#skullcrawler 10

[nemesisthetoy]

[hrodvitnon]

So it clear that kong doesn't really like the other titans or doesnt want to associate with them because they keep trying to kill him, but i like to imagine that mothra actually tries to be kong's friend and to show him that not all titans are as bad as he thinks they are.

Mothra: Come on, how many Titans have you met besides Goji?

Kong: The Skullcrawlers, that Kraken asshole, Camazotz, couple of Warbats and Hellhawks. Also that Mechagodzilla thing, are we counting that one?

Mothra: But you haven't met Methuselah or Behemoth! I think you'd get along with them if you give them a chance! Please?

Kong: ...okay, fine.

[Later...]

Mothra: Hey guys, how are things?

Kong: You didn't tell me Methuselah was so cool!

Mothra: ...say again?

Kong: No, seriously, check this out! Meth, tell her what you told me! About how you can beat 10 Titans in a fight!

Mothra: ...that's a nickname all right...

Methuselah: Yes. I can beat 10. I did it when I was knee-high to a Kumonga.

Kong: Could you beat them if they caught you going to the bathroom?

Methuselah: Yes.

Kong: But there's no way they'd wait for you to finish before they ganged up!

Methuselah: They better.

[astoundingbeyondbelief]

Kaiju Week in Review (April 2-8, 2023)

Tsuburaya's Big International Push™ for the Ultra Series has been missing one huge element for a while—English dubs for the new shows. These are supposed to be for kids, right? Well, they're finally correcting that with Ultraman Z. This is the only New Generation show I've actually finished since R/B, so I'm pretty thrilled, and it's extremely well-done to boot. OkraTron 5000, the same Dallas-based studio that handled Shin Ultraman, is behind it (and they got Sean Schemmel, Goku himself, as Ultraman Zero). I'm not sure of the exact pace at which they'll be releasing these, but episode 2 is already out as well.

Some rare Godzilla video game news that isn't a Battle Line update or a mobile game collaboration: Zen Studios' Pinball FX will be releasing a trio of Godzilla vs. Kong-inspired digital pinball tables. So a console game collaboration... still an upgrade! (And believe it or not, this is the first game either MUTO has appeared in since that Candy Crush clone back in 2014.) The trial starts April 13.

After only uploading Godzilla Island episodes for a few weeks, Toho's English Godzilla YouTube channel is branching out again with subtitled episodes of Chibi Godzilla Raids Again. It starts... well, April 11, which is why I'm scrambling to get this post out. Since the show is so new (and not a web exclusive), there might be a quick hook on these, so be sure to download them; the TOHO animation channel has already removed the first episode.

After limiting itself to figures of MonsterVerse kaiju who have already been covered by S.H. MonsterArts, Hiya Toys is innovating with a Skullcrawler figure, now in the prototype stage. This is only the third articulated figure of the character, and should easily trounce the Lanard and Playmates versions. Note the elbow spikes: it's either the Skull Devil from Kong: Skull Island or Number 10 from Godzilla vs. Kong.

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Research Monster (Lizard Info)

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Komodo dragon (Varanus komodoensis)

The Komodo dragon is the largest living lizard species. The dragon is a monitor lizard of the family Varanidae. It occurs on Komodo Island and a few neighboring islands of the Lesser Sunda Islands of Indonesia. The popular interest in the lizard’s large size and predatory habits has allowed this endangered species to become an ecotourist attraction, which has encouraged its protection.

The lizard grows to 3 meters (10 feet) in total length and attains a weight of about 135 kg (about 300 pounds). It digs a burrow as deep as 9 meters and lays eggs that hatch in April or May. The newly hatched young, about 45 cm (18 inches) long, live in trees for several months. Adult Komodo dragons eat smaller members of their own species and sometimes even other adults.

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Skullcrawler

Skullcrawlers, also known as Cranium Reptant, are a giant amphibian superspecies in the MonsterVerse created by Legendary Pictures that first appeared in the 2017 film, Kong: Skull Island, and served as the secondary antagonists, with the Skull Devil as one of the two main antagonists, alongside Preston Packard. Since their first appearance in Kong: Skull Island, Skullcrawlers have subsequently appeared, both directly and indirectly, in several MonsterVerse installments.

