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King Kong: The Movie
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2nyRiggz said:
I actually quite liked "The Frighteners" - particurlarly the scenes toward the end in the mental hospital when it keeps fading between the present and the past.
I am really looking forward to King Kong. Every time I see the trailer on TV I get excited
xsedrinam said:
I don't know if the exact quote is in the film, but the voice over on one of the trailers mirrors this very closely.
I think LOTR was one of the best if not the best movie i have ever seen. I never heard of petter before LOTR like most of you, it seems this movie is going to be huge. I will be the first person in line to buy a ticket or go online 
. This movie is at the top of my list.
. This movie is at the top of my list.edesignuk said:Holy. ****. That looks amazing
Yeah! And I've just booked my tickets to go and see it week after next with a friend at Leicester Square...
This is definitely made to be seen on a huge screen.
Apologies for the blatantly superficial and off-topic comment, but Peter Jackson looks like he's lost a good bit of weight!Blue Velvet said:
Lyle said:Apologies for the blatantly superficial and off-topic comment, but Peter Jackson looks like he's lost a good bit of weight!
Yeah, I read an interview where he said he was fed-up with feeling tired and heavy all the time... good on him. Must be hard on your back and joints when you get a little older.
I imagine you've got to keep yourself in pretty good shape to submit yourself to the punishing schedule of making and promoting films like this...
Dammit, thsi work PC won't play the quicktime movie. ARGH!
I'll watch it at home.
IS this movie REALLY going to be 3 hours long? (that's what my gf said).
I dunno. Lord of the Rings got painful on the ass. Let's hoep this movie keeps the ecitement up enough that I don't notice until I have to get up to leave, when I will walk like I have rickets.
I'll watch it at home.
IS this movie REALLY going to be 3 hours long? (that's what my gf said).
I dunno. Lord of the Rings got painful on the ass. Let's hoep this movie keeps the ecitement up enough that I don't notice until I have to get up to leave, when I will walk like I have rickets.
At first I was reluctant on seeing this movie (Dinosaurs, nomads, and a giant Ape?... come on now)... but that's when the teaser trailer was out and the visuals were crappy.... thankfully now they are much more sharp.
Long stong short - I will be seeing this movie, I'm expecting Jack Black to have a breakout performance (and no, I'm not lying)
Long stong short - I will be seeing this movie, I'm expecting Jack Black to have a breakout performance (and no, I'm not lying)
and the oscar for best everything goes to Peter Jackson. this movie is great. best movie of the year.
I'm angry.....(highlight blank spots if u watched the movie)
The place where i watched kong was horrible. we watched almost all of the movie, the part where kong died and fell of the building was cut.
i was so angry.....the lights came up and people were upset....we stayed in the movie for at least ten minutes but they didnt show the rest. my question is can someone tell me what happen after
kong fell off the building?
Bless
I'm angry.....(highlight blank spots if u watched the movie)
The place where i watched kong was horrible. we watched almost all of the movie, the part where kong died and fell of the building was cut.
i was so angry.....the lights came up and people were upset....we stayed in the movie for at least ten minutes but they didnt show the rest. my question is can someone tell me what happen after
kong fell off the building?
Bless
Ok, just seen it.
I think in parts it was spectacular, and pretty special. However, some fighting went on way too long, and overall I think 3 hours, 8 mins was a little too long. I wouldn't put it up with LOTR.. That got a 9/10 from me I think.. this was 7.5 or 8.
Amazingly, me and some friends only had 5 other people in the cinema watching with us.
I think in parts it was spectacular, and pretty special. However, some fighting went on way too long, and overall I think 3 hours, 8 mins was a little too long. I wouldn't put it up with LOTR.. That got a 9/10 from me I think.. this was 7.5 or 8.
Amazingly, me and some friends only had 5 other people in the cinema watching with us.
We went out to see it last night and very impressed we were with it too. One complaint though as a severe arachnaphobe I'm getting annoyed with all the big spidery stuff Peter Jackson seems to like putting in his films...
Same here the cinema was pretty deserted, which surprised us a lot. It was the 7pm Thursday viewing I can only assume people will maybe prefer a trip out to see it over the weekend?XIII said:Amazingly, me and some friends only had 5 other people in the cinema watching with us.
Not opening well
I've not seen the movie and from everything I've heard, it's superb; however, for some reason, it's not opening well.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/375339p-318904c.html
It might be, as the article points out, one of those movies that takes a bit to build momentum and then it will take off.
As down as I am on expensive movie tickets, idiots in theatres with cell phones, greedy Hollywood slimebags, etc., I'm still drawn to movies that are as well done as this one obviously is. Some movies translate well to the home theater but I want to see this one for the first time on the large screen.
