Movie Review: King Kong
Peter Jackson plus big gorilla = Lord of the
Borings
And three hours of
it.
Wow. I can't describe how uninteresting this was. It used to be that I could say, "Well, it was shorter than Waterworld." I'm not sure I can say that about King Kong. Oooo, no I can't. Even the Director's Cut of Waterworld is shorter than this monstrosity. So, from now on, it's "Well, at least it was shorter than King Kong."
Wow. Almost as many virtual characters as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. And all of them about as believable. A fabulous job done on the gorilla, but the same issues evolve throughout the film, mostly one of scale. Sometimes, Kong is 25' tall, sometimes 50' tall, sometimes just plain gigantic!
The acting on the part of the real actors seems flat. Jack Black's character is incredibly focused on his objective, but that's all he's focused on, unbelievably so. The best performance is given by Naomi Watts, picking up the part originally played by Faye Wray (who was cast because she could scream well).
I would love to say that the settings and location shots are extraordinary, that the movie is as big as its simian star. It isn't.
The final word? One paw print out of five. Not even a DVD rental. Skip it entirely.
Wow. I can't describe how uninteresting this was. It used to be that I could say, "Well, it was shorter than Waterworld." I'm not sure I can say that about King Kong. Oooo, no I can't. Even the Director's Cut of Waterworld is shorter than this monstrosity. So, from now on, it's "Well, at least it was shorter than King Kong."
Wow. Almost as many virtual characters as Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow. And all of them about as believable. A fabulous job done on the gorilla, but the same issues evolve throughout the film, mostly one of scale. Sometimes, Kong is 25' tall, sometimes 50' tall, sometimes just plain gigantic!
The acting on the part of the real actors seems flat. Jack Black's character is incredibly focused on his objective, but that's all he's focused on, unbelievably so. The best performance is given by Naomi Watts, picking up the part originally played by Faye Wray (who was cast because she could scream well).
I would love to say that the settings and location shots are extraordinary, that the movie is as big as its simian star. It isn't.
The final word? One paw print out of five. Not even a DVD rental. Skip it entirely.
Posted: Thu - December 22, 2005 at 11:55 PM
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