Skullcrawlers, also known as Cranium Reptant, are a giant amphibian superspecies in the MonsterVerse created by Legendary Pictures that first appeared in the 2017 film, Kong: Skull Island, and served as the secondary antagonists, with the Skull Devil as one of the two main antagonists, alongside Preston Packard. Since their first appearance in Kong: Skull Island, Skullcrawlers have subsequently appeared, both directly and indirectly, in several MonsterVerse installments.

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Two Legged Rhino Lizard

Two-legged rhino lizards are a (fictional) type of vermin unique to savage areas. Aside from the savage requirement, however, they are ubiquitous, from scorching deserts to glaciers. They are essentially a lizard larger than a crow with only two legs. They are VERMIN_EATER with a PENETRATEPOWER of 2, which means they're better at gnawing their way through your barrels than most vermin.

Unlike lizards (i.e., the common lizard, zootoca vivipara, as stated in the raws), two-legged rhino lizards are not hateable. They have twice the pet value of lizards.

Some dwarves like two-legged rhino lizards for their horn.

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Kong: Skull Island (2017) - Skullcrawler Pit Scene (6/10) | Movieclips

[rjalker]

"I call them skullcrawlers"

Yes it's a very apt name. 10/10

[qualxon]

5, 10

5 - Which minor and/or new Kaiju is your favourite?

Overall I'd say my number 1 favourite is Methuselah, because he just seems like such an underrated character and probably has so much lore and such surrounding him and I am an absolute sucker for lore. Also, his design? *Chef's kiss*

HOWEVER, some honourable mentions are in order:

- MUTOs (those sound effects are just so good)

- Tiamat (another fab design)

- Warbats (another trope I love in monster movies is "giant, scarier versions of existing animals" and this just hits the nail on the head by giving a giant snake wings, 10/10)

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10 - You've just been tasked with creating a new kaiju movie, for which you've been given an unlimited budget and runtime, full available use of every previously-seen character (and obv the option to add new ones), and generally the ability to do whatever you want with this project. Describe what you'd want your movie to be like, go nuts.

Oh boy oh boy I've got a couple of ideas but my main one is this:

Nature documentary

I would absolutely make a movie that's just one massive nature documentary about the kaiju. We'd get to see even the biggest and baddest kaiju enjoying their downtime and generally just being animals. David Attenborough is narrating.

No big OTT dramatic fights (except for the obligatory slow-mo hunting sequences), no plot, just several hours of skullcrawler infants playing and practicing their hunting skills in their little groups while the adults hunt, of the massive and intimidating Godzilla trying with not much success to scratch his back on a cliff face, of Doug!

I'd just want to show what kind of things the kaiju get up to in their downtime, while also showing off more.of the environments and ecosystems that they live in - at least 70% of it would be set in the hollow earth. I'd also want to use it as an opportunity to explore some of the symbiotic relationships between different species. Just generally developing these characters in a way that helps the audience understand how and why these kaiju act the way they do.

Knowing me, and the fact that it's an unlimited runtime, this film would go on for like 10+ hours - though it'd probably end up being split into "episodes" where each episode focuses on a different specific thing. For instance, episode 1 might focus on Godzilla's day-to-day life, what he does when he's not picking fights, etc; episode 2 could follow Kong as he's settling into the hollow earth; episode 3 might look at some "new" species in the hollow earth (who knows, I may even be a tad self indulgent and put in my Drakes), and so on.

Overall it's just one massive nature documentary about kaiju being animals, goofing around like animals do and exploring their social dynamics. Maybe throw some history and lore into the mix too.

ALSO I almost forgot to add this, but there'd be a bonus segment at the end showing the "behind-the-scenes" of the documentary, with the camera crew interacting with some of the kaiju they filmed (along the same vein as those pictures of wildlife photographers sitting there with the animals inspecting them and their cameras).

