My wife watches KONG: SKULL ISLAND for the FIRST time || Monsterverse

[@DarkPaladin24]

Honestly, this Kong is my favorite. The story isn't about natives kidnapping a pretty lady to sacrifice her to a giant gorilla. This time, Kong just protects the island along with most creatures and people within. Plus I like that he faces some original creatures and the fight scenes were cool too. And I love how Jen rolled her eyes at the Palm Sunday joke And if you think about it, the grenade suicide worked. It didn't kill the big one, but it did signal Kong

[@tmac731]

Natives kid napping a pretty girl? I view King Kong as white explorers killing the natives and taking something back to show it in America just to kill it

[@ghxstTrap54]

Actually Kong was already there, he was just getting the big boulder, no way kong ran that fast. Kong was close

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

The creatures aren't really that original. The Skull Crawlers are just redesigns of the pit monster from 1933. The octopus is taken from the 1962 King Kong vs Godzilla. Pterodactyl things that tore the guy apart are essentially the same as in King Kong 2005. The big spider was the most original, that was really creepy and cool to see. King Kong had needed a fun movie like this for a long time

[@madisonwhovian943]

Fun fact: The actor playing Chapman, the soldier who writes letters to his son, is Toby Kebbell. He also played Koba in the recent Planet of the Apes trilogy. He, along with Terry Notary, did the motion capture for Kong in this movie.

[@jacobmcmillan6787]

And Andy serkis who was Caesar did some stuff for Godzilla 2014

[@DavidMartinez-bz5rg]

I love this fact. I knew it before.. I just love it

[@debbee0867]

Yeah, Toby did the facial mo-cap for Kong, and some movement which they changed after Terry did his part, so basically Toby was looking at himself in that scene 🤣 Just watching Toby in another show at the moment 'Servant' which is pretty good, he is a good actor. As a Brit I'm learning more and more of our actors are putting on American accents, I hadn't realised half of them were Brits 😂 think Toby is also in a latter season of another show I'm currently watching 'For all Mankind' around the Nasa programme, he is doing well for himself. I've yet to see Planet of the Apes, I've seen the older films though.

[@sachinaggarwal1996]

And doctor doom

[@madisonwhovian943]

@@sachinaggarwal1996 We don't need to talk about that, haha.

[@LITBRO3200]

"yesterday i was a crackpot" " who are you" "A Crackpot"😂😂😂

[@anthonyhudak9363]

Fun fact about the skullcrawlers, the director based them off a lot of his love for video games and anime, most prominently Neon Genesis Evangelion, Pokémon, and Metal Gear. However, in the original 1933 King Kong, there's a scene where Kong is looking over a cliffside for a character hiding between rocks, and there's this two-legged iguana looking creature crawling up the cliff so it's crazy that basic design became the template for this movie's main villain monster

[@dilrajsidhu627]

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[@bladeshark8306]

That post credit scene lives in my head till this day. My jaw dropped and turned into a big ass grin, hearing Godzilla's roar at the end and seeing the other classic monsters

[@supremefankai5480]

I found it fascinating for Jackson's character to go all Capt. Ahab on Kong all out of wounded pride for America pulling out of Vietnam. Hubris of man

[@mattyk6288]

Is it just me or is Jen the cutest when she’s trying to understand and place the different multiverse and movie universe of different franchises

[@mikeymartinez8636]

Fun fact there is a comic origin story for this Kong and he was born during his parents death his father was fighting a bunch of skull crawlers while his mother was giving birth to him and then his father was killed so his mother hid him in a cave and put a rock infront of it to kinda hide him but there was enough space for Kong to look out and he saw his mother fight and die before his eyes so Kong is a survivor he is sad he also is a protective of humans he cares for them there was a clip of the new movie where Kong looks back and sees a bunch of people in a building screening instead of dodging the attack he stood his ground and tanked through it to avoid those people dying in the monster verse he is like a “human” insertion of sorts he also gives me major god of war kratos vibes

[@CrossOutBryce]

I adore how VIBRANT this movie is tbh. It's color grading is amazing

[@Dr.LongMonkey]

It looks too much like a video game

[@blueeyedcowboy8291]

Fun Fact: 3 actors from "Straight Outta Compton" are in the Monsterverse. The actors that play Dr. Dre and Eazy E are both in this movie and Ice Cube's son is in Godzilla King of the Monsters. Edit: I laughed at every whistle!

