Yeah. That was an unconventional encounter.
So here we have it, part two of the franchise reinvention of the beloved iconic creatures of cinema lore. After the 2014 redux of Godzilla was something of a tonal misstep, it’s unsurprising to find this version of the King Kong legacy going all out blockbuster popcorner, and with that it succeeds – kinda.
Plot is wafer thin, bunch of humans from various professions rock up at the uncharted Skull Island, each with differing levels of interest as to what might be there. Of which they quickly find out is a whole heap of trouble – big trouble!