Genre: Action/Adventure/Science-fiction
Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell, Kyle Chandler
The 1933 King Kong was hailed for it's path breaking technology and went on to become a legend. This movie, is an almost frame by frame remake of the 1933 movie and re-creates using modern technology. Carl Denham (Black) is a struggling movie director who wants to pursue his hunt for Skull Island, a mysterious and undiscovered island, and possibly shoot at the island along with all its strange creatures and natives. Ann Darrow (Watts) is an aspiring actress whom Carl convinces to be a part of the cast after telling her that Jack Driscoll (Brody), a playwright, is writing the script for the movie. Ann is a fan of Jack's work and instantly agrees to come on board and set sail for Skull Island. The crew of the ship are petrified when the learn where Carl intends to take them and narrate horrific stories of Skull Island and the vile creatures that live beyond its high walls. The entire movie relies completely on CGI and special effects with very little of the movie being actually shot at live locations. There are many moments where one can very easily make out the special effects, which for most part of the movie are good, but fall below standards at few occasions. The biggest chink in the movies armour is the unnecessarily long three hour run time. Had this movie been chopped and compressed to a more reasonable time frame, it would have been a far better and interesting watch. The first half can seem a bit dragged but once the movie settles in, the action keeps you glued and becomes far more entertaining.
Thumbs up: Decent special effects
Thumbs down: Extremely long run time
Rating:5.5/10
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