WOW! King Kong was great. The acting, effects, story .. it was ALL there. I laughed, got scared and cried. And isn't that what a movie is supposed to do? Excite some emotion in the audience? Entertain the audience? King Kong did all that and then some.

My sister and I went to see the movie together -- I won't explain the best parts about it because I agree with everything stated above-- and after the film, for the entire ride home, we nearly screamed at our parents about it: we talked about everything we liked. We've never done that. We were never so excited about the same movie before.

I was so impressed with the CG ape and Naomi Watts, she was great.

I loved Naomi Watts in this.  Gorgeous actress with a fantastic talent.  Geez, imagine how Jackson will handle Halo!

This movie rally screws every other movie up that I've seen this year. It's more than any movie was ever meant to be. Peter Jackson is better than Steven, Lucas, and the rest of em all put together. There aint one single movie other than Lord of the Rings that could compare with this. I think they could have done without all of the cussing and sexual content. (Seeing as how Perter Jackson is a Christian.) But either way, it rocked and anyone who wants to see what a real movie is, check this out!

I noticed a lot of continuity problems with Kong himself as well.

Here's how it really went, in the theatre it was dead. For opening night it was pretty bare and I could have gotten almost any seat I wanted, people were restless at the end of the 20 minute previews and the 3 hour movie they were also acting up with boredom.

This is going to become a trend because the film medium has just become a joke.

I thought this film was up their with Lord of the Rings and some really good CG films as I cannot compare it to films that relied on good actors and not computers to generate emotion.

Oh and what sexual content? I remember a bit of language and some kissing but nothing that would be considered sexual.

I liked how, after really dangerous and dramatic sequences, there were scenes of comedic relief or scenes that lightened the mood before jumping right into the action again. Like the skating-rink scene or Ann's routine for Kong.

What I found was funny was when Ann was teaching him the word 'beautiful' and she pats her chest, and I was like, "Look, it's Koko!" (The gorilla that learned sign language.)

Even though this year's films had SO many terrible movies, there were some gems in there. Too bad that almost all of them were adapted or re-makes.

I saw this today, and I thought it was good, but the whole, hold on



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The whole thing with Jimmy and and the like skipper guy was completely pointless "Oh we got him as a cast away, his arm was broken..." who cares? "Dont be a hero Jimmy!"  Or do, you really don't matter.

Other than that (and my friend comparing me to jack black 'its like there are two of you!'), I thought it was really amazing, combining all themes of theatre into one great film.

Also the fact they killed Jimmy's mentor and his character basically disappeared from the film and we moved on. I guess Peter's weight loss got to his head and made him try to stick in some sub plots that really never worked.

Peter Jackson is Hollywoods best friend as he makes them all this money doing what we all hate and yet he makes such good films.

Ok, it's my turn 'cause I saw it last week or so.

Peter Jackson's follow-up to The Lord of the Rings epic is also an adaptation of pre-existing material, and while faithfulness is likely maintained to the original, the material appears to have flaws that not even the masterful scriptwriting team of The Lord Of The Rings can save.

The execution of the material makes it crystal clear that Peter Jackson knows what he is doing behind the reins of the film. The plot is followed logically and every major event happens for a sure reason so nothing runs out really unexplained. The special effects are top notch and the acting is good as well...but this film is not the near flawless perfection of Lord of the Rings.

I found multiple points in this film worth cutting out, but on the whole it worked rather well for me. I liked the characterization of Kong himself and the relationship between him and Ann. Their relationship, which is mostly shown with little dialogue, is absolutely touching to watch as they go through their trials. It is this relationship that really takes the film up several notches on the ladder of great films because it is so well done. When the Empire State Building comes, you are just glued to the screen because that whole scene is all about Kong and Ann.

I felt that the other characters were mostly well-rounded, although there was a fair amount of the gratuitious 2 dimensional death fodder which I guess is to be expected. I also think some of the subplots were unnecessary such as the kid, Johnny or whatever his name was. That was the most glaring pointles one that could have been lost to shorten up the film, but I guess Jackson has a minimum run time to live up to or something.

The most glaring thing about the film that was just unbelievable (if you were paying attention) is Ann Darrow running full speed through the jungle BAREFOOT! How bout that one rickety bidge that she crossed barefoot without so much as a cut on her perfect little feet.

I also felt that some of the actions were unnecessary and a little unbelievable. I mean, seriously. No matter how gorgeous the woman is, are you going to risk a freakin' crew to go back in there and try to rescue her from bloodthirsty natives? And even if you do that, are you going to trudge through an overgrown jungle to try and rescue her from an overgrown ape? And when the brontosauruses started running, I had to ask, why didn't they step back into the jungle out of the path of the beasts? After all, they just came out of the jungle onto that little road to start with. Sure, it made a cool sequence to watch, but it could have been easily avoided.

However, the three T-Rexes vs. King Kong? Wow. That was seriously cool. It also served an awesome purpose of solidifying the Ann/Kong relationship.

Definitely could have been shorter without any loss to story or character, and some of the plot hiccups were probably a result of the original material that was never changed when it was reenvisioned. These hiccups are ultimately forgiveable due to the awesome characterization between Ann and Kong as well as that killer T-Rex vs. Kong sequence that runs for agood 15 minutes without letting up. Overall, I enjoyed it and will probably actually buy the DVD when it comes out.

You'd think it would be awfully windy on the very top of the Empire State building. But Ann Darrow's just racing up and down those ledges. Someone pointed that out.

That was another thing I thought was odd as I watched it. Acrophobic these people are NOT. I was dizzy watching them, but she was on cliffs and buildings and all over the place just fine with it all. I don't know that I could stand on the pinnacle of the Empire State Buildnig and wave my arms like that.

Yeah, or dance around while a gigantic ape pushed you over repeatedly right on the edge of a cliff.

I was reading that Jackson wanted Fay Wray to deliver the famous last line.  That would have been a lot better than Denham just showing up for it at the end...he was completely the wrong choice.  Logically, it couldn't have been anyone else, unless Driscoll decided to be completely useless on the ground during the finale instead of being completely useless up on the building.  Still, it should have been someone other than Denham.  

Oh well all in all this one will definitely get an oscar or two.

Denham was the one to deliver the line in the original film, which I watched the other day. What I learned from watching the first one is that the "flaw" in the material actually came from Jackson's augmenting of it. In the original, the villagers are really not much of a threat to anyone. Also, the chase into the jungle is a lot more impromptu and without that super-threatening atmosphere, it actually works better. It is more believable for them to follow the strange ape off into the jungle in the original than the remake. Also, in the original, they are following Ann screaming, so they know she's alive. In the remake, they blindly run off into the jungle with no clue of her well-being.

However, the remake is better characterized than more engaging than the original. I guess them running off into the jungle easier to accept because with no characterization...who cares?

However, Peter Jackson's "fan film" version of the Lost Spider Pit Sequence was fun to watch. It was a special feature on disc two.

She still runs barefoot through the jungle though...and there's no way they'd survive that drop into the water...but I digress.

I was amazed when I saw the movie. It had everything a movie lover wants. It's beyond average, it's a masterpeice!

One thing I've been thinking about...

If Kong can climb to the top of the Empire State Building, why can't he climb over the wall on Skull Island?

Anyway, this movie rocked, and the DVD is awesome! I've watched it at least five times sine it came out. I know, I'm strange, but who cares...