kong skull island movie 2017 release date

John Goodman and Corey Hawkins ('Straight Outta Compton,' '24: Legacy') play scientists who are granted a military escort to a mysterious island (you guessed it, Skull Island) to investigate what's on it before the Russians do. It's a bummer that's all it is.ĭirected by up-and-comer Jordan Vogt-Roberts, who kicks off the movie with a dramatic entrance to Skull Island circa World War II, the movie then fast-forwards to 1973 at the tail end of the Vietnam War. has done its job, but frankly, this had the potential to be more than another dull reboot with its moments of entertainment. Unfortunately, that's the whole movie right there in a nutshell.Īnd if that's all you want from the $20 or so you'll spend at the multiplex to see this movie, then Warner Bros. When the trailer for 'Skull Island' hit the internet, you may have been grabbed, like me, by its fun vibe that mixed an 'Apocalypse Now' lost-in-the-jungle tone with CGI-fueled action of a pissed-off Kong, plus a sword-swinging John C.

Kong skull island movie 2017 release date