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King KongReviewed by Jeff Jacoby
“Trust me… I'm a (movie) producer” This seemingly ordinary line turns out to be the funniest and most ironic line in the movie. The producers of this film should not have been trusted with this classic American epic film remake. King Kong (2005) is a composite and aberrant rendition from the famous film director, Peter Jackson ( Lord of the Rings-Trilogy ). He rather oddly combined the majesty of King Kong, the fury of Jurassic Park, and the gun packing machismo from Starship Troopers . If he had filmed Kong hurling a barrel at the strafing airplanes, I could have concluded he was also motivated by Nintendo to make this film. That could be why the production feels more like a video game from the beginning of the second hour to the end. Dinosaur fights, man eating worms, and a rampaging ape in the city Hollywood loves to destroy, New York. The first hour has some comedic elements, but honestly, only serves to confirm that the movie was horribly miscast, with the exception of Naomi Watts, and of course, King Kong. How a movie producer could possibly think twiggy Adrien Brody is some godly creation worthy of playing a leading man is beyond my comprehension. The man's nose is so large and warped I am surprised the anti-Kong air wing did not put a bullet in one of his asymmetrical nostrils and call it mistaken identity. Jack Black has a few line deliveries that might make a viewer laugh, but I kept thinking he was going to bring out an electric guitar or a gigantic pair of panties. I found it very difficult to take him seriously and, needless to say, detracted from the drama the director was trying to cultivate. The testosterone inclined members of the movie going populace might enjoy the prolonged fight scenes and all the other mayhem, but a substantive drama this movie is not. |
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Studio:
Universal
I recommend this movie be rented for the sake of saving money, but if morbidly curious, one might be able to justify a matinee movie ticket price.