But from almost the minute they arrive, roughly 30 minutes into the movie, until the lights come back up in the theater, it is non-stop “intense sequences of sci-fi violence.” The movie has a very high body count, with lots of characters crushed and eaten and generally tossed around in ways that are unhealthy for humans. The movie is rated PG-13 for “intense sequences of sci-fi violence and action, and for brief strong language.” The first third or so of the movie is normal set-up stuff, where we meet the characters and briefly travel to Skull Island. Here, she shows that she’s well suited for action films, and I for one am looking forward more than ever to see how she handles Captain Marvel. I don’t actually recall her screaming even once instead, she’s a strong, capable woman who more than holds her own as things start to go very, very wrong. However, she’s a far cry from the mostly helpless women in past versions who are there to scream through the movie.
Reilly shows up as a World War II pilot who has been trapped on the island for decades.īecause it’s a Kong movie, there does need to be a beautiful blonde, and this time Brie Larson fills those shoes. John Goodman is the scientist who instigates the whole thing, and he’s assisted by Corey Hawkins (from The Walking Dead and 24: Legacy). Jackson plays the hardened Army colonel leading the military team. Tom Hiddleston plays the jungle guide the team hires to help them out, and Samuel L. They were able to assemble quite the cast for this film. Who stars in the movie (besides the special effects teams, of course)? Instead, this movie is a completely retelling of Kong’s story, making him much, much larger than we’ve ever seen and casting him into a brand new, yet familiar universe. Gone are the attempts to capture Kong and bring him back to New York, and obviously, that means no scaling buildings, either. While this is indeed the fourth (stand-alone) movie to feature King Kong, this one tells an entirely different story.
Kong again? Did we really need to tell this story a fourth time?Īs it turns out, yes to the first question, and no to the second. Everyone’s favorite ape returns to the big screen this weekend.