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Austin-American Statesman: Butt-numb-a-thon Report

The expected visitor was Kong, the world's eighth wonder. Unspooling as the second film of a 12-title lineup, the great ape's newly retold tragedy inspired a standing ovation and had many grown men weeping. The three-hour epic, which was often staggeringly effective, was bookended by two films...

Anyone who's read Drudge over the last week has heard roughly the same thing. Adult men (24-hour paragons of emotional bottling!) are crying when they see King Kong. In my opinion, that doesn't necessarily make the new version good or better over the previous films. I'm still planning on buying a ticket, but not to be "touched emotionally."

Flesh-and-blood appearances came from...some associates of animation legend Ray Harryhausen, who are putting together a series of stop-motion shorts based on Edgar Allan Poe's tales.

I am so very down with that concept.

...the real coup of the day: "V for Vendetta," a comic-book adaptation about a masked vigilante haunting London, drew huge applause for its not-so-veiled criticism of governments who exploit fear to stay in power.

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There aren't many cheeky, cheery characters in V IS FOR VENDETTA; and it's for people who don't switch off the news. - David Lloyd

Posted by Drizzten at December 12, 2005 08:17 AM