[girlinthetardis04]

Monsterverse game:

Godzilla (2014)

Best (in no particular order):

1. The first time he charges his atomic breath. Just the sound design asdasffshhds.

2. The big ass Godzilla skeleton at the start.

3. Godzilla arrives in Hawaii.

4. The MUTOs get bus-ay (I just find it funny that KotM reveals their heads are their genutals so it was basically Titan p*rn-)

5. BEST ONE IN THE WHOLE MOVIE THE KISS OF DEATH ARE YOU KIDDING ME HE LITERALLY DECAPITATED THAT BIGASS PREHISTORIC BUG ADSHDAADHADJDSS 10/10 I want that scene injected in my veins.

Worst:

Anything with the humans tbh.

Kong: Skull Island (2017):

Best (in no particular order):

1. That whole scene with Paranoid by Black Sabbath. Especially how the audio cuts out when they see Kong and then the whirring of the helicopter motors blends in with the bass it's so good.

2. The Ghibli buffalo

3. Anything with Marlowe, but especially when he tells the story of Gunpei.

4. Also "Skullcrawlers?" "I just made it up. Sounded cool"

5. Kong looking at the stars. Let my boy chill.

Worst:

Sensless sacrifice.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters (2019):

Best (in no particular order):

1. Ghidorah's awakening. It's so cool man. SO COOL.

2. Mothra's awakening. SHE'S SO HECKING PRETTY YOU DON'T UNDERSTAND.

3. RODAN'S AWAKENING. MY BOY THEY MADE HIM LOOK SO BADASS YES YOU GO AND FUCK UP THOSE JETS I'M SO PROUD OF YOU. LOOK AT HIM!!!!!

4. Local 11 year old cusses out giant three headed lightning space dragon (ft. Ghidorah) (NOT CLICKBAIT)

5. BURNING GODZILLA, SPECIFICALLY THE FINAL MELTDOWN WITH MOTHRA'S WINGS IN THE PULSE AFAGDSJHSFHJS

Worst:

Emma's "sacrifice". Like, no, if you have the deaths of millions upon millions of people on your hands you don't get to redeem yourself. Bitch.

Godzilla vs. Kong:

Best (in no particular order):

1. Godzilla and Jia recreating that scene from ET.

2. Kong finding the axe

3. That asshole woman from Apex dying horribly (suck it)

4. Godzilla and Kong are fighting right in the middle of Hong Kong- BUT WHAT'S THAT? BY GOD IT'S MECHAGODZILLA WITH THE STEEL CHAIR!!!!

5. Godzilla just casually BLASTING A WHOLE THROUGH THE EARTH. In one breath too, congrats on the lung capacity, Big G.

Worst:

The scenes with Madison. She basically had nothing to do the whole movie :/

Rules: Name 5 of your most favorite scenes from each Monsterverse film and 1 scene that you don’t really care for/dislike. Then tag 3+ others who’ve at least seen GvK.

Godzilla (2014): Best: Godzilla entrance/ Godzilla escort/ Halo jump/ Godzilla and Ford share a stare/ Kiss of Death. Worst: Joe death.

Kong: Skull Island: Best: Kong vs choppers/ Randa explains/ Meeting the Iwi and Marlow/ Kong saves Weaver/ Post credit scene. Worst: Randa death.

Godzilla: King of the Monsters: Best: Ghidorah emergence/ Rodan vs jets/ Mothra’s waterfall emergence/ Godzilla rebirth/ Godzilla arrives in Boston. Worst: Graham death.

Godzilla vs. Kong: Best: Godzilla attacks Apex/ Mechagodzilla reveal/ the Hollow Earth/ Godzilla and Kong team up/ Truce. Worst: Mark doubts Godzilla.

Tagging the following: @star-going-supernova  @true-king-of-monsters  @hrodvitnon 

[hrodvitnon]

Been a long while since Keeta was last mentioned, so I'm gonna send a few things about him to remedy that.

I wonder if Keeta has any characteristics that distinguishes him from other skullcrawlers? For some reason, I always imagined him to be a bit like Number 10 from GvK, but with a blue stripe instead of red, and the usual grayish-white skullcrawler head instead of the yellowish one Number 10 had. (Though I remember one ask before mentioning the idea of Keeta getting tiger stripes as he gets older)

Assuming that APEX modified their skullcrawlers metabolism to keep themselves from losing too much money on feeding them, I like to imagine that Keeta would have a really slow metabolism even compared to the others kept in APEX's facilities. Which would translate to just having regular metabolism in human standards.

