Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) by Danny D — 29 Sep 2017

Was expecting it to be very predictable. Was shocked and surprised many times... even though the core was formula... the journey to get there was highly.

Enjoyable.

This review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) was written by Danny D on 29 Sep 2017.

Kong: Skull Island has generally received positive reviews.

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