Kong: Skull Island.
Yes, yes: reviewers were correct - it's like a cross between Apocalypse Now and ye olde King Kong, with a bit of additional spin (new, unexpected, giant creatures, for one; and Kong doesn't fall for the diminutive woman, thank heavens). It looks pretty great - a lot of that interesting Vietnamese multi-island-just-off-the-coast scenery features, and the CGI is good. The script is occasionally quite funny, and the direction is sometimes pretty noticeably clever.
But - it is still a "gigantic creature lives on an island surrounded by constant storm" scenario. It does get a little gory towards the end.
It's officially: OK.
(Partly filmed in Queensland too, but you would never recognise it.)
I am still basking in the Dunkirk glow!
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