King Kong new movie

[CaptMarvel]

Just wondering, I just saw this on DVD, (missed it in the theatres) & I loved it! Very true to the original, but updated where it needed to be (visual effects etc.) Jack Black was great and so was the main lady. Both the first & this one were great, the 1976 Jessica lange one I thought kind of sucked. Any opinions?

[Mike DC]

 
I thought it was really well-done too.  Better than I expected.

The end scene on the top of the Empire State building was so impressive because Peter Jackson actually made me care, even though that scene is a total pop-culture icon and everyone knows what happens. 

I mean, that's like trying to remake Empire Strikes Back:  How can you possibly reshoot the "Luke, I am your father" scene and still keep the emotional impact it originally had?

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They coulda cut some time out of the new "King Kong," though.  Maybe 1/2 hour shorter would have been nice. 

 

[Charger_Fan]

It's been so long since I've seen the other older versions, I could hardly remember the specifics. Overall, it was better than I expected it to be & one I'd watch again.
Surprisingly, the females in the room had the heebie-jeebies from the sicko tribe people...whereas I thought all those huge bugs would have done them in. They were also crying at the end, because "they were mean to Kong".

[charger_lady]

It was amazing!!!  I've already watched it twice at home....it's a must have in your video library
The tribe people were pretty wild...so life like...great acting all around...and yes I almost (read that...ALMOST) cried at the end...something I never did with the original version 

[terrible one]

I saw it in theatres. It was a lot better than I had expected.

[6pkrunner]

I didn't think Jackson could pull it off. The original is a cult classic and I thought he was feeling a bit big after the success of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. I was really amazed at what he did. Mind you the CGI played a large part to pass off Kong's emotions, but still, a superb effort.

[Crazy Larry]

A bit too long for a "Kong" movie but great effects over-all. Yes, far better than the Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lang stinker.