King Kong

[SingleDoubt]

...is getting rave reviews

can't wait to see this one (i just hope i can last 3+ hours)

[kirbs84]

IGN gave it a 3 out of 5. That's just alright by their standards, and I usually agree with what they have to say about movies. However, I still really want to see this one. Their only real complaint was that it was slow in some parts, which should have just been cut out. It still has a good rating over at rottentomatoes though. That in and of itself is an accomplishment.

[YouMadeTheScene]

How far does this push Peter Jackson in terms of big time directors?

[brutusUbastard]

How far does this push Peter Jackson in terms of big time directors?

He proves he's no fluke. This picture is outstanding. Jack Black's performance is fitting. It can get ocassionally cheesy, but it an amazing social commentary and should not be missed. Naomi Watt's gives a downright incredible performance.

Oh yeah, some of the coolest action sequences all year.

[she cant swim!]

should be seeing this friday

looks to be an epic picture

[Broken Parachute]

2 words:

Jack Black 8)

[itsjdiggity]

I don't know why but I laughed hard when the TV spot had Coldplay on it.

[mylkhead]

yeah i don't know when i'll see it, but i want to

[clevername]

I'll see it eventually.. this and chronicles of narnia

[cantnokdahustle]

"infuckingcredible!" I loved how Jackson put the nod to Dead/Alive (watch for the sumatran rat-monkey).

but really.....fucking incredible!

[mogwaifearsatan]

This and Narnia are the first reasons I've had to go to the theaters in forever. Narnia was fucking beautiful.

[btbam > you]

i loved it. it did seem a little slow and drawn out at parts, but the action sequences were incredible, and naomi watts gave one of the best performances i've seen in a long long time.

[JHallow]

i really want to see this, but i dont think i can handle sitting in a seat at the movies for 3 hours, i may go gold class though.

[CorporateFish]

I want to see it..

[lostntheseethru]

ok i know this thread is a few days old, but i went to see the movie on wednesday night and i thought it wasnt as good as it could have been.


an hour and a half into the movie there was still no sight of kong or the idea that kong existed.

the reasons i thought the movie would suck didnt really seem to matter
ie, jack black doing a serious role, the dinosaurs on the island.

it was put together ok, i mean it is a peter jackson movie so there was a lot to it that made it possible to be a absolutely amazing movie...i had nightmares of the natives and the bugs on the island. that right there shows how "real" it felt. i just felt it could have been cut down and the movie would have been great

[Carlo Marx]

"infuckingcredible!" I loved how Jackson put the nod to Dead/Alive (watch for the sumatran rat-monkey).

but really.....fucking incredible!

woah woah woah... the rat monkey has a cameo in this movie? Now I'm definitely seeing it.

[Carlo Marx]

ok i know this thread is a few days old, but i went to see the movie on wednesday night and i thought it wasnt as good as it could have been.


an hour and a half into the movie there was still no sight of kong or the idea that kong existed.

the reasons i thought the movie would suck didnt really seem to matter
ie, jack black doing a serious role, the dinosaurs on the island.

it was put together ok, i mean it is a peter jackson movie so there was a lot to it that made it possible to be a absolutely amazing movie...i had nightmares of the natives and the bugs on the island. that right there shows how "real" it felt. i just felt it could have been cut down and the movie would have been great

the dinosaurs were there in the original king kong.

[lostntheseethru]

the dinosaurs were there in the original king kong.

yes, they were in the book as well...

i just meant i wasnt too impressed in seeing previews when it came to the dinosaurs

[SLADE775]

ok i know this thread is a few days old, but i went to see the movie on wednesday night and i thought it wasnt as good as it could have been.


an hour and a half into the movie there was still no sight of kong or the idea that kong existed.

the reasons i thought the movie would suck didnt really seem to matter
ie, jack black doing a serious role, the dinosaurs on the island.

it was put together ok, i mean it is a peter jackson movie so there was a lot to it that made it possible to be a absolutely amazing movie...i had nightmares of the natives and the bugs on the island. that right there shows how "real" it felt. i just felt it could have been cut down and the movie would have been great


I thought is was horribly put together....

they left out info that I wanted to know. Like a little more backround on the characters per say.

Also, the unrealism of everything just got out of hand.

The shooting the bugs scene was unneccary and dumb.

I stand by my review of this one.

[radiofriendly]

I thought is was horribly put together....

they left out info that I wanted to know. Like a little more backround on the characters per say.

Also, the unrealism of everything just got out of hand.

The shooting the bugs scene was unneccary and dumb.

