OK, I'm a heavy smoker. After more than 2 hours my mind switches to a serious urge for nicotine unless something is really entertaining me. Although we can smoke everything we want in the Netherlands, there is a pretty strict no-smoking policy in cinema's. And even in 3+ hour movies we don't have a break! But still, I survived LOTR pretty well, so why not try the King-Kong-big-sit.
I was pretty familiar with the story & time-line. I already knew they are gonna take Kong back to the city. After a 2 hour adventure on the island the only thing I could think of was: "oooh, and they STILL have to go to the city...". The setting and the effects are amazing, but just like an amazing painting it's not gonna entertain me for hours. I've seen the ape, I knew the story and I was in serious need for my cigarette.
The funny thing is, you CAN actually go out and smoke a cigarette. Nothing important is gonna happen. When a scene starts, you can be sure you won't be late for the next scene if you go out for a cigarette. I'm not saying the movie was boring, it's just too much showing the possibilities of cgi & beautiful settings. The story is obviously not Jacksons priority in this movie.
Jackson showed us he isn't the "artist" people suggest he is. Give the man a bag of millions, a group of the best cgi-effect people and you get King Kong. Too bad there wasn't any money left for a decent editor. The movie didn't surprise me, didn't contain anything new and was just a display what is possible with unlimited finance. The only creativity were the cgi-creatures. (It's actually an animated movie, roger rabbit style) Jackson, cut a movie like this to a maximum of 2 hours, and it WILL be entertaining. Leave the ape on the Island, or shoot him of the tower in less then 30 minutes PLEASE !
I was pretty familiar with the story & time-line. I already knew they are gonna take Kong back to the city. After a 2 hour adventure on the island the only thing I could think of was: "oooh, and they STILL have to go to the city...". The setting and the effects are amazing, but just like an amazing painting it's not gonna entertain me for hours. I've seen the ape, I knew the story and I was in serious need for my cigarette.
The funny thing is, you CAN actually go out and smoke a cigarette. Nothing important is gonna happen. When a scene starts, you can be sure you won't be late for the next scene if you go out for a cigarette. I'm not saying the movie was boring, it's just too much showing the possibilities of cgi & beautiful settings. The story is obviously not Jacksons priority in this movie.
Jackson showed us he isn't the "artist" people suggest he is. Give the man a bag of millions, a group of the best cgi-effect people and you get King Kong. Too bad there wasn't any money left for a decent editor. The movie didn't surprise me, didn't contain anything new and was just a display what is possible with unlimited finance. The only creativity were the cgi-creatures. (It's actually an animated movie, roger rabbit style) Jackson, cut a movie like this to a maximum of 2 hours, and it WILL be entertaining. Leave the ape on the Island, or shoot him of the tower in less then 30 minutes PLEASE !
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