King Kong, 2005

I know Peter Jackson was probably handed a bazillion dollars to make this movie exactly how he wanted but even still, the man is a visionary. Every frame was beautifully lit, perfectly framed & back dropped, and the CGI was just amazing. The whole movie is absolutely gorgeous.

Jack Black was quite interesting in this. I expected him to be the comedic relief but I was very wrong. His role is serious and he was quite good at it. The cast was unusual, I thought, but well acted no less. Adrian Brodie, Naomi Watts, Jack Black... and Kong. The iconic bigger-than-life creature was beautifully crafted and realistic, so expressive and threatening. A villian at times, a hero at others, he deffinately evokes emotions from you when you watch.

Yes, this movie is much longer than it truely needs to be (clocks in at 3hrs 8 mins) but the length of the movie is no matter when its so chock full of beautiful imagery and thrilling action. Yes Jackson could have done without all the backstory of some of the secondary characters but, oh well.

Without giving any spoilers, I'll say that I agree with a friend of mine... this movie has one of the best fights scenes EVER!

I was so overall impressed with this movie and I didn't expect to like it near as much as I did. I'm a fan of the original & have fond childhood memories of watching it soI was afraid that would be tarnished. Boy was I wrong. The only negative I can say about this is the movie's length. Other than that it was fantastic & I highly recommend it.

I give the movie King Kong 5 out of 5 stars