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You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/queensgambit monthly 0.5 2020-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1605068126147-BWXEBF1AZ84L67FUCNWZ/21gambit-videoSixteenByNineJumbo1600.jpg Blog - The Queen's Gambit Review - The Queen’s Gambit Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/worldoftomorrow3 monthly 0.5 2020-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1602354907093-AJJST7H64WOK523J2VHH/Ej63c00XgAISAPa.jpg Blog - World of Tomorrow Episode Three Review - World of Tomorrow Episode Three: The Absent Destinations of David Prime Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/wolfwalkers monthly 0.5 2020-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1600457663751-ESOT5GPWYP1Q246ZRG2Q/wolfwalkers_trailer_c.jpg Blog - Wolfwalkers Review - Wolfwalkers Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/americanutopia monthly 0.5 2020-09-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1600306588572-MUBRZV0R893YB3XG6BR0/byrne.png Blog - David Byrne's American Utopia Review - David Byrne’s American Utopia Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/anotherround monthly 0.5 2020-09-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1600284453423-IHKE1ZA4K4CDET51ENOQ/17746ANOTHER_ROUND_3_Photo_By_Henrik_Ohsten_d9369d42-a8d2-ea11-a9c3-0edcbcd33718.jpg Blog - Another Round Review - Another Round Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/disclosure monthly 0.5 2020-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1599947300525-CP0UW245L2VFQJE4SBN1/7e825efaa82570bf6030c9ebfc05d861df10b002.jpg Blog - Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen Review - Disclosure: Trans Lives on Screen Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/mulan monthly 0.5 2020-09-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1599460338416-0YY9CBXB2D6L3WPPJZTM/the-best-mulan-quotes-2020.jpg Blog - Mulan 2020 Review - Mulan 2020 Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/imthinkingofendingthings monthly 0.5 2020-09-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1599274848924-MHUA5VH960QTCMWI7DJ3/thinking-of-ending-things-ending.jpg Blog - I'm Thinking of Ending Things Review - I’m Thinking of Ending Things Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/billandted3 monthly 0.5 2020-09-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1598926984790-3KD1YR6H6APZ55SLY8G3/bill-and-ted-face-the-music-poster-vod-orion.jpg Blog - Bill and Ted Face the Music Review - Bill and Ted Face the Music Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/palmsprings monthly 0.5 2020-09-01 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1595020019253-ZQO615ROJ859JU1QTIDO/palmsprings.0.jpg Blog - Palm Springs Review - Palm Springs Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/theoldguard monthly 0.5 2020-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1595019887112-RY6YLGI5MYR2IR7LELFF/ihvkh5wsj3vm2u1p_1594633087.jpeg Blog - The Old Guard Review - The Old Guard Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/thewilloughbys monthly 0.5 2020-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1587791137132-7IOH5DT6AA2V07QTEV6I/Willoughbys___Trailer_Stills___004.jpg Blog - The Willoughbys Review - The Willoughbys Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/neverrarelysometimesalways monthly 0.5 2020-12-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1587707061542-UGL01WEOVP9LUTCUZYK4/Never-Rarely-Sometimes-Always.jpg Blog - Never Rarely Sometimes Always Review - Never Rarely Sometimes Always Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/onward monthly 0.5 2020-04-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1583872705971-XD8AH3HTRE3R8ISFM5Y5/onward.gif Blog - Onward Review - Onward Review (2020) Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/theinvisibleman monthly 0.5 2020-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1583713577870-GJF37JI7WP55FWFX336P/unnamed.jpg Blog - The Invisible Man Review - The Invisible Man Review (2020) Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/harleyquinnbirdsofprey monthly 0.5 2020-03-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1582486414629-Q5SG155E53FLJ1BYMU7K/birds-7-1.jpg Blog - Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey aka Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Review - Harley Quinn: Birds of Prey aka Birds of Prey (and the Fantabulous Emancipation of One Harley Quinn) Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/1917 monthly 0.5 2020-02-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1577601360245-GRSOJ6ZG55LUOBD9I79T/1917.jpg Blog - 1917 Review - 1917 Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/starwars9 monthly 0.5 2019-12-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1577513078585-GO9FCNHWMXWMZ9VKEVUA/sw_tros.jpg Blog - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review - Star Wars: The Rise of Skywalker Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/portraitofaladyonfire monthly 0.5 2019-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1577433697163-EO7OBPJWIGKZEC9QX5UL/portrait_of_a_lady_on_fire-portrait_de_la_jeune_fille_en_feu-publicity_still-h_2019__0.jpg Blog - Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review - Portrait of a Lady on Fire Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/abeautifuldayintheneighborhood monthly 0.5 2019-12-27 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1576622102721-RE96PGUK7XGWJZ7JR37Z/Tom-Hanks-as-Mister-Rogers-FTR.jpg Blog - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Review - A Beautiful Day in the Neighborhood Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/marriagestory monthly 0.5 2019-12-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1575765709533-H04FX2WNYSQBU9ZT7243/marraige.jpg Blog - Marriage Story Review - Marriage Story Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/frozen2 monthly 0.5 2019-12-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1575699643257-P95I9YW1HRFHU4B76CGC/with-scenery-that-resemble-a-final-fantasy-game-frozen-2-might-be-the-most-gorgeous-disney-movi.jpeg Blog - Frozen II Review - Frozen II Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/theirishman monthly 0.5 2019-12-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1575098100964-29VTKCZHSW3ACR00K1DE/The-Irishman-Still-Courtesy-of-TriBeCa.jpg Blog - The Irishman Review - The Irishman Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/doctorsleep monthly 0.5 2019-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1573420622472-JN8YIUVWPMAE4CDNZ2FI/D89ERwfXkAEj9nj.jpg Blog - Doctor Sleep Review - Doctor Sleep Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/thelighthouse monthly 0.5 2019-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1572115532637-JA7TRKGW7KYQ9HQOLLD7/1570555528295-037_TheLighthouse_167.jpeg Blog - The Lighthouse Review - The Lighthouse Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/joker monthly 0.5 2019-10-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1570227994297-1L5WJMZXUM8WE0LCQPKI/joker2.0.jpg Blog - Joker Review - Joker Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/it2 monthly 0.5 2019-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1568403290539-9SLC4WPFE7MRRM9KV1ER/Screen-Shot-2019-07-18-at-9.21.16-AM.jpg Blog - It Chapter Two Review - It Chapter Two Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/parasite monthly 0.5 2019-09-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1567219599918-VWUCWI0ELS9E1K637KQR/MV5BMjU1MTA3MzA2MV5BMl5BanBnXkFtZTgwNTUxMjQ4NzM%40._V1_-361600668-1565797920284.jpg Blog - Parasite Review - Parasite Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/onceuponatimeinhollywood monthly 0.5 2019-08-31 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1564426166410-DGOVZABNU34IOLXT9HZG/once_upon_a_time_in_hollywood_margot_qt9_77846r_rgb.jpg Blog - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Review - Once Upon a Time in Hollywood Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/thefarewell monthly 0.5 2019-07-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1563564258429-WU83RKXG8UDPVDVP02HG/the-farewell-film-still.jpg Blog - The Farewell Review - The Farewell Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/spidermanfarfromhome monthly 0.5 2019-07-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1563399640013-G92F77HKQU3RQ333AK3O/Spider-Man-horizontal.jpg Blog - Spider-Man: Far from Home Review - "Spider-Man: Far from Home” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/midsommar monthly 0.5 2019-07-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1562395026899-4T61TMFNATXYKSKWOTBT/3550462-screen+shot+2019-06-19+at+11.32.19+am.png Blog - "Midsommar" Review - "Midsommar” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/toystory4 monthly 0.5 2019-07-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1561188400665-R32I3XR63GZKUBQ7ZR1L/toy-story-4.jpeg Blog - "Toy Story 4" Review - "Toy Story 4” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/godzillakingofthemonsters monthly 0.5 2019-06-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1561138496422-UH1HFQELGP3D8G03HLPU/wnspuc0vwj9h8gucgpe9.jpg Blog - "Godzilla: King of the Monsters" Review - "Godzilla: King of the Monsters” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/rocketman monthly 0.5 