So who's seen the original 'King Kong,' 1933 version? Oh well, this kind of works if you've only seen the new 2005 version.

A ways into the movie Kong camptures Ann Darrow (Fay Wray, or Naomi Watts), and then the group of people are following the ape, trying to rescue her. At some point in the old movie, Kong crosses a big river, temporarily losing the group that was trailing him. But then one of the guys has the bright idea to build a raft. Yes, assembling a raft to get across the river, brilliant! It even shows the men going off to collect supplies. A bit of a stretch, but I can buy it.

But then later, remember when Kong gets knocked unconscious by the grenade(s) and passes out, right before he's brought back to America? Well, in the new version, I think it just cuts and shows them in New York, ignoring the logistical question of how the F to get the ape on the boat. In the 1933 version, guess what they decide to do? Hell yes, they build another raft! (Though they don't actually show it, they just say they're going to do it.)

So, I'd like to know where they managed to find these hundreds of long, round pieces of wood so they could assemble a raft to put the 50 foot tall ape on their boat, or how they would even move him. I also think it's pretty hilarious that the universal solution to any problem involving water transportation is to build a raft. Not use a boat, or use a pre-made raft, or anything, but to actually build the raft on the spot. So great.

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Tonight I watched 'Kill Bill: Volume 1' for the first time in maybe half a year. Something I noticed that annoyed me was that when Uma Thurman goes to whats-her-name's house in the beginning to kill her, she (Vernita Green?) is wearing tennis shoes while indoors/at home. This is noticeable once the glass table shatters and all the shit is on the floor and they walk across it numerous times.

Obviously Uma would be wearing shoes, but I think it's safe to assume Vernita had been home for a while for a few reasons:

A) She was expecting someone named 'Sarah' when it was in fact The Bride at the door.
B) She's now married to a Doctor and it seems like she would be the stay-at-home type.
C) There's no mention of her having a new job or anything to do during the day.
D) She was probably waiting for her daughter to come home.

With that in mind, why the hell was she wearing tennis shoes inside? No one does that, especially when there's an abundance of carpet in your house. Slippers, maybe, but tennis shoes? Come on.

It's small details like these that are usually undetected cop-outs in Tarantino movies. He omits the reality of a small detail (the shoes) in order to play up a different small detail (the shattered glass on the floor). I'm definitely nitpicking here, but things like this get to me after a while, and are one of the reasons why I think Tarantino's writing will always be his stronger characteristic (moreso than directing).

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