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Peter Jackson's: King Kong
Has anyone seen it yet? I'm hoping to see it this weekend,Previews look awesome but i still can't believe its 3 hrs long , but maybe PJ figures he can get away with anything after LOTR.
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12-14-2005, 07:21 PM | #2 |
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I'm really looking forward to seeing King Kong.
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Yeah, it has sure got great reviews "rottentomatoes" gave it an average of like 8 out of 10, i think.
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12-14-2005, 07:29 PM | #4 |
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Well, our PJ after all IS a genius. And his heart was so into King Kong, I watched him in a little interview where he admitted he's always dreamed of making King kong. Whenever an artistic genius's heart is in a project, you can bet it'll be a beautiful result.
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12-22-2005, 08:33 PM | #5 |
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Maybe its worth seeing or not...KK has never been my thing. It got good reviews in The Tennessean too, but that opening night gross was surprisingly low, considering the good reviews and hype the film had.
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The release of this movie makes me want to see the original. When the name King Kong is refreshed in my mind, I remember first that I haven't seen the 70(?)-year-old classic, and second that Peter Jackson did a remake.
I do find movies easier to watch movies in colour, but maybe I'll rent them both when PJ's is out on DVD. Maybe dialogue and characterization will be much easier to handle for a character who can't talk as opposed to Gimli. (I'm not bitter.)
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I watched the 1933 classic yesterday for the first time, after seeing PJ's remake several days ago.
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It looks like the box-office is doing pretty well...it beat out Narnia for the #1 spot.
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i saw the film and enjoyed it immensely..
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I enjoyed it. It was a nice return to form after those crappy LOTR monstrosities, IMO. Some very cool directing, and awesome, awesome sets. Kong rocked as well.
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I don't really have a desire to see it, but my kids want to.
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I've heard people complain that you really can't top a giant Claymation Gorilla, but I think Peter Jackson maybe up to the task.
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i thought it was a bit of a crappy movie really, technically very well done i guess but so slow and just a ****ing boring story anyway
i think he needs to scrap onstrous budget films and return to cheap arse horror..
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i enjoyed it was very entertaining and the effects were awsome
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it was a pretty good movie...I could totally tell that it was directed by PJ though...however, it was a bit long...maybe a 2 hr movie would have been better...
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If you like good special effects, if you enjoy watching special effects more than you enjoy seeing a good story, if you can be entertained by the best special effects monsters ever dukeing it out in really really long scenes, and are fine with cheesy dialogue and lots of plot problems, GO SEE THIS MOVIE!!!! The special effects in this film will blow almost anyone away. But nothing else about it will, IMHO.
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It came out on DVD recently yay!
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