i just saw peter jackson's "king kong", and far be it for me to comment on his work, but i have some issues. then again, keep in mind that i loved the film and that you really can't remake a film that much better.
for me, the fight scenes on the island were too long and that the beginning of the film was a little too cheesy, but all that is up for people's own interpretation and tastes. those are opinions.
but there's something glaring.
in the original, the beast formed a bond with fay wray. she wasn't necessarily courting him or attached to him. in fact, she was terrified of him. and it was kong escaping with her to the top of the empire state building that lead to his eventual death. 'twas beauty that killed the beast. no truer words ever ended a movie.
in this one, however, the beast and naomi watts form a bond with each other. she becomes almost loyal to him, thankful with how he protected her. and that bond matters on top of the empire state building, where she tries to protect him from the oncoming helicopters. it's like she's repaying him with her form of protection. i like this part of it. the actual storytelling might not be all that realistic, but there's a human side to it that just tugs at you.
but then he falls to his death, and jack black says, "'twas beauty that killed the beast".
but it didn't. it was beauty that tried to save the beast. it was beauty that protected him. it was beauty that cried when he fell.
greed, fame, prestige, money, fear...those were the things killed the beast in this movie.
peter jackson got that wrong.
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I didn't think the movie flowed right. There were significant unexplainable gaffs that made no sense. The fight scenes were too long and I heard myself saying "alright I get the picture already". Jackson for the most part was true to the original but where he strayed made some sense but in my mind didn't have to be. I loved how he interjected Fay Wray early in the movie. That was class. Overall I liked the movie but I won't see it again.
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