This movie is awesome! I went into it being dragged by my friend for his birthday as has become our tradition with this franchise. I haven't enjoyed a single movie in this franchise, until now. Now, let me get this out in the open, this movie only works if you don't think about it. I hate it when people say that and I never do, but here I think it's warranted.
The main characters are saying their guesses on the current situation that turn out to be the exact explanation constantly. They basically just exist to explain the insane sci-fi/fantasy that's happening. Hieroglyphics are interpreted, not only in great detail, but also without a single misread. The robot hand they made for Kong (for some reason) just happens to be stored in hollow Earth (for some reason) right where they crashed (for some reason) and it has the medicine for frostbite in it, (for some reason) etc...
But that's not really what this movie is about is it? Look at the title. And that's where this movie shines and delivers on their intent. I want Kong to have a robot hand, I don't want him to lose his hand, I want the plot to move along and for all these crazy/cool things to exist, so who cares? For whatever reason it works. The bread and butter of this is great and that's all that matter.
The dumb stuff wasn't even all that dumb. I only rolled my eyes a few times and the rest was tolerable enough. It really did feel like a kids/preteens movie or big budget B movie. And there's nothing wrong with that. Because if you make a movie like this that knows what it is and tries to be nothing more, that's just fine. There is a bad way to do this and a right way. This could have been much better of course and it could have been a lot worse. But I'll take it. The little boy in me was satisfied. And kids need movies like this. I loved "Con Air" when I was a kid, I don't now. I didn't love "The Insider" as a kid, but I do now.
The monster stuff was well done and there was a lot of it. I was actually surprised at how many scenes without dialogue there were and how well the story and characters came across. I found myself hooked into all of the thrills and chills which made me think, "Am I actually enjoying this?" The crazy world that they created with hollow Earth and the ice lizard and all that mythology was very cool and reminded me of being a kid playing with my toys. Especially, the Scar King. When that name was first said I was game. His spine whip was very cool. The creature designs was also very cool.
They did very well at letting this be a monster movie. Normally it's crammed with human stuff that you really just don't care about. I think they finally figured out how to make an American monster movie. Dan Stevens was really good. I thought his character was going to be really annoying at first but he's a good actor and his naturalistic stuff was a good addition to the team. And he did comedy very well. He wasn't a badass but he knew what was going on. A big laugh came out of me when Kong laughed after knocking out the Scar King's tooth.
I kept thinking that this was the movie I wanted to see as a kid. I loved Godzilla and King Kong as a kid, maybe without ever actually seeing a movie about them. I just loved the idea. The only movies I had growing up in the 90's were the originals, which were boring for a little kid, great now and the Japanese movies, which were either too cheesy or hard to find. So I'm glad that kids from now on will have this to satisfy their love of monsters.
The main characters are saying their guesses on the current situation that turn out to be the exact explanation constantly. They basically just exist to explain the insane sci-fi/fantasy that's happening. Hieroglyphics are interpreted, not only in great detail, but also without a single misread. The robot hand they made for Kong (for some reason) just happens to be stored in hollow Earth (for some reason) right where they crashed (for some reason) and it has the medicine for frostbite in it, (for some reason) etc...
But that's not really what this movie is about is it? Look at the title. And that's where this movie shines and delivers on their intent. I want Kong to have a robot hand, I don't want him to lose his hand, I want the plot to move along and for all these crazy/cool things to exist, so who cares? For whatever reason it works. The bread and butter of this is great and that's all that matter.
The dumb stuff wasn't even all that dumb. I only rolled my eyes a few times and the rest was tolerable enough. It really did feel like a kids/preteens movie or big budget B movie. And there's nothing wrong with that. Because if you make a movie like this that knows what it is and tries to be nothing more, that's just fine. There is a bad way to do this and a right way. This could have been much better of course and it could have been a lot worse. But I'll take it. The little boy in me was satisfied. And kids need movies like this. I loved "Con Air" when I was a kid, I don't now. I didn't love "The Insider" as a kid, but I do now.
The monster stuff was well done and there was a lot of it. I was actually surprised at how many scenes without dialogue there were and how well the story and characters came across. I found myself hooked into all of the thrills and chills which made me think, "Am I actually enjoying this?" The crazy world that they created with hollow Earth and the ice lizard and all that mythology was very cool and reminded me of being a kid playing with my toys. Especially, the Scar King. When that name was first said I was game. His spine whip was very cool. The creature designs was also very cool.
They did very well at letting this be a monster movie. Normally it's crammed with human stuff that you really just don't care about. I think they finally figured out how to make an American monster movie. Dan Stevens was really good. I thought his character was going to be really annoying at first but he's a good actor and his naturalistic stuff was a good addition to the team. And he did comedy very well. He wasn't a badass but he knew what was going on. A big laugh came out of me when Kong laughed after knocking out the Scar King's tooth.
I kept thinking that this was the movie I wanted to see as a kid. I loved Godzilla and King Kong as a kid, maybe without ever actually seeing a movie about them. I just loved the idea. The only movies I had growing up in the 90's were the originals, which were boring for a little kid, great now and the Japanese movies, which were either too cheesy or hard to find. So I'm glad that kids from now on will have this to satisfy their love of monsters.
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