Kong: Skull Island

After a hard week, I managed to catch Kong: Skull Island at the Summit recently.  After some rather heavy films in theaters (ahem, Logan) this film is just plain fun.  Although it might appear otherwise, this film is in no way connected to the 2005 King Kong but is instead a reboot and reworking of the franchise.  Like the Marvel and DC Universes, it seeks to link to the Godzilla and hopefully other monster movie universes to create a universe unto itself.  It also sports a great cast, with John Goodman, John C. Reilly, and especially Samuel L. Jackson turning in fine performances.  The film starts out with man on monster and then moves on to monster on monster action, all to chilling effect.  I can't wait to see what else this universe of monsters have in store for us, and now I have to catch the Godzilla and King Kong films that precede it.  If you want a fun time at the movies, then you should definitely check it out!