*****SPOILERS*****
As
monster movies go, this one was a lot of fun. I did worry at first that the
mutant gorilla would make it feel too King Kong-y but I needn’t have, for this
films identity was firmly separate and distinct.
The
mutant wolf has porcupine quills, making it look exactly like a calopus (a
medieval wolf-porcupine creature).
There
were only three mutant creatures. I wanted more (In fiction, I love them and
always want to see more.) However, this would take time away from George and
this film was his story. Objectively, I do think they got the right balance.
The
relationship between George and the Rock was intimate, personal and so bloody
funny! With all the awful things happening in the film, this relationship
brought some levity, just the right amount.
The gorilla is called George. Every
time the Rock said his name, it came out as ‘Jawrrrrrrjjjj’ which made me
laugh. [It’s now become an (admittedly awful) in joke between myself and my
brother.]
At the beginning, George pretends to
be dead as a joke on the Rock. At the end of the film, George looks dead again.
After the massively brutal conflict we just witnessed and all the injuries
George sustains, it was believable. But it was just another joke. That had me
crack up.
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