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scream another night down (King Kong)
I should be writing, so of course I'm going to update my LJ.

I uploaded my yuletide story, so that's officially done. Now I can concentrate (ha!) on the two I have left, which doesn't seem to be happening. What's up with that, brain?

Anyway, fleurdeleo and I went to see King Kong this afternoon. I liked it. I cried a little at the end, because it's sad. Not sobbing or anything, but in that kind of 'can't stop a few tears from slipping out' way. Mostly, I thought it was way too long. Most of the stuff in the middle felt gratuitous to me. It's possible I'm biased because I loathe giant bugs, and I did in fact run to the ladies' room the time the men were attacked.

I also felt horrible for the brontosaurs, who were just trying to get the hell away from predators and ended up in a fifteen brontosaur pile up.

I liked Ann and I thought Driscoll was cute, but once Hayes was dead I really didn't care about anybody but Kong, and I knew he wasn't making out of the movie alive.

I think that's the problem - the middle felt so gratuitous because we know they capture Kong (and fit him in that hold? Poor Kong) and he ends up on top of the Empire State Building, so who really cares about a bunch of undifferentiated crewmen plus Jimmy (I enjoyed the Heart of Darkness blather, as cheesy as it was. "It wasn't an adventure story." "No."), Andy Serkis and Hayes, who I loved, and oh, Kyle Chandler, who is as adorable as he was on Early Edition and absolutely charming as the not-quite-cowardly Bruce Baxter. He certainly has mobile eyebrows. And I kept thinking the captain ought to have been played by Sean Bean. fleurdeleo agreed with me, as I knew she would. *g*

Kong himself was AWESOME. I mean, just amazing. And Naomi Watts did a lovely job in a pretty thankless role. Adrien Brody was adorkable. Jack Black needs to do more "serious" roles, because I thought he was excellent, but on the other hand, I never did quite forget I was watching Jack Black. Colin Hanks was adorable.

So it was enjoyable, but I think it would have been more enjoyable at maybe 3/4 of the length. or maybe even half the length. ANd with 100% fewer giant bugs. I did enjoy the nods to other movies, and to the original - "Fay?" "Doing some picture with RKO." "Cooper. Of course." Heh.

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Back to writing. I will get something done. I will. I will.

Won't I?