12.31.2005
King Kong
~180 minutes, PG-13
Overall Grade: A
You'll laugh, you'll cry... you should definitely see this movie on the big screen. In case you've been living in a hole for the past year. Peter Jackson (aka director of the kick-a** LotR movies) has just released his pet project - a remake of King Kong. Don't come expecting camp, because this is there is none. This is a thrilling, doesn't feel like 3 hrs joyride from New York to Skull Island back to New York. Whee! Since I have never seen the original, and its possible you haven't either, the plot for this film goes like this. Its the Depression, Jack Denham is a movie maker in trouble with his studio, he makes a last-ditch dash to cast off, finishing capturing his film on a supposedly undiscovered island inhabited by some nasty, unfriendly people, King Kong, and other beasties. The leading lady for his film, Ann Darrow, is soon snatched away by Kong and the story snowballs from there. The PG-13 I think comes from quite a bit of fighting with beasties, though with very little blood. There are some major gross out sequences involving bugs, very large bugs, so if you have a mortal fear of the creepy-crawlies, avoid avoid avoid this film! Otherwise get your butt out of your computer chair and over to the theater.
Labels: genre: fantasy, genre: historical, media: movie
