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King Kong
« on: July 05, 2005, 09:00:21 PM »
To go along with a movie year that is over saturated with remakes--what does everyone think of the King Kong trailer?

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/king_kong/

Talking to Sprig, I agree that the dinosaurs seem a little ho-hum. Kong looks cool.

Most importantly, Naomi Watts isn't that bad of a screamer. Maybe not as good as Fay Wray, but I'm not totally disillusioned, yet.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #1 on: July 05, 2005, 11:19:16 PM »
yeah, it doesn't seem too bad of a flick, but I'll be the first to say, who cares?
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #2 on: July 06, 2005, 03:25:36 AM »
I'm with you Gemm I really don't care to see King Kong, the first wasn't all that interesting of a film and this one just looks like a Jurassic Park 2 rip off.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #3 on: July 06, 2005, 10:18:51 AM »
I'd say its more of a Jurassic Park 3 ripoff than a Jurassic Park 2 ripoff.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #4 on: July 06, 2005, 10:56:20 AM »
I dunno. It looks less than stupid. There might be some good stuff. There's some good direction, I think. I liked how everyone stops to turn and look when Kong roars, but the camera guy doesn't stop turning the crank.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #5 on: July 06, 2005, 11:41:12 AM »
King kong died for our sins.

The movie looks like it's a fantastic 4 - to be watched with trepidation.
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« Reply #6 on: July 06, 2005, 11:50:37 AM »
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #7 on: July 24, 2005, 06:22:50 PM »
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yeah, it doesn't seem too bad of a flick, but I'll be the first to say, who cares?


For fear of being sledged I'll stick my hand up and say "me".

Peter Jackson has *never* made a bad film and his version of "Kong" will ride roughshod over 90+% of the Xmas releases this year.

"Lion, Witch & Wardrobe" or "Kong": where would your time & money go?
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #8 on: July 24, 2005, 11:05:17 PM »
LW&W has grabbed my desire more effectively thus far.

I feel like, as a geek, I'm SUPPOSED to be interested in King Kong. However, I feel like my geek cred is slipping by not being excited by it. It seems like another monster movie. Seen lots of those. Can he pull me in with something more?
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #9 on: July 25, 2005, 03:11:15 AM »
After seeing LW&W's preview, I'm veryinterested in seeing it.  Way more than Kong.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #10 on: July 25, 2005, 03:26:56 AM »
It doesn't look like a bad movie but I'm in agreeance with SE, and Peter Jackson has made bad movies some really bad ones (cheesy horror movies) it's just that his last 3 were good.  But I'd rather see the movie for Jack Black then Peter Jackson.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #11 on: July 28, 2005, 02:32:02 AM »
Have you people seen the original "King Kong"? The trailer makes this look like an extremely faithful remake, and as a huge fan of the original, and of Jackson, I can't wait.! As far the comparison to "The Lost World: Jurassic Park," that entire movie was Spielberg's homage to Kong, right down to name of the boat the T-Rex arrives in (S.S. Venture.).

Everything about this trailer looks cool, and I for one am just excited to see Adrian Brody  finally following up "The Pianist" with something that isn't going to suck.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #12 on: July 28, 2005, 02:45:10 AM »
I'm with JK. Overall, I think that C.S. Lewis did an awesome job on the Chronicles of Narnia, so the movie has a good base for its story. If it is pulled off well, it has potential to be very good.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #13 on: July 28, 2005, 03:01:36 AM »
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Have you people seen the original "King Kong"? The trailer makes this look like an extremely faithful remake.


Yes I've seen the original and the other versions and the only one I've ever liked was King Kong vs Godzilla.  King Kong just isn't a movie that I care for.
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Re: King Kong
« Reply #14 on: July 28, 2005, 12:15:19 PM »
Well, if you don't like "King Kong", then this is not the movie for you. It definitely looks like Jackson  is taking a reverential approach, becaue the original is beloved by so many film fans and film makers as one of the most influential blockbusters of all time. But if it's not your cup of tea, than I can certainly understand why you are not looking forward to the movie.
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