Because of that, Keeta would probably have baby fat when a wild skullcrawler baby would be just as starved and thin as adults would be. Of course, he'd lose the baby fat as he gets older, but I imagine that he'd have way more muscle compared to your average wild skullcrawler by then.

Rodan would definitely take Keeta out for rides while he's still a hatchling (a bit like on how Rodan did the same for Mothra as a larva during the Showa era)

And now, for a more dramatic scenario:

I like to imagine that, once Kong ever finds out about or happens to encounter Keeta at one point, he wastes no time trying to squish him on the spot. Which of course, causes Keeta to call for his papa for help (Sorta like how baby Godzilla called for Rodan during Heisei era). And while Rodan isn't interested with a fight and just wants to get Keeta out of there ASAP, Kong isn't having any of it and even goes as far as attacking Rodan, grabbing his wings and dragging his tail around to keep him from flying away, just so that he can get to squishing Keeta already. It takes for Godzilla and Mothra's timely arrival to pin Kong down and try to reason with him. Kong's most definitely webbed up from head-to-toe by then, and pinned by Godzilla on the ground too for good measure.

When they try to tell Kong that Keeta couldn't harm anyone because he's still too young, Kong would coldly go with "It's best to kill them while they're still young" and it sounds like he speaks from personal experience.

Because of that, both Rodan and Keeta don't feel comfortable whenever Kong is around. Rodan would even puff himself up and put up intimidation displays should he ever see Kong.

Likewise, I think that Kong would also feel very frustrated at everyone who sides with Rodan and Keeta over him. The list of the ones who side with them currently consist of: Godzilla, Mothra, Viv and San, Manda, Behemoth, Methuselah, Tiamat (she surprisingly sympathizes with Rodan there), Barb, Kiryu!Dagon, Ladon, Shin, and even some Monarch-aligned people like Madison. And there's potential drama should Jia also agree that Kong is taking things too far in here.

Even if Kong learns to tolerate Keeta's presence over time, he most likely won't ever let go of his hatred towards skullcrawlers. The only way that might happen is if Kong ever reaches the same age and wisdom as Shimo does, and even then, there's a slim chance of that happening. (I say this because honestly, Kong needs to have more flaws. He can't just be Mr. Perfect all the time, after all)

I personally refer to Keeta with gender-neutral pronouns, but I kinda like the gray-white head coloration and blue stripe as a clear indicator that they're a Goodie and to separate them from the other Apex 'Crawlers like Number 10. And now I'm imagining Keeta with baby fat and I need to add that to the drawing list, it sounds so precious and reminds me of that post of a pet tegu sleeping in a doggy bed.

*BANGING FISTS ON TABLE* LET! KONG! HAVE! FLAWS!

[gluevah]

What are your favorite and least favorite movies and movie snacks?

I think my least favorite movie that I can think of off the top of my head was 10 Cloverfield Lane. Or was it 12 Cloverfield Lane? Either way, I hated that movie specifically because one scene grossed me out so bad I felt sick. Also, Kong Skull Island is another one I didn't care for. The fight between Kong and the big skullcrawler was upsetting because I like the skullcrawlers, they're cute 🥺

Favorite movies would probably be the How To Train Your Dragon movies, Spirited Away, Belle (the anime movie), Wolfwalkers, and right now Turning Red.

Favorite movie snacks: Peanut M&Ms! They're my favorite candy. I have a mild addiction. I have like 2 pounds of them in my pantry right now. Also, nachos. I love movie nachos. And hot dogs! Movie hot dogs specifically are the best hot dogs. Also, my movie theater has really good flatbread pizzas. But top favorite is peanut M&Ms!

Least favorite movie snacks: Raisinets. Does anyone even eat them? I hate raisins, so they are definitely my least favorite movie snack.

This was a fun question. What are your favorite movies and movie snacks?

