KONG is KING

See the mighty Kong
Skull Island and dinosaurs
Listen to Jack Black

WOW! Really enjoyed King Kong which we saw Saturday afternoon at the Beach Cinemas. I heard Director Peter Jackson say that the Lord of the Rings trilogy was "just a warm-up" for making Kong. At 3 hours (+ 20 minutes of trailers), it's not short but neither did it drag. Jackson did a great job and got wonderful performances from Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Kong - very emotive (it's all in their eyes). In the end, King Kong is a sad and touching movie that just happens to have sumptuous 30's sets and costumes and awesome CGI dinosaur fight scenes that blow Jurassic Park out of the water. (I'm sure we'll see a Skull Island ride at DisneyWorld or Universal Studios soon.)

As we were leaving the theatre I noticed a kid who couldn't have been more than 4 or 5. I really don't know what some parents are thinking because I feel Kong needs a height requirement: "You must be this tall to see this movie". Many scenes are graphic and scary (giant bugs eating peoples' faces and massive dinosaurs chomping at people and other dinosaurs.) My friends' kids have trouble with scenes in Stuart Little.

That night after a wonderful party with friends, we caught the tail-end of Saturday Night Live featuring guest host Jack Black. Here is Jack's opening monologue and The Kong Song on SNL - pretty hilarious.