Kong Skull Island Review - MonsterVerse May Episode 2

[@申月営無営月無営有申]

Love the 360 shots and daytime shots we get in this movie. Love that Kong got his trilogy with Skull Island, GvK, and GxK.

[@DMan1954]

Same here! The cinematography in this film was on another level!

[@DrZilla337]

Even as a Godzilla fan and with KOTM being my favorite, I have to agree that KSI is the most well-crafted of the MV. Well said all around

[@DMan1954]

Thank you! I tend to agree. KSI is my favorite, but KOTM is right there next to it

[@Dontuween]

My favorite of the Monsterverse thus far. Yes, the Vietnam locations, were just a sight to behold, much like say a Ray Harrhausen feature with the rugged background of the Spain locals filling in for either a Greek or an Arabian Nights adventure.

[@DMan1954]

Absolute classics from different generations!

[@Wizardmaster85_3.0]

This movie and kotm are my fav movies of the monstervrese, and i will still love both of them no matter what

[@DMan1954]

Same here!

[@ultima4892]

honestly love kong skull island truly the best mv film where the 8th wonder of the world first shows up truly an amazing experience

[@DMan1954]

It sure is!

[@Godzilla-tu2cd]

Such a great introduction to Kong in the Monsterverse. Easily the second best version next to the 1933 version

[@DMan1954]

I couldn’t think of a better way to work Kong into this universe

[@Flash-FireCC]

It still baffles me why Legendary didn't keep Jordan around. He made the film earn half a billion dollars and gave audiences the perfect blend of human and monster usage that no other MV film has been able to recreate. It's also sad that we can't see the humans in the modern world cause they would look so different but I would not mind if we were able to use them in the same time period with another monster. As always Godzilla will be my king but KSI will always be the alpha movie in the Monsterverse.

[@asafakiva1619]

Honestly Maybe he’ll be considered back either to the next film or after wingard’s 3rd and final entry. Whatever comes first

[@HydragonofDeath]

From what I heard the director of KSI himself didn't want to work on anymore MV movies because of the stress that KSI caused him.

[@DMan1954]

I completely agree. The team knocked it out of the park with this film and yet, they just disappeared. The cast wasn’t utilized again nor the crew. There are plenty of ways to tell stories with these characters leading up to Godzilla 2014. I’d love to see more from them. Jordan wanted time off after KSI because it was an intensely stressful situation. By the time he showed interest in coming back, Legendary had moved on in too many different ways and is taking things too slowly with no roadmap for the MonsterVerse to make room for him.

[@ShinGoji1987Official]

Great review! Godzilla will always be my most favorite kaiju but I still have a ton of respect for Kong and Skull island is definitely one of the best in the monsterverse. Fantastic cinematography/special effects and likeable human characters. I suspect that the unmade Kong Rising film basically became this project which is neat

[@DMan1954]

Godzilla's the goat, but Kong Skull Island reigns supreme. It's just such a well-made movie! I can't get enough of it.

[@petroshalkos3453]

The thing that really got me sold on this and kotm is the atmosphere surrounding the titans, kong is this mysterious force that actually has a personality behind it, Godzilla is an ancient protector who works like a force of nature, but surprisingly isn't completely unstoppable, showing that he is no god (yet) and Ghidorah is just perfect for the villain with his menacing presence and constant threat whenever he's on screen, you can feel the tension when hes around, that's why these 2 are my favorite, and why Shimo was one of the greatest let downs, she had so much potential but she left no impact on me, and that's sad because I REALLY like her design and concept.

[@GojiraCartoonSciFiHorrorFan2K]

Epic Review D Man1954. I love Kong Skull Island, it’s my favorite Kong Film along with the Peter Jackson Remake. Looking forward to the next MonsterVerse May Episode.

[@DMan1954]

Thank you! Peter Jackson's King Kong is such an all-time classic, as well. I love that movie so much! Thank you! I'm glad you're enjoying the series.

