King Kong Review
I went to go see the new Peter Jackson movie "King Kong" on the strength of 9 positive reviews and 1 mixed review on the Movies.com summary of reviews.
I recommend this movie wholeheartedly; it is, by far, the best movie I've seen this year. It offers not only phenomenal action scenes and unprecedented special effects, but an unexpectedly touching story with genuine emotion.
Peter Jackson's new "King Kong" movie is a remake of the original 1933 picture of the same name. As such, the general outlines of the plot aren't a surprise, even though I've never seen the original.
Since I hate reading spoilers , I'll refrain from summarizing Kong's plot, although many elements of it are well-known. Instead, I'll focus on my experience at the movie, and let any possible reader experience the magic on your own.
The movie started slowly. Peter Jackson's ability to introduce characters and set up an epic movie, so deftly executed in "The Fellowship of the Ring", fails noticeably in "King Kong." Perhaps one element is the like of characters I could relate to. One protagonist, the writer is too sensitive and subtle to be likeable for me. Cheesy music and a thoroughly slimy Jack Black character added to my inability to be drawn into the movie.
During the second and third hour of the movie, the director hits far more true notes. Many of the action scenes are actually exhilirating, and left the audience gasping. After one particularly good fight, people in my movie theater erupted in spontaneous applause, a testament to the level of engagement achieved.
As the movie progresses, it becomes clear that the movie has elements of character development far beyond the standard action movie fare. I don't want to exaggerate, but the movie left more than one tear in the eyes of the audience.
To summarize, I'd definitely recommend watching "King Kong". It's an epic movie, great date fare, and, in my opinion, the best movie of the year.
I went to go see the new Peter Jackson movie "King Kong" on the strength of 9 positive reviews and 1 mixed review on the Movies.com summary of reviews.
I recommend this movie wholeheartedly; it is, by far, the best movie I've seen this year. It offers not only phenomenal action scenes and unprecedented special effects, but an unexpectedly touching story with genuine emotion.
Peter Jackson's new "King Kong" movie is a remake of the original 1933 picture of the same name. As such, the general outlines of the plot aren't a surprise, even though I've never seen the original.
Since I hate reading spoilers , I'll refrain from summarizing Kong's plot, although many elements of it are well-known. Instead, I'll focus on my experience at the movie, and let any possible reader experience the magic on your own.
The movie started slowly. Peter Jackson's ability to introduce characters and set up an epic movie, so deftly executed in "The Fellowship of the Ring", fails noticeably in "King Kong." Perhaps one element is the like of characters I could relate to. One protagonist, the writer is too sensitive and subtle to be likeable for me. Cheesy music and a thoroughly slimy Jack Black character added to my inability to be drawn into the movie.
During the second and third hour of the movie, the director hits far more true notes. Many of the action scenes are actually exhilirating, and left the audience gasping. After one particularly good fight, people in my movie theater erupted in spontaneous applause, a testament to the level of engagement achieved.
As the movie progresses, it becomes clear that the movie has elements of character development far beyond the standard action movie fare. I don't want to exaggerate, but the movie left more than one tear in the eyes of the audience.
To summarize, I'd definitely recommend watching "King Kong". It's an epic movie, great date fare, and, in my opinion, the best movie of the year.
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