Originally Posted By DAR I just picked this up yesterday. I haven't watched the movie with Peter Jackson's commentary(his LOTR one's are some of the best) But on the third disc there's a three hour documentary on the making of this film. It goes all the way back to 96 when they first started doing FX tests for the movie. It might be one of the best making of programs I've ever seen. I know a lot of people didn't like this film, the first hour is slow I'll give people that. But once they reach Skull Island the movie never lets up and it become the very definition of a thrill ride.
Originally Posted By Jim in Merced CA I really enjoyed King Kong. It was the first movie I watched on our plasma TV, and it really showcased all the great features, sound and picture.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I remember HATING this movie simply for the fact that it was coming out so soon after "Narnia" (which I was ECSTATIC about), and how it was gonna try to really give Narnia a big blow and steal away most of the movie-going audience. Just mean competition and greed. Then I saw "Narnia". I wish Kong had opened the very same weekend and Narnia had bombed. Oh, well.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I agree. I saw narnia in the theater and didn't care for it at all. I was surprised that I disliked it so much after all of the popular buzz I'd heard. I just recently caught about twenty or thirty minutes of it on tv, and I didn't like it any better the second time around. Conversely, I was kind of reluctant to see king kong, but went anyway and was surprised at how much I liked it. I saw it again when it came out on DVD, and I'll probably end up buying this new extended version.
Originally Posted By TALL Disney Guy I've always loved the books gadzuux (and enjoy the BBC version), and the film didn't present Lewis's depiction of Narnia, IMO. And that's just one problem I had with it.
Originally Posted By MissCandice I enjoyed King Kong but the bug scenes made me ill. When I read that this was the extended edition I was wondering if there were more bug scenes in it. UGH. I love Peter Jackson but I think one of these days he is going to make a movie that is 24 hours long.
Originally Posted By gadzuux If I were to point out flaws and imperfections in the movie, it would be that some scenes were overmilked and overlong - the bug attack, the dino chase, the whole first twenty minutes that set up the story, and the final battle on top of the skyscraper. But the stuff they got right is top notch - including kong. He's very expressive for CGI, and quickly becomes a believable and sympathetic character. Wrap some stare-of-the-art, amazing special effects around him, and you've got a terrific movie.
Originally Posted By threeundertwo I might buy this one. I enjoyed most of it, except where Peter Jackson forgot to edit. I'd probably really enjoy the "making of" feature. Thanks for the recommendation. And I'm with you Candice, the bug scene was about 10 minutes too long. And TDG, I didn't know you disliked Narnia. I really didn't like it at all. The beavers really bugged me. It just seemed all wrong in so many ways. Sorry to hear it disappointed you, I know how you love those books.
