THE SCREENING ROOM
ROAR DEAL: Kong is still struggling with his rage issues in the latest reboot of the original monster movie.
FROM LEFT: WARNER BROS.; ALEXANDRE ISARD
KONG: SKULL ISLAND is reportedly a reboot of the original King Kong from 1933. At the same time, it features a ton of dinosaurs and prehistoric creepy-crawlies in a not-so-subtle nod to Jurassic Park (1993). The presence of helicopters, napalm, psychedelic rock and two characters named Conrad and Marlow mean you might equally consider it a remix of Apocalypse Now (1979) or its source material, Heart of Darkness.