King Kong

Written by:
Fran Walsh
Philippa Boyens

Directed by:
Peter Jackson

Made in:
New Zealand & USA in 2005

Actors:
Naomi Watts .... Ann Darrow
Jack Black .... Carl Denham
Adrien Brody .... Jack Driscoll
Thomas Kretschmann .... Captain Englehorn
Colin Hanks .... Preston
Andy Serkis .... Kong/Lumpy
Evan Parke .... Hayes
Jamie Bell .... Jimmy
Lobo Chan .... Choy
John Sumner .... Herb
Craig Hall .... Mike
Kyle Chandler .... Bruce Baxter
Mark Hadlow .... Harry
Geraldine Brophy .... Maude
David Denis .... Taps

Plot:
Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow from the world of vaudeville who finds herself lost in depression-era New York and her luck changes when she meets an over-ambitious filmmaker Carl Denham who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. The beauty and the beast finally meet their fate back in the city of New York where the filmmaker takes and displays the ape in quest of his fame by commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe for everyone including a playwright Jack Driscoll who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny. IMDB

Review:
I don't like King Kong movies ... and I wasn't really interested in seeing this one as well. But I was more curious than anything.

So I went into the movie with no expectations.

And I really, really liked it!
They told the story well, so that it wasn't boring or annoying.
A lot of the movie was extremely drawn out, the movie is shy 3 hours long, and it probably could have been about 2 hours.
But the time went by quickly and it wasn't difficult to sit the 3 hours to watch it.

The actors did a great job (especially Jack Black), and most of the effects look pretty good.

I do think it is worth taking the time to see, even if you aren't too interested in the movie!
I wasn't expecting the deep emotional pull into the movie that it affected me with. I was surprised to see how they could show the emotional connection btwn Kong and Ana.

It was a pretty good movie.