Godzilla vs Kong (2021)

[Arachnerd]

Sunday.

 

[DarkKnight88]

 

[Deck Rickard]

Curious, do we know who the main characters are in this one? Are Coach Taylor and Eleven the central figures again or are they taking more of a backseat to Skarsgard and Hall?

 

[Arachnerd]

We should hopefully find out soon now that marketing is finally shifting into gear.

 

[MadVillainy]

Poster looks cool. I have low expectations but I hope it's good

Seeing the initial reactions to the poster and anticipation for the trailer just shows that the whole "my hype is dying" thing people keep chirping was/is dumb. I, and many others knew that as soon as marketing kicked into gear all the people complaining about their hype would hop right back on the train.

 

[Arachnerd]

Nah, WB shouldn't be let off the hook that easily for not revealing anything concrete about this movie for a year and a half, even with Covid coming in.

 

[MadVillainy]

Nah, WB shouldn't be let off the hook that easily for not revealing anything concrete about this movie for a year and a half, even with Covid coming in.

Im not saying, and I'm pretty sure I never said, WB shouldn't have shown anything. Or even that they should've been let off the hook for poor marketing. I've actually said for a minute now that WB marketing has been mediocre to trash for their movies. That's not the point of what I said at all.
My point was as said in the post you're responding to: complaining about their hype dying was silly because obviously they'll be hyped as soon as they see the marketing released. As I and other predicted. Nothing specifically about WB not releasing anything s

They should've released a picture and a poster at the least. A trailer would've been fine but there was no down side to not dropping a trailer a year before the movie was released after COVID struck, THe original date was May 2020 right? We should've gotten a trailer in like maybe January which was before COVID really took hold worldwide. Maybe February. But it is what it is

 

[antsman41]

This is "sequel" to Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island, and Godzilla: King Of The Monsters... correct?

 

[DarkKnight88]

Reviews will be reviews, but I do wonder what WB would deem a success with this theatrical/HBO Max release now that we can't rely on box office. Do we hear about another sequel being put into production with the same team? If we don't, is it a wash?

I mean, other than the usual, "We're very pleased with the results" a week after release which is par the course now.

 

[MadVillainy]

The Robin Hood and King Arthur comparisons are SPOT ON. Everyone KNOWS Godzilla and King Kong. Does anyone actually care about them? I don’t really think so. There’s a reason why Hollywood has never really cracked a Godzilla movie even though it seems like a home run on paper. It’s similar to the Hulk problem. You can’t just have a whole movie that is Godzilla. There has to be a human story, but no one is actually there for the human story. The original film and Shin Godzilla are arguably the only films to actually have a human story worth telling and they are widely considered the best two films. That’s not a coincidence.

Having said all of that, I do think both of the Godzilla films in this series shied away too much from the monster action. KOTM had a lot more action than 2014, but it was almost all from the human’s perspective, which is not appealing if we don’t care about the characters. Just let me watch the big fella fight. Kong actually covered the monster fighting well.

See I'd agree on the first one. THey for sure shied away from the monster action. From an artistic standpoint I get what Gareth Edwards was doing, but that's not what people want from Godzilla. Sorry. Film consumption habits have changed and people don't wanna get teased for 2/3 of the movie like Jaws or Aliens anymore. On another note Edwards has to be one of the worst directors today imo when it comes to getting human emotion. Monsters, Godzilla 2014, and Rogue One all really suffered from crappy characters despite cool set up, plot, SFX, etc.

KOTM I thought had enough monster action. I honestly thought it had too much. Or at least too much that wasn't handled well. It was kinda obnoxious after a point. The DC battle, the Mexico city destruction :

Kong I agree was the best. I still really enjoy that movie and think for the most part it was well done

 

[MadVillainy]

Reviews will be reviews, but I do wonder what WB would deem a success with this theatrical/HBO Max release now that we can't rely on box office. Do we hear about another sequel being put into production with the same team? If we don't, is it a wash?

I mean, other than the usual, "We're very pleased with the results" a week after release which is par the course now.

I don't know. I'm still of the thinking that WB knew their blockbusters were gonna disappoint financially and that's why they were fine with this. Especially after seeing the mixed response to WW84. Unless HBO Max becomes Netflix huge over the course of the next 1-2 years I don't know how they can call it a success.

I am curious, if this is a sucess, what is the plan for the future of the franchise. And I had a similar thought about the Dark Universe before Mummy came out. Those aren't franchises like Star Wars, DC or Marvel where theres a large universe and variety of types of characters to explore. Like after Godzilla meets Kong...what's next? Godzilla 3, Kong 2 where they'll...fight giant monsters again? I feel like audiences would get tired of it. Obviously Godzilla has made a franchise out of it but those movies don't have the financial expectations of this US version of Godzilla

 

[Broseph44]

This is "sequel" to Godzilla (2014), Kong: Skull Island, and Godzilla: King Of The Monsters... correct?

Yes. And obviously the chronological order is Skull Island, Godzilla, King Of The Monsters and now GvK.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

When is trailer coming?

Read the thread.

 

[MadVillainy]

^^^lmao

 

[Spider-Fan]

Read the thread.

You also have the option of ignoring my question

Goes both ways, bro

 

[Pennywise]

You also have the option of ignoring my question

Goes both ways, bro

Sunday!

 

[Pennywise]

 

[antsman41]

Yes. And obviously the chronological order is Skull Island, Godzilla, King Of The Monsters and now GvK.

Why’s Skull Island first, chronologically?

I’ve only seen ‘14 Godzilla, hoping to do a binge of all three soom.

 

[Spider-Fan]

Why’s Skull Island first, chronologically?

I’ve only seen ‘14 Godzilla, hoping to do a binge of all three soom.

Skull Island happens first chronologically

 

[ernesth100]

Oh ****. That leaker was right about Kong relation with a girl through the film.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

You also have the option of ignoring my question

Goes both ways, bro

It's just a lazy and pathetic question.

 

[Loden Greatstorm]

Oh ****. That leaker was right about Kong relation with a girl through the film.

What did the leaker say?

 

[Spider-Fan]

It's just a lazy and pathetic question.

Again, no one is forcing you to answer my question. Nor any question for that matter. You can skip posts you don't like. Being a jerk about it adds nothing, either.

So next time, just ignore it.

 

[Enriquespy]

So guys, when is the trailer coming??

 

[Broseph44]

Why’s Skull Island first, chronologically?

I’ve only seen ‘14 Godzilla, hoping to do a binge of all three soom.

Skull Island is set in 1973