[nemesisthetoy]

Random Kaiju Stat ideas

Gojira

-speed:

     +water: 9

     +land: 4

-strength: 10

-intellect: 8

-endurance: 9

-power: 10 (atomic power)

Rodan

-speed:

     +air: 8

     +land: 3

-strength: 5

-intellect: 7

-endurance: 5

-power: 9 (fire bird)

Mothra (moth form)

-speed:

     +air: 8

     +land: 2

-strength: 5

-intellect: 9

-endurance: 7

-power: 10 (godrays, silk attack, reincarnation)

Ghidorah

-speed:

     +air: 9

     +land: 7

-strength: 9

-intellect: 7 (Ni), 10 (Ichi), 7 (San)

-endurance: 10 (healing factor)

-power: 10 (Gravity beams)

Kong

-speed:

     +land: 7

-strength: 9

-intellect: 9

-endurance: 7

-power: 0 (his axe isn’t part of him, so I didn’t count it)

Bonus: OC stats below the cut

Bruce the Muto

-speed:

     +air: 8

     +land: 4

-strength: 4

-intellect: 6

-endurance: 4

-power: 7 (EMP is very situational)

Skullcrawler 13

-speed:

     +land: 8

-strength: 7

-intellect: 6

-endurance: 7

-power: 0

[spodimusarts]

(For the OC Ask Game) Bruce the Muto, Height: ~2/3 of Hokmuto's. Characteristics: a young Muto who is underdeveloped thanks to only completing 10 out of the 15 years needed to fully develop in his cocoon, Bruce is a Muto who is consistently searching for a source of radiation and for a home away from the current Alpha. Can only speak in the Muto's native tongue, but is picking up Skullcrawler. Fears: Humans, Gojira and Fire

Well I can say that Himari my female Gojira would be more protective than anything else. Unlike the big G. She’s not going to look for a fight and go on a rampage to kill Bruce bc of him being a MUTO. In fact she would most likely hold her ground and protect her cub, growling and maybe flashing her dorsals. Most likely in a actual realistic scenario Bruce would understand her display, knowing she only wants him to leave her alone.

For Anon well he would just hide behind his Mother or in a safe spot that he could find. He wouldn’t interact unless his mom determined there to be no threat.

On a more fun side of things. If they tried to speak Himari would actually admire his docile nature being that she would understand his vocals to be calm rather than mean and hostile. Anon would want to play being that he’s never actually had an encounter with MUTOs and would lose any fear he holds very quickly. Plus Bruce would be close to his size, and Anon does not get to interact with other titan cubs often. In fact Himari being kind natured for a Gojira, she’d probably let him have the left overs of a meal as long as her Cub is well fed. After all he is the one who needs more nutrition and other things besides radiation since he’s growing.

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7 Deadly Sins: Gigan

SHOWA GHIDORAH GIGAN

Wrath (7/10)

Gigan doesn’t get angry very often. Whatever he’s doing, he’s doing it to have a good time and he’s much more likely to be amused than pissed when something stands up to him. That being said, he does have his triggers (especially in his Final Wars form) and when they’re pushed, he selects violence. Brutal bloody violence. Without any hesitation. So don’t piss him off. He WILL kill you without a second thought, and trust me, this sadistic bastard WON’T be making your death pleasant.

Gluttony (8/10)

Gigan likes to eat. Unlike most kaiju, his species are obligate carnivores that actively hunt and kill to survive. They aren’t Skullcrawler levels of ravenous, but pretty close. Growing up, food was used as a reward for Gigan by his Nebulan masters and although the reward changed to mates when he reached adulthood, he still treated his “mates” as prey, and would cannibalize them when he was done. Yeah, you read right, Gigan is a cannibal. Happy about it too. Freed from Nebulan control to live his own life, it only got worse. He was no longer limited to whatever food was given to him, the whole Universe is his banquet! He has a habit of seeing others as prey to toy with and devour. His career as an assassin worked pretty well since no worries on disposing of the body, he got it covered under the contract. As a pirate, even better, as he can slaughter whoever he pleases and really get to sample some exotic meats. But then, tragedy struck. Ever since being forced into his Final Wars form, he no longer needed to eat. Indeed, he’s become more machine than organic, and he hates it. So as if in defiance to his new biology, he still indulges in food even though he doesn’t need it. Just to give himself the illusion that he’s still alive.

