Kong: Skull Island Review

Rating: 7/10 (29 March 2017)

I hope I wasn't the only one who was excited to see Kong: Skull Island. I wasn't disappointed, nor was I impressed. The movie was what I thought it was going to be. Allow me to go further.
Synopsis: A diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers unite to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful. Cut off from everything they know, the team ventures into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape a primal Eden in which humanity does not belong. Starring: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
First thing: How many Marvel actors can this put in this one movie? Apparently there are rumors out there that Mr. Goodman is going to be part of the MCU here soon as well. You will not hear me complain about that.
So, let's get the vegetables out of the way. There are two things that hurt the movie more than anything else. One was that almost all the action scenes were made to be slo-mo. All it did was add time to the movie. If the action would have been normal speed there could have been ten minutes taken out. Sure, the slo-mo was able to add more to the scenes, but it just became senseless after a while.
The other thing was the initial humor. The un-initial humor was okay, but when people tried to be funny in the movie, it only hurt. I know John C. Reilly was added for the humor, but it didn't work in the long run.
The best thing about this movie? Sam L. Jackson. Sure, you can tell what he was going to do from the time you saw him first pop up on the screen, but it was fun waiting for it. He played the part perfectly.
The other actors, aside from Mr. Reilly, were good in their roles. Tom and Brie played off each other quite well. Sadly we won't get to see them together in another movie. I'll explain that in a minute.
Maybe if the director wouldn't have used the slo-mo so much I would say he did a good job. But he didn't, so I won't.
The story was perfect for what they were trying to do. They set up the MonsterVerse, as they call it at the production company, in the right way. Using the full name for M.U.T.O. confused quite a few people. Not to toot my own horn, but: toot-toot. I understood what was happening from the second I heard the full name. The after- credits scene only solidified what was happening.
Final Thoughts: Watch the movie. It is a fun movie. Of course, watch Godzilla first, then watch this movie. You'll thank yourself for that.
Rating: 7 out of 10