The whole sequence before they reached the island seemed to go on forever. I sat there feeling like I was watching the DVD extended version.
For such an established director, its a shame that he resorts to amateurish tatics like slow motion to add weight to a scene (the same thing pissed me off in LOTR).
The love scenes were pat and predictable, and oddly (for a 3 hour film) undercooked.
It was basically a series of set pieces after that with padding inbetween. BUT! I think that all thats left of modern day cinema is the phrase "it wont look as good if you see it on DVD". So into that, Kong fits nicely.
Madam Corvex-
Its better than the last two LOTR films (which I was hugely dissapointed by too).
if you find yourself squirming in embarrasment at any scene between whats her face and kong, the next set piece will only be minutes away. i recommend just sitting tight and waiting for that.
And what time was that Broadway show supposed to have been on? 4 in the morning?!
so...on the whole, i'm glad I watched it. 3/4 of the fun will be lost on DVD.
This post has been edited by jariten: 05 January 2006 - 09:54 AM