2019-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1561138394602-9Z0UM2884PFIYIGE0A6R/Brody-Rocketman.jpg Blog - "Rocketman" Review - "Rocketman” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/booksmart monthly 0.5 2019-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1561138296779-GJGI9P299907GE2YQT3J/booksmart-BS_00129_R_rgb.jpg Blog - "Booksmart" Review - "Booksmart” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/johnwick3 monthly 0.5 2019-06-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1558841658932-DKI589455AIMX22XGYPP/john-wick-3-review-promo.jpg Blog - "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum" Review - "John Wick: Chapter 3 - Parabellum” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/avengersendgame monthly 0.5 2019-05-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1556425274255-3ZOKZ85AH4LU6493TGWY/PBpaPfht3TSS2rSg5ezHE.jpg Blog - "Avengers: Endgame" Review - "Avengers: Endgame” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/shazam monthly 0.5 2019-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1554490034494-AHB894H09HN57BGO9O20/ac02-APR-Shazam.jpg Blog - "Shazam!" Review - "Shazam!” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/us monthly 0.5 2019-04-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1553328414261-BQ7S84A93T7XXR9W43I2/Us-movie-2019-poster.jpg Blog - "Us" Review - "Us” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/captainmarvel monthly 0.5 2019-03-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1552500347109-W9EXVZRRQBUFEU7EJU29/captain-marvel-review-2-1280x720.jpg Blog - "Captain Marvel" Review - "Captain Marvel” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/lordsofchaos monthly 0.5 2019-03-13 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1551144362848-5SDR20J5OXB93NCEFQH1/lords-of-chaos-mit-rory-culkin-jack-kilmer-jonathan-barnwell-und-anthony-de-la-torre.jpg Blog - "Lords of Chaos" Review - "Lords of Chaos” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/alita monthly 0.5 2019-02-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1550973419426-6ECZ3F07HRDD4ZS8H4GT/alitabattleangel.jpg Blog - "Alita: Battle Angel" Review - "Alita: Battle Angel” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/howtotrainyourdragon3 monthly 0.5 2019-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1550971052231-1KF3U0GS9F441OORNAKD/how-to-train-your-dragon-hidden-world-2.jpg Blog - "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World" Review - "How to Train Your Dragon: The Hidden World” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/legomovie2 monthly 0.5 2019-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1549936432864-OGC04N4EGXC4YIF26Z87/image.jpg Blog - "The Lego Movie 2" Review - "The Lego Movie 2: The Second Part” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/shoplifters monthly 0.5 2019-02-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1545956393618-X50LTJPS6YWMGA7CNH31/Willem-Dafoe-2.jpg Blog - "Shoplifters" Review - "Shoplifters” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/ifbealestreetcouldtalk monthly 0.5 2018-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1545872904079-3ENCT7QIB4X4B2KLLMU1/Beale-St..jpg Blog - "If Beale Street Could Talk" Review - "If Beale Street Could Talk” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/spidermanintothespiderverse monthly 0.5 2018-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1544848451660-W0SVLKENMSJP62ZZVHRB/spider-man-into-the-spider-verse-skyscrapers-artwork.jpeg Blog - "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse" Review - "Spider-Man: Into the Spider-Verse” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/lizandthebluebird monthly 0.5 2018-12-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1541725974844-LUDXPOMIXHEIT6MJYRHZ/liz.jpg Blog - "Liz and the Blue Bird" Review - "Liz and the Blue Bird” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/thehousethatjackbuilt monthly 0.5 2018-12-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1543561241893-G0RUCUJ09K84QY73ACSM/8c1d90deddcbe9a08b39f64d9638f3b24cc536ec.jpg Blog - "The House That Jack Built" Review - "The House That Jack Built” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/ralphbreakstheinternet monthly 0.5 2018-11-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1543251898812-3SWQL39ZQ97RLXL6VPRZ/669240826.jpg Blog - "Ralph Breaks the Internet" Review - "Ralph Breaks the Internet” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/busterscruggs monthly 0.5 2018-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1542512517647-WQZKQ28WUICW7LA3QED7/the-ballad-of-buster-scruggs-james-franco-film.jpg Blog - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs" Review - "The Ballad of Buster Scruggs” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/widows monthly 0.5 2018-11-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1542483660967-05EVP7LIN8KIK7YAVCL2/Widows_CampA_banner.jpg Blog - "Widows" Review - "Widows” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/burning monthly 0.5 2018-11-17 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1541959445868-M3O3UKVN0P7TDXOY6M5R/Burning-poster001f.jpg Blog - "Burning" Review - "Burning” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/thegirlinthespidersweb monthly 0.5 2018-11-11 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1540928556184-66KSZIORNM97SSIAHC4L/girl-dragon-claire-foy.jpg Blog - "The Girl in the Spider's Web" Review - "The Girl in the Spider’s Web” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/suspiria monthly 0.5 2018-11-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1540928374668-25I5JC6MQRBT67O8AMJ5/suspiria_16_427_AB_SUSPIRIA_04_0328_5_EW_Fall_Preview_rgb.0.jpg Blog - "Suspiria" 2018 Review - "Suspiria” 2018 Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/halloween monthly 0.5 2018-10-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1540078414966-8QVOLET61DKH46JOJUAN/AA68_D023_00164RV4.jpg_cmyk_2040.0.jpg Blog - "Halloween" 2018 Review - "Halloween” 2018 Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/badtimesattheelroyale monthly 0.5 2018-10-20 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1539490754364-KGGAKEG8HHJ1SWF4T8UF/10c3062184ec4d04aea5a8afa45f26d5_31a3e14987ee4e0fb8134d5866706e3c_header.jpeg Blog - "Bad Times at the El Royale" Review - "Bad Times at the El Royale” Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/thekindergartenteacher monthly 0.5 2018-10-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1539385155404-O7FO9Z6NRBWSIXNFOS1W/kindergartenteacher_0hero.jpg Blog - "The Kindergarten Teacher" 2018 Review - "The Kindergarten Teacher" 2018 Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/thecakemaker monthly 0.5 2018-10-12 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1538886910670-V9JCQA2VZNDAVJG2SSMU/kviff-the-cakemaker.jpg Blog - "The Cakemaker" Review - "The Cakemaker" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/privatelife monthly 0.5 2018-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1538804564919-3HKC2T98ZNIDFW5Z8ZWT/default.jpg Blog - "Private Life" Review - "Private Life" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/astarisborn monthly 0.5 2018-10-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1538623176050-DNOUVU4CIFC1C2RZP2J0/A-Star-Is-Born-Movie-2018-4140310274-1535731413913.jpg Blog - "A Star Is Born (2018)" Review - "A Star Is Born (2018)" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/holdthedark monthly 0.5 2018-09-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1538159460310-MCZ9X5LP0EH3FE8DV0F5/5baa5d9acca69.image.jpg Blog - "Hold the Dark" Review - "Hold the Dark" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/mid90s monthly 0.5 2018-10-04 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1537069305506-S3O4OE0U6GUJQ60KX3PA/mid90s_02.jpg Blog - "Mid90s" Reaction - "Mid90s" Reaction Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/searching monthly 0.5 2018-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1535671329509-PGPFNVAS3TKJLBUKMOSU/Screen-Shot-2018-08-29-at-7.23.04-AM.png Blog - "Searching" Review - "Searching" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/sharpobjects monthly 0.5 2018-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1535671539720-0KUFJIINWPMZFMSQI20S/sharpobjects02.jpg Blog - "Sharp Objects" Review - "Sharp Objects" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/maquia monthly 0.5 2018-08-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1533237310261-QIEA1WI3PZV87FNEKV95/sayoasa_final_14.jpg Blog - "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms" Review - "Maquia: When the Promised Flower Blooms" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/mi6 monthly 0.5 2018-08-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1531941269411-V54Q0JEUSD76EZXVNO2W/180712-Schager-Mission-Impossible-hero__ihu4pb.jpg Blog - "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" Review - "Mission: Impossible - Fallout" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/sorrytobotheryoureview monthly 0.5 2018-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1532321509409-F07SY1MGG5U97SENGGDT/stby__1.2.1.00000001_R2_CROP_rgb-996x515.jpg Blog - "Sorry to Bother You" Review - "Sorry to Bother You" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/eighthgradereview monthly 0.5 