Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) by Davrosdaleks1 — 11 Mar 2017

I loved this move, absolutely loved it! I feel that some of the naysayers are too jaded. This was a popcorn, adventure film and its quality was far above expectations.

It looks great. The computer animation is really good and didn't take you out of the film. Also, really liked the giant creature design in this. They feel very natural. The cinematography is superb, the best part of the film. Kong of course is the king of the film and he does not disappoint. He has never looked better. A lot of color in this too, which is refreshing considering how grey and muted so many films are these days.

This film fixes a lot of problems from the Peter Jackson remake. Gone is the need for Kong to be attracted to a human woman (which never made a whole lot of sense). It has a lot of monster like Jackson's, but it doesn't feel like the violence is trying too hard to be edgy. It also scraps the worn out plot from the original. No third attempt at the skyscraper bit. This is a new story and it works all the better for it.

Many people complained that the people aren't as interesting as Kong. I disagree. Yeah, there were a lot of them, some had more time to shine than others, and the two leads weren't as developed as some supporting characters, but I still liked them all. I felt they were all likable and excellently performed by the cast.

I highly recommend this film. (Oh, and if you're catching the scene after the credits, don't read the credits near the end. It'll spoil something.