Kong!

James Lileks scathing review of the movie is well worth the read. While I didn't think the movie was that bad, it still wasn't that good. At least I wasn't paying $10 for an 80 minute flick.

The whole problem with Jackson's King Kong was that he felt he needed to overtop the original. I hope and pray that the original version will still remain available. It may have aged poorly in terms of special effects, but as with most older films, the storytelling was superior. I remember seeing it in black and white when I was a kid. And I watched all three hours of it straight through. That speaks volumes about the film's worth when you consider how short my attention span must have been at the time.

Via Vodkapundit.