King of the box office - King Kong Reviews

Every week a few friends and i go to a new release with the most hype. This week i was lucky enough to be at King Kong. This was an outstanding film. The only flaw was the length of it. But even so, with a movie as good as this one, length doesn't mean much. Everyone knows the epic story of King Kong. The film stayed true to the original almost exactly. I haved watched the original many times and watching this was great. At first I was concerned that maybe Jack Black wasn't in his element with his role in the movie. But to my surprise he went and made the role all his own. He brought an enormous amount of passion to the movie. However, Naomi Watts is really what makes this movie really enjoyable. She was believable from start to finish. Watts enters the movie as a poor actress looking for work...and food. After she is thrown out on the streets she is picked up by a desperate Jack Black, who needs a leading lady for his new film. Her scenes with Kong are especially touching. All the actors with supporting roles were very well cast and did a great job. The only complaint that i would make is against Adrien Brody. After the movie was over i found myself wishing somehow that he didn't end up with the girl. His preformance left something to be desired. Again Peter Jackson shows what he can do with a great story behind him. His attention to detail and special effects made this movie great. Jackson tried to stay true to the original, having many of the same monsters as in the first. What sets him apart is his ability to add something, make it a little better than before. And he does that with this movie. Moving on to the visuals; they were stunning. The fights that took place showed Jackson's brilliance with special effects. It was very powerful and scary at the same time. Every scene in the movie looked believable. That's all well and good, but what honestly moved me was the facial expressions and actions of Kong. Watching the movie, you can see the love in his face when looking at Watts. And just before falling off the Empire State Building, the sadness in his eyes almost caused me to force out a tear. As much as many critics will say that this was all about the effects and action, i disagree. Yes, there was great effects and action in the movie, but what this movie is about is a love story. Deep down what Jackson wanted to show was that King Kong was not just a dumb animal, but rather that he has a soul. The proof is in the love he has for Ann Darrow. At the end it is exposed that Kong didn't have to die, but he chose to. He climbed the Empire State Building and stood atop it like a KING one last time. He himself be killed by the planes becasue he couldn't to live knowing that Ann didn't love him. In a last, and memorable line, Jack Black says, "It was Beauty that killed the Beast."