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Merge has been made. Article now focuses on all forms of Skull Island.
Several other islands (not as minor as Skull, of course) have their own articles. I strongly object to the concept of merging this with the main Monkey Island article; perhaps if none of the other islands' articles are much more substantive than this one, they could all be merged into one "Islands in the Monkey Island series" article. -DynSkeet (talk) 16:35, August 16, 2005 (UTC)
"2 degrees south, 90 degrees east, off the cost of Sumatra" is in the Indian Ocean, not the South Pacific.
The 2005 film official book 'World of Kong : A Natural History of Skull Island' has a map at the front, with the location shown as 93.00° East, 6°7' South, should anyone want to add this. The Yeti (talk) 18:25, 4 April 2010 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like to see some mention of animals found on Skull Island, aside from giant apes of course.
In the original film there are variations of Tyrannosaurus rex, Stegosaurus, Apatosaurus, Pterodactyl, Tanystropheus as well as unique creatures such as two-armed giant lizards (like wingless wyverns), and in the lost scene, giant spiders, giant crabs and incectoid mollusks.
InSon of Kong there are cave bears, Styracosaurus, a dragon-like cave-dwelling meat-eating sauropod, a savage Plesiosaur relative and other creatures.
InThe King Kong Show there are many of the same creatures, as well as a few new ones like a strange-looking vulture with a fez-like crest on its head.
In the aborted Creation film (that would become the original King Kong) there were several modern species (like chimpanzees, jaguars, herons) as well as extinct creatures like the Arsinoitherium.
In the 1976 version there was (at least) a giant snake.
In the 2005 film there are several creatures listed in that entry.
The short-lived Kong: The Animated Series also featured a wide variety of strange plants and animals.
Perhaps a "Beastiary of Skull Island" article or list could be created?
-- Kevingarcia 06:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
As noted, Skull Island appears in several other Kong features, but more importantly, they add more information about Skull Island. Son of Kong, Creation, and even the 1960s animated and unofficial 2001 animated series all hinted at a long-lost civilization on Skull Island (echoed in the 2005 film). Also it should be noted that Kong Island self-destructed in a violent volcanic explosion in the unmade Creation and Son of Kong. So, in the original film continuity, the Island is no more. Kevingarcia 06:45, 21 February 2006 (UTC)[reply]
"'If you turn your head and squint your eyes, it looks like a bunny,' a reference to a well-known optical illusion". Which optical illusion is this? Scorpionman 19:57, 4 March 2006 (UTC)[reply]
Skull island is real. And kong is real to.
I removed the sentence (Skull Island not seen in this image) from the picture subtext. Of course Skull Island is seen in this image, in fact it is the ONLY thing seen in this Image. -- Imladros 10:14, 2 June 2006 (UTC)[reply]
So, there are two ACTUAL Skull Island's that I can find, and was about to do an article for the one in the San Juan Islands (in Massacre Bay!), but found this article, and wanted to suggest changing Skull Island to a disambiguation page, with links to this and the two articles for the "real" Skull Islands. Any opposition? Murderbike 18:04, 11 April 2007 (UTC)[reply]
Should we put any information about the 76 Skull Island in this article? -- Majin Gojira 13:41, 14 June 2007 (UTC)[reply]
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In the special edition DVD of "king Kong(2005)", They state that there REALLY WAS a skull island, which sank into the sea after World War 2. They they went on to list all sorts of very real-sounding data, from how dino's survived extinction - to a population of humans on a tech level of the Mayans. AND, according to the information, there REALLY WAS a giant ape captured from there - the bones of which they claim are now in the national archives! And that the film crew was denied permission to even so much as see them, much less film them.
So, with that said, who feels like getting off their duff and forming up a team to either prove or disprove the information presented o the DVD????