I stand by my review of this one.

wow, didn't think anybody else would think so. i did think it was a good 3 star movie. it was fun, but it was so over the top and sloppy in some parts. And like you said, i think peter jackson put in far too many of his own creations and ideas, and really bogged down the story. i loved the mysticism and excitement i felt in the beginning as well as at the end, the middle did me in.

oh, and there were way too many CGI copouts. the dinosaurs were poorly done, and while that chase scene with the herd of brontosaurs was really exciting, come, it was really kind of hokey. i thought there could have been more effort to contribute to some better looking CGIs, if that's the route the filmmakers want to go.

the acting was fine. Naomi Watts was exceptional. I actually enjoyed Adrian Brody. Jack Black was good, but you couldn't help but laugh when he tried to recite some of the film's trademark lines. but all in all, i thought this film fell short in areas that could have made this an epic.

oh and did anyone else catch andy serkis(gollum/king kong) as one of the crew members.

[lostntheseethru]

I thought is was horribly put together....

they left out info that I wanted to know. Like a little more backround on the characters per say.

Also, the unrealism of everything just got out of hand.

The shooting the bugs scene was unneccary and dumb.

I stand by my review of this one.

i am unbelievably afraid of bugs. spiders especially but really any bug. so the second the creepy crawly noise started, my eyes went shut and my hood went over my face....so i didnt watch any of it. obviously i could hear it but i didnt watch a single second where the bugs were.

this is gonna sound odd, but it drove me crazy that the t-rex chomped the giant lizard looking dino in half with one bite, but three t-rexes couldnt bring kong down...that just made no sense to me...

[SLADE775]

wow, didn't think anybody else would think so. i did think it was a good 3 star movie. it was fun, but it was so over the top and sloppy in some parts. And like you said, i think peter jackson put in far too many of his own creations and ideas, and really bogged down the story. i loved the mysticism and excitement i felt in the beginning as well as at the end, the middle did me in.

oh, and there were way too many CGI copouts. the dinosaurs were poorly done, and while that chase scene with the herd of brontosaurs was really exciting, come, it was really kind of hokey. i thought there could have been more effort to contribute to some better looking CGIs, if that's the route the filmmakers want to go.

the acting was fine. Naomi Watts was exceptional. I actually enjoyed Adrian Brody. Jack Black was good, but you couldn't help but laugh when he tried to recite some of the film's trademark lines. but all in all, i thought this film fell short in areas that could have made this an epic.

oh and did anyone else catch andy serkis(gollum/king kong) as one of the crew members.

Pretty much where I'm at with it, I thought Brody was fairly useless though. The dinosaurs looked cartooney while Kong looked great I still wasen't impressed.

[SLADE775]

i am unbelievably afraid of bugs. spiders especially but really any bug. so the second the creepy crawly noise started, my eyes went shut and my hood went over my face....so i didnt watch any of it. obviously i could hear it but i didnt watch a single second where the bugs were.

this is gonna sound odd, but it drove me crazy that the t-rex chomped the giant lizard looking dino in half with one bite, but three t-rexes couldnt bring kong down...that just made no sense to me...

I don't mind bugs, I have a pet terantula named Perry.

The t-rex scene was dumb.....just dumb. I was writhing in my seat at how horribly done it was.

[lostntheseethru]

Pretty much where I'm at with it, I thought Brody was fairly useless though. The dinosaurs looked cartooney while Kong looked great I still wasen't impressed.

there were a few times when i had to laugh at kong cuz i really was reminded harry and the hendersons when i looked at him

[lostntheseethru]

I don't mind bugs, I have a pet terantula named Perry.

The t-rex scene was dumb.....just dumb. I was writhing in my seat at how horribly done it was.
oh my i got all light headed just thinking of a pet terantula...

[fromwithin]

this looks like a miserable, expensive piece of crap. especially casting jack black as the lead, he's a comedian not a serious actor and he will never be. narnia is where its at. ever since watching the BBC tapes when I was a kid I dreamed this movie would be made with the special effects of today and it came true. there has been nothing in the theaters lately that has caught my eye other than narnia.

[SLADE775]

oh my i got all light headed just thinking of a pet terantula...

http://www.cloudforestalive.org/images/wallpaper/tarantula2_1024.jpg

[lostntheseethru]

http://www.cloudforestalive.org/images/wallpaper/tarantula2_1024.jpg

yea, i love you slade, but i also know how you work....soooooo im gonna thank my lucky stars that pic wont show up :bigsmile:

[SLADE775]

yea, i love you slade, but i also know how you work....soooooo im gonna thank my lucky stars that pic wont show up :bigsmile:

I love you too....

but Dammit!!