2018-07-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1532233231771-33DHJY0KIEFBDWMNVKPX/EG_03734_rgb-1200x800.jpg Blog - "Eighth Grade" Review - "Eighth Grade" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/antmanandthewasp monthly 0.5 2018-07-18 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1531027690883-SUOEAY516A6442HPLT70/CBL-08564_R2-%281%29.jpg Blog - "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Review - "Ant-Man and the Wasp" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/sicario2 monthly 0.5 2018-07-08 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1530330560632-KX3F01KTQ1IKURKDT1AC/sicario-2-soldado-sol_d41_13330_r.jpg Blog - "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" Review - "Sicario: Day of the Soldado" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/incredibles2 monthly 0.5 2018-06-30 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1529005877929-VXKGOR8AEJ7IEQDFD3SG/incredibles-2-image.jpg Blog - "The Incredibles 2" Review - "Incredibles 2" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/hereditary monthly 0.5 2018-06-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1528402657312-ZF66PFKKSEIZN13XQLIL/image.jpg Blog - "Hereditary" Review - "Hereditary" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/the-tale monthly 0.5 2018-06-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1527533784041-YWV13WIJB84ADQLNNYUN/the-tale-laura-dern.jpg Blog - "The Tale" Review - "The Tale" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/deadpool2 monthly 0.5 2018-05-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1526862284541-W5B7SS25EK8SJMXKG1ZG/deadpool-2-review_7fbf.jpg Blog - "Deadpool 2" Review - "Deadpool 2" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/avengers-infinity-war monthly 0.5 2018-05-21 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1524881687182-8TE6TI6RU2MF3IURP46Z/2018_03_02_41591_1519982334._large.jpg Blog - "Avengers: Infinity War" Review - "Avengers: Infinity War" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/isle-of-dogs monthly 0.5 2018-04-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1523066423119-YXMYXAPKV61K7CZOIWBZ/isle_of_dogs_still_20.jpg Blog - "Isle of Dogs" Review - "Isle of Dogs" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/a-quiet-place monthly 0.5 2018-04-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1523065939465-T6X8QGJ98MA3MM7N75DP/image4.jpg Blog - "A Quiet Place" Review - "A Quiet Place" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/unsane monthly 0.5 2018-03-29 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1521868963553-6BLU5YNZIN9U8TI47LEV/unsane.jpg Blog - "Unsane" Review - "Unsane" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/the-strangers-prey-at-night monthly 0.5 2018-03-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1520664322613-MM0Q3NT8BN7Y0QWP7LVW/prey_fence.jpg.size-custom-crop.1086x0.jpg Blog - "The Strangers: Prey at Night" Review - "The Strangers: Prey at Night" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/annihilation monthly 0.5 2018-03-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1519451155414-G1FREDFXQEHKZMY4FVNK/Annihilation-poster-with-Natalie-Portman.jpg Blog - "Annihilation" Review - "Annihilation" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/black-panther monthly 0.5 2018-02-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1518216635423-RB80G9288S3AEOQPGJY1/p05w3mjx.jpg Blog - "Black Panther" Review - "Black Panther" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2018/02/05/the-cloverfield-paradox-review monthly 0.5 2018-02-09 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1517812540966-DF8LFDKI3BZI1JMEGBOH/landscape-1517793855-cloverfield-paradox.jpg Blog - "The Cloverfield Paradox" Review - "The Cloverfield Paradox" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/12/22/the-shape-of-water-review monthly 0.5 2018-02-05 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1514090968777-KEL8CV4VRDPQO78DYG6G/The-Shape-Of-Water-Still.jpg Blog - "The Shape of Water" Review - "The Shape of Water" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/12/22/call-me-by-your-name-review monthly 0.5 2017-12-24 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1513987631530-TQ5O1FZU2IDZ6JGQAV0P/59eefea19de1e475546385.jpg Blog - "Call Me by Your Name" Review - "Call Me by Your Name" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/star-wars-the-last-jedi-review monthly 0.5 2017-12-23 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1513987486523-BFU72620D7QO4RT57GCH/star-wars-the-last-jedi-rey-daisy-ridley.jpg Blog - "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Review - "Star Wars: The Last