I've not seen the movie and from everything I've heard, it's superb; however, for some reason, it's not opening well.
http://www.nydailynews.com/front/story/375339p-318904c.html
It might be, as the article points out, one of those movies that takes a bit to build momentum and then it will take off.
As down as I am on expensive movie tickets, idiots in theatres with cell phones, greedy Hollywood slimebags, etc., I'm still drawn to movies that are as well done as this one obviously is. Some movies translate well to the home theater but I want to see this one for the first time on the large screen.
Moof1904 said:
I agree - this is definitely one of those films that deserves to be seen on the big screen.
Add to that a group of chattering teenagers sat towards the front, smacking each other around the head with a blown up condom. One of the treats that helped make last night a memorable cinematic experience for us.Moof1904 said:
Still, they quietened down once the action reached the island.
jayscheuerle
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Great to see on a big screen.
Saw it with my daughter (9) yesterday afternoon. She cried at the end and hid her face during the scary parts. Of course, she did the same thing while watching the 1933 version last week.
LONG movie. I hope the DVD comes out with a 90 minute studio cut! Fight scenes, dinosaurs and bugs were a gratuitous special effects masturbation fest, but worth seeing once.
The amount of emotion they were able to put into a creature that didn't speak was amazing, as well as how accurately they took clues from the way that apes naturally express themselves (at least in zoos). This Kong was VERY much a gorilla. A BAD ASS GORILLA! Lots of homages to the original and I'd suggest watching the original (both DVDs in the new set) first to fully enjoy this version.
New York, circa 1933, looks fantastic. The aerial shots at the end really gave you a sense of how doomed Kong was, up there all alone (essentially), with nowhere to hide or go. His death was desperate and sad, though not completely unfulfilled or empty.
Don't drink beforehand and don't bring any drinks in with you because you don't want to miss a trick in this 3 hr and 7 minute extravaganza. Nobody really thought that a director who just made a 9 hour movie could hold himself to 90 minutes, did they?...
Saw it with my daughter (9) yesterday afternoon. She cried at the end and hid her face during the scary parts. Of course, she did the same thing while watching the 1933 version last week.
LONG movie. I hope the DVD comes out with a 90 minute studio cut! Fight scenes, dinosaurs and bugs were a gratuitous special effects masturbation fest, but worth seeing once.
The amount of emotion they were able to put into a creature that didn't speak was amazing, as well as how accurately they took clues from the way that apes naturally express themselves (at least in zoos). This Kong was VERY much a gorilla. A BAD ASS GORILLA! Lots of homages to the original and I'd suggest watching the original (both DVDs in the new set) first to fully enjoy this version.
New York, circa 1933, looks fantastic. The aerial shots at the end really gave you a sense of how doomed Kong was, up there all alone (essentially), with nowhere to hide or go. His death was desperate and sad, though not completely unfulfilled or empty.
Don't drink beforehand and don't bring any drinks in with you because you don't want to miss a trick in this 3 hr and 7 minute extravaganza. Nobody really thought that a director who just made a 9 hour movie could hold himself to 90 minutes, did they?...
jayscheuerle
macrumors 68020
Jaffa Cake said:
Gotcha beat! We saw the 1:10 pm show behind a row of 10 mentally handicapped adults. You feel guilty even ASKING them to quiet down, but some of their reactions and expressions were quite amusing in an innocent way.
jayscheuerle
macrumors 68020
AmigoMac said:The lord of the apes, "The fellowship of the kong".
The musical score sounds like it could have been directly lifted from LOTR. Yes, I know the composer's the same, but John Williams was able to differentiate between the themes of his films extremely successfully.
There was an annoying, pervasive thump that seemed omnipresent, as though to always suggest that a large beast was walking nearby.
jayscheuerle
macrumors 68020
XIII said:
Right. Cut the Spider Pit sequence. Cut the Pond skating sequence. Cut half the brontosaurus and 75% of the Tri-rex sequences. Cut a bunch of the first third character development..
When this comes out on DVD, I'm ripping it to a high quality Quicktime, editing it down and putting it back on DVD. Save the extended fight scenes as extras.
Yep, I'm right with you on that one.jayscheuerle said:
There was discussion of this on the radio earlier today – one theory put forward is that the long running time might be putting off casual cinema goers. Still, we'll see if admissions pick up during the run up to Christmas.Moof1904 said:
Jaffa Cake said:
Those were my thoughts as well. I am one of those people who will be seeing it over Xmas with my family and friends.