phew! i just got back in the door from the arclight cinemas where i saw king kong this afternoon - luckily i was able to catch this on the arclight's cinerama dome - which i think is one of the best screens in LA (additionally they offer reserved seating so you don't need to sit for 45 mins) - of course it was packed to the hilt plus i could swear that geena davis was sitting two rows ahead of me with her husband (i couldn't confirm it though) - but when i was leaving i ran into a frantic quentin tarantino who was obviously in a rush to catch a movie - it was so surreal & quick - i was just like oh there is my fave director (besides my dear woody allen - note to self - must see matchpoint) - you just never know who you will see around the neighborhood!
anyways...the movie was incredible as i suspected - it was long as we all know already - i even had to make a mid-movie run for a drink & popcorn - i was so damn thirsty but during the movie i didn't really keep track of the time - some movies you look at your watch like every 10 minutes - this one keeps you interested and alert - no naps here (sometimes movie naps are the best) - i do think some of the dinosaur scenes could have been cut a little but who cares...when it is all over people even clapped - massive kudos go out to director peter jackson - i couldn't imagine being in charge of a movie like that - i think my eyes would pop out of my head - you could really tell all the care and effort that went into re-making this classic - i especially enjoyed all the scenes set in 1930's new york city - and i think the original 'ann darrow' fay wray would be quite proud of her present day counterpart - naomi watts who just nailed the part and she is so damn beautiful - no wonder kong fell in love with her! yet now i feel drained and tomorrow is monday but soon the holidays (ie days off) will be here! popbytes out until tomorrow - xxoo!
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