Jedi" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/the-disaster-artist-review monthly 0.5 2017-12-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1512534578867-ZCPTAG5WR2200JFTN4UO/wff-2017-THE-DISASTER-ARTIST-Film-Still-Photo-465321.jpg Blog - "The Disaster Artist" Review - "The Disaster Artist" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/coco-review monthly 0.5 2017-12-06 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1511663438416-NRP0M1VCAO8R98N00DFH/pixar-coco-guitar.jpg Blog - "Coco" Review - "Coco" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/the-night-is-short-walk-on-girl-review monthly 0.5 2017-11-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1511584518972-67I9JQ9SLK7TEB8PNHJC/the-night-is-short-walk-on-girl-film-image.jpg Blog - "The Night Is Short, Walk on Girl" Review - "The Night is Short, Walk on Girl" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/thelma-review monthly 0.5 2018-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1511332497827-CVB4VYNEH5WVSD0M6D37/thelma-movie-trailer-review.jpg Blog - "Thelma" Review - "Thelma" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/the-square-review monthly 0.5 2017-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1511329934722-0MI6CQZ4U26LNKPKD3LQ/The_Square.png Blog - "The Square" Review - "The Square" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/three-billboards-outside-ebbing-missouri-review monthly 0.5 2017-11-22 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1511066494251-FQE67WRC72NESA6YGU4N/Three_Billboards_01.jpg Blog - "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Review - "Three Billboards Outside Ebbing, Missouri" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/the-florida-project-review monthly 0.5 2017-11-19 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1510707898253-FRFQG5ZV7PB51BX4TBFX/img.jpg Blog - "The Florida Project" Review - "The Florida Project" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/lady-bird-review monthly 0.5 2017-11-15 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1510636579882-BCX0E6L1NNVDVGNUEP3T/lady-bird-film.jpg Blog - "Lady Bird" Review - "Lady Bird" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-review monthly 0.5 2017-11-14 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1510368615767-A68B479RILRFE5BNOSUX/the-killing-of-a-sacred-deer-trailer.jpg Blog - "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" Review - "The Killing of a Sacred Deer" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/thor-ragnarok-review monthly 0.5 2017-11-10 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1510298060678-CERFSU5NLAPAH43BGAO7/thor-ragnarok-chris-hemsworth-mark-ruffalo-hulk.jpg Blog - "Thor: Ragnarok" Review - "Thor: Ragnarok" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/blade-runner-2049-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1507350262859-0C5LQRWYLAUGQAE102FG/blade+runner.png Blog - "Blade Runner 2049" Review - "Blade Runner 2049" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/kingsman-the-golden-circle-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1506739619923-8CSPV5XA8FIGY1FGL3T5/kingsman.jpg Blog - "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" Review - "Kingsman: The Golden Circle" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/it-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505620287965-Z0ONDCJNY1NR69S9KIEC/it.jpg Blog - "It" Review - "It" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/mother-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505581191394-0PPH39TD3GFS655EIWO3/mother.jpg Blog - "mother!" Review - "mother!" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/a-ghost-story-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580889790-WAS35EX12ZB4XSBQTKEL/ghost.jpg Blog - "A Ghost Story" Review - "A Ghost Story" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/atomic-blonde-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580822411-EVTJYNP8WK9HWV06YBID/atomic.jpg Blog - "Atomic Blonde" Review - "Atomic Blonde" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/dunkirk-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580743419-BJ53QSYSW239H8TLFHDG/dunkirk-movie-1.png Blog - "Dunkirk" Review - "Dunkirk" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/the-big-sick-review monthly 0.5 2017-12-28 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580673383-V2BF0EF99FIZ26VC6M6E/the-big-sick-1200-1200-675-675-crop-000000.jpg Blog - "The Big Sick" Review - "The Big Sick" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/wftpota-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505581149122-SXQOABICR3ICY3M6N3TA/war_apes2.jpg Blog - "War for the Planet