All hail the king.
Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.
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- r96skon TMDB · Apr 20247/10
Really good movie! Some editing and musical (same-y tracks, exact same utilization each time) choices aside, <em>'Kong: Skull Island'</em> is entertaining. Kong looks great, Skull Island is brought to life pretty neatly. The action sequences and visual effects are done to a positive standard. The near 2hr run time is paced well too. Tom Hiddleston and Brie Larson are a strong match, with John C. Reilly the best of the rest. Samuel L. Jackson's character is a little underwhelming, though Jackson manages to make Preston Packard more memorable than most others actors would've. Elsewhere, John Goodman is his usually reliable self. The second movie of the "Monsterverse". I watched 2014's <em>'<a href="https://letterboxd.com/film/godzilla-2014/" rel="nofollow">Godzilla</a>'</em> many years ago without knowing it was part of a wider universe. I didn't actually like that film all that much, looking back at clips etc. to refresh my memory I can see why. Thankfully, this 2017 entry to the franchise is a lot more enjoyable.
Read the whole review on TMDB - Manuel São Bentoon TMDB · Mar 20215/10
If you enjoy reading my Spoiler-Free reviews, please follow my blog @ https://www.msbreviews.com After a pleasant revisit to Godzilla (2014), now comes the time for Kong: Skull Island, the second installment in Warner Bros. and Legendary’s shared cinematic universe. I watched this film at its original release date and never saw it again. Not because I deeply disliked it or anything of that level, but I never felt a strong desire to rewatch it. I remember feeling indifferent towards the movie since it didn't really surprise me in any aspect. If there's one thing no one can complain about MonsterVerse, it's the jaw-dropping visuals that would evolve beyond the wildest expectations as years went by, but even these didn't blow me away completely in this film. Nevertheless, a small part of me had high hopes for this rewatch… The screenplays of these first two movies are pretty similar concerning their narrative structure. Naturally, most of the runtime is spent with human characters who, in this case, wander around an uncharted land supposedly to perform geologic studies. This time, more monsters are displayed on-screen besides Kong and his main adversary, leading to more action sequenc
Read the whole review on TMDB - Diogenison TMDB · Apr 20207/10
Alright. So i like action movies. I like King Kong. So when you have this idea of having the traditional king kong story made into a action movie about monsters in the skulk island, that sounds like a fcking great idea. The best part of King Kong was all this other monsters in the island. But this film is the first one to tell the story of kong completely from that perspective. What i also really liked was that it was still very human even though its a monster movie. I personally enjoyed it very much like with any other Kong film there is the love angle which is done with brie larson character which i thought was really sweet to put into a movie that concentrates on being a fun movie. And it achieves being a fun movie. I had a lot of fun watching this film. The plot is simple. The vfx is really done well. The action sequences where good. Is it forgettable? Kinda. You have that nice 70s nostalgia around it but it doesn't stay there because after all its all in the island of the world. It was a very fun experience and very satisfying. I didn't get bored with it. It had my attention. It was good. So overall, should you see it? Yes, if you have the time and you are in the mood for an a
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Cast
- Tom HiddlestonCaptain James Conrad
- Samuel L. JacksonLieutenant Colonel Preston Packard
- John GoodmanBill Randa
- Brie LarsonMason Weaver
- Jing TianSan Lin
- Toby KebbellMaj. Jack Chapman / Kong Mo-Cap Services
- John OrtizVictor Nieves
- Corey HawkinsHouston Brooks
- Jason MitchellGlenn Mills
- Shea WhighamEarl Cole
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- Jordan Vogt-RobertsDirector
- Max BorensteinScreenplay
- Dan GilroyScreenplay
- Derek ConnollyScreenplay
- Larry FongDirector of Photography
- Henry JackmanOriginal Music Composer
- Christian WagnerEditor
- Richard PearsonEditor
- Bob MurawskiEditor
- Thomas TullProducer
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