Review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) by Shawn R — 05 Jul 2017

Surprisingly a fun and good King Kong film.

This review of Kong: Skull Island (2017) was written by Shawn R on 05 Jul 2017.

Kong: Skull Island has generally received positive reviews.

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By Randy C (345) on 22 Sep 2018

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