Kong: Skull Island - The biggest Kong you've ever seen, bigger than any other version (may contain spoilers)

It's a reboot film with lots of action, set in the 1970's a team of scientists, soldiers, adventurers and a war photographer unite to explore a remote island in the Pacific. They're there to rediscover the 'monsters' that inhabited the earth before 'man' ever did.

Once they arrive they flush out Kong, the action is immediate and intensive. Kong is angry, he destroys their helicopters with ease, some of these scenes are really scary, with very effective 3D CGI and loads of depth. Their mission becomes one of survival.

The references to other films are pretty obvious. There's a good 60's Rock 'n' Roll soundtrack that makes a strong reference to 'Apocalypse Now'. The cinematography is good and makes a strong reference to 'Jurassic Park'. Tracking Kong sequences makes a strong reference to 'Predator'.

Stay until after the rolling end credits, approx. 10 minutes (there's a lot of people involved) to see a scene that introduces the next film in the franchise – 'Godzilla vs. Kong' reboot.

The plot and dialog were mundane but Kong was always going to be just mindless entertainment. None-the-less an all-round fun film.

7/10.