You have to see it

http://www.midwestexoticpetcenter.com/db4/00396/midwestexoticpetcenter.com/_uimages/GoliathBirdeaterTopWhole.jpg

[lostntheseethru]

Jesus Christ!

They Are Both Up Now...

[lostntheseethru]

ok make them go away i see them...

[SLADE775]

ok make them go away i see them...

hahahahaha

I won't post anymore.....

[lostntheseethru]

you're lucky i have my threads set backwards so that the top post is the last post posted...otherwise id have to....i dunno kick you in the shin or something

[SLADE775]

you're lucky i have my threads set backwards so that the top post is the last post posted...otherwise id have to....i dunno kick you in the shin or something

hahaha

C'mon.....It's just a spider.

I once found a black widows in a jacket of mine.

Now THAT is scary.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/19582.jpg

[lostntheseethru]

hahaha

C'mon.....It's just a spider.

I once found a black widows in a jacket of mine.

Now THAT is scary.
http://www.nlm.nih.gov/medlineplus/ency/images/ency/fullsize/19582.jpg


YOU SAID NO MORE!!!!

[lostntheseethru]

i have passed out many times by finding a spider on me...and if i dont pass out i go into an extreme panic attack. we tried one of those "face your fears" classes...yea i kept passing out and i wasnt getting anywhere so i quit

[SLADE775]

i have passed out many times by finding a spider on me...and if i dont pass out i go into an extreme panic attack. we tried one of those "face your fears" classes...yea i kept passing out and i wasnt getting anywhere so i quit

hahahahaahahaha

That was great....

You just made me literally laugh out loud.

I'm deathly afraid of wasps.....

[PunkDrums182]

I saw it last night and I loved it. It was pretty awesome, the whole kong/anne love story was sad. My girlfriend cried for the last like half hour. I made fun of her, but it was sad. Anyway, it was great, great action, and king kong dying was really sad.

[lostntheseethru]

hahahahaahahaha

That was great....

You just made me literally laugh out loud.

I'm deathly afraid of wasps.....

the more "dangerous" the insect...the more im afraid of it

im glad you had a good laugh at my expense...;)

[SLADE775]

I saw it last night and I loved it. It was pretty awesome, the whole kong/anne love story was sad. My girlfriend cried for the last like half hour. I made fun of her, but it was sad. Anyway, it was great, great action, and king kong dying was really sad.

I was not sad when he died.

I cringed when JB said "it was beauty that killed the beast."

Just horrible.

[lostntheseethru]

I was not sad when he died.

I cringed when JB said "it was beauty that killed the beast."

Just horrible.

i thought that was super lame.

i always get pissed at the end of movies when the "bad guy" realizes what hes done and its too late. i think that is the fucking worst way for a movie to go.

[SLADE775]

i thought that was super lame.

i always get pissed at the end of movies when the "bad guy" realizes what hes done and its too late. i think that is the fucking worst way for a movie to go.

Me too.

[lostntheseethru]

Me too.
it just honestly doesnt make any sense to me. let them stay bad guys...thats the whole point. they are meant to be the ones you hate in the movie. giving them a soft spot ruins it. and it makes it even worse when they realize it AFTER shit goes down and theyve ruined everything.

[xgloryxfadesx27]

I saw it tonight. I'm pretty much in love with Naomi Watts...

[FASSWcore]

this movie was absolutely amazing, that's all there is to say

[xgloryxfadesx27]

this movie was absolutely amazing, that's all there is to say

Some of it seemed a little to drawn out, IMO..but it was pretty sick when Kong started throwing down. :wink:

[Brownpants06]

I enjoyed this movie. The Kong action sequences were done very well. Allthough I found the ending very drawn out and almost boring. I didn't know it was so sad, hah.

I'd give it 4/5.

[justinevans]

I'll see it eventually.. this and chronicles of narnia

narnia was good.

[jimboj917]

i am the harshest critic/nit picker and i think this movie was AMAZING. if you want to be a director someday, give up now, becuase this one will be hard to top.

[lackofcolour 13]

I found it spectacular. I suspect the general public will not like it though. To them I say this- before you go see it, read any Hemingway novel, and you will get ten times more out of it.

[lackofcolour 13]

also. I fucking loved how the king kong extravaganza at the theatre was the re-enactment of the island natives from the original.

[FstFtsVsFences]

6/10 and I'm being generous

[FallOutBoyRoXx]

i just saw it today it was ggggggggrrrrrrreat a little creepy but great its 3hrs and 30mins

[xgloryxfadesx27]

i just saw it today it was ggggggggrrrrrrreat a little creepy but great its 3hrs and 30mins

As if nobody noticed how long it was when they saw it.

