Claudia 2007/10/01 17:15:25

King Kong is movie making at its finest. A modern marvel of films clocking in at about 3 hours. The Lord of the Rings were sometimes brutal to sit through but King Kong won't disappoint. Director Peter Jackson made a great choose when casting Jack Black. This broadened Black's film agenda even wider. When watching the movie you really feel like you're in 1933. Everything from the cars to the buildings to the wardrobe. A movie you could watch over and over again. It feels like three different movies as well. The beginning, middle, and end all have different motifs story-lines. 

Bob  2007/10/02 18:03:37

King Kong isn't just a ferocious roller coaster of adventure.

Take one look into that big primate's eyes and try to urge the resist to cuddle him.

There may be times that the digital ape is obviously an illusion, but never does it distract from the poignant bond between Ann and Kong.

After Ann's realized her huge kidnapper has no intention of killing, she tries to entertain him with a dance-and-juggling act,

while he tests her breaking point by knocking her down over and over.

The scene resonates with feeling. Some of Jackson's fans may just be here for the sweeping action,

but this is just as much a story of tragic love as it is rip-roaring adventure.  

John 2007/10/04 14:17:34

King Kong has a three-hour running time that allows the story to be richer and more textured.

If it were any shorter, it would lose impact. Never for a moment does the film feel long.

Great performances, mind-blowing action scenes,

and the moving friendship between Ann and Kong make this a movie that you can get utterly caught up in.

King Kong is a great big mainstream blockbuster,

but it is also proof that this kind of thing can be more than entertainment; it can be art.