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    Saw KONG: Skull Island last night. C+/B- for a grade.... You expect a monster movie and you get a monster movie. If that's your thing, it'll probably score higher for you. Kong's scenes were the best in the movie by a wide margin, as they should be. He also had more development than any of the human characters. Kong vs the other monsters is worth the price of a matinee at minimum. John C. Riley's character was well played and funny. Sam Jackson's arc was kind of bizarre. You really have no clue why he is who he is. If you have some explanation to this, the movie comes together is a much better fashion.

    The movie suffers from a good bit of "horror movie stupidity", where parts of the plot require characters to purposely avoid using common sense. Also there is some clunky exposition because this movie has to tie in to Godzilla since shared universes are all the rage now.

    Like I said earlier, I think this is worth seeing on a Cheap Ticket Tuesday. Just grab some popcorn and munch away
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      Originally posted by rufus View Post
      Hey, Buckaroo Banzai is a stone-cold classic. Anyone who calls that "bad" just isn't a fan of that sort of campy humor. Not that I've seen everything he's ever done, but John Lithgow's best performance, in my opinion.

      Likewise, so is Big Trouble in Little China.
      Big Trouble in Little China in is no way, shape or form a bad movie. It's - for the time - high budget camp, and it was done right.
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        Originally posted by RaceBoarder View Post
        Saw KONG: Skull Island last night. C+/B- for a grade.... You expect a monster movie and you get a monster movie. If that's your thing, it'll probably score higher for you. Kong's scenes were the best in the movie by a wide margin, as they should be. He also had more development than any of the human characters. Kong vs the other monsters is worth the price of a matinee at minimum. John C. Riley's character was well played and funny. Sam Jackson's arc was kind of bizarre. You really have no clue why he is who he is. If you have some explanation to this, the movie comes together is a much better fashion.

        The movie suffers from a good bit of "horror movie stupidity", where parts of the plot require characters to purposely avoid using common sense. Also there is some clunky exposition because this movie has to tie in to Godzilla since shared universes are all the rage now.

        Like I said earlier, I think this is worth seeing on a Cheap Ticket Tuesday. Just grab some popcorn and munch away
        Yeah this reboot was set up specifically to remake Godzilla vs. King Kong...which I dont see the point to but most likely will be fun. My dad loves Kong movies and Godzilla movies (not to mention Planet of the Apes) so the last few years have been heaven for him

        Does Kong have a ridiculous bait and switch with an actor like Godzilla did. I was almost in Godzilla as much as Cranston was
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          Originally posted by Handyman View Post
          Trust me I have plenty people could mock me about
          Ditto.
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            Originally posted by Handyman View Post
            Yeah this reboot was set up specifically to remake Godzilla vs. King Kong...which I dont see the point to but most likely will be fun. My dad loves Kong movies and Godzilla movies (not to mention Planet of the Apes) so the last few years have been heaven for him

            Does Kong have a ridiculous bait and switch with an actor like Godzilla did. I was almost in Godzilla as much as Cranston was
            Everyone billed goes on the expedition to Skull Island, so they have their screen time. The script really prevents most of the cast from doing anything with their time though. Bree Larson and Tom Hiddleston are just along for the ride. Their characters don't go anywhere over the 2 hours. John Goodman's character starts out well, doing some heavy lifting in the world building department, but just kind of peeters out as the movie goes along. Sam Jackson plays the kind of B.A.M.F. character you expect Sam Jackson to play. He does have a nice call back to his Jurassic Park character at one point. But paint by the numbers more or less. His character does change if he's given some exposition however, so the seeds are there. They just don't turn out IMO.

            This is Kong's movie however, so people like your father won't leave disappointed. They want a giant monkey to steal the show and they get a giant monkey kicking arse.
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            • Originally posted by Kepler View Post
              Rec for linking the two.
              The only reason you like Buckaroo is because the bad guy's resume includes a Clarkson education.

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                Originally posted by joecct View Post
                The only reason you like Buckaroo is because the bad guy's resume includes a Clarkson education.
                Which guy? I think you told me this before.
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                  I am sick of Samuel L. Jackson...the dude is in 75% of the movies that come out now and he literally plays the same guy in each one. Clint Howard has more range
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                  • Re: MOVIES: New Ideas Welcome!

                    Originally posted by Handyman View Post
                    I am sick of Samuel L. Jackson...the dude is in 75% of the movies that come out now and he literally plays the same guy in each one. Clint Howard has more range
                    Kind of like Liam Neeson in his past half dozen movies?

                    Liam and Sam have range, but they are now stuck in "character" mode. It sucks.
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                      Buckaroo and Big Trouble are amazing.
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                      • Re: MOVIES: New Ideas Welcome!

                        Originally posted by Handyman View Post
                        I am sick of Samuel L. Jackson...the dude is in 75% of the movies that come out now and he literally plays the same guy in each one. Clint Howard has more range
                        Black Snake Moan. He plays an entirely different character than you've seen from Samuel L. Jackson in a very long time.
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                          Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                          Black Snake Moan. He plays an entirely different character than you've seen from Samuel L. Jackson in a very long time.
                          That was one messed up, but awesome, movie. And I agree on that role.
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                            So I heard on the radio today that Eddie Murphy teeeted "coming to America sequel??"

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                              Originally posted by Deutsche Gopher Fan View Post
                              So I heard on the radio today that Eddie Murphy teeeted "coming to America sequel??"
                              Escaping from America?
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                              "One does not simply walk into Mordor. Its Black Gates are guarded by more than just Orcs. There is evil there that does not sleep, and the Great Eye is ever watchful. It is a barren wasteland, riddled with fire and ash and dust, the very air you breathe is a poisonous fume." Boromir

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                                Originally posted by St. Clown View Post
                                Escaping from America?
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