King Kong out today!

[The Blind King of Bohemia]

Well all of you across the pond will be lucky enough to see it today, but here in the UK we have to wait til tomorrow. Let us know what you think of it. I haven't looked forward to a film this much for a long time.

[Monarch]

Well I've not seen it and probably wont until its rentable, but if Jackson's direction of LOTR is anything to go by, then Kong will be awesome :)

[master of the puppets]

OMFG BEST MOVIE EVER YOU HAVE TO SEE IT

or so the commercials say, i have yet to see it

[Geoffrey S]

Not certain about this. Some bits look real good, some sequences I've seen have awful acting; hopefully Peter Jackson can get this just right, unlike RotK which did feel rushed. Could be very good, could be the most over-hyped film ever.

[Alexanderofmacedon]

master, the commercials really said "OMFG" ? Some one could sue...

I really don't know about King Kong. It doesn't appeal to me too much. Especially the paying part of watching the movie. It'll probably be a very good King Kong version because of Jackson, but I don't know... I'll see it when it's out on DVD probably...in a few years...

[Gawain of Orkeny]

Well I saw it last night. Nice to be in the bussines ay I was impressed to say the least. King Kong was my favorite movie as a kid. We had a show called the million dollar movie and they would show the same movies twice a day for a week. Id watch Kong twice a day everday for a week Well enough of that. The scenery and shots of old NY are incredible, The most startling feature however is the facial expressions and most of all Kongs eyes. You really feel for this big gorillia. I was disapponited in only a few things. Some of my favorite scenes werent in there like the fight with the Ptsaurous (sp) (flying dino)and the snake like thingy. Also no trampling the natives or attacking the train on the L in NYC. Most of all there was no trace of the original stirring and signature soundtrack . But over all I have to give this movie an A plus. Yes I cried at the end just like i did when I was kid watching it for the first time. A truly remarkable and worthy remake.

[Steppe Merc]

Man oh man. I just saw King Kong, and it was incredible. Best Movie of the Year. Man, I ended up hating Jack Black, and hoping that Kong would somehow win. I got a bit teary eyed when he fell... The only other time that happened was in Lord of the Rings.

[Craterus]

Man oh man. I just saw King Kong, and it was incredible. Best Movie of the Year. Man, I ended up hating Jack Black, and hoping that Kong would somehow win. I got a bit teary eyed when he fell... The only other time that happened was in Lord of the Rings.

Much the same.

It was very moving.

[Steppe Merc]

Yeah, Peter Jackson is the only director that can make me cry.

[GFX707]

Another remake.

More ropey CGI.

Woo.

[Steppe Merc]

I wondered when the insulters would come. I'm outa here before I get myself in trouble.

[Aurelian]

I saw Kong last night.

I give it three ratings: a 10, a 7, and a 4. The first part of the movie, up until the first dinosaur shows up, was a 10. Very engaging. Great characterization. Jack Black was in good form. Scary natives.

The rest of the time on Skull Island gets a 7 or 8. Still fun, but Peter Jackson has a tendency to smash right through my "suspension of disbelief" with his action scenes. The insects were disgusting. I did like the Tyrannosaurus fight. Poor blondie took a beating from Kong that Wonder Woman might not have survived (especially when he was knuckle-running while holding her).

The final section of the movie only gets a 3 or 4 from me. 1930's New York was really well-done throughout the movie. Other than that, the slower pacing and emotional bit between gorilla and blondie didn't really work for me.

Overall, it was enjoyable enough, but there were a few times during the movie when I wished I had a fast-forward button.