The King is back, long live the Kong..uh King. 8/10.

Rating: 8/10 (18 April 2017)

Hi there !
Just saw Kong-King the King Kang Kong - Himself; on Skull Island, also called SKong Island, SKung Island, Sking-Skang-Skung Island; or Skunk Island for short. And let me tell you, this is no skunk-er, quite a few times (just in my case) I don't agree with reviews, King Kong = Hollywood. Hollywood = King Kong. Do you see the ''elephant'' in the room, it's not an elephant - it's King Kong. I prefer protecting King Kong or Donkey Kong or whatever King or Kong that comes by - even a tiny one called Caesar (War of the Planet of the Apes); not attacking like savage bloodthirsty animal humans who want to 'put down' a 'monkey dog'... like the (dog) monkey it is... That's why I watch Hollywood movies. And you may call me a feeble-minded sheep/sheep id*ot but that wouldn't change anything; Hollywood or whatever you want to call it - these films have procured much joy over decades - something none of your complaining and critiquing/criticizing has ever done (except enlighten me on 'how you want to enlighten me'). With that said and off my chest (like King Kong beating his chest in a alpha-macho-testero way - I got that out): I will give my feelings about this film briefly in bullet points since I'm running out of space to make a real review : *Extremely High Budget *Character Depth was not deep though *Great variety of mega-huge critters *Every monster big, even the dinosaur skeletons because this Island and everything on it is Prehistoric (and Prehistoric 'dinosaur sized') *VFX are absolutely Breathtaking *Not as good as King Kong 2005 (Peter Jackson) *This King Kong is less nuanced but still nuanced enough in terms of emotions - he is far most 'beast/monster-like' than the 2005 version where there he looked Extremely nuanced and like a Real Animal (in fact in the 2005 version he looked a True Gorilla (the whole body and posture as quadruped on all 4), while now he's standing up as a biped and looks far more like Chimpanzee/Gorilla Antropomorphic Hybrid - looks like a standing hairy human with a gorilla face and looks far more like the 1930s version; his fur his face his body etc look much more the Original 1930 Version ( while the 2005 version he looked far more lie a Real MEga-Huge Gorilla). I read that in this film is Far Bigger than the 2005 version; he measures almost 300 feet tall in this film while in the 2005 version he measures about 50 or so feet tops. So, yeah, this King Kong - is Scary Big...and would make Mince Meat out Peter Jackson's version simply by being about 10 times bigger. *Samuel El Jackson the ell Jackson himself the best in this, John Goodman always good (of course, his name is Goodman), a couple of new comers (Forgot his name but he's Loki (now I remember, Tom Hiddleston)...the guide that is very popular actor right now also good too). Characters are just not deepened so whether they perish or not makes not that much difference (everyone is disposable) although the woman photographer (Brie Larson) is also great and kind of puts some characterization in this. King Kong doesn't need to be characterized - he Is a Character himself. Also there is the actor that plays the ww2 veteran that was stuck on the island since crashing on it 28 years ago (from 1973), always a fun actor. *The story rapidly : researchers find a lost island that is thought of as a hoax and that could house things unknown there; they go in with the military (1970s Apaches used in Vietnam war..BTW there is lots great 70s Rock music in the film - that was a truly nice touch) and find more than what they bargained for - they come face to face with f...ng huge Gorilla Monkey Standing Tall in front of them as they fly over the amazing islands (this was shot in Thailand or some very foreign closed-in area with the sea and mountains/huge Arphipelagos lying above the water - you know exactly like the ones you see on tourists post-cards - Picturesque, truly beautiful and breathtaking imagery). You kind of know what happens next : Kong is not pleased by these uninvited guests who shoot at him first - he bashes one helicopter after the other (like 8 of them for an early tally of 50 dead) and there's just one left : Samuel and the gang... on the island they will hunt..the mtfkr...but sadly there is hostile all around, nasty beasts like the Huge Lizards... Again the VFX are 100% quality and elevate this a lot - the camera angles are powerful and so is the sound, we hear King Kong's Roaring and Alpha-Male Chest-Beating in his Tantrums... The facial motion capture animation on the face of King Kong is breathtaking and you feel this is one Mean Monkey Gorilla who you do not want f...with. So, to finalize, loved it - it was not perfect OK and it did not the exact soul or feeling of Peter Jackson's 2005 version but Both stand as the Best ones - on their own and in their Own way - differently and that'sa great thing. Love em both. Both are entertaining and have their peculiarities; and stand Tall, like Kong himself and Own self, as their own. I give a solid and final 8/10.