I was trying to think of a way to describe tonight’s epic thriller/romance and I think my friend S said it best when she described it as: Titanic for the first hour, Jurassic Park, in the second hour and finally King Kong in the third hour. And, true enough that is exactly what you get – all wrapped up in some amazing CGI graphics.

There are plenty of thrills, scary creatures and creepy crawlies (watch out for the very diabolical stick insects and slimy creatures scene – *shudder*) to keep you involved (except for the the beginning of the movie which seemed to drag on a bit.) However, to my surprise King Kong was not all about the action and romance. For all the thrilling scenes and dramatic scores accompanying it, there is also quite a bit of humour sprinkled through the movie for balance. Though, thinking back, perhaps it wasn’t all intentional and was just me having a bit of a laugh at some of the more “serious” but maybe overdone bits. One of my favourite scenes was the vegetarian dinosaurs tumbling over each other in the mad stampede. Very funny.

This movie best suits those looking for a bit of entertainment without having to think too hard and get too invested in the movie.