[@andrewderry8905]

Can we talk about Holden’s Veggie Tales’ song call out? I mean who doesn’t want a water buffalo

[@FitzyCify]

Sulley: Monsters exist. God damn, such a simple visual gag, and it got me good!

[@TwistedReality13]

Yea I'm enjoying the more playful edits lately 😂

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

I love how Kong rips out that one Skullcrawler's guts, much to the disgust of the human visitors. Side note: It's hilarious to hear Samuel L. Jackson say "Bitch, please!!" 😁😆😂🤣

[@Samuel2oh9]

It’s funny af cause she says the generic “we are better than this” line cliche in every movie 😂

[@Revculter]

He even says it to Peter in Far From Home 😂

[@Mrryn]

​@@RevculterSame energy as hearing Keith David in Hazbin Hotel call someone a "fucked up little whiny bitch" lol

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

@@Revculter Oh my God, you're right. I forgot about that.

[@GreatBocaj]

Great little editing tidbits appreciated. Kong with the "Get Over Here!"

[@RageNaught]

The line delivery of “is that a monkey?” Is the best. Like Ramses.

[@SilentBob731]

25:25 I feel like "You'll see" will someday be Holden's final words...right before Jen utterly snaps.😂

[@diegom4491]

Samuel L Jackson’s character was a representation of war and obsession. He was so obsessed with finishing this battle with Kong that it ended up killing most of his men pointlessly, especially the grenade scene.

[@76063co2]

I love that your wife is wearing a King Kong (1933) T-shirt, representing the OG classic. That is the original special effects blockbuster and created many of the movie techniques that were used for the next 80 years. Even Lucas said that you don't arrive at Star Wars without King Kong.

[@pablom-f8762]

Apparently Kong also fights a giant spider, but it was deemed "too horrific" for audiences.

[@Blackwing2040]

I gotta say going forward Holden needs to have the drum sound effect every time is said😂. I didn't realize how much less screen time Kong had in this movie. But the brutality of the monsters never fails

[@rhaspodel]

Fun fact: Toby Kebbell portrayed not only Chapman, but as well he portrayed Kong motion captured.

[@joshuacampbell7493]

There's five Marvel actors in this movie. That's incredible.

[@TheYoungDoctor]

I counted seven Marvel actors: Samuel L Jackson Brie Larson Tom Hiddleston John C Reilly Eugene Cordero Shea Whigham (Dooley in Agent Carter season one and George Stacy in Across the Spider-Verse) Terry Notary (Cull Obsidian)

[@joshuacampbell7493]

@@TheYoungDoctor Toby Kebbell as Doctor Doom in Fantastic Four 2015.

[@Antwannnn]

Sarah Halley Finn is the same casting director.

[@deathmetal271]

@@joshuacampbell7493but not MCU

[@Richardwho-vv5bh]

​@@deathmetal271he say marvel, not mcu.

[@amcburger]

“I like it” “yeah looks good” I’m here for it.

[@BSGNZ]

The thing I loved about this film was the cinematography/camera angles they used. Some of the manical murica F yeah weapon prep and bomb dropping shots were superb, followed by a dark humor backfire. Perfectly personified by the guy strapping up to sacrifice himself, then getting yeeted by "the big one". 🤪🤪

[@dunringill1747]

King Kong (1933) - Respect the OG Son of Kong (1933) - Cash Grab, but Jen would probably fall in love with Baby Kong Mighty Joe Young (1949) - I predict Jen would really love Joe in this family movie

[@FestArc]

The Disney remake of Mighty Joe Young is WILDLY underrated.

[@3Rayfire]

Mighty Joe Young was solid. AND my first Charlize Theron movie, she was SO cute in that, and Joe was cool.

