Slideshow: King Kong Is Way Long

Insiders will love Peter Jackson's many tributes to the original , but yawns may be in store for the uninitiated. By Christopher Null.
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Jack Black starts as Carl Denham, entrepreneur, raconteur, adventurer and filmmaker who is struggling to make a name for himself in the entertainment industry.

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Adrien Brody Starts as Jack Driscoll, a New York playright who becomes an unlikely hero in a romantic adventure story which will test his physical courage and his heart.
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traverse a log that bridges a vertiginous ravine in their attempt to rescue Ann Darrow from her captor Kong on Skull Island.
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Kong is the gigantic ape captured in the wild and brought to civilization, where he meets his tragic fate.
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Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) is held in the grip of Kong atop the Empire State Building.