Review of King Kong (2005) by Mikeg. — 20 Dec 2005
A big disappointment, especially for a movie that did a great job of ratcheting up the tension in the first hour or so of the movie. Jackson also made 1932 NYC look spectacular, gave motivation to Black, Watts and the rest of the cast.
Suddenly, the movie morphed into a B-picture, complete with action movie cliche after action movie cliche that just made the audience squirm and groan. The movie looks great, but it just felt long and ultimately boring.
Why make this movie if all you're going to do is modernize the special effects? The story of man's inhumanity to beast is lost somewhere along the way here, resulting in nothing more than a technically spectacular director flexing his muscle.
We all know Jackson can make a movie look great. Somehow, after his masterpiece "Return of the King", I was expecting so much more.
This review of King Kong (2005) was written by Mikeg. on 20 Dec 2005.
King Kong has generally received positive reviews.
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