Entertaining as Hell

Rating: 8/10 (19 October 2017)

Samuel L Jackson, John Goodman, Brie Larson and Tom Hiddleston, star along with a giant ape in this action packed film with a sense of humor. Goodman plays his usual wise cracking guy with a mission to take the military to Skull Island on a supposed scientific mission. Sam Jackson is the leader of the army guys fresh out of Vietnam in 1973. Real news footage of FDR, JKF, Ike, and Tricky Dicky are well used to start the adventure. A soundtrack with Creedence, Bowie, Black Sabbath and more great 70s music make this a fun ride. The story is secondary to the action scenes with the big gorilla battling giant lizards and other esoteric creatures. The CGI effects are excellent and the cast is superb, although Ms. Larson's hair is never out of shape as she slogs through the jungle with an apparent hairdresser equipped with a blow dryer to maintain her perfect quaff. Brie's hair is a minor complaint as I was totally entertained for the entire two hour running time.