Kong: Skull Island (2017)

Kong: Skull Island (2017)

2017 118 Minutes

Science Fiction | Action | Adventure | Fantasy

Explore the mysterious and dangerous home of the king of the apes as a team of explorers ventures deep inside the treacherous, primordial island.

Overall Rating

7 / 10
Verdict: Good
  • mmmZavala

    mmmZavala

    6 / 10
    6/10 Overall Kong: Skull Island is a visual spectical with bland hollow characters. The cinematography of the island is very pretty and with the exception of few scenes look very real. Yet, all the characters, with the exception of Samuel L. Jack... Read the full review »
  • Elite Reviewer
    It's not the type of film that really necessitates a hell of a lot of thought, but if you think you'd like to watch a colossal ape-like creature go toe-to-toe (or in some cases paw-to-claw) with other mammoth, behemoth beings, this is definitely t... Read the full review »
  • JRhagan

    JRhagan

    6 / 10
    Kong: Skull Island was a visually stunning film which perfectly portrayed the frightening beast in stupendous action sequences and beautiful scenery for the monster to fully thrive. However aside from Kong the other characters in this film fall di... Read the full review »
  • WHAT I LIKED: I do certainly hold some love for 'Kong: Skull Island,' as it's a film sprinkled with more quirky and individual elements than you may expect from a blockbuster of this scale. Yes for one, the story is clearly crafted to explore a co... Read the full review »
  • jorgefrancke

    jorgefrancke

    7 / 10
    So now this and Godzilla are a movie franchise, let's hope Godzilla vs Kong becomes a thing :D. Anyway to start, the movie delivers the thing you want to see: action. The action in this movie is superb and it is backed by great visuals as well as... Read the full review »
  • Elite Reviewer
    Chris

    Chris

    7 / 10
    'Kong: Skull Island' really ended up surprising me. The characters were all very strong and well acted and the special effects, direction, and cinematography were all top notch. The story wasn't anything groundbreaking, but I did like the directio... Read the full review »
  • Kong: Skull Island is simply a mindless effects-driven popcorn blockbuster. All the mythos from 'King Kong', the setting of 'Apocalypse Now' and the character depth of 'Fifty Shades of Grey'. As part of Legendary's "Gods & Monsters" universe, we e... Read the full review »
  • Kong: Skull Island has an abundance of pretty entertaining sequences and interesting stuff, and an outstanding ensemble which sometimes overtakes the spotlight away from King Kong. Sure, there are some things that don't work, but whenever Kong is... Read the full review »
  • jessicabirnie

    jessicabirnie

    7 / 10
    Pretty Entertaining and I loved the cast. Read the full review »