music.

[Henry88]

so how doomed is this movie at the boxoffice.

[lhb412]

^No one knows. I mean, literally: I've been looking around for folks that make predictions and they're throwing their hands up in the air and saying they have no idea!

But we gotta remember that while the domestic box office is gravy it's the international box office that this film (and all of Legendary's kaiju films) is really designed for.

[Henry88]

[lhb412]

There is now a Kong emoji on twitter.

Can't say the marketing has been anything but exemplary. They've been doing all sorts of neat stuff these last few weeks.

[Russzilla]

In case you missed that description of the Kong: Skull Island post credit scene that was posted a couple of days earlier. (looks like it was taken down)

https://www.flickeringmyth.com/2017/03/ ... island-is/

[Benjamin Haines]

[lhb412]

^Nice analysis, also:


https://twitter.com/canyoncrestjp/statu ... 4522609664

Pretty good, eh?

[lhb412]

Rather positive and optimistic review or the film and of the film's B.O. prospects from Forbes:

https://www.forbes.com/sites/markhughes ... a8c9935c99

Basically, he thinks that a likable cast, positive word of mouth, and a great advertising campaign will have the movie beat it's current 45 million (already revised upwards from a few weeks ago) tracking.

[Dr Kain]

Wasn't there supposed to be a post-credit sequence? We just got back and we had nothing.

[lhb412]

^Yes, there's an end credit scene. Maybe it was left off some preview screenings?

[Dr Kain]

[Dr Kain]

Kong Skull Island is the latest film to feature King Kong and it is also set in the same universe as the 2014 Godzilla film. Is this shared universe starting to look outward positively, or should it stay buried beneath hollow earth? Watch to find out.

[Henry88]

Will Kong: Skull Island Demolish Logan at the Box Office?
http://movieweb.com/kong-skull-island-l ... edictions/