BRYCE *1/2
Yet another shared cinematic universe is in the works as "Kong: Skull Island" hits theaters as a follow-up to 2014's "Godzilla." That film had amazing special effects bogged down by boring characters. This film has amazing special effects completely obliterated by horrible characters. It honestly felt like a big budget Syfy Channel movie. The story is non-sensical, the dialogue is cringe-worthy and it's all punctuated by a depressing sense of nihilism. As a fan of the title character and the monster movie genre (the original 1933 film is one of my favorites and I liked a lot about Peter Jackson's version), I appreciated the scale of some of the action and a few scenes with really striking imagery. Unfortunately it was ultimately lost in the mess of the narrative. Head on over to YouTube and check out the trailer for some of the visual and stylistic highlights. It's infinitely more entertaining than the actual movie.
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