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There's no point in rehashing the entire plot, as every movie aficionado is more than familiar with the trajectory of King Kong; the challenge facing Jackson, his screenwriters, and the phenomenal visual-effects team was to breathe new life into an old, familiar story. To that degree, they achieve what could be best called a qualified success. Though they've assembled a crackerjack supporting cast, including Thomas Kretschmann as the Venture's hard-bitten captain and young Jamie Bell as a plucky crewman, the first third of the movie is rather labored, with too much minute detail given over to sumptuous re-creations of '30s New York and the unexciting initial leg of the Venture's sea voyage. However, once the film finds its way to Skull Island (which bears more than a passing resemblance to LOTR's Mordor), Kong turns into a dazzling movie triumph, by turns terrifying and awe-inspiring. The choreography and execution of the action set pieces--including one involving Kong and a trio of Tyrannosaurus Rexes, as well as another that could be charitably described as a bug-phobic's nightmare--is nothing short of landmark filmmaking, and a certain Mr. Spielberg should watch his back, as Kong trumps most anything that has come before it.
Despite the visual challenges of King Kong, the movie's most difficult hurdle is the budding romance between Ann and her simian soulmate. Happily, this is where Jackson unqualifiedly triumphs, as this unorthodox love story is tenderly and humorously drawn, by turns sympathetic and wondrous. Watts, whose accessibility balances out her almost otherworldly loveliness, works wonders with mere glances, and Andy Serkis, who digitally embodies Kong here much as he did Gollum in the LOTR films, breathes vibrant life into the giant star of the film without ever overplaying any emotions. The final, tragic act of the film, set mostly atop the Empire State Building, is where Kong earns its place in movie history as a work that celebrates both the technical and emotional heights that film can reach. --Mark Englehart
| CATEGORY: | DVD |
| THEATRICAL RELEASE DATE: | 14 December, 2005 |
| MANUFACTURER: | Universal |
| MPAA RATING: | PG-13 (Parental Guidance Suggested) |
| FEATURES: | AC-3, Color, Dolby, Subtitled, Widescreen, NTSC |
| TYPE: | Action / Adventure, Drama, Feature Film-action/Adventure, Horror, Movie |
| MEDIA: | DVD |
| # OF MEDIA: | 1 |
| UPC: | 025192626029 |
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Customer Reviews of King Kong (Widescreen Edition)
Very entertaining effects and engaging characters, lame plot The special effects are awe-inspiring. The camera LOVES naomi. Jack Black has a HUGE proboscis. How did they get that big monkey back to NY on that little boat and who cleaned up his poop? <
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>Glad I waited for the DVD--the only way to see a movie like this. Rewind the effects, skip over the lame plot (what the HELL is the point of the relationship between the boy-sailor and the black first-mate? to show that not all black people are ignorant savages? lame.) The main plot was as useless and trite as every sub-plot. <
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>Did I mention that the special effects are mind-blowing?
well the savages were pretty cool
okay flick. the action was pretty cool but with this type of flick its obvious that it's all fake so the awe for me is wondering how the filmakers pulled this stuff off. the bigger and louder the effects and action sequences got, the more detatched i got from them cuz we all know that it's smoke and mirrors. that said, the bit where the dinosaurs run down the gully and then trip and fall over each other - and the actors trying not to get squished - that was very cool.
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>my major complaint: the characterizations of the players didn't work for me. why did they play the captain as dark, mysterious and scary? for that matter, why was he suprised to find the chloroform on the ship? it's his ship! where did Jimmy come from? why was he supposedly "more wild than half the animals down here"? was he from skull island? offspring of some unholy union with one the the natives? And Jack Black's Denham: was he the comic relief? was he the villain? after all, he's the one who kept trying to make the movie no matter how many crewmembers were eaten, squashed, or mutilated by natives! By the end of the flick we're meant to root for kong, and Denham is the one who ultimately is responsible for getting kong killed.. and he (denham) lives and in fact has the last line in the flick. i don't get it. The only relationship that made any sense to me in this flick is that of Kong and Anne.
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> and what was with all the sweeping swooping camera moves? remember when Driscall types 'Skull Island' onto his typewriter and the camera goes all wonky.. wha? the more i think about it the more this film reeks. but whatever. Thank god there was no 'I love you' seen between Anne and Kong'
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>and the bit on the ice skating rink? Not Good.
Packed with action
I must admit when I first looked at the cover and saw that it was three hours long I thought I would have to watch it an hour a day. The first hour was incredibly slow since the title is King Kong. However, the first appearance of King Kong is shown close to the second hour. After that, the movie will have you glued to the screen.
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>This movie is filled with action. From King Kong fighting with dinosaurs to him constantly trying to save Ann, you will not get bored. The use of technology is definitely an improvement from the original movie.
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