KONG: SKULL ISLAND Now In Theatres

The newest King Kong movie, the second in Legendary Pictures' so-called Monsterverse has finally been released, and I went to see it last night at the 7pm premiere at our local AMC Theatre. I have to say, I was not disappointed, it lived up my expectations, unlike their previous GODZILLA (2014). The movie was a new Kong story, not yet another retelling of the original movie, yet still contained a number of nods to them. There was lots of action, and it was also quite intense, with very good fights; Actually some of the violence was a bit more than I'd anticipated. The monsters, for the most part, had interesting designs. The cast was great as well, with many likeable characters, in particular I enjoyed John C. Reilly's performance (as a fan of his Adult Swim show CHECK IT OUT WITH DR. STEVE BRULE). All the humor in the film was used in the right places.

A surprisingly small amount the audience I was with stuck around for the post-credits scene, which does indeed confirm Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah's existence in the Monsterverse (as well as a reference to Godzilla himself, of course). Speaking of the audience, I'm not sure why you'd bring your toddler to this movie, especially when he can't sit down most of the time. Not that he was much of a bother... the people checking their phones were, though.

I wish I were a better movie reviewer, but all I can say is, definitely go see it. It's a lot of fun. And it definitely makes more more optimistic for the upcoming GODZILLA: KING OF THE MONSTERS and GODZILLA VS. KONG. The latter should be a hell of a fight.