| King Kong |
| Wednesday, 14 December 2005 | |||||
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Saw it tonight - don't know if it's the best movie ever, but it is
right up there. I don't care if Naomi Watts is too skinny, she
friggin' rawks. She's Fay Wray one minute, Marilyn Monroe the
next and Judy Garland during song-and-dance spacers. I had no
idea she's so talented - she's come a long way since Jet Girl. She's going to win an Oscar for this. I've been a Kyle Chandler fan since "Early Edition", and he does a great job, too. The script doesn't give him much meat but he worked with what he had. Jack Black is all you'd hope for - he might get an Oscar nomination, along with Watts. Adrien Brody does a competent job but he won't be nominated. Not to piss on their parade, but this is not a young cast. Watts is 37, Jack Black is 36, Kyle Chandler is 40, Evan Parke is two weeks away from 38, and Thomas Kretschmann is 43. Even Adrien Brody is 32, and Colin Hanks is 28. These are mature, seasoned actors and it shows in everything they do. In a way it's a reflection of the Hollywood of the 30s and 40s, where older actors tended to get the best roles. And then there's the freakin' monkey. Wow. During the T-Rex fight, Peter Jackson really makes the audience wait for Kong's trademark fatality move, and it's worth it. I wouldn't even hazard a guess on the polygon count of Kong's face in close-ups - but I honestly could not see a single pixel out of place. Kong's face is the most realistic 3D object I've seen. Please go see it. You'll love it.
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