Kong ; Skull Island

[BlueKrono]

If you use your imagination it kinda looks like a pterosaur with a goblin shark head.

[SpartanSquat]

Probably those are crests in the beak. Rodan relative?

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

The site calls it a " pterodactylus" and the other set has a " dino monster" ...not inspiring really. Feels more Pacific Rim like to me.   Though the sets themselves and details are great.

[stargatedalek]

The site calls it a " pterodactylus" and the other set has a " dino monster" ...not inspiring really. Feels more Pacific Rim like to me.   Though the sets themselves and details are great.

I think they are probably titled so as to avoid spoilers. Given we already know the "dinosaur monster" is called a skullcrawler.

[Blade-of-the-Moon]

I guess they can do as they like but I;ll miss scenes like this :



I like a deep dark jungle, some fog, and..an actual dinosaur in my lost lands.

[PumperKrickel]

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[Derek.McManus]

I guess they can do as they like but I;ll miss scenes like this :



I like a deep dark jungle, some fog, and..an actual dinosaur in my lost lands.

Me too...I love the retro feel! However I do think they have been brave in their choices regarding the 2017 movie.

[CityRaptor]

I dunno, last Kong Movie without Dinosaurs was not that good. Anyways, some pics and more info about the toyline. Seems like a lot of the military stuff is actually recycled from a budget toyline:
http://news.toyark.com/2017/01/13/additional-details-kong-skull-island-toy-line-236237

[Derek.McManus]

The 1976 version of Kong was undoubtedly weak but I suppose it should be viewed through the prism of the time it was made, the location shooting was the same area as Jurassic Park and Lost strangely enough and I always give kudos for actually showing Kong being shipped to New York! The 2005 version was basically a straight retelling of the 1933 and if the 2017 version did that again it would be unoriginal.

[stargatedalek]

To be fair it's actually a breath of fresh air to see some cheaper licensed figures, in the days of $500 LEGO Star Wars sets and the abysmal JW line it'll be nice to see something more along the lines of Chap Mei pricing for recognizable action figures.

[Derek.McManus]

The big Kong is impressive and fair play to the company for including an action figure so that kids can play straight away without their parents having to make a separate purchase.

Stargatedalek you are undoubtedly correct I clearly recall going to buy kids lego and they wanted lego Star wars but you could get almost twice as much lego in other ranges.

[Gwangi]

Well, "Jurassic World" didn't even include human figures and vehicles. And at least these action figures resemble the human characters from "Kong".

[utd7]

From which film is the still of that Brontosaurus in the fog?

[CityRaptor]

From the original.
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=3r0gQMvKZVQ
And no, it did not eat them. Just mauled them to death, like a hippo would do.

[Derek.McManus]

I think that I read somewhere that specifically long necked monster sightings at Loch Ness only became common after the original King Kong was released.

[Gwangi]

I think that I read somewhere that specifically long necked monster sightings at Loch Ness only became common after the original King Kong was released.

You read correctly!

[suspsy]

Yes, Donald Prothero makes note of that in his excellent book, "Abominable Science." I highly recommend it to everyone. It's sad to see all these legendary cryptobeasts debunked, but that's science.

[dragon53]

New banner shows Brie Larson with Kong.

[CityRaptor]

As usual Kong has a soft spot for blondes.

[suspsy]

Too bad they didn't make Kong a female and have her fall in love with Tom Hiddleston's character.

Or John Goodman's.