I saw King Kong last night. Not bad, but not exactly super great either. As in living up to the hype. I'm not sure if it was overhyped or if they just tried too hard in the making of the film. It was clearly a quality film in terms of effects, cinematography and direction, and much of it was down right entertaining. But while I can't put my finger on it, there was something I felt that was missing.
They kept the action moving along to make a 3+ hour movie seem a more tolerable length. But there were a few plot aspects and some superfluous silliness (leaping-kicks while running from dinosaurs, "Kong Fu" -- King Kong seemed to know kung fu at times while fighting off the T-Rexes, impractically shifting odds, the list could go on) that annoyed me, but the clear quality of the movie making as well as the unexpected humorous aspects saved it for me.
I'm not going to say it wasn't worth the cost of admission. But I've had better values. If you see it as a matinee you'll feel less guilty. Or better yet, catch it on Tuesday night (1/2 price movie night) at the dollar theater when it gets there and it'll be like they're paying you to watch it.
One last thing, a parental warning. I don't think this movie should have been rated PG-13. I've seen R movies with much less violence. It was VERY violent at times, far too much for the younger ones I'm afraid. For example, Kong quite graphically crushes the skull of a T-Rex, then plays with it like a toy, and there's a part where giant insects are eating humans alive (in one case an insect larva eats a guy head-first while he's still screaming). I know a lot of parents (like myself at times) stretch the ratings and take their 7-10 year-olds to PG-13 movies. I might recommend against that in this case if your child has any sort of nightmare issues like one of mine does. I'm quite glad I did not have the kids with me at this show.
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