Kong is King

Rating: 10/10 (12 March 2017)

I loved this movie, it was better than I thought it would be... and I thought it would be just okay. It gets going quickly and does not mess around with a bunch of nonsense. No time is wasted as the movie gets into motion and the wheels start rolling. John C Reilly is so good, one of the best. Samuel L Jackson was not great, i didn't like him in this role. I kept thinking of his lines from Pulp Fiction every time he spoke. I kept thinking he would shout out a similar line to his Snakes on a Plane signature remark. The rest of the cast was okay but some of the characters were unnecessary. That was no problem as the action spoke louder than the chance of any ruination of a movie by the same old Armageddon,Prometheus, & Interstellar dumb crew members on a super serious mission.
I like the 1976 and 2005 King Kong movies too, but this one is my new favorite. I read in many reviews here that if you like this movie you must be a real dummy. I don't get why anyone would say that. This was better than the last two Godzilla movies any way you slice it. I saw this at an IMAX in Real D and it blew me away. I'll buy it on DVD when it comes out on DVD. Let the haters hate, because I predict word of mouth is going to make this a very successful film. Many people will say it was better than they thought it would be. Give it a chance, you might say that too. P.S. - the music was great, basically likened to the soundtrack of Forrest Gump but not as many total songs. One great song I actually didn't even recognize as the crew headed near the beginning of the movie.