Went to see King Kong with my Dad this weekend. It was thoroughly entertaining, though not quite the work of genius that some have claimed, I'd say.
The over use of music in the first third gave it a cursory, this-is-the-build-up feel, like when the titles continue rolling for ten minutes in american dramas. Also, Jack Black stuck out like a sore thumb.
Apart from that, it was thoroughly engaging and visually spectacular. The T-Rex v. Kong fight was great (and the reason I wanted to see the film in the first place.) More suprisingly, the love affair between 25 foot ape and waifish actress was touching and believeable, and you cared.
In fact, that ape acted Jack Black right off the screen...
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