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It made money, and in spite of it's flaws was vastly superior ...

...to the Euro-trash Dino De Laurentiis version.

Yes this version of King Kong may not be "perfect," but Peter Jackson's vision wasn't far off the mark. I had no problem with the lack sexual tension between the leads; after all, it was the unrequieted love affair of Naomi Watt's character (Ann Darrow) with Kong that was the centerpiece of the film.

FYI, I liked the character development over the first half of the film and most of the CGI effects; it's beautifully filmed and conveys the period quite well, IMHO. The ONLY over-the-top excesses that I felt the Director should've pulled back from were the brontosaurus stampede and the Kong "ice-follies" in New York City's Central Park. Other than that, maybe a little judicious tightening to shorten the sea voyage to Skull Iskand and it would've been supurb from start to finish.

Patrick, what you can't seem to fathom is that Peter Jackson has loved this film all his life, perhaps to the point of it inspiring him to become a Director; as a result got a bit carried away with his passion for it. He never viewed King Kong as "product" as did the notorious De Laurentiis, who reputedly wanted to burn all the existing prints of the '33 version so that no one could compare any version with his.

So, your calling Peter Jackson's King Kong "the biggest shit ever" is not only an insult to his film, but an insult to the original '33 version as well.

AuPh


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