Kong: Skull Island (2017)

How sad is this?

I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

It is neither dumb nor smart enough to be fun, and spends way too much time with its boring human characters.

Horrible script. Bad special effects. Not worth it.

The first Kong movie I've seen. Honestly I think this was a great tribute to the monster movie genre. Everything was done well and it looked nice. I still don't remember any of the characters names, and that's my biggest gripe, but to be expected in a kaiju type film. The fighting was cool, and ultimately I liked it better than the 2014 Godzilla remake. Also Jordan is a fantastic director.

So I watched Kong Skull Island strictly because I like Tom Hiddleston (I'll be honest) and I was shockingly impressed by this movie.The writing and directions is surprisingly good, especially in the action scenes. The fights are really tangible and surprising.They some how manage hit the big cliches and also subvert them. Tere are some big name actors and they all do a good job. Nothing earth shattering, but they do their jobs. The characters aren't that interesting and would have probably fallen flat without the actors doing all the work to carry them. But they aren't bad or anything.The special effects look phenomenal. And the soundtrack works really well to make it feel like a war time movie. Like it has this weirdly nostalgic feel to it. Like if it wasn't for the modern special effects, I would have this weird sense memory of having watched this movie as a kid (and not just cause its a reboot).If I had to describe it, it is like Jurassic Park meets Saving Private Ryan. Anyway, I recommend it.

I was never a big fan of King Kong. Never saw the original and thought Peter Jackson needed to kill Kong 90 minutes earlier than he did. I did like Toho's King Kong vs Godzilla that came out in 1962, but it was mostly because I'm a HUGE Godzilla fan. That was the main reason I went to see this one...because this film leads to a crossover with Godzilla in 2020. But boy am I a Kong fan now. I loved this movie so much I went to it three times while it was in theaters, just like I did with Godzilla. Loved the cast, loved the effects, and off course loved the action! King Kong is now a character I've grown to love...but I'm still rooting for Godzilla in 2020