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DVD King Kong (Three-Disc Deluxe Extended Edition)
The extended version of Peter Jackson's King Kong adds 13 minutes to the running time--fortunately those 13 minutes include two dynamic action scenes and no material has been added to the movie's belabored set-up, which tries to give depth to these quintessentially b-movie characters with a clumsy patchwork of melodrama and in-jokes. But once movie-maker Carl Denham (Jack Black, School of Rock) and his crew finally arrive at Skull Island, the movie kicks into gear with spectacular action, technical wizardry, and genuine feeling. Though Kong seems crafted to dazzle the eye on the giant screen, the overlong structure improves when you can take an intermission at will. At home, each scene can be approached on its own terms, be it the insanely choreographed battle between Kong and three T. Rexes or the subtle and multi-layered interplay between Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts, Mulholland Drive) and Kong (played, through motion-capture technology, by Andy Serkis, who previously played the similarly animated Gollum in Jackson's Lord of the Rings). The addition of a rampaging ceratops and an underwater race with what the movie's crew dubbed a "piranhadon" not only add more eye candy, but provide some valuable moments of character development. But in the end, that's frosting on the cake; when the movie's weaknesses and strengths are weighed, the emotional power of the fantastical relationship between a woman and a giant ape is a real cinematic achievement. --Bret Fetzer
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A heart-breaking love story
When people hear the words "King Kong" they instantly think of a giant monkey that climbed the empire state building with a screaming blonde in his oversized (and opposible thumbed) hand, but when I think of King Kong the first thing I think of (as cheesy as it may sound) is love. King Kong is, above and beyond all the action and CGI, a love story.
The movie begins with aspiring actress Ann Darrow (played by the ethereal and spot on Naomi Watts) being offered a part in a major motion picture being filmed by Carl Denham (played by Jack Black-who I think was a little bit miscast in this role). Ann takes the offer reluctantly and boards the dirty, cargo ship along with the a whole crew of misled sailors, and Adrien Brody's character Jack Driscoll (who is the writer of the movie being filmed). I don't really want to give too much away by going into a long, boring summary of what happens in the film, but instead will just point out the highs and lows of the movie. Peter Jackson has created another epic cinematic acheivement with Kong. The film is action packed. There is literally a 12 minute or so fight scene between Kong and a trio of Tyranasaurus rex's, a creepy battle between men and giant bugs, a dino-chase scene that blows Jurassic Park out of the water, and an ape running amuck in New York City. But, underneath all of the action, adventure and almost over-the-top CGI effects, the best part of this film is the relationship between Ann and Kong. Naomi Watts does an excellent job building her friendship and love for Kong. She plays Ann with a mixture of whimsy, grace and wisdom. Eventually, she finds that Kong, despite his large stature and fearsome roars, is a big softy who only wants to protect and care for her. You watch the movie and your heart actually breaks as you begin to care for Kong as Ann does. Even more effective than Kong's love for Ann, is Ann's strong love for Kong. She tries to protect him, and even throws herself in front of fighter pilots firing off bullets to try to stop them from killing him. It is Ann's love for Kong that brings movie viewers to there knees sobbing. And in those final moments when Kong looks lovingly at Ann with those sad, knowing eyes, you will surely cry. If you don't-you are dead inside! This movie is one of the saddest I have seen in a lonnnnnnng time. I would have given the movie 5 stars if they had knocked out some of the action/CGI and focused a lot more on the love story.
King Kong
This movie is about the King-Kong that is a big ape was attacked from people in antrodden island.I thought the movie was very sad because a big ape die in finish.I would recommend this movie because this movie is very impression.
An effects laden movie that also has a soul
Ann Darrow is a starving actress who signs on to star in a movie by a maverick film maker. He is taking his crew to a mysterious island to make an over the top film to resurrect his career. When they arrive on the island, the native people capture Ann and offer her as a sacrifice to it turns out, an enormous gorilla. In trying to rescue Ann, the ship and film crew capture the ape and take him back to New York where the film maker displays him in a Broadway theater, until he escapes his chains and runs amok in New York City.
The movie's writer has fallen in love with Ann. In his fervor to rescue her, he feels nothing but anger toward the great ape. But Ann has fallen in love with the beast and he with her. He has shown her a compassionate, contemplative side. He has risked his life and protected her from other creatures on the island like dinosaurs. When they are back in New York, Ann feels lost being separated from Kong and seeing him as a prisoner.
Peter Jackson's King Kong is a visually spectacular movie. The effects are wonderful. Kong looks like a real gorilla unlike past versions of the great ape. All the scenes with animals and insects on the island are very well done. The movie is also written very well. It moves along nicely and the pace keeps stepping. The sentimentality between Kong and Ann is different from other versions of this film and while it seems odd at first, it works in the end. In fact, it is this love between them that makes Kong's death in the end one of the saddest things I've seen on film. The camera focuses on his eyes, on his feeling for Ann and the life draining out of them.
The only complaint I have about the movie is its length. There are several scenes that go on far too long and so make the movie overlong. All in all though, this is a wonderful movie.
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