There were a lot of people who didn't like this film and I don't understand why. It was huge and epic and had amazing special effects. What's not to love?Vaudeville actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) is suffering through the Depression when she gets an offer to star in an exotic film being shot in Singapore. It co-stars leading man Bruce Baxter (Kyle Chandler) and has a script by her favorite playwright, Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody). Unfortunately, the director, Carl Denham (Jack Black) is a lying opportunist and the boat isn't headed for Singapore but for the mysterious Skull Island. Denham needs something big to satisfy his creditors back home and the entire crew gets much more than they bargained for when they find the island is inhabited by giant creatures.
I have seen the original 1933 King Kong and it was amazing for its time. This is a totally worthy remake. Peter Jackson is firmly at home with sweeping epics and imbues a sense of grandeur and bittersweetness into every frame. This is one of my all-time favorite movies.
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