King Kong so far isn’t killing ’em at the box office, but some experts say in the long run that can change…or can it? One problem is that the original came in at about 100 minutes; the new version came in at over three hours.
Here’s a review by Stephen Green aka Vodkapundit who wasn’t too enthused by what he saw.
TMV can’t wait to see King Kong, since he loves the original. So he’ll go and see it and give you his reaction. However, there seems to be one truism in Hollywood history: when The Powers That Be have given smash actors or smash directors virtually total creative control there have often been problems. Just as weblogs (including this one) could probably produce a bit of a better product with an editor or supervisor…so can most “A List” Actors and “A List” Directors.
UPDATE: Also read this review.