i liked it a lot. it was a good length i thought. but i love long movies. the longer the better. usually. y'know, unless it really sucks. but i was shocked that it was two hours and they were not off Skull Island yet. i was like, "whoa, long flick." but Peter Jackson has earned his place among directors who can make a long flick and totally get away with it, while other smaller/weaker directors get hassled over 3 or 4 minutes by their studios.
the CGI totally blew my head. completely. the "long neck" scene with the chasing raptors was so intense. and y'know THIS is how Jurassic SHOULD have been. THREE JP FLICKS and dinos don't get shot fulla holes. THIS was so awesome. when the movie star dude shoots wildly and hits the bronto in the legs making it fall, i couldn't believe it. so amazing. and like matt said, KONG VS T-REX x 3! i just sat there with my mouth open. the part with all the bugs was nnnaasssstyyy. and the cook finally getting eaten by those "dog penis slug bugs" was soooooo awful. after LOTR Peter Jackson can get away with anything. the ending was sad. jack black's character peeved me. over all VERY good. but i guess we can expect quality from old PJ. he's a good director when it comes to emotion/eye candy. a hard combo to pull off. highly enjoyable effort, this flick.
hahaha... dog penis slug bugs??? is that their technical name?
someone i was with said that and i almost fell outta my chair. because that's kinda what they look like. i didn't think of it because i don't have a dog, i guess. but, yeah, that's now the official WETA name.