Kong : Skull Island

Rating: 7/10 (23 June 2017)

This is a version of Kong that some people wanted and some others didn't. I knew before watching it that i was going to be your typical summer blockbuster and I was so hyped to see it, we haven't had a Kong film since 2005. I was kind of disappointed, but not a lot since I put low expectations into it.
Right off the bat, the fact that no one knew this planet existed is BS, I don't care how they try to explain it, it's just not plausible, it seemed juvenile. There was also some dumb things that the soldiers did that I couldn't understand. Like turning around Kong with their helicopters until each one of them falls. Are they this stupid ? Can't they just fly higher, or further than Kong's wingspan ? After they all crash, they also decide to go for the weapon supply, ON FOOT. Seriously ? Another dumb thing I want to address but I didn't see anyone mentioning it was the fact that the " Big one " was able to know that the guy holding the frags was a trap but Kong couldn't know that Preston Peckard (Samuel L Jackson) was setting a trap on him, which was pretty obvious. That means that the directors think that the " Big one " is smarter than Kong. Nice joke.
But as I said, that was to be expected from this kind of film. A lot of fans wanted explosions and a lot of creatures (I also wanted to see a lot of variety in the eco-system, but the species they used are so unrealistic and bad. Peter Jackson's species were much better) and Kong destroying everything : they got what they wanted.
Now is this movie good ? It was entertaining, that is for sure. But it wasn't as deep and no way near as memorable as some other Kong movies (notice I only said SOME, not all). It seemed like the directors were limited because they needed to make sure it would be a good prequel to Godzilla vs Kong. I don't like this. A standalone Kong movie that has nothing do with the upcoming movie would have been better. Final Verdict : Good Blockbuster movie with some flaws : 7/10.