I have to say it's the best character development of Kong ever. I actually cared if he lived or died in it. They did an amazing job with Kong and his relationship with Anne too. It should have been about 30 min shorter though. Especially that dinosaur stampeded scene. Gimme a freakin' break! I don't need to see running dinosaurs for 10 minutes in a movie! And all those people would have been crushed.
The CGI was great and bad at the same time. Individual creation and landscapes were great, but they had trouble blending CGI with real footage which kinda cheapened it. The landscape when they left the New York harbor screamed 20 years ago miniatures. The only ridiculous part of the movie (besides the 25 foot tall gorilla of course), was the dinosaur stampede scene. It was so incredibly unrealistic I almost puked my face off.
The sound was great. If you guys have one of those 20 point surround theatres (or whatever they are), then see it in those while it's still out. There are several scenes where it really shines. You can hear Kong moving through the forest all around you, from the back to the middle to the front and all sides in the theatre.
If you've ever visited the zoo, and have seen just how human-like apes are, you will really appreciate the amount of detail they put into Kong's personality and subtle movements.
Overall, it was a really good movie, and one of those that you really have to see in the digital screen theatres to truly experience it. If you miss it in the theatres, then may God have mercy on your poor wretched soul.
King Kong: 8.0/10.0
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