Great special effects with no decent story makes Kong; Skull Island a dull movie.

Rating: 5/10 (11 March 2017)

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Let me start off first by saying that I didn't actually like the look of this film in the first place. It looked like cheap garbage, even if the action scenes looked good. It looked as if it was going to be something like the Clash Of The Titans remake. I scrolled down to the comments of the trailer on YouTube, and I was actually surprised to see the positive feedback for the film. I said, "Oh, alright," because I could semi-understand that there was a particular taste toward the type of film they were going for in the trailer. I didn't think it looked that great, because it wasn't my cup of tea. I thought that a loud movie with loud guns was not good enough for my standard of a good film. I think the big point of why that was such a strong opinion for me though is because the 1933 King Kong movie is one of my favorite movies of all time. Same goes to the 2005 one, which was a loud film with loud guns and in a different style with the original, but the director still knew how to keep it as a stable good film, letting it flow well with great pacing and good acting, along with memorable scenes that weren't in the 1933 one. Kong: Skull Island, however, felt that it would be rushed and rather cliché, and not really my idea of a good film.
I watched the film, and I have to say, it just wasn't my taste. It seemed too loud and unoriginal, with forced humor that didn't get even a snicker out of me. The audience I was in the cinema with, however, found the film to be very pleasing, and laughed along with the forced humor, so maybe I just wasn't getting the film? It had no memorable scenes, no good direction for where it was going, and ended up as another cliché blockbuster action movie in my opinion. Of course, as I can clearly see, most people like that sort of film, so I can clearly classify myself as no sheep, and admit that even if it isn't my taste, it's plenty of other people's taste.
So, I found it to be a dull movie with nothing new. If you, like me, only like loud movies with loud guns if they have a substance to it, then I'd say you'd dislike this film. If you are the normal person who loves movies with big, epic action scenes with tons of CGI and loud blockbuster music, then this should be right up your alley. Overall, I rate this a 5.4/10 for the average rating, however, if it were my personal opinion to rate, I'd rate the film a 3.9/10. If you loved the look of the trailer, though, you'll get exactly what you expect, and probably have a good time.