The Kaiju/Monsterverse Thread (Kong & Godzilla)

Started by BatmanFanatic93, Sat, 2 Mar 2013, 02:26

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Minillas (or Minyas) Revenge.  ;D




"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."

"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."

Are there any fans of Deep Rising (1998) on the site? It's essentially a cross between It Came from Beneath the Sea and The Poseidon Adventure. Sea monsters have always freaked me out, and the Octalus in Deep Rising perfectly illustrates why.


The reason I'm posting about it in this thread is because it has a connection to King Kong. Supposedly director Stephen Sommers was hoping to direct a King Kong movie in the late nineties. He teased it in the final scene of Deep Rising, where the surviving characters wash ashore on what appears to be Skull Island.


Ultimately Sommers would go on to make the Mummy films with Brendan Fraser, while Peter Jackson helmed the Kong remake. Deep Rising has a similar blend of action and comedy as the Mummy movies, only it's R-rated and a lot gorier. It's no masterpiece and it doesn't have much depth to it (no pun intended). But it's an extremely enjoyable B movie with a strong cast and plenty of action and humour. It's also currently available to watch free on YouTube if anyone's interested. I think it's underrated.

The final scene makes me wonder what Sommers' R-rated Kong movie might have been like. Deep Rising itself could easily be part of the MonsterVerse.



It's been years since I've seen "Deep Rising", and truthfully I don't remember much about it, but have been meaning to check it out again since Treat Williams' death, but I honestly had no memories of the ending, and was not aware of the intended Kong/Skull Island connection.

Quote from: Silver Nemesis on Fri,  8 Sep  2023, 21:38

Yeah, this might actually be better as a tie-in to a cinematic universe than anything Disney + has ever had with Marvel.
"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."


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"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."


https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=CsvFg49h_mI

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Official poster image for "Monarch Legacy of Monsters"

"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."

"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."

"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."

"Imagination is a quality given a man to compensate him for what he is not, and a sense of humour was provided to console him for what he is."