King Kong

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stupidly over the top - very silly - very exciting - ludicrous - great cast - good nods to the original (and hearts of darkness) - beautiful leading lady - good monsters - love stories are rather unbelievable, the skating scene makes you want to puke (almost ruins the film) - the skyscraper scene is very vertiginous. as cured rightly says, we know what's going to happen, girls gets left for big monkey, big monkey falls for girl, big monkey loses girl, girl and big monkey end up in new york, big monkey escapes and finds girl, gets shot by biplanes and falls off empire state building. but the way the story's told is excellent.

[chuck]

I was fortunate enough to get to attend the premiere here in Wellington - even got to walk the red carpet and drank champagne with Dan Carter. A top evening out and a really proud moment for me as I watched my wife's name go up in the credits!!

At the end of the day - it's a movie about a big bloody ape and how he connects with this beautiful blonde.

Simple story - but what a hell of ride it is - the action scenes are by turns, a rush, terrifying, nauseating, and yes, a little OTT at times.

The camera work is wonderful - the production design on Skull Island and the New York sets is beautiful. I know some of the guys who worked on the miniatures unit - and it was amazing to see their work, knowing the hours that went into it.

I loved how there were whole sections of the movie, with no script, it was all non-verbal communication between Ann and Kong - and yet so much was said. So many movies have to say something to be anything - but this is so carefully crafted - this relationship between two very unlikely beings.

Downers: Length. I think I understand how PJ was trying to build a connection and reasons for the characters being in this story - but seeing they all get dealt too pretty quickly on Skull Island it's a bit pointless imho. You could have easily cut 45 minutes from that first hour - and the ice-scapades in New York, and still had a fantastic film.

Some of the CGI work was a bit rushed - but overall, that's nit-picking.

On the whole - I loved it - although I'm biased. You can argue that it's overblown Hollywood excess - but at the end of the day, this is a man's vision and homage to the one movie that inspired him to follow his dream. PJ has had the good fortune to be able to do this on the back of LOTR - and any studio would have given him blank cheque to complete this one.

More power to him. Well done and congrats to all involved.





Dear mr jackson:

Can I have my wife back now please. at least for christmas. I know you've got an extended dvd you need her for, but it'd be nice to see her for the holidays.

regards,

chuck kong

[chuck]

Originally Posted by //\/\/

girls gets left for big monkey, big monkey falls for girl, big monkey loses girl, girl and big monkey end up in new york, big monkey escapes and finds girl, gets shot by biplanes and falls off empire state building.

that's a regular night out on the toon for you innit Ian??

[darktrain]

yall are some cold hearted grinches. that iceskating scene was beautiful

[Animal Boything]

Originally Posted by darktrain

yall are some cold hearted grinches. that iceskating scene was beautiful

Agreed, not only was it beautiful but it added meaning to the whole NY section of the story... It was Kong's one peaceful moment in her world. The whole beginning was solid too... If any scene was unnecessary it was the fight with the bugs, and even that was cool enough to be tolerable. The movie didn't feel long to me.

[Stephen]

Originally Posted by stimpee

Well, as they say in Pulp Fiction, here in Holland you can buy beer in the cinema and there's a nice interval of 10-15mins in the middle to stretch your legs (and get more beer) so King Kong should be manageable!

Not only in Clogland, but also here in the heart of the midlands. I got to nip out at halftime for a fag and a Leffe. Top shit baby!

http://www.theelectric.co.uk/

If you ever come to Birmingham, go to The Electric. It's ace.

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Originally Posted by chuck

that's a regular night out on the toon for you innit Ian??

apart from the new york bit - the gorilla usually falls off the tyne bridge after one broon ale too many

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Originally Posted by Animal Boything

Agreed, not only was it beautiful but it added meaning to the whole NY section of the story... It was Kong's one peaceful moment in her world.

bleurgh - made me want to puke my popcorn - skating and having fun in a city where everybody was looking for them? it was the whole woman/gorilla thing that i thought was overplayed really - i mean - what was she thinking, exactly? falling for a fucking huge monster ape? where did she see it going, do you think? save that sort of syrup for disney, purrrrlease...

[gambit]

Originally Posted by //\/\/

bleurgh - made me want to puke my popcorn - skating and having fun in a city where everybody was looking for them? it was the whole woman/gorilla thing that i thought was overplayed really - i mean - what was she thinking, exactly? falling for a fucking huge monster ape? where did she see it going, do you think? save that sort of syrup for disney, purrrrlease...

I kinda looked at it as an owner-pet relationship thing. Obviously, she wasn't going to do anything with Kong--it's not physically possible. But maybe she just wanted to be friends. You know how emotional the ladies get.

[jOHN rODRIGUEZ]

. . . and I still cried, knowing all along what would come in the end . . .

Now THAT'S damn good cinema.