of the Apes" Review - "War for the Planet of the Apes" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/spiderman-homecoming-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580501123-75RSRHVSRKH9XV9A7Q0G/Spider-Man-Homecoming-Hot-Toys-Deluxe-Figure-Cropped.jpg Blog - "Spider-Man: Homecomeing" Review - "Spider-Man : Homecoming" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/transformers-the-last-knight-review monthly 0.5 2018-07-26 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580347470-TX48Z4L2RF9YUAZLQXRQ/trans.png Blog - "Transformers: The Last Knight" Review - "Transformers: The Last Knight" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/okja-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580241655-O1XW07YY6UZ40A38PCCU/Okja-Featured.jpg Blog - "Okja" Review - "Okja" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/cars-3-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580166527-L7UOZKTI9K7AASVQY3EC/Cars-3-Daytona-500-Trailer.jpg Blog - "Cars 3" Review - "Cars 3" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/it-comes-at-night-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505580050271-PMWRNC9HZIBW9TPZKIUI/it+comes.jpg Blog - "It Comes at Night" Review - "It Comes at Night" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/wonder-woman-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505579950585-JTSOU7NJYSRT2W5GOZUH/wonder.jpeg Blog - "Wonder Woman 2017" Review - "Wonder Woman" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/alien-covenant-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505579822774-MOVYWL2Q9J9HETT5HV9R/alien.jpg Blog - "Alien: Covenant" Review - "Alien: Covenant" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/baby-driver-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505579693977-27I0JLHBWTHSBSBLPOFJ/baby.jpg Blog - "Baby Driver" Review - "Baby Driver" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/guardians-of-the-galaxy-2-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505579608300-76M6R99VLJ10R3PFTLK8/hero_GOT2-2017.jpg Blog - "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" Review - "Guardians of the Galaxy Vol. 2" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/colossal-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505579469573-22S9OQK1MIRPU4S3NYBC/colossal-05-cinematography-a-fixer-upper-123wtf-saint-pauly.jpg Blog - "Colossal" Review - "Colossal" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/the-discovery-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505579340380-6G2PQAJYX9WFXW9J533R/17469-1-1100.jpg Blog - "The Discovery" Review - "The Discovery" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/ghost-in-the-shell-2017-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505579250787-NPQ3EGG5DGQQ264G301B/ghost-in-the-shell-3.jpg Blog - "Ghost in the Shell" 2017 Review - "Ghost in the Shell 2017" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/your-name-review monthly 0.5 2017-10-07 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505579113771-ZI3TGIRAXFCJWZBTCS02/your-name.png Blog - "Your Name" Review - "Your Name" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. But what's the point if the homage don't accumulate to anything? Godzilla 1. Kong 0. https://www.raymondthang.com/blog/2017/9/16/kong-skull-island-review monthly 0.5 2017-09-16 https://images.squarespace-cdn.com/content/v1/59bd460e7131a50df25c5373/1505578680480-YYHQDIAA4407HNRCDROQ/Screen+Shot+2017-03-09+at+7.23.14+AM.png Blog - "Kong: Skull Island" Review - "Kong: Skull Island" Review Guess what, Legendary Pictures is building a giant monster shared cinematic universe. You know, like Marvel. But unlike Marvel, the only good characters in these movies are giant CG creatures that have zero lines of dialogue. A good movie is based on good characters. Godzilla obviously failed as a character piece but was able to build tension and dread and cash in on an amazing Bryan Cranston performance. With Kong, we have none of that. Maybe some cool shots of a giant gorilla wrecking house. But where's the dramatic impact? This is the most expensive ensemble cast to have been wasted on such abysmal material. The movie tries to cram in the best period appropriate music it can find to cheap effect (think "Suicide Squad" but marginally less on-the-nose). Also, it's noticeably lacking purpose in its cinematography and editing as well. We cut to a shot of a God's-eye view of a spinning fan without cross-fading to the blades of a helicopter, unlike "Apocalypse Now"; we see no build up to a fetishized cranking action sequence unlike "300". We get it, this movie loves making movie references. 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