[@jacobmckenzie9182]

Where the heck did that slide whistle come from lol?!!! So many great jokes from the beginning. I absolutely love you two, and those eye rolls from Jen perfectly described my thoughts at the time of the jokes.

[@pyronuke4768]

I think that this is overall the most solid movie in the Monsterverse. It was made back when the films were still relatively grounded and serious, the human cast is pretty likeable, and I feel that we got the right amount of screen time with the monster with him showing up frequently but not so much to desensitize us. But although it's the best imo it's only my second favorite, purely because of my bias for one other film in the series that's coming up.

[@TwistedReality13]

Yea.. before GvK and GxK completely shattered the grounded aspect. 😂

[@Kaiju-bm4ts]

​@@TwistedReality13 Buddy ksi was the same movie that introduced the concept of the hollow earth, it too wasn't entirely grounded 😅. Let alone, most of the franchise isn't.

[@cristianburgess7354]

When Jen said she thought this movie would have a more serious tone than 2005 I laughed out loud. 😂

[@adriangalvez6960]

I love this movie..so entertaining and just cool to watch at any time…also fun to show ppl who haven’t…BUT, the last scene of Marlow getting home to his wife and full grown son was such an amazing touch..almost wish we can see more of his life after his looooong experience in Skull Island…maybe even a series would be cool…

[@Moviescenes-n2p]

The way he looks at Jen ready to say “he really had to put his foot down” has me dieing

[@chaircat]

Hahaha Holden, so many good puns, the slide whistle, and shout out for the Water Buffalo song! Top tier content hehe.

[@angeloubsdell6641]

Fun fact: We actually did get to see 2005 Kong fight 1998 Godzilla in the 80th annual academy awards opening! Yes they did super-size kong but ayo it looked rad

[@trendkill6736]

Hurry up and get Jen on the Punisher series! It's been out for 7 bloody years!

[@Theeplayboi]

23:47 I thought the same thing when he threw that chain bro thought he was scorpion 💀

[@jorbysold-4707]

Fun fact in this movie King Kong is 105 ft and is young and in the Godzilla vs Kong movie he is like 340 ft and is almost 100 years old and Godzilla is like 390ft

[@TriskSilverStream]

Funny that Jen would mention Lost and Jurassic Park. Much of the on location scenes were filmed at the same ranch in Hawaii (Kualoa Ranch). I was lucky enough to visit a few years ago and they still have quite a few of the bones that were practical for us to see and take photos with from the graveyard attack scene.

[@XandeRToXic]

This is probably my favorite Kong movie ever! The epic shots, Kong himself, the all-star cast, it's all fantastic! On a s(l)ide note, Jen being so satisfied when Holden uses the slide whistle is hilarious!

[@california_cowboy27]

I haven't watched you guys in a while and it makes me happy to see the channel name was changed to Holden and Jen Hardman to make it feel more like both of your guys' channel. Cheers to you guys🥃

[@TheRManProds]

LOL HOLDEN WITH THE SLIDE WHISTLE!

[@ottoswanson6664]

8:53 Is that a Sly Whistle from SpongeBob? 😂

[@harryhutt]

best line in the film... "is that a monkey?"

[@madisonwhovian943]

Said by one of the people who did the motion capture for Kong. 😅

[@mexi72]

The African-American scientist played Dr Dre and the African-American soldier played Eazy E in Straight Outta Compton.

[@CrazeeAdam]

As far as I remember, Loki and Carrol Danvers never had any interactions at all on screen. As of course in both Captain Marvel movies Loki is not around.. and during Avengers Infinity War (where "our" Loki died) she was not in there yet. And she hasn't interacted with the Loki from the Loki TV Show either.. so they're one of those interactions that never happened, but it's fun their actors interact here

[@josephdonathan7733]

I always just imagine that this Kong is the grandchild of the other versions of king Kong so his story is different grandpa Kong went to New York

[@cameronwiscovitch4186]

A Few Fun Fact! . Kong: Skull Island originally started out as a follow-up to the Peter Jackson King Kong in 2005 simply called Skull Island, with Adam Wingard helming the project. However, legal disputes between Universal, Warner Bros., and the estate of Merian C. Cooper (the director of the original 1933 King Kong) lead WB obtaining the rights and shift the project to being in the same continuity as their 2014 Godzilla film. Interestingly, Adam Wingard would later direct both Godzilla vs. Kong and Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire. . Director Jordan Vogt-Roberts actually wanted the Peter Jackson King Kong to appear in this movie, where it would've been killed in the beginning before the real Kong showed up. Legendary didn't like this idea. . Godzilla was meant to have a more direct cameo in the film, but director Jordan Vogt-Roberts vetoed the idea immediately, feeling that a direct appearance of Godzilla would take away from Kong in the film.

