This Is EXACTLY What Kong Should Be

Rating: 8/10 (24 March 2017)

I in all honesty went into Kong with little to no expectations. Usually movies of this genre have the same basic set up: an overly long introduction, a dull process of discovering the "monster", different sequences of the monster wrecking havoc, and then dragging out the film until all problems are solved.
The great thing about Skull Island: it does none of those things. The movie starts, throws you through brutal and unexpected death and destruction - and then keeps going. There were multiple moments where I was legitimately shocked how unforgiving this movie was. The best part? It quickly wraps up while you are still completely enthralled in Skull Island.
What Kong lacks in story and character development, it makes up with some of the best action sequences I've ever seen in theaters. In all reality - do we really need more from a King Kong movie?