Greed (10/10)

Gigan is a very greedy creature. Part of his becoming a pirate is to steal and horde all the things labeled as valuable and sell them on the black space-market. He accumulates a lot of riches and although he can use them to live in luxury whenever he fancies to, he still prefers to use intimidation and threat of planetary destruction rather than spend actual money. Give even a cent to the needy? Nah, he’d rather eat the needy. Hey, it’s putting them out of their misery at least! And no, he’s not sharing any of his food. If his friends want food, they can get it themselves. Space-ducks will only share their food with their mates and chicks, and Gigan’s “mate”, Ghidorah, doesn’t even eat, and they have no chicks, so win-win! More for him!

Envy (9/10)

You would think someone as powerful and handsome as Gigan wouldn’t have much to envy. And you’d be right.... in his Showa form. As Final Wars, there is one thing he’s become very envious of and that’s the fact that he will never be considered "alive", like everyone else. Ghidorah’s moon-crests always glow so bright for these lesser creatures, but so dim for him. Constantly reminding him of his insecurity, and making his jealousy worse. So y’know what, let’s keep some folks alive around Ghidorah, that way Gigan can look at that glow and pretend that it’s for him. This envy for life really does drive him a lot in his current form; anything that gives him the illusion that he’s still his old self will be done. Have fun to its fullest? Yes. Sleep around? Yes. Eat when he doesn’t need to? Yes. Flaunt Ghidorah around to make everyone else envious of HIM?! Hell, yeah- Wait, is Ghidorah paying attention to someone that isn’t him?! Is Ghidorah TALKING to anyone that isn’t him, WITHOUT PERMISSION?! FEUIHDOWA- Actually, maybe he does have a bit more envy than I thought, now that he has a mate to be possessive over. 

Sloth (7/10)

Like Showa Ghidorah, Gigan spends a lot of time in dormancy during space-travel in his diamond. Not as often though, as he will also hi-jack ships with his ‘crew’ and has the luxury of enjoying said space-travel with victims and friends alike. He does require sleep as Showa Gigan and did indeed sleep alot, a hold-over of his days in captivity when there wasn't much to do beyond sleep, eat, and whatever mission they wanted from him. But when he is awake, he did work diligently for his Masters, to the best of his abilities and with great enthusiasm. As Final Wars though, he no longer requires sleep. But he still does so, because he’s alive, dammit! Now let him dream! But now, he no longer works an actual job (he quit his beloved assassin career after being forced into his new "updated" form), and has since grown more laid back (aka, lazy) as to whether or not he'll follow-through on whatever responsibilities is placed on him. He likes having fun and feeling forced into responsibility is not fun! So that heightens his score.

Lust (10/10)

Gigan is a horny bastard. If there’s a victim that even slightly tickles his fancy, guaranteed, he will have extra fun with them before they die. He’s also been known to use sexual favors to get what he wants, especially for a certain love-struck beetle that keeps whining about wanting to go home. Those sales-people that can't be won over with the threat of death? Well, make love, not war as they say! He also likes visiting the less savory parts of the universe, specifically to watch shows and request services. But truly, the primary target of his lust is the three-headed dragon himself. Those golden scales and massive wings will drive any space-duck crazy with WANT and Gigan is no exception. Before seeing this hydra, the idea of mating for life wasn’t something he was ever interested in, but now, Ghidorah is something that he wants to keep for himself. Forever. Back before he decided to track down the dragon, if he even THOUGHT about this golden wyvern, guaranteed, he’s going to fuck something, he doesn’t care who or what. When he finally does get his claws on Ghidorah, literally EVERYTHING this dragon does has Gigan lusting for him even more. To Ghidorah's dismay.

