"Excellent" means 'excellent movie' in 10/10 stars, not a lifechanging event, people. I got what I expected.

Rating: 10/10 (22 July 2017)

This movie made me look up Shea Whigham and Corey Hawkins, because their performances impressed me. I was already prepared to like SLJ, The Man With The Scowl, and so I did. Hiddleston was in good physical shape and okay in acting, except in one scene where his "Let's go" really needed an exclamation point in style; it ought to have been "LET'S GO!!!" with the extra punctuation since they were about to be mincemeat and all. Brie Larson fitted her role well and if she's Victoria Woodhull in 2018 as Wiki says, I'll try to see that film.
The real punch in the movie came in the form of Kong, a defender without peer. If I were an Iwi *sp?* tribesperson and needed defending from the Skullcreatures, I would worship Kong, too. He's really on the ball. The creature design for the Skullcreatures reminded me of the night creatures in Pitch Black, a high point in monster movies, which had the 'slow buildup' approach to seeing the monsters. As for this movie, it came on soon and strong with the fantastic beasts and exotic Iwi tribe and I liked it for that fact. It didn't disappoint in action, the water buffalo struck a realistic herbivore *non- violent giant species* note that made me smile, and the ending was particularly satisfying.