[cubz84]

the best part of the movie was when Kong totally chuck norris'd the t-rex. he gave it a roundhouse kick to the face. it was fucking awesome. I'd pay the $8 just to see that again.

[SLADE775]

i am the harshest critic/nit picker and i think this movie was AMAZING. if you want to be a director someday, give up now, becuase this one will be hard to top.

You are a complete idiot.

-that is all

[SLADE775]

6/10 and I'm being generous

Exactly how I feel.

[radiofriendly]

it's frustrating to think how much better this movie would've been if Peter Jackson wasn't so full himself and his creative touches.

For the first hour, i really did love this film. the camerawork was great. the acting was superb. it had the excitement of some classic movies. Jack Black was surprising me. and there first encounter with the natives was frightening.

...then it was literally like Peter Jackson just couldn't leave it alone. He throws in dozens of completely useless scenes, with these completely useless creations. then before we knew it he lost the story and the interest. 3 hours was ambitious, and could've worked, but there was a good 30 minutes of footage that served absolutely no purpose. not too mention the CGI's(the brontosaurus chase, bugs, theatre escape in particular) that absolutely shot this movie's chances of being taken seriously.

I really enjoyed the last scenes in New York as well. they were very heartfelt and intense(discarding jack blacks final face shot).

this film just could of been so much better.

[last light]

i thought it was great. 9/10

[[Brendan]]

the best part of the movie was when Kong totally chuck norris'd the t-rex. he gave it a roundhouse kick to the face. it was fucking awesome. I'd pay the $8 just to see that again.True dat.

I saw King Kong last Thursday. The film could have been slightly shorter, especially in the first third, but this is a minor nitpick of a film that is tremendously entertaining and wonderfully crafted. Tampering with classics is a risky business. Peter Jackson recognized a valid reason for doing so and went for it with his inner movie geek bearing to arms. His film is marvelous entertainment, a great big thumping movie-movie that stands beside, all the while honoring, the greatness of the original. 9/10

Thats my take on it anyway.

[fluke182]

it's frustrating to think how much better this movie would've been if Peter Jackson wasn't so full himself and his creative touches.

For the first hour, i really did love this film. the camerawork was great. the acting was superb. it had the excitement of some classic movies. Jack Black was surprising me. and there first encounter with the natives was frightening.

...then it was literally like Peter Jackson just couldn't leave it alone. He throws in dozens of completely useless scenes, with these completely useless creations. then before we knew it he lost the story and the interest. 3 hours was ambitious, and could've worked, but there was a good 30 minutes of footage that served absolutely no purpose. not too mention the CGI's(the brontosaurus chase, bugs, theatre escape in particular) that absolutely shot this movie's chances of being taken seriously.

I really enjoyed the last scenes in New York as well. they were very heartfelt and intense(discarding jack blacks final face shot).

this film just could of been so much better.
You want to know what those 30 minutes of footage that served no purpose were? Staredowns. Staring between Jack and Ann, Ann and Kong, Kong and Jack, Carl and the audience (as in us, not the audience at the premiere), Bruce with himself. It was 1/4 great, 1/4 good, 1/4 staring and 1/4 bad. So many pointless side stories that didn't develop (WHY GIVE JAMIE BELL'S CHARACTER ANY BACK STORY! THERE WAS NO FOLLOW THROUGH!), the ice skating, the vaudeville scene in front of Kong (Monkey's love slap stick!), THE STARING, omg, THE STARING, the brontasaurus chase where somehow they are running the same speed as 100 foot long dinosaurs. God that movie was infuriating. If he wasn't so self indulgent (I loved, LOVED the LotR series and thought he nailed that whole series) in this movie, Jackson could have had a masterpiece on his hands. If it was 2 hours long, it would have been much, much better.

[seconds]

it was a great movie. at some point it reminded me of godzilla...

[fluke182]

Is that a good thing?

[seconds]

Is that a good thing?
i don't really remember godzilla, but it just did because both king kong and godzilla fought eachother in a movie once, right? i think that's where i got reminded of it.

[FstFtsVsFences]

Just because the movie looks good, doesn't mean that the film itself is brilliant. Ignorance is bliss though I guess...

[American.Death]

i loved it. it did seem a little slow and drawn out at parts, but the action sequences were incredible, and naomi watts gave one of the best performances i've seen in a long long time.
Ditto

I completly agree that some parts were slow an kinda pointless.

[sleepygrlgreen]

...is getting rave reviews

can't wait to see this one (i just hope i can last 3+ hours)i've heard really good things, but i can't see jack black playing a role like this.

[SLADE775]

It's not good.

useless scenes?

HA!

The whole thing was pretty useless.