lauraanne_gilman | movies, movies, we got movies... (Reply)

Have seen KING KONG. Have echoed the opions of (seemingly) most of the world in saying that had it been half an hour shorter, it would have been near perfection. There were a number of nitpicks, yes, but overall, quite enjoyable, and you can tell that Someone had been watching the silverback at the local zoo before putting Kong into motion. Dude, research is always so appreciated. Thank you. Had Kong struck off notes, the entire thing would have fallen apart.

I do wish, however, that they had spent less time playing Jurassic Ape and more time setting up the logic of Kong being on that island, seeingly without any others of his kind. Was he the last of? Or an exiled or rogue silberback tossed from his tribe? (That would certainly explain a lot of his actions, fom the rage to the desire to bond...). Yes, the writer in me was working on backstory, even as I watched. Also, the historican in me was trying to parse the evolution of the islanders' culture, from piercings to dietary habits to religious appeasement ceremonies...

That griped, it was muchfun, and I'm glad we got to see it on the large screen.

Have also seen NARNIA. Less to say on this, except that the things that annoyed me as a young Jewish child reading the books were still there, although much reduced, and save for one scene (you know the one, I'm sure) I was able to sweep them aside as "archetypal building blocks" to a wonderfully told story, with just the right amount of storyline added to make it understandable by those few who haven't read the books. The actors were all nigh perfection, Lucy was just the right amount of adorable without being annoying, and although I always picture Edmund as being shorter and rounder, it wasn't enough to knock me out of the story. Oh, and That Voice for Aslan was, as expected, perfectly cast. Yum.

The CGI were close to perfectly done, by the way, with better battle scenes than LotR. Heresy, perhaps, but no less true. And yes,