![]() Sure, Jackson may have had aspirations to deepen the story and bring real pathos out of his "characters" but he doesn't particularly pull it off and most of the viewers will have been there for the big effects rather than the chance to explore the emotions within a cinematic legend. Although I'm sure it loses something by being seen on a comparatively small screen I still enjoyed the film as a big budget b-movie, which is pretty much what it was. With my laptop with me I was at least able to find some distraction with a DVD copy of King Kong. ![]() In my 12 hour wait for my "First Class" seat for a transatlantic flight to America I discovered that "First Class" to Continental means "you pay lost more cash but we extend you just the same (dis)courtesy as the economy passengers". After an eventful journey, they arrive at the island but to suggest that they face a "troublesome" shoot is a real understatement. While frantically searching for an actress that he can quickly convince to come on a mystery voyage to shoot on a distant island, Carl meets Ann and convinces her to come along on the strength of the involvement of writer Jack Driscoll. Ann Darrow is an actress who has hit hard times and is one meal away from having to become a performer in a seedier version of "acting". Carl Denham is a movie producer who wants to make his big picture but finds the studio unwilling to support him. ![]() 1933 New York and two people find themselves in difficult circumstances, albeit for different reasons.
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