King Kong (HD-DVD)

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.
...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 ... more

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 Peter Jackson full screen colour remake is a spectacular visual display and is worth watching if you have no interest in the story just to see the scenery and special effects.
The film is 3 hours long and more or less divided in 4 locations.The first is the opening scene in a music hall in New York where the action eventually returns to at the end. This is where the need for money and desire for wealth drives a party of adventurers to hire a ship and travel to a secret island for a secret rendevous.
On the boat the purpose of the journey is gradually revealed and a tense atmosphere develops culminating in the arrival at Skull island in fog and gloom.
Once the party arrive on skull island 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 as they battle there way around the island,being picked off one by one. If you like suspense this stuff will kepp you glued to the screen.
Eventually after many adventurous scenes and many deaths the crew escape with King Kong and return to the music hall where it all began.
This is where the most dramatic part of the film kicks in and the famous scenes of the ape going beserk in New York are played out before the fatal culmination at the Empire State Building.
If you like action/adventure films this is a good solid 3 hours of it.
The first half hour is a bit slow but this is used to introuduce the main characters and the plot, from then on it is non stop action. 

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