The old breed

Rating: 8/10 (13 March 2017)

Skull island. A movie of titanic proportions starring Kong. The idealistic lone survivor whose ability is to protect the inhabitants from strange, and often vicious creatures that lurk about hunting for prey. Tom Hiddleston who plays John Conrad that is a merc for hire accompanies Bill Randa (John Goodman)to a place no human eyes has seen for over ten thousand years. An island hidden away in a thick stormy mist as a means of a deterrent for curious people. Among them are a military escort led by Colonel Packard (Samuel L. Jackson) and one photographer Mason Weaver, (Brie Larson). Together they unravel the mystery surrounding the island's policies.
In the middle of it all is the great, and fearsome gorilla who stands sixty feet tall, and weighs in at close to 200 hundred tons. Kong. A name that has been revered for over seventy years by fans all over the world. A brutish violent yet passive ape when he wants to be. Just don't disrespect his island for too long or you will become his next target. As the troupe moves in to try, and bring down the behemoth led by Packard both John, and Mason begin to understand Kong's point of view of why he brought down the colonels helicopter squadron in the first place.
Marred with memories of loss during the Vietnam Conflict, Packard does not want to listen to reason of keeping Kong alive simply because the colonel believes that man is the ultimate king of the world. Was he ever wrong in that department. The movie has loads of action, building sized creatures who battle for territory and a lonely bunch of villagers who do not involve themselves in gorilla politics. Added to the film was music tracks of old time rock, mixed with the existential belief that life is equal including Kong himself. A wonderful cast such as Tom who's only role I knew of was playing Loki from the Thor franchise. He did a great job in his role as did all of the other cast members.
Kong will most likely have another sequel soon. Possibly with more plot such as being smuggled off the island back to New York by one of the surviving members of the team. Who knows. But until then this is a fantastic monster flick with loads of fun for both creatures, and audiences alike. Maybe a duel off with Kong, and Godzilla.