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got any sevens: Feb 9, 2013; by Cyrano4747

Snowglobe of Doom posted:

I didn't love it but I got a heck of a lot of enjoyment out of it. Good Ape Film, looking forwards to future sequels. Although I have to say that it felt odd watching a Kong film where he doesnt die at the end even though I was aware that this film was pretty much just setting up the Monsterverse so Kong surviving was pretty much the main reason the film even exists. But even Kong seemed to be a bit nonplussed about the fact that he was just left at the end, standing around growling at the retreating humans like some kind of 100ft tall moping wallflower.

It also felt a bit weird that Kong was rewritten as a protector of humanity similar to some older versions of Godzilla although I guess that makes a lot of sense in this new Monsterverse context.

I was also pleasantly surprised that John C Reilly's character wasn't 100% comedy relief like I'd been expecting from the trailers.

Hiddleston was incredibly flat and his character could have been left out altogether without affecting the movie at all.

Well Kong always had a soft spot :flaccid:

for girls so he's never been totally against humans, unless they attack him.

It's interesting that even Brie used a flare against the king skullcrawler, so even the pacifist was converted to the fight, like the end of Full Metal Jacket.

Great movie, basically Predator but with Kong. (Tone, not plot)

What happened to the kid that Hiddleston saved who then turned against Jackson? I don't remember the last scene I saw him in.