Quick movie thoughts (not really reviews)
Movie: King Kong
Format: Blu-Ray
Rating: 7 / 10 (9 / 10 minus 2 pts for the unnecessary run
time)
Again, Peter Jackson spoils what could have been a
fantastic movie with an extended run time.
I loved everything about this version of King Kong except for
the run time.
The movie itself in my
opinion was fantastic, most everyone knows the story of King Kong, and this one
follows mostly the same plot…with some extended filler scenes in between. The “Filler” happens to be some fantastic
action and scenery. Everything looks gorgeous, I love the style of the movie, the
way it was shot makes it feels like an old classic movie. It’s a newer movie
with great SFX, but it just has a feel to it like it was shot back in the 50’s. The set design is spot on, the New York
scenes look like what I imagine the era would look like and the Jungle scenes
are also lavish and colourful. There are
several action set pieces that are all expertly put together, the T-Rex fight
especially, but the river and bug scenes are also thrilling. The problem with the movie is that the Action
scenes go on too long and slow down the story too much.
The Extended edition Blu-ray I watched
clocked in at 3 Hrs 20 Mins, which is about an hour and 20 mins too long. Like Jackson’s
most recent movie, The Hobbit, it just drags on and on. The Hobbit could have
been another great entry in the Lord of the Rings series, but everything moves
a long so slowly…..it takes for ever to advance the plot. Jackson is a great director, he just really
needs to learn to trim the fat, not everyone has 3 ½ hrs to spend in a theatre,
watching at home on Blu-ray isn’t as bad, since you can stop and continue
whenever you want, but being stuck in a theatre for that long is just not fun.
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