Kong is King

So my wicked hangover from New Years pretty much made me tired and cranky all day long on Sunday. The only thing I really accomplished that day was, eating a waffle as big as my head with a giant scoop of butter on it, and watching the Peter Jackson Epic Film, King Kong. And when I say epic, I am not referring to the production value (although that was wonderful) or the star power (Well Adrien Brody did win an Oscar!) but the length of the film (Three Hours…) It was really, really long, and I think I had to leave to pee like 4 times.

That being said, the movie was wonderful. I laughed, I screamed, I cried, I made fun of Kong’s giant butt. I thought Naomi Watts was good, Jack Black was not as funny as I’m used to seeing him, Colin Hanks was flat and uninspiring, Adrien Brody was dreamy, and Kong was magnificent. As a designer, I usually get distracted by the animation in movies, wondering how they did certain things… but this Kong was so fierce and oddly believable, and human in a way. I loved it and would recommend everyone go see it. Oh and the part where Ann Darrows gets kidnapped by the natives gave me nightmares. Thos native’s eyes are really freaky looking… *shudders*