two thumbs up! adrian brody, surprisingly good as a writer-cum-action-hero. jack black, excellent as an asshole, which is perhaps less surprising. naomi watts, awesome at evoking various emotions without saying anything, and gosh she's pretty! big monkey, aw, he's jsut a widdle fuzzy monkey cutiekins! andy serkis, great as a one-eyed sailor and as the basis for the monkey's movements.
there were also plenty of action sequences, gross moments (people with serious bug phobias should not see this movie), sad moments, etc etc. i mean, it's a peter jackson movie.
but as a side note to movie theaters: it's just mean to have 22 minutes of commercials and previews before a three-hour movie--especially when i'd already seen two of those commercials on tv earlier today. ok, ok, you want me to buy coke. i get it!
phil--my friend and i saw it as a matinee in a near-empty theater at the wynnsong, with a big thing o' popcorn--i think that's the best way to see a movie like king kong! then no one really minds if you talk during the movie, pretending to be king kong and calling naomi watts "kitty".
ReplyDeleteminty, be sure and get popcorn! it will give you energy, and this is the definition of a popcorn movie.
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