King Kong

Peter Jackson cannot catch a break. He’s revolutionized certain things in computer generated images, but with others he’s managed to take a massive leap backwards. His King Kong was an uneven attempt to bring back the original 1931 classic (itself quite a jump in special effects) and made brilliant use of Andy Serkis’ physical abilities, if nothing else. So for a film with pretty good effects overall, the scene where dinosaurs pursue our heroes is incredibly jarring. It looks like bad back-projection from the 1930s. Maybe that’s what Jackson was going for, but it certainly removes the urgency of the situation.