Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) by Turbodowg — 07 May 2017

I really enjoyed Kong:Skull Island. It wasn't groundbreaking in anyway but it did something which we have been missing from summer blockbusters for a while which was to have fun. The film reminded me of the classic adventure films I'd watch as a kid like The Lost World. Kong:Skull island felt like the type of exciting adventure film I'd watch on a Sunday afternoon in black and white then spend the rest of the day pretending with friends we were exploring mysterious islands and fighting strange creatures. It really was a fun film from start to finish. The story was (although basic) enough to push the sense of adventure. The cinematography was brilliant and imaginative, merging the Vietnam war film style cinematography (apocalypse now and platoon) with a big monster movie. The sound score was all hits from the Vietnam era which gave the monster genre a fresh edge. The CGI was well done, Kong and the other creatures looked great. The island was interesting and looked realistic mixing real locations with CGI.

The characters were nothing special but the actors (John Goodman and John C Reilly)did a good job. Skull Island won't be a classic, and doesn't really warrant a second watch but it does make for a really fun summer cinema experience and as a big monster movie delivers perfectly.