King Kong
King Kong Review
The latest review for King Kong to pop up online appeared over at AICN from a fan who claims that he just wasn't in to either of the two King Kong films before Peter Jackson's attempt. However, this film is the labor of love from Jackson, a director who may once again approve that he is the best [and we do mean best] in Hollywood with a King Kong that continues to overly impress.
I got an early look at KING KONG tonight and I am here to bring the water down from the mountain. Let me tell you now that that water is fresh and clear and good. Let me also get off a quick disclaimer. I am not a hardcore fan of the original King Kong, I just liked it—when I saw it, once, when I was about ten. It’s not a movie that got my juices flowing in such a way that I went back and watched it over and over again. It just didn’t hit me on that level. However, I have very fond personal memories of seeing King Kong in 1976, though I remember the movie was a bit of a letdown. So I went into KING KONG tonight a little reluctantly. Not sure I was I wanted to see it. Not sure I was the right guy to see it. So if you want a review from an apostate, here it is.
But I warn you in advance, it’s one long gush. I loved King Kong tonight. I loved it so much I want to see it again right now. It’s hard to describe the feeling. I feel so emotionally refreshed right now. Renewed. Great movies help you remember why it’s important to love someone. Why it’s important to have courage, even in the face of death. Why it’s important to fight for others, not just for yourself.
In the PC age of infinite and unfiltered communication, of self-images and ideas of being a moral human that flicker in and out like the flame on a weak match, KING KONG remembers for you what our most basic relationships to each other are. What we really care about. What we feel when a man protects a woman. Freud says in Civilization and It’s Discontents that sublimation through art is great, but nothing beats taking a rock and smashing in the skull of your enemy. That’s the baseboard position we have as animals. KING KONG portrays for us the primitive strengths that decide victors and losers. How good it feels to crush your enemies and hear the lamentations of their women.
Check out the entire review for King Kong over at AICN. We have just been alerted that you can also listen to tracks from the score of King Kong by James Newton Howard, so expect a report back on that shortly.
King Kong comes to theatres on December 14th, 2005.
For the trailers, movie stills, early reviews, clips, concept art, and synopsis, go to
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