[@Fury-u9k]

Kong was a juvenile here; that's why in the newest movie, he's much bigger (adulthood). So, it makes sense when fighting the adult Skull Crawler, he's struggling. I mean, adult Kong would have folded it easily since, as an adult, he's actually fighting other titans and has pretty much got it down pat at that point, actually breaking jaws and skulls. Like he's struggling with this main Skull Crawler, which is also a signature move of Kong - grabbing the head & jaw, trying to break them apart. He was still a strong juvenile, even though we haven't seen his parents. I believe he was bigger and much stronger because I believe this crawler is meant to have killed his parents. Now, with him in Hollow Earth, he's tapped into the power it produces too, which will definitely give him an advantage when it comes to combat.

[@jrogers05]

The slide whistle is the greatest addition to this channel in quite a while

[@unclelink]

When Treat Williams sadly passed, some folks were reminded of his monster classic "Deep Rising." I heard that it was supposed to be the beginning of this "monster verse" but that's unconfirmed. The ending scene, where the true King was mentioned, level goosebumps!😂

[@Xonslaught1]

You can literally tell when Sam Jackson's character goes nuts. That scene with Kong and the helicopters was nuts in the theater

[@TheYoungDoctor]

Everyone of the Monsterverse films has someone from Marvel in them. There are seven in this one alone.

[@jerlstrom]

I would recommend watching the Monarch series after Godzilla vs Kong. it gives a little back story to Monarch and Bill Randa

[@Panda_man..]

Yeah they should definitely take a look at that show after.

[@spinosaurusstriker]

Nah, its a waste if time, monarch is barely explored and the monster footage is scarce, most of that show is about family drama, a bad one.

[@sabestar1]

Nicely done with the Mortal Kombat reference at 23:47

[@wyattamick]

The slide whistle was such a nice touch 🤣

[@MichaelPallada]

The character John Goodman plays in this movie, Bill Randa, is also one of the lead characters in the Monarch-series. You should watch, it's actually very good! Oh, and it's getting a second season, just announced today.

[@Kamakakak]

“All the mcu guys came over to the.. other mcu “ That’s hilarious and accurate considering we got wanda and pietro on the first godzilla 😂😂😂

[@senjutsu-walrus2847]

The 1933, 1976 and 2005 versions of Kong are vastly different to the Toho version of Kong who was upscaled in size to go against Godzilla. The Monsterverse version of Kong is basically the Toho version and has little to do with the RKO, Paramount and Jacksons Kong.

[@102Jonjon]

The actor that plays Billy's dad (Kobbi Kebbell) did the mocap for Kong in this and Koba in the latest Planet of the Apes films.

[@DraconimLt]

Is he ''more aggressive'', or was it because they were dropping bombs on his home, potentially killing his animal friends, rousing the skull crawlers etc...I can see his point of view... It wasn't the skull crawlers keeping Kong away from humans, it was the other way around, Kong was protecting the Islanders from the skull crawlers!

[@alexput]

One thing i wish they did in kong skull island was have a much larger focus on john C reilley's character as he was the most interesting character and was unfortunately portrayed as the comedic side character. I feel giving him 20mins of the film to him and his struggles on the island. It would make for a better character journey for him and an overall better film in my opinion

[@TwistedReality13]

He really was..

[@cchipster22]

if you ever go to Oahu, check out Kualoa Ranch. They have some props and locations from this Movie and others as well

[@matthewdoliveira9421]

18:51 lil buster got startled 😂

[@Saimeren]

Holden's so proud of his slide whistle. lol.

