This is not your grandfather's King Kong.

Rating: 7/10 (11 January 2018)

The King Kong franchise has survived for over eighty years; director Jordan Vogt-Roberts version places the legendary creature in the early 1970's as America is abandoning the Viet Nam War, but national security is never over. Modern satellite images discover an uncharted island in the Pacific that is believed to be just as mysterious as the Bermuda Triangle.
A team of scientists are joined by some highly-trained military escorts. The government reluctantly finances this expedition that just happens to be home territory of the mighty Kong and other giant monsters that lumber out of every corner. After the humans are discovered it is high octane destruction and carnage.
Don't think about reasoning the story line. This is a fun thing with amazing visuals. Character development...practically none. Dialogue...disjointed most of the time. Big dollar action flick with some pure skin-crawling tension.
A who's who cast that includes: Samuel L. Jackson, John Goodman, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, Toby Kebbell, Tian Jing, Shea Whigham and Terry Notary.