A movie that knows exactly what it is about.

Rating: 10/10 (4 February 2018)

The reason for the ten star rating is that this movie is exactly what it should be. It is a perfect monster flick. Its funny, action packed, completely over the top, sometimes bad, funny dialog that is not necessarily on purpose.
Kong takes the both genious and creative route of mixing total vietnam war/murica cliches with a movie about killing wild beasts. And as a huge fan of music from the 70's, it was the perfect soundtrack to me.
Unlike godzilla, this movie doesn't hide away the monster. We get our build up in the start and immediately when comming to the island, it just skips the whole, walking around the woods, slow introduction to the jungle sequence. Kong just comes out of nowhere and starts wrecking all kinds of havoc. It is an ingenious get to the point maneuver. Everyone knows what it is about.
The characters in this movie is where it lacks. And that is part of the charm to me. Most of them are you're nam marines, smiling at napalm and trying to gun their way out of every situation and that is what's most entertaining to look at. When it is man vs monster, it is coolest when both sides are equally primitive in fighting. In a lot of other movies, people might find a smart way to slay the beast, but where is the fun in that?
But! The reason why this movie truly shines is that it is about the monster. The human characters are mostly bland yes, but Kong is definetely not. Kong is a suprisingly deep character with back story and feelings. He is the main character of the movie and that is what many monster flicks don't realize. Kong's parents are dead and he is all alone. You can feel his lonelyness throughout the movie, especially when he enteracts with characters. Sometimes, when he sees the humans and they don't fight him, he just walks away. Because he knows it is not going to change anything anyway. It is actually quite heartbraking when you think about it. He is likely to be the last of his species and the only thing there is left to do is to fight for his survival. He is king of the island and it doesn't serve him any purpose. He just wants someone to understand him. And that is deep.