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Kong: Skull Island (2017)
Plot Holes You Could Drive Through
I like to see a movie that on some level is at least plausible and does not require you to suspend reality entirely to go along with what you are seeing on the screen. First why would all twelve choppers stay within striking distance of Kong after the first couple were knocked out of the sky?? And then all of them get destroyed as well - Ridiculous! Second how does a creature the size of a ten story building sneak up on the unsuspecting human characters over and over? After Kong being machine gunned early on in the film and seeing that he was bleeding heavily and in quite a bit of pain he miraculously heals as if it had never happened! The leader of the squad of pilots somehow thinks he can kill Kong to the exclusion of all rationality in the face of overwhelming adversity and convince his fellow pilots to go along with him - ludicrous! How do giant squids and the giant skull crawler appear out of nowhere in shallow water not even up to Kong's knees? I could provide many more examples but I think I have made my point clear. Whoever writes these scripts does not base things on even vaguely realistic scenarios which makes for a less than satisfying viewing experience.
Mad Max: Fury Road (2015)
Dumfounded - Steer clear of this mindless rubbish
This is the first review I have left on this site but I was so shocked with this film I will say this is right up there with some of the worst movies I have watched. I am very cynical with people who have had gushing 10/10 reviews on this site. How can this film rate so highly with so many 1/10 reviews? actually the most I have ever seen. Nothing in this movie is explained due to the almost non existent dialogue from all the characters. You are meant to just guess at the visual meaning of everything. The plot did not make sense and it was just one endless car chase scenario all seemingly without any refuelling required. No one in this film required sleep or food it seems! There were many attempted throwbacks to the previous Mad Max movies but they fell flat and were soon forgotten in amongst all the meaningless violence that was slapping you in the face. I could continue on an on but many before me have already expressed similar findings so I will stop here. At least I know now why friends recommended not to see this movie and I can understand why people got up and left the theatre during this two hours of mindless rubbish.