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       Kong: Skull Island (2017)
   DIR By: Chiprocks1
       Date: September 8, 2017, 7:42 am
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       [center]Kong: Skull Island (2017)
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       I was very much looking forward to checking out Kong: Skull
       Island because I wanted to see how it would stand (get it  ;) )
       next to Peter Jackson's King Kong more than anything else. Now
       PJ's flick wasn't perfect, far from it. The setup took far too
       long and made it somewhat of a chore getting through and the
       casting of Jack Black was, is and will always be a peculiar
       choice for me even though I'm a big fan of his. But overall, I
       enjoyed the flick. The same can be said for Kong: Skull Island.
       Anything involving Kong in this flick is obviously the thing
       that will dominate your senses....everything else....not so
       much. I have problems with the human characters, which I thought
       were the victims of very lazy writing. I can't remember which
       review it was, but there was another monster flick that suffered
       the very same thing. I understand that both were about the
       monster and less about characters. But I also said that we have
       to have someone to root for during the movie. Everyone that gets
       killed in Kong: Skull Island didn't give me a reaction one way
       or another because there was nothing to grab onto emotionally.
       They were the typical cliched characters. Ironically enough,
       it's not until the end (right before the credits roll) that we
       actually get anything close to that while watching John C.
       Reilly's character being reunited with his wife and never before
       met Son. It was actually pretty good. Beyond character
       development, the flick was entertaining enough. I would say it's
       worth a Rent. Be sure to stick to the very end, past the End
       Credits for the bonus scene that clearly sets up a Sequel. King
       Kong Vs. Godzilla anyone? F*ck yeah! Now THAT is a movie I've
       wanted to see get made in this day and age and SFX. 3 Stars out
       of 5.
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