I am sorry to say that I was not as charmed with this film as many other people clearly were. Inspite of having a good cast and an Academy Award winning director, "King Kong" failed to keep my attention. I was disappointed with the pace of the film, as it took approximately an hour to even reach Skull Island (Kong's home). Once there, too much time was wasted on pointless chase scenes involving CGI creatures. Although, the movie begins to pick up once the main characters and Kong reach New York, by that time it is two-thirds done.
Furthermore, most of the potentially memorable scenes are somehow diminished, such as the "sacrifice" of Ann Darrow to Kong by the natives of Skull Island, the capture of Kong, and Kong's "debut" in New York. The only scenes that I really enjoyed were somewhat minor scenes: Ann putting on a show for Kong, and Kong ice skating. Then, of course, there is the famous scaling of the Empire State Building, which was very well done.
As for the human love story that was supposed to be interwoven with the main Ann/Kong "love" story, I did not feel that it was as strong as it could have been, which is a pity, because both Naomi Watts and Adrian Brody have demonstrated in other films that they are capable of connecting emotionally with other actors on screen.
All in all, I was somewhat bored throughout most of the movie. Granted I have not seen the original 1933 movie as yet, so I cannot compare this version to that one, but I much preferred the 1976 Jeff Bridges/Jessica Lange version. Many of the pivotal moments in the story were made more memorable in spite of the vastly inferior special effects available to filmmakers in the mid-70s, including the aforementioned "native sacrifice" scene, the capture, and the unveiling scene.
Furthermore, most of the potentially memorable scenes are somehow diminished, such as the "sacrifice" of Ann Darrow to Kong by the natives of Skull Island, the capture of Kong, and Kong's "debut" in New York. The only scenes that I really enjoyed were somewhat minor scenes: Ann putting on a show for Kong, and Kong ice skating. Then, of course, there is the famous scaling of the Empire State Building, which was very well done.
As for the human love story that was supposed to be interwoven with the main Ann/Kong "love" story, I did not feel that it was as strong as it could have been, which is a pity, because both Naomi Watts and Adrian Brody have demonstrated in other films that they are capable of connecting emotionally with other actors on screen.
All in all, I was somewhat bored throughout most of the movie. Granted I have not seen the original 1933 movie as yet, so I cannot compare this version to that one, but I much preferred the 1976 Jeff Bridges/Jessica Lange version. Many of the pivotal moments in the story were made more memorable in spite of the vastly inferior special effects available to filmmakers in the mid-70s, including the aforementioned "native sacrifice" scene, the capture, and the unveiling scene.