King Kong

Jackson's big monkey picture show is certainly the best popular entertainment of the year. The film is a wondrous blend of then and now: It honors its mythic predecessor of 1933 while using sophisticated movie technology to seamlessly manipulate the fantastic.

Break out the popcorn and prepare to be blown away. King Kong is the most pulse- pounding and heart-stirring romantic adventure since "Titanic."

King Kong is an homage not just to the original but to the history of movies themselves.

Jackson is a visionary filmmaker who is not only a technical wizard but also a master storyteller. With Jackson at the helm, you would expect dazzling special effects and epic action sequences, but what is most surprising is how heartfelt the romance feels.

It clocks in at over three hours, but Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic is gripping. The film rethinks the characters, turning the original's stark Jungian fantasy into a soulless but skillful set of kinetic and emotional effects.

King Kong isn't terrible, but it's something that none of Jackson's previous movies ever was -- it's enervating.

On its own terms, the film is overlong, repetitive and lacks impact. Even if this were the first gorilla-in-love movie ever made, audiences would come away vaguely dissatisfied, suspecting there was an intriguing idea buried somewhere in here, but it didn't quite come off.

best movie ever, my fav. I always cry at the end, overwhelmed by emotions..

King Kong has a great set and vision but for me I found this film very questionable with the choice of casting and filming length.

This is mostly a fun monster action movie until they leave the island. The sympathy for Kong goes out the window when he trashes a street full of people and cars kills random passers-by. Even throws a fair few blonde women away to a bone crunching death. Peter Jackson has the same issue in this movie as he did in the later Hobbit series. So many rediculas over the top action sequences. This makes me think Peter Jackson action sequencess was more restrained by other people in The Lord of the Rings?

This movie has some great moments but they are hidden in a 3 hour messy film.

The more I watch this movie, the crappier it gets. Why? Because half of it is just screaming.. The acting was crap for the most part, I hate to **** talk Peter Jackson, but sorry man, this one was good for its time, but it has died to me.