[@maingate7672]

The actor who played Chapman also did the motion capture for Kong.

[@AW-yj6md]

I so love how your dogs were also watching the TV, especially your doggy sitting next to wife, I swear when Kong was pounding his chest, your dog was,..really starring at that, I don't know if he was a little scared, or what,..he just had this look on his face,..these movies have to have the human element, human and Kaiju worlds are intertwined,..Kong has come a long way, started all the way back to 1933, so, even with the Peter Jackson version, which was actually I guess a retelling of the 1933, but of course more updated special effects, better sound, it was quite the endeavor, even when he did it, you know people were like is it gonna be done with care, the original was still a revered iconic movie, and I'm so glad he did it, he did do it with quite meticulous care, as the director did with the 2014 Godzilla, these much revered movie icons, people, fans of DC, Marvel, because of comics, you know were critical, or ready to be critical of any live action movie version, when the first remake of Batman with Michael Keaton, Jack Nicholson, came out, even I was like wait a minute, cause I grew up with the series more than the comics, Adam West, Caesar Romero as joker, Frank Gorshin, riddler, Earth Kitt, Julie Newmar, cat woman,..so you know I was ready to bash it, had only seen, or knew of Michael Keaton in Mr. Mom,..comedy, you know, how's he gonna play this deeply dark troubled figure, Nicholson, well knew him from Cukoo's Nest, but still, as a homicidal maniac?(I know The Shinning, but that was a ghost possessed homicidal maniac😉)..Romero played it so well, so I think most of us were like you know totally holding judgment, and boy was I pleasantly pleased, someone called it a casting coup at the time, and indeed it was, I was so pleasantly pleased to see Jack Palance, just was mad about him, and loved that he was in it(Palance also got a little revival, playing villans again also in Tango and Cash, and in the comedy City Slickers with Billy Crystal),..so for us oldsters, these new reincarnations of Godzilla, Kong, Ghidorah, we are very glad, done with great care, artistic care, they've been brought back, the cgi has very much been improved on, but the spirit of them is being well done,..do keep going, welcome to the monsterverse, enjoy,..Godspeed, Peace ✌

[@MasonHockingYT]

I was just in the Pensacola area moving my dad there from MO and I didn't run into you. What the heck?!

[@Ethan0o0]

Its interesting the connections behind the scenes as well. Toby kebbell partially playing kong in this movie, and played "Koba" in "Rise/Dawn of the Planet of the Apes" alongside Andy Serkis as Cesar...who also played King Kong in the Peter Jackson film in 2005.

[@sammylane21]

Who is in this? Captain Marvel. Loki, Nick Fury. Dan Connor and Wreck It Ralph, that's who.

[@killzy707]

It’s true that the noise maker after puns might get old, but I laughed each time in this video 😅

[@KilllaTofu]

Palm Sunday joke was **chefs kiss**

[@Serrassi]

I love how sneaky these giant monsters are sometimes.

[@CashGuyDarian]

lol Holden having the same thing SpongeBob had in the episode where Squidward got it stuck in his throat lol if you seen that episode you’ll know why I’m laughing

[@dungeonmaster16]

11:35 name for the spider is mother long legs. “Why not call it mommy long legs like daddy long legs?” If ask, well it’s pretty obvious why.

[@omokoyejoakinfenwa4453]

YESS, I'm ecstatic you two both got to experience Kong Skull Island. This movie IMO is the best movie of the Monsterverse, everything from its tone, characters, setting, plot and creatures made it an absolute favourite of mine.

[@isaac_da_pirate7890]

I haven’t seen this movie since watching monarch, it’s crazy seeing and hearing the stuff they talk about in this movie, and the names mentioned that are direct referenced or used in the show whether you watch it on the channel or not. You should definitely check it out.

[@mr.shreddergaming1940]

Holden was on his game this episode.

[@austinmozer4638]

Another MCU connection, Cole's actor, Shea Whigham, was in Agent Carter.

[@TheRManProds]

BUT THIS IS RIDICULOUS!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!

