I’m not going to give a huge review, as it is late, and I am tired. But Andy, his friend Gina (?), and I saw King Kong tonight. It was extremely fun. The movie clocks in at just over 3 hours (Does Peter Jackson know how to make a short movie?) but doesn’t feel that long. There were a couple slower points that actually felt slow. But overall the pace of the movie was excellent from beginning to end. The acting wasn’t really anything to write home about, but enough for a small mention on a little-read blog. The action was great with tons of different situations. Lots of great fights and surprising tactics used by the big ape himself. I would highly recommend any fan of action movies go see it.
But. And this is a big but. This movie had the single most disturbing scene, which included the single most disturbing action, I’ve ever seen in any movie.
I’ve seen the radioactive waste corroded dude get smashed to bits by the car near the end of Robocop. I’ve seen my share of cheesy sci-fi and even a few horror flicks with exploding bodies and what not. I’ve watched Jackass: The Movie. Though I guess I do tend to stay away from the movies in which the main point is to try and gross out or disturb the audience.
Back to the matter at hand. I have never in my entire life turned away or shielded my eyes from a movie screen. Until tonight. The whole audience was squirming and “eww!”-ing along with me. Let’s just say if you have a problem with creepy crawly things, you’ll go through the same feelings I did. Yeesh!
But even with that I still have to strongly recommend the movie.
