a5c7b9f00b When the Vietnam War ends, Bill Randa and his partner Houston Brooks from the Monarch organization succeed to get the financing for an expedition to the recently discovered Skull Island from Senator Willis. He hires the former Captain James Conrad to guide the expedition; a group of soldiers under the command of Colonel Preston Packard; and the awarded journalist and photographer Mason Weaver. On the arrival, the helicopters need to cross a storm and soon they drop bombs on the forest to map the seismology of the island. Soon they are attacked by a huge gorilla called Kong that destroys the helicopters and kills part of the crew and scatter the rest through the island. The group commanded by Conrad meets Hank Marlow, a survivor from the World War II that lives with a tribe of natives. He explains that Kong protects the island and the natives from underground monsters and shall not be killed. But Colonel Packard is insane seeking revenge for his men that died. A washed up monster chaser convinces the U.S. Government to fund a trip to an unexplored island in the South Pacific. Under the guise of geological research, the team travels to "Skull Island". Upon arrival, the group discover that their mission may be complicated by the wildlife which inhabits the island. The beautiful vistas and deadly creatures create a visually stunning experience that is sure to keep your attention. I hadn't planned to see this until some friends invited me to go with them. After watching the movie, I still think that it's arguably skippable, but if you have plans to go, then by all means, go.<br/><br/>My biggest problem was the film's messily put together first act, which I disliked for virtually every reason possible. The cartoonish opening has two planes crashing on an unnamed island (wonder what its called?), the surviving pilots of which proceed to chase each other and engage in combat until they see a giant, furry hand, belonging to, well, you know. The problem here is that the movie expects us to not expect any of this, and to not know that they are on the titular island. I can already picture it on CinemaSins.<br/><br/>After showing us the title, the film cuts to D.C., where John Goodman's filmmaker is asking a senator to grant him a military escort to Skull Island, known for being the site of crashed planes, the pilots and passengers of which have so far never returned.<br/><br/>Every character is under the eye of a director (Jordan Vogt-Roberts) who has so many wannabe artsy shots that he doesn't seem to know what he's doing. The faults of the writer, the director, and the editor are best displayed in a scene where helicopters must pass through a hurricane, which they simply go through, with no exciting action; it is a scene so wasted that one wonders why it is even there.<br/><br/>Goodman is joined by a crew of characters, many of whom are underdeveloped. The ones we come to know the best are played by Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, and Brie Larson. Don't worry about the underdeveloped characters, though. The film has a high body count, composed almost entirely of underdeveloped characters, including the only one who is genuinely funny. You may be wondering if the film has a singular main protagonist. I'm still not entirely sure, and neither is the film. The camera keeps on switching from person to person after the crew is met by Kong, who, in this film's version of the original's famous plane scene, swats at the helicopters, prompting characters to switch from strictly expositional dialogue to dialogue that is just plain weird.<br/><br/>This sequence, filled with rapid match-cuts that make it hard to keep track of what is happening to who, is less engaging than one might expect, but the action that follows is good stuff.<br/><br/>The first sequence involving Kong is underwhelming, but none of the following sequences are. On the contrary, they are quite entertaining and impressive. The crew's encounter with what is called a Skullcrawler makes the creature seem unstoppable, and that's only a pawn for something far bigger, and far worse. It is epic seeing Kong fight the biggest of the Skullcrawlers, in the grand - and seemingly endless - climax. A big part of this is how the filmmakers decided to portray Kong, who comes to life under great CGI at a towering 100 feet. He is incredibly intimidating, and a worthy match for the rest of the island's creatures, which include giant spiders and a giant octopus. He's also on his hind feet, as opposed to being on all fours, like in Peter Jackson's 2005 King Kong.<br/><br/>The thing I liked the most about Kong: Skull Island was Brie Larson's character, a pacifist photographer determined to expose the whole operation, believing it to be a secret military operation with dark motives. As limiting as that might sound, Larson makes it work, even if all her character mainly does is take photos. She's a strong female lead, and she's the lady that Kong has a sweet spot for; yet she's no damsel in distress. When the character is truly broken down, there's a lot more to her than meets the eye. I have to give it to the filmmakers on this one: the portrayal isn't at all sexist, and the only displays of affection is an embrace.<br/><br/>Kong: Skull Island certainly has its problems, aside from its awful beginning. Its devoid of major clichés, but it can't escape a few minor ones. It also has a few too many conveniences, and at times doesn't seem to know what's good for itself, but that's okay, because the movie is still a good time. Its more thoroughly entertaining than 2014's Godzilla, and also feels more satisfying overall. In fact, if it weren't so rough around the edges, it could have been a solid 8/10. For right now, though, its on the cusp of a 7/10, which isn't the worst place to be. It appears that the majority of those who reviewed this movie have the same opinion as I do.<br/><br/>This is the worse King Kong remake I have ever seen.<br/><br/>Not because of the acting but because of the pretty dismal direction, script and special effects. My criticism of the special effects is that with the SFX technology available today they could have been much, much better.<br/><br/>Also the stupid things that did, or didn't occur were laughable.<br/><br/>For example: When the ship carrying everyone to Skull Island was seen on an overhead shot there were 3 helicopters on the deck but when the flight launched to penetrate the weather front surrounding the island there were about 2 dozen choppers.<br/><br/>The ship could never have carried that many helicopters because it was simply too small to carry that many and even if there was room how could they have gotten the others on deck in order to launch them because there was no lift to bring the aircraft onto the deck? Another gaff was when a number of 'toxic' gas canisters exploded and the gas was spread over a wide area and enveloped those still alive. Only one put his gas mask on but all the others just carried on without the slightest problem, not even a small cough.<br/><br/>It is such a pity that this movie was let down by such poor direction and continuity because it had the makings of a great remake. This fantastically muddled and exasperatingly dull quasi-update of the King Kong story looks like a zestless mashup of Jurassic Park, Apocalypse Now and a few exotic visual borrowings from Miss Saigon. It gets nowhere near the elemental power of the original King Kong or indeed Peter Jackson’s game remake; it’s something Ed Wood Jr might have made with a trillion dollars to do what he liked if he’d been given a trillion dollars – but minus the fun. No, Kong: Skull Island is a reboot and is not connected to any previous version of the character. This film is set in the same universe as Legendary Pictures' <a href="/title/tt0831387/">Godzilla (2014)</a> (2014) and in the year 1973. This film is meant to introduce Kong in anticipation of an onscreen crossover featuring him and Godzilla in 2020. No. While Kong is massive, he is still smaller than Godzilla. However, in this film, it's mentioned that Kong has been around for a long time and will continue to grow. So, assuming the crossover film takes place in the modern day, that would give Kong nearly 50 more years of growth.
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Updated: Jan 30, 2020