Originally Posted By teddibubbles I LOVED IT! I want to see it win some awards! I liked this film more than many films I have seen!.. ................ ............ ...................SPOILERS............... I did think they did a lot of over kill in this film! BUT it did grab the people that need that LOL > hubby < the only things I agree with hubby is the actor that played Denem COO COO ! LOL just couldnt warm up to that actor!... I love how they did this film! they took that same story and OWNED IT! The afects blew us away!... and I am a King Kong lover! yet when I first saw Who the Girl was to be.. I felt bumed..but SHE WAS GREAT! and when I saw Kong.. I sat there saying YAH RIGHT! how the HECK! am I going to warm up to THIS! "mean" WILD! monster! I was realling feeling I walked into a bummer movie! but WOW WOW WOW! I LOVED! HOW they thought of to make her interesting TO him! WOW! I my self didnt like the creapy parts.. BUT it MADE the movie! ... ((( TALK TO ME!)) WOW!
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 Teddi I saw it for a second time yesterday. I thought it was just a magnificent entertainment. I can't think of a director who's been on a roll like this. I do want to say one thing about the creepy parts. PEOPLE WHO TAKE THEIR KIDS TO THIS FILM. I'm talking 3 4 and 5 year olds. No way no how should they see this film. Once they hit Skull Island the film becomes very scary. The islanders, the V-rex scene and omg any scene involving insects. The people in our group that saw the film are adults and even we were pretty scared at those scenes.
Originally Posted By oc_dean It's really a well crafted movie...... (Thank you Peter-LotR-Jackson!) .... But one has to be in the mood for what I think is a thin story line. Giant Gorilla loves girl Giant Gorilla losses girl end of story. I did like the way Jackson recreated NYC circa early 30s. Excellent!!
Originally Posted By teddibubbles Thank you! I so dig this film. cant wait to buy it! ... any more people???
Originally Posted By irishfan Yeah I saw it and enjoyed it a lot. I thought Naomi Watts was outstanding! Like oc-dean, I thought the recreation of NYC was just stunning. I have to say though, some of the special effects were a bit "dodgy" in my view. Especially a couple of scenes with them running from the dinos in the island. Other than that, very enjoyable.
Originally Posted By aevillanueva I took my daughter (13) and we loved it! We did see a couple of young children ( 6 or 7 years old) having to be taken out during the Skull Island scene. It is PG-13 for a reason. We may have to see it again!!
Originally Posted By woody I chose to see Narnia over the hideously enlarged gorilla. Narnia was great. I'll wait for the DVD for King Kong.
Originally Posted By deadmentellnotales Great film, I think it reminds me of those B movies I watched with my Grandfather as a kid.
Originally Posted By TheBellCaptain It's an awesome movie. I went to go see it 'cause I'm a big fan of the original, and 'cuz Adrien Brody is in it (and shirtless in one scene, too! Thank you, Peter Jackson)...the movie is FANTASTIC! The visual effects are mindblowing. And, y'know, I was really impressed with Jack Black as Carl Denham...I didn't think he could pull it off, since most of his past roles have been comedic, but I'll be darned, he did a really good job.
Originally Posted By arstogas I took my ten year-old niece... and in the Dinosaur Stampede scene, she leans over to me - ten years old - and whispers: "I think the dinosaurs are a bit much." Couldn't have said it better myself... From here on out, my niece will be doing coverage on all my scripts... ha.
Originally Posted By oc_dean LOL Hey Arsto ... leaving the Cinerama Dome, I overheard two (what seemed to be industry people) girls say .... "And as far as the Jurrasic Park rip-off scene goes...." ...I was laughing.
Originally Posted By teddibubbles We over heard the cutest thing in the show! u cute little kid was siting with his family behind us! and loudly said " How come he (kong) gets to eat with his mouth open ? and I dont get too? " LOLOLOL so sweet!!! we where all laughing!
Originally Posted By TomSawyer Good movie, but it needed to be about an hour shorter. There wasn't much reason to show up at the theater until about a minute before the ship hit the fog bank. I loved those early scenes of New York, since that place and time in history fascinates me. But I don't think Jackson tied those scenes in with the rest of the story very effectively.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I just saw this last night, and I went into the theater hoping I might be able to enjoy it - I loved it! Yes, some of the scenes are beat to death and might be "overkill" (dinosaurs, pygmies) but they were still terrific scenes that might have benefited by being a bit shorter and tighter. Kong is the star - a fully realized digital leading man, er, ape. He's expressive and fearsome, yet tender and sympathetic when he needs to be. Nice job. The best part of the movie is skull island. The voyage to the island introduces the characters nicely and looks great while doing it. The change back to NY is abrupt and to my taste the movie takes a downturn at this point, and becomes even more preposterous. But that's okay because after all it IS 'king kong' we're talking about, and the story HAS to relocate to new york. In the past month or so, I've seen 'brokeback mountain' and 'narnia' and didn't care for either one. My expectations for 'kong' were low, but for now I think it's my favorite movie since 'batman begins'. Could it have been shorter and tighter - sure. But once I'm hooked into a movie and feel that I'm in the hands of a gifted storyteller, I'm content to let it unfold as it will. This is just a terrific movie that hit me right - all the way through.
Originally Posted By scottie The King Kong concept is lame. At least I've always thought. Big goofy gorilla. That's all I could see. But had to go see what the heck all this hype is about. I know hype is a dirty word around here. I thought this movie was a great ride. Exactly what those huge AMC screens and blasting speakers were made for. Most movies I'd rather wait to watch in the comfort of my own home. Gotta see this one in the theatre with the best system and the biggest screen! I hate it when I get the puny screen or when they don't have the sound turned up enough. This was definitely the big screen and you can feel the rumble in the seats. It was all overkill but I wasn't complaining. I actually liked the over the top action. So does that make it not overkill to me? Who cares? Didn't have to think at all and was loving it because sometimes you just need to give your mind a rest. Have fun. Go along for the ride. Entertainment is good. That's why we love Disney, right? I really enjoyed Narnia as a kid flick. And I still don't know if I want to see Brokeback on the big screen or just wait till it comes out on DVD. But with all of the hype surrounding these few movies, for me it's been a good 2/3 so far where it's met or exceeded my expectations.
Originally Posted By Rsey103 I rented the Peter Jackson Production Diaries from Netflix and even that was too long. They did what seemed like 15 minutes on the steam coming up from the street on the New York set. Are these people unable to edit themselves? What was on 2 DVD's could have been condensed down to 1 DVD. Leave your audience satisfied and wanting more---not wondering when is it ever going to end.
Originally Posted By DDMAN26 It's funny David Lean was known for making long movies and nobody seemed to mind.
Originally Posted By gadzuux I think they did. His more famous films (ryan's daughter, bridge over the river kwai, dr zhivago, lawrence of arabia, passage to india) were 'good' movies, but bloated and overblown with their own sense of self-importance. They practically define the term "oscar bait" - where 'art' (or cinematic wanking) gets in the way of telling the story.
