You no steal Kong's woman! Kong Smash!

[elspethdixon]

Everyone should see King Kong in a room full of military pilots. It's like watching it with the MST3K cast, or with a bunch of twelve year olds who have seriously twisted senses of humour.

Some of the comments made re: Ann and Kong are not remotely repeatable. And the island full of giant monsters was the big hit of the film--the giant bloodworms were agreed by common consent to be the high point of the movie. ("It's eating his head! Sweet!"). There was great disappointment over the fact that the river Ann fell into didn't have giant crocodiles in it, making it the only place on the island not inhabited by something huge and evil.

So, King Kong. Not great cinema or Oscar material, but awesome special effects and pretty much in the spirit of the original, and of old-school pulp adventure in general. Now I want to see Peter Jackson and co. do King Solomon's Mines. Hey--they've already got gaint ruined temples and creepy, vaguely Neanderthalish tribespeople. They could recycle costumes and sets.

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[watersword]

There was a place on the island that was not completely a trap for mortals? Screw that. I knew there was a reason I didn't wnat to see it.

[elspethdixon.livejournal.com]

Oh no, you definately want to see it. The river might be safe, but there's a forest full of T-rexes, a herd of stampeding brotosauruses, a cave full of giant, carnivorous bats, a pit of insects the size of German Shepards, and murderous natives. And a giant gorilla, of course.