obettiffy Having seen the film, the animations and visual effects were superb! However, the story line for this sequel wasn't as good as I expected. Here are my opinions why:1) What triggered me the most was the Photographer character who didn't really have a role in the movie and was just documenting the events. She wasn't any help to other characters and for somewhat a 'main' character, she was quite boring and wasn't necessary for the film. The director probably wanted to keep the "there should be a woman involved in King Kong sequel" trend, but he could have done it better.2) Other characters relating to this is Tom's character and the Asian scientist. Tom's character as a Captain didn't really show as much - Captains known for their leadership, bravery and intelligence. Yes, he showed leadership and took care of the other characters but without him, the others could have survived through instinct especially there wasn't a lot going on during their scene. Harsh to say but I think the director used Tom to hide the fact that the story isn't that good. As for the Asian scientist, she was as useless as the photographer.3) I wasn't surprised to see Samuel Jackson (again) - knowing he's literally been in every movie nowadays. His character was ok but I think they should have taken more time to improve his character. Instead of him wanting to kill Kong for revenge and that "people or children shouldn't grow up knowing there's a 'monster' on a mysterious island", his role could have been, maybe, a traitor or a hunter, knowing that if he kills Kong, he'll earn a lot of money. This can be a sequel from the previous movie of when Kong was captured for entertainment - some thing like that.4) The only part of the story that I liked was when John Reilly discussed the history of Kong and what could happen next. That made the movie. I think they should have placed in a scene of Kong's history - how these creatures exist, what was their purpose.

Johnny H. Kong: Skull Island is another attempt from Warner Brothers to launch a shared-universe since their DC-Extended Universe has gotten a bit rusty outside Wonder Woman. Anyway, how does the universe with a monkey and a Japanese dinosaur compare to the DCEU, let alone Disney's Marvel Cinematic Universe? Entertaining but not all that special either. There are war-movie cliches we've seen a dozen times before (helicopter imagery derived from Apocalypse Now) and disaster-movie tropes done in Jurassic Park (dumb characters not figuring out the obvious), and the same savage tribe from the other King Kong movies (although to be fair they do tone down the racism with them here).Kong is still a money-magnet somewhat, but there seems to be a REAL strech to turn the King Kong canon into something like The Star Wars Expanded Universe or something. Hell, MARVEL was lucky in getting Iron Man to work on the big screen back in 2008. This shared universe thing is getting a bit tiring and these efforts seem half-assed and rushed in order to get in on an appealing craze without trying to tell a well-balanced story to get the audience in on at square one. Well, there might be more story to this franchise than Skull Island and its King, though I can't see all that much ahead of this movie just yet.Skull Island gets 3/5 stars for me. Not a bad movie. Let it pass.

wilson_millwall_villa This is non stop fun & action. If your having a bad day then turn no further to Kong Skull Island

Jona1988 I had no interest in another King Kong movie. Peter Jackson's 2005 remake was a boring rehash. When I first heard there was coming another I was like well they have to drag the franchise out for another try. Several big actors were to be in it but I had never heard of the director. But then the trailer and marketing for it started coming and it looked quite interesting and also and maybe especially it looked different. So eventually I actually went to the cinema to see Kong: Skull Island. Luckily that I did because this is really a movie which should be seen in the cinema.Kong: Skull Island is the definition of a popcorn movie. Where the 2005 movie was drawn out and almost pretentious this movie wastes no time to get to the action and adventure. The action is outstanding in entertainment. Obviously there is a lot of cgi. However I'm not against computer made effects just for no reason. Some things are hard to do in other ways and as long as it doesn't feel like it's used for laziness sake it's fine. And in this movie it works fine. The action in this movie was among the most exciting I saw last year. Some complained about the characters being thin and while that criticism does have a point I don't think it matters much here. This is a fun action adventure that doesn't need deeply developed characters. They are not what's important. They are just enough for this type of movie. And the performances are good. Samuel L Jackson is the bad*** that he always is and does so well, Tom Hiddleston gives us a glimpse that he could definitely play James Bond, Brie Larson works well with what she's got even if it's not a lot. The best is John C. Reilly, his character is the most interesting and performance the most entertaining. Simple they may be but they do all have some distinct personality. Minor complaints are that many of the quotes that are meant as jokes don't land but for me it wasn't a big issue, the movie is funnier in other ways. Like previously stated I knew nothing about the director who it turns out had only directed one other movie but he totally nailed this one. He gets great performances even if the script probably didn't give much to work with. I love the look of the movie, the style it's done in. The shots of helicopters flying over the island and Kong silhouette against the sun. It could have taken this grim and gloomy look which I'm so glad it didn't. Another thing is the music, while there is tunes that are written for it the movie uses a lot of songs from the era when it is set which works perfectly. Having a lot of well known songs can work greatly in the right kind of movie but not all. Kong: Skull Island was one of the most surprisingly good movies in 2017. A movie that knows what it is and embraces it. It's campy and over the top and I like it. No one would claim it to be any amazing piece of work but I believe the filmmakers totally know it and all for the better. I have seen a lot of 2017 movies and Kong: Skull Island was while definitely not the best but one of the most thoroughly entertaining. See Kong: Skull Island if you haven't already. I have several times.