Silly But Fun Monster-Fest

Rating: 7/10 (11 August 2017)

Set in 1973, a "monster hunter" played by John Goodman scams the U.S. Government into funding an expedition into an island to supposedly look for valuable resources; but what Goodman really seeks is validation into his theory that monsters live within the earth, and at some point they will all come out and eat us like chicken nuggets. With a tracker (played by Tom Hiddleston) by his side and a unit of the Army's Assault Helicopter Company led by Samuel L. Jackson as an escort, Goodman and his fellow scientists begin their exploration of the island in a violent wayand they are all met with violence by the island's largest and most fearsome monster, King Kong.
Their helicopters destroyed, the human survivors have a small chance of escaping the island and getting back to their ship. But Kong and the island monsters aren't the only ones the humans must fear. Jackson, in his quest to avenge his men who were killed by Kong, turns into Capt. Ahab and risks everything and everyone to exact his pound of gorilla flesh.
My most memorable, movie moment of "Kong: Skull Island" is the scene when King Kong fights the big, underground lizard thing. King monster against king monster; and a monsterfest is what this movie is all about.
"Kong: Skull Island" suffers from numerous shenanigans, such as Vietnam veteran helicopter pilots staying too close to Kong, with the result of being swatted and crushed by the giant ape. Then there's Hiddleston's character who never loses his cool no matter how many giant, ugly creatures are trying to eat him — I've seen people show more emotion while playing video games. Enough of the negatives. What this movie has going for it are: 1) a fast paced, dynamic direction by Jordan Vogt-Roberts, giving this flick a tremendous amount of fun energy; and 2) monsters, monsters, and more monsters. I've been a fan of Japanese monster movies from the 1950s/1960sthey are silly, and generally make no sense; but they are fun to watch. Well, "Kong: Skull Island" is like that.
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