"And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty and it stayed its hand from killing. And from that day forward, he was as one dead."

The opening acts of our Monster March Madness have concluded and the big matchup draws closer, so let's talk about the first challenger! We'll discuss the career trajectories of Peter Jackson, Naomi Watts, and Adrien Brody, talk about the problematic undertones that have always been present in King Kong, and finally discover Brett's real opinion on the Lord of the Rings franchise!