Kong: Skull Island (3D)

Movie Review
Release on: Mar 10, 2017

Movie name	:	Kong: Skull Island (3D)
Genres	:	Action, Adventure, Fantasy, Sci-Fi
Run time	:	120 min
Produced by	:	Thomas Tull
Directed by	:	Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Music by	:	Henry Jackman
Writers	:	Dan Gilroy, Max Borenstein
Cinematography	:	Larry Fong
Edited by	:	Richard Pearson
Production	:	Legendary Pictures Tencent Pictures
Countries	:	USA

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Stars : Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly, John Goodman, Corey Hawkins, John Ortiz, Tian Jing, Toby Kebbell, Jason Mitchell, Shea Whigham, Thomas Mann, Eugene Cordero, Marc Evan Jackson, Will Brittain, Miyavi, Richard Jenkins, Allyn Rachel, Robert Taylor, James M. Connor, Thomas Middleditch, Brady Novak, Peter Karinen, Brian Sacca, Joshua Funk, Daniel Malone, Glenn 'Kiwi' Hall, Garreth Hadfield, Shannon Brimelow, Jon Quested, Korey Williams, Dat Phan, Cynthy Wu, Beth Kennedy, Bryan Chojnowski, Terry Notary, Emmy Agustin, Keisuke Akizawa, Sharon M. Bell, Raj K. Bose, Alexander Canton, Anthony Chang, Matthew A. Chapman, Theo Coumbis, Javier Diaz, Ann Duong, James Edward Flynn, Paul Riley Fox, Nathan Hedger, Michael C Hollandsworth, Nicole Hunt, John Huser, Richard Allan Jones, Cale Kampers, Kevin Kent, Paul S.W. Lee, Alona Leoine, Jiaoying Liang, Jamie A. Marchetti, Darcie Mayo, Shawn McBride, Salvatore Merenda, Christine Milo, Ed Moy, Toshiko Onizawa, Marcelo Palacios, Jerald M.S. Pang, Jeff Parker, Andre Pelzer, James Joseph Pulido, James Quach, Jordan James Reyes, Anthony J Sacco, Scott M. Schewe, David James Sikkink, Jason Speer, Vivienne Taylor, Andreys Varela, Scott Wallace, John A Weaver, John West Jr.

Story : A diverse team of scientists, soldiers and adventurers unites to explore a mythical, uncharted island in the Pacific, as dangerous as it is beautiful. Cut off from everything they know, the team ventures into the domain of the mighty Kong, igniting the ultimate battle between man and nature. As their mission of discovery becomes one of survival, they must fight to escape a primal Eden in which humanity does not belong.

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You know exactly what to expect from this film before walking into it and it doesn't let you down. Given the genre, it’s no surprise that this monster movie is immensely formulaic but in its defence, it doesn’t have one dull moment. Fast-paced and gripping, this reboot of the franchise is a taut survival drama that gives you the chills.

Sadly, no matter how talented, since Kong is the king, he renders the A-list cast redundant. His only competition is the monstrous lizards aka skull crawlers and the two giants pretty much rule the roost and hog the screen space, literally and figuratively.

Despite being clichéd, you enjoy the two species slugging it out in the jungle as the humans run helter-skelter, becoming the mere spectators. The CGI-fuelled action in 3D keeps you on the edge of your seat. Watching Kong smash a fleet of helicopters to the ground as we tend to crush mosquitoes is oddly entertaining. The witty repartee between characters makes up for the lack of depth and drama in the screenplay.

While this instalment tries to match up to Peter Jackson's 2005 adventure, it lacks its epic cinematic moments, like Kong scaling the Empire State building. Though British actor Tom Hiddleston and Oscar winner Brie Larson have nothing much to do here except for gawking at the giants and running for their lives, they add credibility to this otherwise stereotypical franchise.

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Kong: Skull Island (3D)

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