Autistic Reviewers Opinion Of This Movie.

Rating: 7/10 (9 March 2017)

Following the route of the 2014 reboot of Godzilla, Warner Bros and Legendary Pictures re-team to continue to expand the 'MonsterVerse' with a retelling of the iconic classic King Kong. Packed with epic action, monsters and adventure, this movie doesn't fail for the fans for Kong and Godzilla.
The plot is basically straight forward and requires no brains for thinking and realism to be taken seriously; a group of Vietnam soldiers and explorers head out to the South Pacific to explore an island that may have signs of life and discovery. They find more than what they have been told with a massive and destructive gorilla that is hailed as a king, due to his presence in protecting the natives from the creatures that hunt and feed on the humans. The battle of man vs nature commences but it's not long till they discover that maybe the king is the one in need of protection.
With an awesome eye on action, monsters and scale, first time director Jordan Vogt-Roberts delivers a fun ride. First fault though was the plot, there's not much originality on screen but it does carry the tones to Godzilla. Writers Dan Gilroy and Max Borenstein make the best attempt to make the story work, based on the story by John Gatins and Dan Gilroy who based it on the original film's writers from 1933.
The acting from the cast, raging from Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, Samuel L Jackson, John Goodman and such is all great for this type of film. The humorous moments are from John C Reily, who gives a fun role in the adventure. Another problem though was the lack of character development, they don't seem to expand themselves fully but then again it's primary focus is on the monsters and the mythology they come from.
The soundtrack, both the music score by the great Henry Jackman and the 70's themed songs from the era are all amazing. Unlike Suicide Squad, the music is used when it's needed and its not heavily frequent.
Kong: Skull Island has all the right tones to make it fun, action packed and feel like a summer blockbuster type (much like Pacific Rim). Despite the lack of character development and a plot that isn't original, it makes up for it greatly with the amount of monster action and scale of the adventure on offer. Hail, King Kong! 4/5 - Nick
A team of explorers and soldiers travel to an uncharted island in the Pacific, unaware that they are crossing into the domain of monsters, including the mythic Kong." The movie starts off rather quickly and you really do believe you are in the 70's. The movie captures the whole "good old days" feel. It never takes too long for each scene to get to the point.
Within the first 20 mins you see Kong. So the good news is that this isn't another Godzilla remake where you see Godzilla for the finale 15 mins. This is Kong's Movie and you see him in action plenty throughout. Smashing helicopters, fighting with the creatures of the island etc, he's totally badass. The CGI of Kong and the creatures are quite good as well. There were times where you knew the actors were in front of a green screen, and it's so obvious in parts.
The biggest problem with this film is that there is absolutely no character development or explanation what so ever. The acting was actually the weakest part of the whole film. The only 2 good actors were Samuel L. Jackson and John C. Reilly. Reilly probably had more character development than anyone else in the entire film, and Reilly really plays his part so well. He made a stupid character so memorable and great. Jackson did well with his part as well, playing the badass soldier and stops at nothing until the job is done.
All in all it's a 50/50 type film. It has good elements and bad elements. If it weren't for Kong himself the film would have flopped big time. P.S. Watch until after the credits. You'll see! 3/5 - Jay
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