I was so excited to see this in theaters but I let the bad-to-mediocre reception. I wasn't surprised to see practically all the people that loved Godzilla hated this and the people that were middling to down on it loved this. I think Skull Island's a little smarter than it's given credit for though, so now I guess I'm the asshole!


If the last 30 minutes were a little cleaner and some of the genre stuff weren't so egregious (we get it, Vietnam movies can drop the needle on period hits way too frequently - it makes NO sense here!) I'd say this was damn near perfect. It had a smart, concise message about the Vietnam War and the stories we tell ourselves to understand the mysteries of our lives, genuinely hilarious performances from Shea Whigham and John Goodman, stellar cinematography and sound design just like Godzilla, just an absolute treat honestly.


I just wish my screen were twelve times bigger and the sound ten times louder.


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