King Kong
Wait a sec! Entertainment Weekly has recently posted their thoughts on the Peter Jackson film.
King Kong Review
The good people over at Entertainment Weekly have finally posted their thoughts on the film and have done something we have only heard a few times so far-- compared King Kong to Titanic. Though it be in the delivery of the film or the fact that Kong is going to have a Titanic-like box office, EW is ready to eat just about anything to fall of that big harry ape-- Peter Jackson. Ok, ok, he is not exactly big anymore.
There's a new king in town. He roams the jungle with unmatched strength, and when he prowls his territory, other creatures must bow to his awesome primacy. I'm referring, of course, to Peter Jackson, the New Zealand filmmaker whose thrilling reinterpretation of King Kong is one of the wonders of the holiday season. As a follow-up to his triumphant Lord of the Rings trilogy, the movie seals Jackson's reputation: He's the most gifted big-picture artist working today, a master of epics from a human-eye view who excels at employing 21st-century technological wizardry to suit the needs of ageless, personal storytelling.
Indeed, reliving those pleasures puts me in mind of Titanic, however imbalanced the weight of fantasy fiction versus that of historical fact might seem to be. In both pictures, the old world gives way to the new under duress (the ship and its prewar class system sinks, the untamed animal is defeated atop the swanky Empire State Building). And in both, the rush of pure, movie-going satisfaction is precious.
Check out the entire review for King Kong over at Entertainment Weekly. 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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