Kong: Skull Island is a messy King Kong film with lot of monsters,lot of characters and lot of boredom.

Rating: 6/10 (13 August 2017)

Kong: Skull Island (2017): Kong:Skull Island is retelling of the story of the giant ape we've all come to know and love after Peter Jackson's visual epic King Kong.Kong: Skull Island is a part of MonsterVerse series.With a terrific trailer and brilliant star-cast,Kong raised lot of expectations despite of its less famous director.SO how is it? Plot: When the Vietnam War ends, Bill Randa (John Goodman) and his partner Houston Brooks (Corey Hawkins) from the Monarch organization succeed to get the financing for an expedition to the recently discovered Skull Island from Senator Willis. He hires the former Captain James Conrad (Tom Hiddleston) to guide the expedition; a group of soldiers under the command of Colonel Preston Packard (Samuel L.Jackson); and the awarded journalist and photographer Mason Weaver (Brie Larson). On the arrival, the helicopters need to cross a storm and soon they drop bombs on the forest to map the seismology of the island. Soon they are attacked by a huge gorilla called Kong that destroys the helicopters and kills part of the crew and scatter the rest through the island. The group commanded by Conrad meets Hank Marlow (John C.Railey), a survivor from the World War II that lives with a tribe of natives. He explains that Kong protects the island and the natives from underground monsters and shall not be killed. But Colonel Packard is insane seeking revenge for his men that died.
My Review: Kong: Skull Island is not just a Kong film but more as a Skull Island film as it got more scope to show its hidden monsters like a giant spider,yak,grasshopper,jurassic period birds and the villain of Temple Run game. (It's not a joke!) Kong is so predictable for a monster film (not like Godzilla) but what goes wrong is its uneven point of view.Even though the character introductions took time it seemed interesting.The movie raised hopes from the scene where they enter the dangerous storm to the scene where Kong smashes their choppers.The entry of Kong and its fight with the choppers is one of the most entertaining and thrilling moments of the year.But unfortunately,this is the end of the good part! There are more lot of monsters and characters in the movie which looks meddled and made the whole movie a mess.When the giant spider attacks,I thought it would be eye-spectacle but it disappointed.All the other monsters are so boring and none of them are scary enough.Even the main villain monster looks silly like the monster in Temple Run.While the King Kong has epic fight with dinosaurs in 2005 version,2017 version lacks such epic moments.
The visual effects, the CGI, the overly well-done post-production and DI (digital intermediate) make this Kong outing sexier than it should be. 3D is worth adding a lot of depth into the beautiful Skull Island.In collaboration with cinematographer Larry Fong, the director has made a feature that, in between all of the messy characters and monsters,finds legitimate beauty in the epic landscapes. Combined with a guitar-heavy soundtrack powered by the sounds of Creedence Clearwater Revival, David Bowie, Black Sabbath and more, Kong: Skull Island has an unmistakable, realistic, and story-enhancing aesthetic that gives the film a relief and distinct flavor.
The major disappointment is star-cast and Brie-Larson is huge disappointment.After a Oscar-Winning performance I expected a lot from Brie Larson.I know that we shouldn't expect performance from these films,but Brie Larson is totally lost on this film.Tom Hiddleston is Mr.Cool in this film even when the situations are worse.Is it supposed to be inspiring?. John Railey is the only one who put up some note-worthy performance.
So,Kong: Skull Island is a messy King Kong film with lot of monsters,lot of characters and lot of boredom.
My rating 5.75/10