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King Kong

  • GrayFox
  • December 14, 2005 at 10:23 PM
  • GrayFox
    • December 14, 2005 at 10:23 PM
    • #1

    Just saw it. Spectacular effects.

    After the first 45 minutes or so it's all action. Too bad the sounds were really loud in the theatre and at times it was hard to fully enjoy the over-the-top action (over-the-top in a good way).

    Although it was very enjoyable, I think it missed something that I can't quite put my finger on...

  • Crackerjack
    • December 15, 2005 at 5:36 AM
    • #2

    Just exited the theaters and made it home in one piece. Yes in one piece... Kong is a god damn adventure and its a great one at that. I totally recommend this movie to anyone who is questioning whether to see it or not. Amazing movie. NAOMI WATTS.... hehe Naomi = I moan backwards hehehe!

  • zaphod
    • December 15, 2005 at 5:54 AM
    • #3

    mmmm, can't wait to see this.

  • Tequila
    • December 15, 2005 at 8:24 AM
    • #4

    Yeah, this friday should be awesome.

  • The Postman
    • December 15, 2005 at 8:25 AM
    • #5

    All I gotta say is "Brontosaurus trainwreck" and how I loved this film. Looooong movie though.

  • Mazy
    • December 15, 2005 at 11:16 AM
    • #6

    Gonna see it on Sunday, cant wait

  • Evert
    • December 15, 2005 at 11:19 AM
    • #7

    It was pretty cool, too many scenes that could probably be around half in length.

    Parts of it were awesome, while some parts were only boring, overall a good movie though.

  • RD
    • December 15, 2005 at 11:29 AM
    • #8

    I read on CNN that it was brilliant (dunno why it was on CNN). So ill buy the dvd next week

  • Jezpuh
    • December 15, 2005 at 1:39 PM
    • #9
    Quote from RD

    I read on CNN that it was brilliant (dunno why it was on CNN). So ill buy the dvd next week

    It's out on dvd already?

  • RD
    • December 15, 2005 at 3:37 PM
    • #10

    no

  • DanielAragon
    • December 15, 2005 at 4:06 PM
    • #11
    Quote from GrayFox

    Although it was very enjoyable, I think it missed something that I can't quite put my finger on...

    you mean plot?

  • kleinluka
    • December 18, 2005 at 7:25 AM
    • #12

    saw it today.....and holy crap its fucking amazing. SFX were simply mind blowing and the actors and characters were all very fitting and did a great job playing their roles... the girl was really hot and kong had awesome facial expressions..... aboslutely loved it. best movie in a long long time. kicks the shit out of LOTR too if you ask me..

    peter jackson, you ROCK!

  • GrayFox
    • December 18, 2005 at 7:29 AM
    • #13
    Quote from kleinluka

    kicks the shit out of LOTR too if you ask me..

    Congratulations! You just lost all credibility.

  • kleinluka
    • December 18, 2005 at 8:22 AM
    • #14

    yeah sorry for having an opinion thats different from yours

  • RD
    • December 18, 2005 at 8:47 AM
    • #15

    Imho LOTR are way overrated visual spectacles for a young audience

  • Skjalg
    • December 18, 2005 at 9:13 AM
    • #16
    Quote from RD

    Imho LOTR are way overrated visual spectacles for a young audience

    you have all forgotten the magic

  • jfas
    • December 18, 2005 at 12:19 PM
    • #17

    i havnt seen kong yet, though i want to, as for LOTR, ya they were good, but still grossly overrated, as for my thoughts on Peter Jackson, to me he'll always be the director of Dead Alive (thats not a good thing)...

  • Grinwhrl
    • December 18, 2005 at 2:34 PM
    • #18

    Amazing movie in my opinion.

    The Tex Rez Fights, wow, best.

    The movie accually made me cringe a couple of times,(Bug Part in the tree) and that hasnt happened since i first seen Indiana Jones - Temple of Doom.

  • kleinluka
    • December 18, 2005 at 5:09 PM
    • #19
    Quote from Holeman

    i havnt seen kong yet, though i want to, as for LOTR, ya they were good, but still grossly overrated, as for my thoughts on Peter Jackson, to me he'll always be the director of Dead Alive (thats not a good thing)...

    actually that IS a good thing, cause his splatter movies are freakin hilarious. It's amazing to see how much he has improved since then....Going from crappy movies like that to something like LOTR or King Kong is just incredible.

  • Fletch
    • December 18, 2005 at 5:43 PM
    • #20

    I honestly thought it was one of the shittiest movies I've seen this year. To be fair, I'll make a list.

    The Bad:

    -Horrible matting. You could see really bad edges and glows on too many scenes.

    -Dinosaurs looked like shit. Jurassic Park came out 10 years ago and looks lightyears ahead of these things.

    -CGI charachters had horrible physics logic to them. If all those brontosauruses were hitting the edges of those cliffs, rocks would be sheered off, flesh would be ripped, and all kinds of other shit. They al behaved like they were gummi-dinos. Also, Kong would not be supported by a frozen pond that is clearly only a foot thick of ice when the mortar hit it.

    -The writing was attrocious. I'm fine with making a fun, campy action film ( I love Pirates of the Caribbean), but the writing took itself soooooo damned seriously it was painful to listen to. I felt like Peter Jackson was writing this shit at a 17 year old girl's slumber party.

    -Major pacing and timing issues made it way too long. Look at the last Harry Potter movie. It is about the same time as this, but moves soooooo mcuh quicker. Shots were drawn out for no reason, scenes lasted too long, and the pacing was just not there. What makes this problem worse is everybody knows the story of Kong and knows where things are headed.

    -Zero character depth. The two main characters fall in love in about 5 seconds. Jack Black's character doesn't grow a single damn bit. When it looked like the smug actor was actually growing by staging a rescue, he throws it away by turning back to a prick when he gets to NYC. Again, this is just bad writing.

    -Every other shot was the sun rising. I shit you not. It's the island of the perpetual sunrise.

    -The bitch kept climbing to the top of the building. I mean come on, you've almost fallen off a dozen times. You've been shot at by planes. You know the damn ape is going to die and fall off. Keep your ass inside where it's safe, dummy.

    -The islanders just fucking disappeared. It's not a big island, especially the walled off section, how the hell did 1000 people just disappear?

    -Infinately spawning Red Shirts for the boat crew.

    -There was no payoff for the investment of time on the kid on the boat.

    The good:

    -Kong looked good.

    -Everything from when they arrive back in NYC excluding the ice skating shit and the stuff at the top of the building was great looking and enjoyable to watch.

    -The boat captain was a good character.

    -The vagina/worm/tentacle raep monster.

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