Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Kong: Skull Island: Directed by Jordan Vogt-Roberts. With Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly. After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden.

“Some people go to the movies to be wowed by the superb acting, heart wrenching and well written story, and overall solid production… THIS has good effects? The acting in this film isnu0026#39;t bad, but it definitely wonu0026#39;t win any awards for it. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe story has characters Bill Randa (John Goodman) and Houston Brooks (Corey Hawkins) piggybacking on an expedition to an uncharted island to test their u0026quot;hollow earthu0026quot; theory. Tom Hiddleston plays a tracker, Brie Larson plays a photographer, and John C. Reilly plays a surprisingly funny WW2 vet marooned on Skull Island.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe film takes place in 1973 and loves to remind you with CCR and old technology as if it was a hundred years ago. Kong: Skull Island pays homage to Apocalypse Now quite frequently even though it seems a bit excessive at times.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eKong looked good, almost all the creatures looked cool and all the fights between them looked really good, especially in IMAX 3D. Some of the green screen effects, like backgrounds behind characters, were distractingly bad. Ultimately, you get some great stuff out of all the effects if youu0026#39;re not looking too closely.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eThe characters are more hollow than the earth (according to the filmu0026#39;s characters themselves), the story is mediocre, but the effects reign king in this film adaptation. u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eMy suggestion: See it! itu0026#39;s a blockbuster meant to fill seats, not win awards. Take it for what it is.u003cbr/u003eu003cbr/u003eSeen at an advanced IMAX 3D screening in Minneapolis.”