goin' ape

so last night, sarah and i took bobby to yet another free movie - this time we caught king kong. a 3 hour flick that was visually amazing. be forewarned, peter jackson is still working on "lord of the rings time" and the film was lengthy and dragged in some places. in particular, you never even catch a glimpse of the "big guy" until after a full hour has gone by. but once you do though, the action rarely stops and they put a lot of time and effort into making kong look real. i kid you not. for a little while last night, i had hopes a huge ape was still living on a deserted island someplace. naomi watts was great, jack black was "eh", and adrianne brody's acting was great despite a medicore role.

a few highlights/spoilers:

-king kong vs 3 t-rexs was excellent. made me think of what the old godzilla movies were trying to do back in the 70s but didn't have the technology

-adrianne brody's nose, still huge, is even more off-center then previously thought

-kong playing around on a frozen pond like a child

-anytime kong was throwing people around like rag dolls was a good time

Overall, i give the movie 3 stars outta 4.