Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) by Bfoore90 — 14 Mar 2017

Pretty dope movie if you ask me. Its definitely a much different Kong than the stories that have been told in the past like the 2005 Peter Jackson remake of King Kong which is also a good movie. Overall, the film does well in setting up Kong's origin story with alot of cool scenes, impressive direction and screenplay as well as some more lighthearted moments here and there which is a big difference from 2014's "Godzilla" which had a darker and more tense tone to it.

The film is well acted but it does have some flaws to it, other than Brie Larson, Sam Jackson and John C Reilly's characters none of the supporting character's offer much to drive home with. Tom Hiddleson plays the part well of the rugged British Special Forces Merc, John Goodman and John Ortiz are kinda just there and Toby Kebbell's Chatman is more a plot device than to justify Samuel Jackson's lust for revenge than anything else.

There are a few gems however, I found Shea Whigman, Jason Mitchell and Corey Hawkin's characters to be the more likable of the bunch. Overall, the film does well setting up for what its trying to do which is good that Legendary seems to be taking the steps of creating a "Monsterverse" the right way as opposed to what DC is doing with their superhero universe.