[@jackriley7772]

Its amazing 😮 THE colors of it Stands out... Really good Stand out Vary nicely.

[@platinumwarrior1309]

First time watching the movie in theaters I was tripping balls 🍄 it was EPIC

[@makeitmakesense411]

This one was a lil better than Godzilla 2014

[@sonicblackhole3559]

I hope the monarch legacy of monsters stuff goes into like soviet hollow earth experiment I feel like the Soviet atomics and monster program going in way over their head set in the 60s and 70s would be awesome

[@DMan1954]

That would be awesome!

[@sentientbottlecap]

Don’t care if he’s the villain I loved Samuel L Jackson in this

[@DMan1954]

Same here!

[@Saturndusk]

Are you going to do a combined ranking of the films and books at the end? I will watch K:SI before too long I promise 😅

[@DMan1954]

I plan to do something like that at the end of the series to cap off my thoughts on the universe. You better!

[@Saturndusk]

@@DMan1954 obviously it’s too late now but I think it would’ve been fun to finish each episode with the ranking and update it each time. A breakdown ranking at the end to cap it off is a fun way just as well.

[@DMan1954]

@@Saturndusk Ahh That would have been a good idea!

[@Saturndusk]

@@DMan1954 maybe put that idea away for the next time you do a long series of reviews? 😃

[@sethgarcia6779]

Why not call this series Monsterverse MAYhem 🤔

[@deadpoolchimichangas7111]

It was pretty amazing and seeing the beauty and dangerous of skull island

[@DMan1954]

It sure was! Such a well-realized environment.

[@MrEmilable]

AH yes Kong Skull Island, my Thoughts about Kong Skull Island, comming out in 2017, a Pretty Rough Year for me(had to remove a wisdom tooth, First YT Channel had to be deleted and of course Where is Skittles was a project i worked on tho rushed a bit and could had been better) and a Year That was looking to have alot of Movies that won´t the Best, im honestly Very Happy Kong skull Island came out and it´s Easily the Best Movie of 2017 and one of the Monstervere´s Best movies alongside King of the Monsters and Godzilla 2014, the Music is Awesome and i did use it in a video(that was a victim of the old channel been deleted) also I gotta Say Brie Larson Was Awesome in this movie as Mason Weaver, especially when she Shot the Skull Devil RIGHT in the Face with that FleraGun, Why i bring that up IDK but i Can say i got a Thing for Badass Tomboy characters like that in media with Yoko Littner to Blame for that. What else can i say? Kong Skull Island gave birth to the Monsterverse after G14.

[@justindaniel6370]

People thought charles dance was james conrad from kong skull island as an older version because Mike dougherty did said that "one skull island character will return" but thank God it was not conrad because I knew james conrad won't betray monarch or anything

[@DMan1954]

Those were such fun times! Back when speculating about the MonsterVerse still mattered because the filmmakers still cared about lore.

[@kaijubeyondbelief8053]

Hey Dman, I wanted to ask you this question about Godzilla: The animated series, the three part episode “Monster Wars Trilogy” which is a big homage to Destroy All Monsters, what do you think of these episodes?

[@DMan1954]

I don’t remember them

[@GaryGray-lp1gh]

Loved the move I think it really sets the stage for Kong being who he has become nicely put D man 💯😎

[@DMan1954]

Thank you so much! I totally agree

[@GSD_Kaiser]

Uf demasiado fanático de Kong.

[@kanakanu1977]

Okay

[@DMan1954]

okay

[@ultronemperor3525]

I like this movie, but I have to be honest, the middle part of it is probably my least favorite part of the Monsterverse movie franchise. I think that Skull Island was very underwhelming compared to its 2005 version, and since the title was Kong "Skull Island" I expected much more focus on this aspect of the movie. Plus, I just wasn't that connected to the human cast, but Packard is still my favorite Monsterverse human villain. This is probably my least favorite MV movie, yet is still a great monster movie.