Pride (10/10)

Gigan is a very prideful creature. He's a narcissistic individual who only thinks of his own pleasure, and sees everyone else as either a means to an end, prey, or a toy. He takes great pride in combat abilities, and is prone to underestimating his target. He adores his claws and often brandishes them at every opportunity to show them off, and intimidate foes. In his Showa form, he especially took pride in his appearance. Raised in captivity, he was a prime example of his race, with gleaming feathers and large sails. Being a cyborg only enhanced his pride, as it made him far stronger than the rest of his species, something he readily took advantage of whenever the Nebulans rewarded him with a ‘mate’. But this took a blow in his Final Wars form, where he lost everything that made him an attractive space-duck and became more of a machine than an organic creature, and he's become quite self-conscious about this. He covers this under a veil of over-exaggerated confidence, but has become a bit more sensitive when his insecurity is poked at. And by "sensitive", I mean violent. Extremely violent, even towards his perceived mate. So call him "half-life" again, Ghiddy boi, you're already half-way to being disemboweled; give him a reason to finish the job. Terrible as his Final Wars form is, he’s a hell of a lot more powerful than he’s ever been before, with more weaponry added to his arsenal. That’s still a source of pride that ALMOST makes up for his freakish appearance. But his greatest pride yet is enslaving Ghidorah as his mate; something about having such a beautiful and powerful creature under his claw is satisfying and you bet your ass he’s going to show off his accomplishment to everyone in the Universe! 

TOTAL: 61/70

Showa Ghidorah’s score was surprisingly low, but this is probably the highest score any of these characters will get. Gigan is a heinous individual, a disgusting reprehensible villain that has no interest in redeeming himself. There’s a reason I label my “Half-Life” series as being my darkest, and it’s all because of this guy!

[small-creature]

I've thinking and...

Number 10(that bigass SkullCrawler from GvK) just looked so damn hecking cute and imma adopt him.

He's my baby now

[rye-views]

Kong: Skull Island (2017) dir. Jordan Vogt-Roberts. 7.5/10

Filmed very well. Good scenery, good shots, good effects.

Tom Hiddleston looks good here.

Love Brie Larson and the indigenous people taking photos and smiling. Imagine the photos that she has.

I like Cole.

Good cast.

Spoiler: [About an American pilot, Hank Marlow, and a Japanese pilot, Gunpei Ikari, crashing onto an island during WWII. They begin to fight each other to their death until they notice a 100 hundred foot ape. After 29 years, Bill Randa asks the government for a unit and permission to investigate a newly discovered island called Skull Island. He runs the organization, Monarch, which is close to being shut down, but he believes there are monsters on this island. The unit provided is led by Lieutenant Colonel Preston Packard. Bill also goes to Vietnam to get an ex British, air service captain and tracker named James Conrad to join. An old friend of his, Mason Weaver, who is an anti-war photographer hears of the trip and also joins. Scientists and soldiers work together to plan the trip since they believe this mission to be to map out the island. The trip is joined by the biologist, Miss San, and the geologist, Mr. Brooks. They sail off and the entry into the island has severe weather conditions. They helicopter their way in and get past the storm. They begin to drop seismic bombs so that Brooks can map out the land. He discovers that this island confirms a theory he has yet to prove called the Hollow Earth Theory. They then get attacked by the hundred foot ape and they fight back. Several die, but they are now scattered. One group consists of Conrad, Weaver, an officer named Reg, Brooks, San, and a Landsat official, Victor. The other group consists of Randa, Packard, and the other soldiers. Major Jack Chapman is the only man wandering alone as he tries to write a letter to his son, Billy. Conrad scopes out the land to continue their plan to get to the rendezvous point that will come for their exit in a few days. Packard learns of the true mission through Randa. His group aims to get to the helicopter with weapons to kill the ape. Conrad’s group meets new creatures and they prevent the soldier from killing the peaceful ones as Weaver photographs everything. They eventually come across the Iwi natives and are spared their hostility when Hank Marlow shows up. He explains his life living with the quiet Iwis and how he’s been stranded here. He explains the history of the island and how the ape, Kong, is revered and protective of the island while the evil creatures are what he calls the Skull Crawlers. The Big Skull Crawler had killed Kong’s family, causing him to be the last of his species. The big one is hiding underneath and the Iwis believe that it will awaken when Kong dies. A skullcrawler had also killed Ikari, who eventually befriended Hank. Hank mentions that they can’t get to the rendezvous point within the specified time on foot. They fix up a boat he has and uses it. Packard’s group fight off dangerous creatures. Chapman is killed by a small skullcrawler after he had watched Kong bathe and fight off a large sea creature. Hank talks of a pregnant wife he had waiting for him. He wants to join them to get home. They say good bye to the Iwis and meet up with Packard’s group, who wants to go a different direction to find Chapman. They go and Hank warns that this place is a bad place. They go through and battle skullcrawlers as Conrad discovers Chapman’s dog tag come from the skullcrawler’s mouth. They escape after Weaver starts a gas explosion. Conrad and a few who want to go back do so while Packard decides to find their stuff to kill the ape. Hank argues that killing it will allow the skullcrawlers to reign, but Packard wants revenge. Conrad and Weaver come across Kong, who allows himself to be touched by Weaver. Packard’s group get to their weapons and plan a trap, causing Kong to be consumed by flames. Conrad and Weaver go back to Packard’s group to convince them to stop. Everyone is convinced besides Packard. Everyone goes back as the Skullcrawler awakens and Kong kills Packard. The Skullcrawler battles a wounded Kong. The humans help him after he’s entangled in chains and Kong kills the Skullcrawler. Weaver drowns during the battle and is saved by Kong. They get back home and Hank comes home to a grown son and his

