Elvis never trashed New York City
Continuing the movie weekend (yesterday was Four Brothers and The Breakfast Club, which was completely overrated and could only be considered a “classic” if you saw it for the first time before puberty), my roommate Evan and I went to see King Kong.
About a week ago I saw Adriene Brody (*swoon*) on The Daily Show with Jon Stewart where he joked that the LotR trilogy was Peter Jackson’s warm-up for this film. I’d believe it.
Needless to say the visual effects are amazing; it’s impressive how realistic movies have become. What really blew me away was the way Jackson personified “The Beast” and created a heartfelt relationship with Naomi Watts. Not including Friday’s movies, this was the most involved I’ve felt an onscreen relationship in quite a while.
Then there are the action sequences, including the best fight scene I’ve seen in years, which didn’t involve any people, just animals. Kong really knows how to kick some dinosaur ass. Throw in some three foot long crickets, twenty foot tall spiders, etc. and you’re good to go. Don’t worry, Jack Black doesn’t sing, play a guitar, or bother any children… well, maybe one.
Oh, ps. Don’t bring children under six unless you want everyone in the theater to HATE YOU and then whine to the managers to get their money back.
This is the third movie I’ve seen in theaters that I would easily recommend to anyone. And that’s saying something.
Tags: King Kong, movies, reviews, The Daily Show