I told Jen I’d post something for her while she was gone and I know I’ve been slacking… And late…

So without further ado – A Beaver Waving a Flag.

She’ll be so proud of me.

Point-conterpoint, if you will.

I thought Kong was good as a whole, but it didn’t need some scenes that stretched this thing out to 3 hours. Other parts were a little “out there”.

I loved the visual effects. Kong was gorgeous and the detail on the character was incredible. They managed to give Kong personality, too. Of course, he showed a little too much at times, considering he is an large ape on a secluded island and the only human contact is normally the tribe that camps out at the wall. For him to play the “hard to get” routine when he meets Naomi is stretching it. They really did succeed in making you think that a 60-foot tall monkey and a woman could fall in love. Although, the original didn’t have the leading lady falling in love with Kong as much she had a lot of compassion for him.

WETA is incredible in this. From the scenery to the creatures. The CGI is bar-none the best Hollywood has produced yet. Lucas could take a cue from these guys and kick ILM in the ass. The whole New York city scenes are great. You truly feel like it’s 1930.

Was it worth seeing? I think I got $6.00 out of my $10.00 ticket. And I disagree with Jen about Jack Black. He’s really not meant for serious roles. Yeah, he plays the likeable con-man enough, but almost every scene features his trademark “crazy face” where his eyebrows prop up and he has a smile reminiscent of the Joker.

Now, for the bits I didn’t like…