Stupid story + award-winning director = ? - King Kong Reviews

What do you get when you mix an outrageousy ridiculous story with a loaded, well-known, award-winning director? Well folks, see this film and you'll see what I'm talking about. Ever since he saw it at age 9, Peter Jackson has dreamt of doing a remake of King Kong. I've even heard that Lord of the Rings was just a practice for the effects he was planning to use in the film. So why wasn't Kong perfect? If Jackson had so much time to plan out this film, then why is everyone slamming it? I'm afraid it's the story, my friends. A giant ape and a human woman falling deeply in love; sounds like a joke, doesn't it? And that's exactly what many of the past Kong movies have been. A waste of time. But I'm grateful that Peter Jackson decided to remake this film. Jackson made an obscene story actually become somewhat believeable. There are some great scenes of the woman and the ape getting to know eachother...and...(It's hard to say this without cracking a smile)...Falling in love. But don't worry, this isn't a sappy love movie. I have to say, this is one of the most action packed movies I've seen this year, not to mention, amazing effects. King Kong's facial expressions were almost perfect. And for a second, I thought Peter Jackson's camera men actually went back in time to film real dinosaurs. The actors worked pretty well with the green screen effects too. For example, Kong fights, climbs, and runs with Ann Darrow in his hands, and although the actress is really doing this all in front of a green screen, she acts as if she's really face to face with a giant ape. During the first half hour of this film, I was extremely bored. My friends and I were seated in the front row, because the theater was so crowed, and in the begining of the film, I actually stopped looking at the screen for about 20 minutes because my neck hurt and it was boring. But every second after that was pure action. There's an amazing scene where Kong fights three T-Rex's with one hand, while holding Ann Darrow safely in the other. There's also a disgustingly satisfying bug scene. Some of the crew members fall into a cavern, and giant bugs come out and try to eat them. Yeah, it sounds stupid. But it's awesome. People in the auidence were continously shreaking and "Eww"ing. Alright, I really gotta stop typing so much. I'll just cut to the chase...I read other reviews, and I've considered some other peoples opinions...Here's what they think. People Who Liked the Movie Said: "Peter Jackson's King Kong is 200,000 kilowatt jolt through the skull. He blindsides you with images and thoughts and feelings that when you leave, you have to take a moment and reflect." - erico_77375 "It's scary when it needs to be, it's funny when it needs to be, it doesn't miss a beat, the story is classic, and it's got great visuals to boot!" - nateman1023 People Who Didn't like the Movie Said: "Jackson once again decides to leave nothing for the viewer's own imagination. He persists in using every last inch of film that he has shot, and much like his previous film efforts, proves that he still doesn't know what an editor is for." - naplesdave1974 "Characters were put in ridiculous situations and survived against impossible odds." - cferg88218 Basically, what I'm trying to say is, King Kong is a silly story, but Peter Jackon has definately done the best version so far.