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I saw the movie last night. What a dispointment. WAY to long. The attempt to make me feel sorry for an Ape that killed about 50 people in the course of the movie fell flat with me. I thought the acting was poor and although the special effects were great they couldnt compensate for this LOOOOOOOOOONNNNNGGGGG BORING movie
 
I AGREE!!! For a minute there I thought I was the only one who didn’t like this movie. Besides being WAY too long (they could have easily cut out 90 minutes), the relationship between the girl and King Kong was LAME. It is one thing to add a little evidence of Stockholm syndrome, but this went way beyond that.

Big thumbs down from me.
 
I hear more and more people calling this movie “King Bomb” instead of “King Kong”.

PF
 
I havn’t seen it, but a few of my friends have who said it was pretty chill. I might see it, it’s directed by Peter Jackson so I really can’t see how it can be that bad.
 
Did beauty kill the beast?

No? Then the movie didn’t need to go beyond 30 minutes: Man kills giant ape - saves girl.

If, however, you think that certain philosophical aspects of that question are timeless, then this movie adds some new interesting angles; but the undercurrent of Stockholm syndrome is an unintended result which detracts from the question of the power of beauty and its actual dimensions.

I don’t like the new special effects very much these days. It’s because they seem so real, and I end up thinking it’s all fake - because, you know, it can’t be real. I liked the old kind of fake special effects better, because then you had to suspend your sense of disbelief, in order to enjoy the story, and they seemed more real to me.

A couple of teenagers were in the washroom after the movie. They said, “The critics said the movie was three hours long, but it didn’t seem like three hours.”

I concur. I went to the move and time flew.
 
I saw it at the weekend. It was pretty good in my opinion, but too long. The middle bit dragged quite a bit. I thought the first hour was excellent though.

Mike
 
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mdzialo1:
A couple of teenagers were in the washroom after the movie. They said, “The critics said the movie was three hours long, but it didn’t seem like three hours.”

I concur. I went to the move and time flew.
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My expectations were high as it was a Peter Jackson movie. At the end of each of the LOTR movies I was disapointed it was over “so soon” and couldnt wait for the next one to come out. You couldnt pay me to see this one again.

Now to really out the cat among the pigeons think about the scene where Kong takes her to the ledge where he has killed all the Native woman sacrificed to him. He falls, however, for this WHITE woman. Is there a message there?

The only good thing I can say about this movie is its completion frees up Peter Jackson to do the Hobbit.
 
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estesbob:
The only good thing I can say about this movie is its completion frees up Peter Jackson to do the Hobbit.
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Actually, his next project is “Halo”. Can’t wait! 😃
 
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YinYangMom:
Actually, his next project is “Halo”. Can’t wait! 😃
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You’re joking, right? Well, as long as I get to drive in the warthog with a marine at the gun, it could be okay. It is not as good without the marine.
 
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Pug:
You’re joking, right? Well, as long as I get to drive in the warthog with a marine at the gun, it could be okay. It is not as good without the marine.
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Not joking…read about it in Entertainment Weekly. My son is chompin’ at the bit already…of course, his focus now is on the Silent Hill release coming in April… :whacky:

I don’t play the games but I’ve watched my son and his friends play and sit through some of those transitional ‘shorts’ which convey the story…sure is fascinating.

If anyone can transfer a video game story to film, it would be Jackson. So far, not too good. Of course, if it fails, I hope people get the message to stop trying. 😛
 
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YinYangMom:
Actually, his next project is “Halo”. Can’t wait! 😃
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Actually he’s only producing this movie… not directing it.

movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808750180

The Hobbit is still in the wings.
The U.S. distribution rights for this project are currently a quagmire of legalities, and one of the biggest obstacles in this movie being produced. The simplest way to describe the situation is that New Line Cinema has the rights to produce ‘The Hobbit’ but the rights to actually distribute it are held by MGM (via its subsidiary, United Artists). The question at this point is whether the two companies can agree upon a partnership. The Tolkien estate may also be a sizeable factor in the greenlighting of this film.
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movies.yahoo.com/shop?d=hp&cf=prev&id=1808551129
 
Considering a director has yet to be found, it’ll be interesting to see how that pans out. Thanks for the update though.
 
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estesbob:
Now to really out the cat among the pigeons think about the scene where Kong takes her to the ledge where he has killed all the Native woman sacrificed to him. He falls, however, for this WHITE woman. Is there a message there?
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I thought about that too. I found it hilarious that so many people were dying to try to save the white goddess.
 
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estesbob:
Now to really out the cat among the pigeons think about the scene where Kong takes her to the ledge where he has killed all the Native woman sacrificed to him. He falls, however, for this WHITE woman. Is there a message there?
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Goodness, quit being so serious! The only people in the jungle is black, even Kong is black. So when a white woman appears, that’s like finding a diamond among,? You get my meaning?
 
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TheBlackGhost:
I might see it, it’s directed by Peter Jackson so I really can’t see how it can be that bad.
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Obviously you haven’t seen “Meet the Feebles”
 
I’m looking forward to the Halo movie, and news of a Silent Hill movie also gets me excited. Hopefully they are made well, I’ve seen to many game-movie flops.
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Obviously you haven’t seen “Meet the Feebles”
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The man is expected to be perfect now? I said “I really can’t see how it can be that bad.” as in, it will **most likely ** be good. He’s directed some pretty epic movies, I would assume something he produces is decent at least.
 
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TheBlackGhost:
I havn’t seen it, but a few of my friends have who said it was pretty chill. I might see it, it’s directed by Peter Jackson so I really can’t see how it can be that bad.
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That was my attitude: “Peter Jackson? I’m thereI” As has been stated, it put the “bo” in “boring.” And it went on and on and on…it was like a Wagnerian opera without the valkyries singing arias…though if they had come in at the end, I wouldn’t have been surprised.
 
The original King Kong is a classic and deserves so, however this one is a $203 Million bomb. IF you take into effect inflation dollars, the 1933 version in Today’s Dollars would be $10 Million. Since 1933, I’m sure the original version has made More than $10 Million in VHS and DVD sales.
 
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