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Advantages: acting, story, action packed
Disadvantages: duration of three hours

...of visual effects and acting, the fact that there are some fairly unknown actors playing some major roles helps with the fantasy feeling like a reality. if you've read the books then yyou maybe disappointed by the film as obviously there are bits that had to be missed out in order to cut the running time, if this is a major problem then i'd recommend you look into purchasing the extended edition. however if you havent read the books then this film ...
...film because of the action packed nature of it but girls there are plenty of advantages to the mainly male cast. this is not a film for you if you prefer short and snappy films as the running time is nearing 3 hours i believe. If you like the first film (the fellowship of the ring) then you'll love this one all the more if not for the story but for the battle at helms deep. it is worth seeing just for that! the story itself continues on from the ... Read review

Advantages: Everything an action movie should have
Disadvantages: 3 hours long

KIng Kong is probably the most famous name in Hollywood. Not many film goers have not heard the name of the Giant Ape, but sightings have been a bit scarce on the big screen since the original 1933 Black and White production. I only saw this film once when I was young and I must say the impression was awesome. THere have been a few attempts to recreate the original on screen presence of a giant ape going beserk but none have really impressed. This ...
...the action begins to unfold. King Kong can ocasionaly be heard in the background but his identity is not revealed until he takes the heroine captive at a sacrificial ceremony run by the islanders native inhabitants. This is a main feature of the plot and keeps the original storyline in place. From then on things go from bad to worse for the rescue party as they encounter various armies of monsters and creatures. The special effects are excellent ... Read review

Advantages: colin farrell
Disadvantages: n/a

This is a film with Colin Farrell and you will not be disappointed with this film. It has everything you need from a film with action in it. Colin Farrell plays Officer Jim Street who has been demoted in his job as a police officer after a mishap on his last job his partner left but Street decided to stock it out and go for the demotion, until Hondo played by Samuel L Jackson turns up at the station to create a new team for the forces SWAT. Hondo ...
...with various other troublesome people in the police force. Along with Street, are Deke Kay played by LL Cool J, Michael Boxer played by Brian Van Holt, T.J. McCabe played by Josh Charles and Chris Sanchez played by Michelle Rodriguez who all make the grade in Hondo's SWAT team. Their first job is to escort a drug dealer Alex Montel played by Olivier Martinez to prison, although this was not as easy as it was thought as he had offered anyone a cash ... Read review

Advantages: Great movie
Disadvantages: Nothing

...it is totally worth buying, the quality of the film is excellent, personally i think that this movie should be in everyones collection of films, i can only recommend it to anyone who likes movies, although it is not like the book itself it is still a very good movie, i would give this film a 8 of 10 because it is not as acurate as it could have been, plus i dont like the dude playing frodo :) besides this the special effects along with the computer ... Read review

Advantages: Beautifully shot great cgi
Disadvantages: Couple of unrealistic scenes ruin it

...consequeces are disatrous. As the king kong story never ends well it was never a favorite of mine but with peter jackson disrecting i had to watch.i feel this film is almost split into too parts the begining on the boat and finding the tribe is fantastic,its beautifully set and the acting is great the actual tribe are fantastic and quite scary too,unfortunatley in some scenes likethe big gorilla cave and ice skating back home the take this great ... Read review