[@ethanm7482]

I personally think Godzilla: King of the Monsters is the best of the Monsterverse films. The designs, sounds and etc, it was all great. Only criticism of it is the humans; mainly Emma Russell portrayed by Vera Farmiga as I just feel her reasons are quite silly in the grand scheme of the film.

[@Christian-el2bz]

Jen has some great Underrtaker moments in this :p lol But I get it, when you bring your own sound effects... That's what happens lol

[@wiseoldman53]

I think Jen was going for an eye roll record over Holden cracking funny! 🤣 🙄 I love it!!

[@rhaspodel]

Curious, have you and Jen watched The Maze Runner series? If not, I highly recommend you watch them.

[@littlesparrow303]

True but the books are better. Especially them going a different path in the 2nd film. In the books you understand why Teresa did but in the movie it seemed like she was on the wrong side

[@ConorWood115]

The slide whistle is hilarious 😂

[@k00la1d]

"THESE GUYS GOT SOME GUTS" xDDDDD

[@nateisler3]

John was a good man who didn’t get to develop those photos

[@EBlank3807]

Bruh the slide-whistle! I'm dead!

[@STE9LTH]

Scarlett Witch, Quick Silver, Nick Fury, Loki, Captain Marvel, Corpsman Dey, Eleanor Bishop, Hood, Maya Hansen, Phastos, Ego, John Walker, Casey, Cull Obsidian. Probably missing some other MCU characters that are apart of this universe (Corey Hawkins was in Iron Man 3)

[@tmac731]

11:20 so when did Bill Randa run into that Bamboo monster if he was with the army guys the scene before? Monarch Legacy of monsters confused me with that scene

[@TheLinc78]

The red hand print on the cliffs that they see isn’t Kong’s, it’s the Scar King.

[@dungeonmaster16]

Strongly recommend watch monarch show now especially with you and Jen seen and rewatch GvK. The show is gonna reveal some things from the films on how said thing happened plus expand the universe lore and hints what may happen in future movies.

[@EJRox]

I lost it at that slide whistle. 😆😆😆😆

[@madisonwhovian943]

I hope that becomes permanent. 😅

[@DarkPaladin24]

I gotta get me one of those some day

[@christianvictormariano1283]

Hopefully you guys would react to Shin Godzilla... And this is actually a good reboot/debute of kong, and it more so shows the worlbuilding as to how the Kaijus help the ecosystem.

[@stylezzir7761]

Holdens corny jokes and Jen rolling her eyes is the best ❤

[@jonweitman2436]

Your puns were already top-notch, but the addition of the slide whistle is iconic.

[@enricopreu469]

Gonna get old fast? Nah i love that whistle combined with the dad Jokes Please dont let it go xD

[@VandelYeIndustries]

There’s so many great actors in this movie.

[@Kaijufan113]

In this movie which takes place in 1973, Kong is the equivalent of a teenager. In Godzilla VS Kong which takes place in 2024, he grew into old man Kong and almost the same height as Godzilla.

[@Go_Away-e8v]

I starved for 3 days waiting for this. Now I feast.

[@CGKey]

An important thing with this movie vs Peter Jackson's King Kong is that this one is titled Kong: Skull Island. I was meant to showcase King Kong, but a fundamental part of the movie was the island itself, which was a step forward into the rest of the Monsterverse lore

[@dougcurb6645]

The boneyard is all Styrofoam bones. It is still located in Hawaii at kualoa ranch. They film a lot of movies there including Jurassic Park

[@willcline5918]

Fun fact: Toho (Owners of the original Godzilla) was so mad about the 1998 movie, that they eventually bought back the rights to the character, just to have their own version of Godzilla absolutely destroy it on screen in their own movie

[@nickcollins5191]

Not entirely true. TriStar had a clause inserted into there deal (when they bought the rights from ToHo back in the early 90’s for Godzilla) that as long there was a sequel in production, the licence would stay with them for a further 5 years. After they decided it financially probably wouldn’t be worth making a sequel, they simply let the rights revert back to ToHo in 2003 (since they were the original licence owners they didn’t have to pay to get it back)

[@rjcasale457]

Like the Pulp reference with his “tip-top” line