Must Go
Kong: Skull Island is the perfect monster movie. I love a monster flic!
A movie of titanic proportions starring Kong. An idealistic lone survivor whose ability is to protect the inhabitants from strange, and often vicious creatures that lurk about hunting for prey. These giant lizard things are genuinely terrifying. Tom Hiddleston (Loki) who plays John Conrad is a merc for hire who accompanies Bill Randa (John Goodman) to a place no human eyes has seen for over ten thousand years. An island hidden away in a thick stormy mist as a means of a deterrent for curious people. Among them are a military escort led by Colonel Packard (Samuel L. Jackson) and one photographer Mason Weaver, (Brie Larson). Together they unravel the mystery surrounding the island.
But the real surprise to me is the wonderful, fun, turn by John C. Reilly as an Air Force pilot who has been stranded on the island since WW2 . He finds the right balance in fun, energy, pathos and grit. He is, truly, the character I ended up rooting for in this film.
Stay past the ending credits for a peek at the sequel.