Celsius

I'm sure it was done in the best possible taste!

CitySimon

Where's the option for "I like Peter Jackson but won't see a film just because he made it"?

I'm not a huge fan of King Kong in the first place and Peter Jackson remaking it isn't going to convince me that I neeeed to spend money on going to see it either.

Jabba1

Then you and I saw two differant trailers. The one I saw looked amazing with good use of CGI technology.


For the record, I'm not seeing this film simply because Peter Jackson made it. I happen to be a huge fan of the original and thought that the trailers for this film looked amazing. Now, add in the great reviews this film is getting and it's a now brainer that I'll be presant and accunted for tomorrow when the film opens at my local cinima.

CaliforniaBride

Now there's an idea!

CaliforniaBride

Is that a rude word?

Jabba1

Gotta love those typos Seriously, I wouldn't mind being "accunted" for tomorrow, assuming there is such a thing.

waxwabbit

i saw it tonight with the Mrs and thought it was great - the 3 hours whizzed by to me

i actually found it moving in places, mainly down to how brilliantly they did Kong - SO REALISTIC

and the creatures.................

amazing

Jabba1

I saw it twice yesterday, and I agree. This is a powerful and tragic love story.

"It wasn't the airplanes that got him, it was beauty killed the beast" Carl Denham.

The artistic touches alone are worth the price of admission. I love how Jackson's team faithfully recreates depression era NY.

BTW, purists will appreciate one particular line in the film's first 30 minutes. Whilst sitting in the back of a taxi, Carl and his assistant are contemplating what actress to get for their new picture. They run the gamut of popular actresses from the period incuding the likes of Mae West. At one point however, Carl says "Hey, how about Fay", to which his assisant replies "No, she's already doing a picutre with RKO".

This is, of course, Peter's tribute to the legendary Fay Wray, the original Ann Darrow. And the film she was "already" making with RKO was, of course, KING KONG.

This film is filled from start to finish with memorable moments such as these. And when the gang finally arrives on Skull island and meet Kong and his buddies, well, the action just doesn't let up.

The way Ann (Naomi Watts is perfectly cast here) is at first horrified by Kong, but gradually comes to love him is thouroghly believeable, as are Kong's beautiful facial expressions, which are so wonderfully provided by Andy Serkis, the actor who also provided the facial expressions for Gollum in LOTR.

There wasn't a dry eye in the house when Kong took his fateful plunge from atop the Empire State Building. But this is preceeded by a beautiful romantical moment in which Kong and Ann are sliding playfully on the frozen lake in Central Park.

There are so many moving and touching moments in this film, particularly between Ann and Kong, that anyone would be hard pressed not find something they like here.

Give it a richly deserved 5 stars from me!!!

ironporer

When does the video come out?

Patrick

I rented King Dong by mistake, now theres a movie

Celsius

More than one hairy gorilla in that flick, I'm sure...

Lord Lionheart

I guess I'm off to watch King Kong then
Haven't been to a movie in ages it's either KK, or these other choices;

http://movies.yahoo.com/showtimes/?z=90403.

Any suggestions. I'm shooting for a movie in 1 1/2 - 2 hours

gruffbrown

Chronicles of Narnia

Lord Lionheart

I thought you would definitely have suggested ' Memoirs of a geisha'

clydegirl

Capote looks good and I love what's his name Philip seymour Hoffman.