I know I have read this one before, but for some reason did not review it. I don't know why, because I thought it was fantastic. I can see why Maran Zelde made the critique she did, but as far as I am concerned, I enjoyed all the 'extra' information in this particular chapter. As I have said before, I love good character development, and the development of good characters! I also thrive on writing from which I can learn new things, and your stories do both for me! Although some may(and do) argue that the Hayes/Jimmy relationship was completely superfluous in the movie, I thouroughly enjoyed their relationship and the suggested relationship. Jimmy is an interesting character by himself, and you do a marvelous job of fleshing him out here. It is very realistic how he would be eager to do more things himself, but when given the actual opportunity, would be scared stiff. I agree wholeheartedly with Ms Zelde in her review of the Captain's story. You handled that superbly. Your love of Kipling shines through there. And as far as your random shirtless Captain scene, as I have said before, your writing is too complex for the average fanfic reader, so I doubt many of them got that far to appreciate that! Which brings me to a pet peeve of mine. I have no idea why some of the stories here get so many reviews when your writing deserves the lion share of them (pun intended). That is probably why I am so profuse with my reviewing of your work, I think your stuff deserves WAY more recognition than it gets. Oh, one more thing; I wanted the story to stop briefly so I could read something else explaining Colin a little more. How do you do that? You make your characters so very real. I love it.

I guess I will have to go and finish this story and then re-read the Predator one and properly review it until you get done watching the EE of KK so you can continue The Once and Future King. Unless, of course, you are sick and tired of my constant harping. =D

Have a good one!

Having finally watched Jackson's "King Kong," I can give a proper review for this fic.

The Venture's crew fit right into the East African setting, and you do a good job describing colonial Africa, at least to my limited knowledge.

There were too many descriptions and mini-stories of the different animals at the begining. I already understood that Jimmy loves animals when the first python was described. By the time I read the description of the lioness sisters, I was thinking, 'All right, I get the idea. When is the actual story going to start?' Like the movie, this fic has too many unnecessary characters at the beginning. I'm not bashing the movie, or this fic. I like them both, but they are not perfect and they are longer than they need to be. In the movie, the real story is about Kong and Anne, so Jimmy and Hayes could have been taken out without effecting the story. You probably don't like hearing that because you chose to write about Jimmy, and that's perfectly fine.

Englehorn's story about his close call with the snake also has nothing to do with the real story of this fic, which is about Jimmy catching a hyena. But you know what? I like that part anyway. The way it's told in Englehorn's words to Colin is nearly masterful.

In Ch. 2, your description of the nightime animal sounds is great, and I like this line: "Their silence was as shocking as a scream."

I can't figure out why you labeled this fic as a crossover. Jimmy's hyena was never identified (except as "Mrs. Stink"). It could be any female hyena (although "What’cha going do, lily-hearted kid?" does sound like something Shenzi would say).

Still, I like this story overall, and I'm interested in reading your other fics now.

Hello Nate the Ape,
I have recently added your story to a new C2 group called "Captain Englehorn".
If you do not wish your story to be apart of this group please notify me immediately so I can correct this action.
Thank you!
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Wow. This is a really entertaining story. I love the characterizations and the OCs fit well, too. Awesome work!

As with "An Island of Predators," your attention to detail absolutely blows me away. It's evident that you've done your research, and you weave it into the story nicely. The human interaction is great (your characerization of Jimmy is especially well done), but what really shines is your use of setting and description.

that last line made me smile ^^ but this is good, I love your writhing style it's good

go jimmy! ur the man!! lol, v. nice chappie. i was kinda nervous, afraid that u were gonna have the beast maul him. thank you for keeping him in one piece! much obliged!

This was a good story and I truly enjoyed it. It was pretty exciting and you were very descriptive, especially about the sounds and everything. So good job on this one!! Hope to read more of your stories in the future!

Hey! this is looking good! It's looking really good. I like your idea and your writing style. It's easy to read and stuff.
So are they seriously letting Jimmy catch a Hyena!? Are they nuts? Those animals are... well... pretty dangerous if they're hungry... Oh man, I wonder how that will go. Next chapter please!

Well, unfortunately I've never seen any version of King Kong. I should rent the new one sometime. But anyway, I read the first few paragraphs, and I can tell that you're a competant writer.