King Kong and Sock Thoughts

Long time no post....I gotta get better at this. I was doing so well...oh well. My life is a crazy, busy, mess. Well, maybe not that busy when compared to others lives. I think I have this thing about making myself think I am busier than I really am. I probably could get more done in a day if it wasn't for those 2-3 hours I need to set aside for general laziness and doing nothing. Those are very good for me though...I cherish those moments.
Before I forget...a friend turned me on to this new website and everyone must check it out! www.pandora.com
You can go there and put in one of your favorite music artists names, and it will crank out a bunch of cool songs that relate to that person...check it out. It's like your own personal DJ.
I saw King Kong over the weekend. It's unusual that I waited so long, because I was really looking forward to seeing this film. However, I was pretty much let down...or let up, as the case may be. Now, as a computer geek, I really respect the creativeness and innovation of computer graphics in movies. I don't really like the Lord of the Rings movies, but I thought they were very well done. After seeing the preview for King Kong, I expected nothing less than greatness from Peter Jackson. It looked very realistic and exciting. After seeing it, I kinda want to hang Peter Jackson upside down from a 100 foot pine tree and let him dangle there while being pulverized by giant flying insects and let loose a giant T-Rex to come after him. I just want to know how that makes him feel....because that is how I felt during this entire movie. Now I realize this may be the kind of amusement some folks are looking for in their AMC experience...but not me, and definately not for 3 hours and 15 minutes. Not only did the movie go on for 1.5 hours before we even see the anticipated Kong, but the whole thing was riddled with every piece of animated craziness that you can imagine. Don't get me wrong, it all looked very real and was exciting...but let us get a break man. When there is a fight scene between Kong and the Dinosaurs that goes on for what had to be like 35 mins, it just degrades the integrity of the film. What could have been a really cool glimpse of the creativity of computer graphics turned into a non-stop matrix-like debauchery. It just made me start to laugh after a while. Truly, I actually heard people snickering and commenting in the theatre..."enough already" Did they not get this reaction when they screened the movie? So overall...King Kong was alright. Not near as good as expected. It was a bit long and slow in the beginning. Jack Black was just confusing in his role. King Kong did look amazing with very expressive eyes and real emotion. Many props go to Naomi Watts for her portrayal...very reminiscent of the old school actresses, and very fitting for the film. I give it a B-.
A side note here... I just bought some socks today. You know those plain white socks that come in like a 6 pack. Here is my question... Why did my 6 pack of socks come in a resealable bag?? I am truly dumbfounded by this. Am I supposed to keep them in the bag? Do they stay fresh if I reseal them? I just don't get it.