King Kong (Jackson, 2005) — 10 Years Later
Ten years before Peter Jackson stretched a simple story into three movies, he stretched a simple movie into three hours.
Tag: Peter Jackson
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The Hobbit: An Unexpected Journey (Jackson, 2012)
Parts are camp comedy, parts CGI sword slashing, parts solemn intonations about fate and when not to kill.
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The Lord of the Rings: The Fellowship of the Ring (Jackson, 2001)
I tried hard to view the film afresh, to convince myself that my negative (and, hence, admittedly minority) view of the franchise had more to do with a knee-jerk reaction against its spectacular popularity than it did to any great failure on the film's part.
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The Lovely Bones (Jackson, 2009)
I'll give Peter Jackson this. He is the type of director who, when he sees a brick wall coming at him at 90 miles an hour, is not afraid to hit the accelerator.