Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) by Joel J — 20 Sep 2017

Kong was great waiting the show down between him and Godzilla. The scenery was amazing :) the story not so much.

This review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) was written by Joel J on 20 Sep 2017.

Kong: Skull Island has generally received positive reviews.

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