Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Country: US/China
Technical: col/2.39:1 118m
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly
Synopsis:
1973: the vengeful head of a crackpot society to root out and destroy all monsters somehow gets clearance to piggyback a US Army survey mission to an uncharted island, with a British tracker and a female photojournalist in tow. Unfortunately, the Colonel in charge of the outfit also has a screw loose and, when the proverbial hits the fan, is only too glad of an opportunity to compensate for losing the Vietnam War.
Review:
Tired and predictable plotting on top of an absurd premise? What saves this FX-fest from boredom is a delightful cast of Marvel cast-offs, and the fact that it takes itself just seriously enough. A cynical attempt, one feels, to outdo Peter Jackson at his own game, and the visuals are impressive.
Country: US/China
Technical: col/2.39:1 118m
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly
Synopsis:
1973: the vengeful head of a crackpot society to root out and destroy all monsters somehow gets clearance to piggyback a US Army survey mission to an uncharted island, with a British tracker and a female photojournalist in tow. Unfortunately, the Colonel in charge of the outfit also has a screw loose and, when the proverbial hits the fan, is only too glad of an opportunity to compensate for losing the Vietnam War.
Review:
Tired and predictable plotting on top of an absurd premise? What saves this FX-fest from boredom is a delightful cast of Marvel cast-offs, and the fact that it takes itself just seriously enough. A cynical attempt, one feels, to outdo Peter Jackson at his own game, and the visuals are impressive.
Country: US/China
Technical: col/2.39:1 118m
Director: Jordan Vogt-Roberts
Cast: Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly
Synopsis:
1973: the vengeful head of a crackpot society to root out and destroy all monsters somehow gets clearance to piggyback a US Army survey mission to an uncharted island, with a British tracker and a female photojournalist in tow. Unfortunately, the Colonel in charge of the outfit also has a screw loose and, when the proverbial hits the fan, is only too glad of an opportunity to compensate for losing the Vietnam War.
Review:
Tired and predictable plotting on top of an absurd premise? What saves this FX-fest from boredom is a delightful cast of Marvel cast-offs, and the fact that it takes itself just seriously enough. A cynical attempt, one feels, to outdo Peter Jackson at his own game, and the visuals are impressive.