75.8.43.93 (talk) 01:58, 21 February 2008 (UTC) eehhh it's an obvios fake documentary with the people in the movie talking as experts, are you talking seriously? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 83.97.184.208 (talk) 13:51, 9 April 2008 (UTC)[reply]
How big is SKull Island ?? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 91.113.51.195 (talk) 13:46, 14 September 2008 (UTC)[reply]
I'd like other editors' thoughts on this section. A simple listing of the animals from the movie and a movie-based book seems far too in-universe for my tastes. No production information or any other real-world context is being provided. I fail to see how this is not trivial in its current state. If nothing else the contractions should be removed per WP:TONE. Doniago (talk) 16:18, 3 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
So how can we reword the section with the 2005 creature inhabitants then? Rtkat3 (talk) 10:19, 13 March 2011 (UTC)[reply]
The below "references" to Skull Island need sourcing not just to verify that they actually occur, but to establish that third-parties consider them significant. Please feel free to reincorporate into the article with appropriate citations. Doniago (talk) 21:33, 12 December 2011 (UTC)[reply]
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===Appearance in the 2005 remake=== The Skull Island of 2005's King Kong is very similar to that of the 1933 film. It is once again a long-forgotten place, noted as being "far west of Sumatra", until a mysterious map leads a group of adventurers to it. It appears to be in a region that affects magnets, and is frequently shrouded in fog. The island is slowly sinking beneath the sea. The island is shaped like a large hand with long, skeletal fingers. It is surrounded by carved stone reefs, made to resemble faces crying out in anger and pain, and is criss-crossed by an enormous stone wall and covered with jungle-swallowed ruins that are countless generations old, which are all that remain of an unknown, ancient human civilization (possibly MuorLemuria) that somehow once existed and thrived on Skull Island. It is filled with all manner of monstrous creatures, but these beings have evolved past their primitive ancestors. Due to Skull Island's unstable ecosystem, there are many more carnivores than herbivores. Aside from dinosaurs and other large animals, the island is also home to insectoid and worm-like creatures, most of them giants like Weta-Rexes, Arachno-Claws, Scorpio-Pedes and Celocimex. The island can be broken down into several smaller ecosystems, all shifting and changing as the animals fight amongst each other. These ecosystems are:
Each of these habitats has a unique collection of species. The current native people of Skull Island appear to be of a mixed Melanesian descent,[original research?] although director Peter Jackson has stated that they are supposed to look like no other people on Earth.[citation needed] They were largely portrayed by a number of different Pacific Island people, but also by natives of Africa and Asia.[citation needed] The actors and extras were sprayed with a brown paint to make all of their skin tones coincide.[citation needed] Many wear pieces of bone in some form (such as a necklace) and some even have smaller pieces of bone embedded or pierced in their flesh, such as through the nose. Artistic scarification is evident on a large number of Skull Islanders. Bright red eyes are a seemingly derived trait. The Weta Workshop book The World of Kong documents many of the inhabitants, locations and details of Skull Island as of King Kong. |
there seems to be some confusion over exactly what animals inhabit Skull Island, at least in the 1933 version, bordering on vandalism. also, there's sections for other King Kong material that doesnt seem to have any actual article dedicated to the source, so how can we know this isn't someone just screwing around and making (expletive) up? 01:38, 8 February 2014 (UTC) — Preceding unsigned comment added by 69.108.74.129 (talk)
Not sure where or how this should be listed here, but Peter Jackson's early film Braindead mentions Skull Island and his King Kong makes references to Braindead, both of which are mentioned on the relevant pages, so that information would be relevant to this page as well.77.97.241.49 (talk) 22:28, 22 June 2014 (UTC)[reply]
Please note that the source provided says nothing about what film(s) this prequel is a prequel to. As there is no deadline for adding material, we should resist the urge to add this without having a more clear idea of where this film's place in the franchise will be. I believe the film is being discussed at the franchise article. There is also a Talk thread regarding this film at the 2005 King Kong film article; I would recommend consolidating discussion there. DonIago (talk) 16:18, 29 July 2014 (UTC)[reply]
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Since Skull Island is usually in the Indian Ocean and New York borders the Atlantic, I believe the Venture would have to cross the Atlantic, then cross the Mediterranean sea, then enter the Suez Canal, then the Red Sea before finally being in the Indian Ocean. Same for going in the opposite direction, it just seems the most likely route they would take.184.186.4.209 (talk) 20:04, 17 November 2018 (UTC)[reply]
In the 1933 film, before the protagonists arrive they know some things about it. The following details are transcripted from the movie:
So the island is not "thought to be deserted" as claimed in the version I have rewritten but is rather known to have a tribe a natives on it and something behind that wall the natives keep maintained.--2606:A000:131D:6018:89FA:7B09:C3B4:B1BF (talk) 10:23, 23 May 2019 (UTC)[reply]
Per WP:IINFO, I don't feel we should be adding the various creatures of Skull Island unless real-world sources have taken note of them (in other words, sources should be provided). Put another way, if the most we can say about a creature is "it appears in the novelization" or such, then I don't feel it's appropriate for mention in this article. Input from other editors is welcome, and I will give it some time before I make any edits. DonIago (talk) 14:25, 5 June 2019 (UTC)[reply]
The article contains a section for the wildlife of Skull Island seen within the 1933 and 2005 films, however the section on the 2017 film, Kong: Skull Island remains empty. The creatures that appear in that film, such as the Skullcrawlers, Mother Longlegs and Sker Buffaloes, should be referenced as well. — Preceding unsigned comment added by Zroy96 (talk • contribs) 03:14, 1 February 2021 (UTC)[reply]
in the intro, the coordinates are given as 38.9288, 17.99283 75.103.153.169 (talk) 02:31, 2 April 2021 (UTC)[reply]
the T-Rex from the 1933 King Kong, maybe the early cretaceous period Giganotosaurus ,which is so-far known ,the apex of the Allosaurid speices ,and has 3 claw-fingers and larger than the T-Rex/the Charcharodontosaurus is also a giant Allosaurid of the early cretaceous,and has 3 large claw-fingers/the Charcharodontosaurus was discovered by a German paleontologist in the early 1930s and those fossils were lost in WW2 ,in the bombing of Munich,Germany/so I feel the meat-eater of the 1933 King Kong,is really a Giganotosaurus 2601:240:E300:AAA0:A9E5:20C7:D7A1:AC3B (talk) 21:41, 8 February 2023 (UTC)[reply]
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