Forget the Storyline, Focus on Making Giant Monsters Look Cool!

Rating: 4/10 (18 July 2017)

Warning, spoilers.
This movie is nowhere in the same league as the Peter Jackson/Jack Black film. Does not even come close to comparing.
I do like the Vietnam war era setting. But when the expedition arrives in their helicopters, they decide to let the giant ape take them all down rather than, oh, flying higher up or flying away? Hey, as long as the special effects are legit, right? And I think they made Kong look TOO big in this film. There was VERY minimal special bond between Kong and any of the characters, which is a huge aspect of the past films. No friendship was really made that led to trust and respect. And the characters died so randomly, rather than heroically, especially John Goodman's character. I thought he was a main character and he died so suddenly with no build up to it. This felt more like the 6th Final Destination movie. This movie seemed to care more about making giant monsters look cool, rather than the story line. And the ending of the film was so sudden and bizarre. Kong defeats the giant lizard thing then it really just ends and we do not see how the characters interact with Kong or go home aside from the WW2 pilot., even with the post- credits scene that hinted more crappy movies are yet to come. So aside from the action, special effects and visuals, not a good movie or story line at all!