[NY.SS-Bar9]

I saw King Kong yesterday and it's a pretty darn good movie!

I saw Kong yesterday - was taking two eleven year-olds and a seven year-old.

IMHO, this is a seriously over-hyped movie that, at 187 minutes, is an hour too long.

Great special effects, but no suspense to hold your attention. After hour two, I felt myself wishing the monkey would climb the Empire state building NOW so I could get out of the theater. Even the kids were asking when the thing would be over.

We spent about $60.00, had to deal with roudy teens in the theater and 10 minutes of advertisements BEFORE 187 minutes in a chair designed for 90 minutes of comfort.

I have a 50" TV, a microwave for popcorn and a DVR to pause the movie if I need to take a break. The movie starts when I want, and I can watch in my PJ's.

My first movie was Bambi - My last was "Kong"

[DTogo]

I went with a same-aged (middle-age) friend and two 11 year-old boys. We all enjoyed it very much: the F/X were great, the action was good, the story/character development was good, the scenes were great. And, despite having seen previous versions, I thought there were still some suspenseful scenes and such.

No rowdy teens in our theatre, and we just missed (on purpose) the 10 minutes of ads/previews.

My humble experience and opinion.

[Politicalmom]

THREE HOURS for a giant ape?

And they wouldn't let Narnia be longer?

That is a total travesty. I only hope that the Narnia DVD is a much longer Director's Cut. It will make a fortune.