I watched the new Kong movie a few weeks ago and I had some mixed feelings.
Kong: Skull Island takes place after the end of the Vietnam war. A Government group authorises a military-assisted visit to an island which has reportedly not been visited by humans. Or so they think. Queue intense drum roll.
After a turbulent flight through tornadoes or hurricanes, the team reach the island. In fairness wouldn’t such turbulence be a big red flag to not go in there? Movie logic means no, that’s an open invitation, of course. Once on the island, the team consisting of a nutty government duo, military, a hired mercenary and a photographer – begin to drop bombs to “map the area.” In doing so, it awakens all the Island’s oversize creatures of this island.
Then arrives star of the movie, Kong. The king of the island there to protect those that live on it. From here on out begins an action packed, power struggle: The military v Kong. Kong v the ‘Skull crushers’. You get the picture.
There are some amazing camera shots and CGI work in the later half of the film but it doesn’t make up for the bore that is the plot. I haven’t seen much buzz online about Kong and I am not sure if this is due to me not looking in the right places or if everyone think it to be as dull as I did.
Kong: Skull Island has received ratings of: IMDb 6.9/10, Rotten Tomatoes 76%.
This film boats an almost all star cast, with Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L Jackson, John Goodman but this doesn’t improve much in the way of plot. The movie wasn’t terrible but it wasn’t great either.
One word review: OK
Rating: 3/5 (I’m being generous)
Blessings,
Em x
Images taken from Wiki, Giphy and IMDB.
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