King Kong (The Remake!)

Some hated it, some didn't. That's all there is to it. I like it.....mostly. Ok, the sets were pretty hard not to be amazed with. I was absolutely mesmerized with the set when they first set foot on the island and have the encounter with the island natives. And the dinosaur scene was intense to say the least. But I can see where critics are coming from in their general distaste with the film. The director, Peter Jackson, glamorized the old tale, something he is known for doing in most of his films. A lot of people feel that the emphasis took away from the story and was too over the top. Maybe it was; the scene with the life-size, man-eating bugs was hard for me to watch. But honestly, I think if this tale were to be told, this would be the way that it should be, with an element of gruesomeness to it, some serious drama, and an overwhelmingly mystical island. The acting, I thought, was actually pretty good. Jack Black really keyed in to the role of the completely self-involved, money hungry producer. And Naomi Watts was excellent as the innocent struggling actress who caught the eye of the large beast.