wife. Weaver and Conrad are at Monarch and are being prevented from talking about the island. San and Brooks enter to tell them that the world doesn’t belong to humans and reveals footage of many other monsters that exist.]

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Rewatching the Monsterverse part 1 - Kong: Skull Island

So I’m doing these in timeline order. Just makes sense. Plus, Kong: Skull Island has a different feeling to it compared to the other two with it being set in a different era and the characters being generally disconnected from the rest of the Monsterverse. Prior to the monsterverse, the only Kong movie I saw was Peter Jackson’s King Kong which I liked but didn’t love. It was a bit too long. But I was curious about this movie because it had a pretty decent cast with Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John Goodman, and John C. Reilly.

In all honesty, I quite enjoy this movie. There’s not much to critically think about. This movie seems to know what it is. Its a big dumb monster action movie. One of the pleasant parts about this film is the monster fights happen all in broad daylight. So the action is visible and clear. And therefore the CGI work is all the more impressive. Kong vs the helicopters was my favorite action sequence. You see Kong in his full monstrous glory. There’s also enough in terms of monsters. We get Kong, the Skullcrawlers, the giant Spider, the giant Squid, the wood looking monster, the weird birds with the blue blood etc... They managed to create a unique environment. The choice of setting is also interesting. The film presents an allegory for Vietnam and a similar type of jungle setting and it definitely plays a lot into the role of General Packard. The film’s brisk speed is it strength. It clocks in under two hours so there’s no bloat. There are a very brief scenes where it gets boring but overall it keeps you entertained. Its obviously a much more fun experience in the theater.

The characters are not deep. Its folly to expect that in this type of movie. The two characters that work the best are John C. Reilly’s Marlow and Jackson’s Packard. Both seem very in tune with the type of movie they are in. Reilly brings a lot of humor and a surprising amount of heart. He’s my MVP from the cast. Jackson enjoys himself chewing scenery as a guy losing his grip with vengeance. Initially you do sympathize with his loss but you do slowly sees that he enjoys being in the battle at the expense of his men. John Goodman is also good as the the monarch scientist. Most of the supporting cast seem to know the type of film they are in and they seem to be in tune. Ironically, the two leads, Tom and Brie are both playing is surprisingly straight. They really are given nothing in terms of character. Essentially blank slates. They are supposed to develop some type of connection with Kong in a couple of scenes, but it really doesn’t work because the film doesn’t devote much time to it. So they are kind of the least impressive aspect of the film. The film also ends on a very on the nose tag sequence for KOTM. Its odd that this movie has the most high profile of the leads but doesn’t do much with them, and with the film set in the 70′s and the other two set in modern era, there’s no reason they would be back. 

Anyways, despite all that, still a fun movie. As someone who has never seen any other work of  Jordan Vogt-Roberts, I think he did an impressive job helming a movie like this. 7.5/10