Oh deary, deary me

Rating: 1/10 (16 April 2017)

Oh this is just awful, I mean truly dreadful. Everyone I know told me not to waste my time but alas I did. The sad reality is that A) the script is full of explanatory dialogue, just in case you're too dumb to know Kong is an ape. So your told what an ape is .... Again and again and again. B) the movie is a scene stealing mash up from many movies that the 50+ remember from groundbreaking movies. Especially Apocalypse Now. I realize that the 40- generation may not remember such cinematic masterpieces but boy this movie is lazy, lazy, lazy. Oh well :(
Let's aim it like this. This is a perfect movie to watch on TV during the holiday season at home. You can happily go off and have a manicure, whip up a soufflé or more excitingly, take a mini cruise without fear of missing anything. If there are more than two people watching this with you, you can do a little experiment. See how many people go to the loo or wander off for half an hour without saying "can you pause it? I'll be back in a min" Believe me you won't miss a thing that makes the story hard to dip back into and follow. I can't criticise the cast, we all need to pay the rent.