Let’s start off with addressing all the negative reviews… what did you expect from a film about a mutated giant ape? Did you expect it to start spouting Shakespeare as it danced through the jungle? Get a grip of yourselves, this film provides exactly what it was meant to! An introduction to Monarch, an introduction to to the Titans and and introduction to the inevitable Kong vs Godzilla! On top of that we get the luxury of seeing top class actors, brilliant cinematography and class special effects.
The film starts by throwing us into action, two WW2 planes come crashing down onto a picturesque island, the pilots jump out and immediately start to try and kill the other, their battle through the jungle sees them a top a cliff just about to kill one another when Kong’s appearance prevents any death. Brilliant! This is exactly what we want, within the first few minutes we’ve been introduced to the big guy.
Fast forward 30 odd years and we meet John Goodman playing a Monarch representative attempting to coerce the US government to assist him with discovering Skull Island. John Goodman, great actor and huge screen presence. I’m already thinking brilliant. We then meet Samuel Jackson as a stern no nonsense Colonel Packard, I’ve always been a huge fan of Mr Jackson so I’m already happy with this, then we meet Tom Hiddleston who is another brilliant actor playing a retired SAS Captain our for hire. Other noted actors in this production are Toby Kebbel, Brie Larsonetc.
The director wastes no time in getting to Skull Island and throwing us into the action. A typical American method of blowing things up and asking questions later is what sees Kong come back into our screens. Monarch decide to drop bombs on the island to establish whether it is a hollow earth or not, this in turn sees Kong appear again exact his form of retribution, I mean it is his home after all. From then on out it because a story of survival and getting off the island, the introduction of John C Reilly later on in the film brings the comedic side as as well as a little historical knowledge to Kong and what he’s all about… and that is a protector of the world we know against the creatures that lurk in the ground below.
Huge battle scenes between Kong and the humans, the humans and deadly Skull Island Creatures And Kong And Skull Island Creatures gives the viewers exactly what they wanted. Throughout the whole of this film you’re thinking that we’re just building up to the inevitable Kong vs Godzilla! Let’s not forget that John C Reilly started Kong has not stopped growing yet, he’s going to be a lot bigger!
I personally and loving the direction that the monster verse is going at the moment and can’t wait to see me. I enjoyed this film and think others will too. For those on the fence just go into it thinking, hey this is a film about a giant mutated ape smashing stuff up.
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