Reply #2: I Just Saw It And [View All]

It was wonderful.

The first 45 minutes were more about character building and while they could have edited it down, making us wait that long made for a better pay-off when we finally got a good full look at Kong.

Naomi Watts, Adrian Brody and Kong (Andy Serkis) were all *great.* If anything, the CGI was even better than LotR, it was that seamless.

I haven't seen the original since I was little, so can't really compare it to that. While the 1970s version was more political (oil) this movie had a lot of heart. It also had a lot to say about exploitation.

I could have done without the revolving-around-the-top of the Empire State Building shots at the end; got dizzy and had to look away from the screen.