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| Carl |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 12:26:07
I'm really looking forward to this.
http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/king_kong/
http://www.kongisking.net/index.shtml
...And here's a few news stories!
http://entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,15839685-7485,00.html
http://entertainment.news.com.au/story/0,10221,15766198-10431,00.html
http://www.usatoday.com/life/movies/news/2005-06-27-king-kong_x.htm
http://www.smh.com.au/news/Film/The-Kong-and-I/2005/02/11/1108061852372.html?oneclick=true
Oh yeah, has anyone noticed how different Peter Jackson looks now? He lost 70 pounds and had laser eye surgery done. His next film is an adaptation of Alice Sebold's novel The Lovely Bones. Apparently, he'd like to do The Hobbit, but we'll have to wait a few years. There's a lot of legal wrangles going on with it, although I believe there may be some pre-production concept designers working on it!!
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| Carl |
Posted - 08/03/2006 : 14:28:01
Ray Bradbury talking about Kong at this year's Comic Con:
http://youtube.com/watch?v=Ey7oVuEEsQY&search=comic%20con%20king%20kong
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 17:21:14
well, he said "on the computer" which doesn't necessarily mean on the computer monitor. he could quite easily have hooked up his graphics output to a 52" widescreen HDTV and his audio output to a 5.1 surround sound system. so there.
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 17:18:38
well, he said "on the computer" which doesn't necessarily mean on the computer monitor. he could quite easily have hooked up his graphics output to a 52" widescreen HDTV and his audio output to a 5.1 surround sound system. so there.
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| edbanky |
Posted - 08/02/2006 : 11:34:23
Sweet Jesus. Why do they do this to me?
Due to my present condition and predicaments of being a crippled as a result of the fatal accident that I had, I am not able to carry out this contract because I can only walk on a wheel chair. |
| Carl |
Posted - 07/30/2006 : 12:47:47
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| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 07/22/2006 : 11:04:08
Song Jack Black did on snl.
http://youtube.com/watch?v=1qpshyJZg_Q&search=jack%20black%20king%20kong
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| floop |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 14:19:25
you're right. what were they thinking having a stupid gorilla in the film
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| Suicide_Samurai |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 13:36:05
Maybe we have to see it on a big screen so that we can get the most out of those numerous lengthy shots consisting entirely of a close-up of Naomi Watts' face trying to look as adorable as possible, usually followed by a lengthy shot consisting entirely of a close-up of Adrien Brody's face trying to look as loved-up as possible.
Or what about a shot of Jack Black standing on a gloomy island inhabited by terrifying beasts, confronted by a GREAT BIG GAINT GORIL...No, wait, that’s not what I see at all. What I see is Jack Black standing in front of a green screen, trying as hard as possible to look terrified at absolutely nothing, whilst Peter Jackson encourages, "That's it Jack, see, you can do serious films! Now...just open your jaw a little more whilst maintaining that vacant expression...Hey, when's Tenacious D's new album coming out?"
You also get to see a really big shot of a computer-generated ship sailing away from a harbour which completely takes your attention away from what you're looking at and gets you thinking...hmm...why not use a real Goddamn boat?! What a cinematic experience.
I did see this in the cinema, by the way, and these shots were still as contrived and lame as ever. |
| Carl |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 11:44:10
quote:
Originally posted by lonely persuader
If you have to watch a movie on a big screen with surround sound for it to be enjoyable, it's crap movie basically.
Yeah, but computers aren't ideal for watching most movies, unless you have a widescreen monitor and a comfortable viewing position.
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| floop |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 10:31:20
i think if you watch a movie on your computer you relinquish your right to review it because you're not really seeing the film.
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| lonely persuader |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 10:17:59
If you have to watch a movie on a big screen with surround sound for it to be enjoyable, it's crap movie basically.
Im right so there. Don't go on about your amazing visual scenes and graphics shite talk.
A big ape runs a muck, end of.
titanic was a load of shite too was'nt it.
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| s_wrenn |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 10:10:39
Apesploitation movies make me sick. You should all be ashamed of yourselves
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| floop |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 09:39:47
quote:
Originally posted by Carl
quote:
Originally posted by Newo
I guess I´m more open to be cynical cause I watched it on a friends computer.
You kinda have to watch in on a big screen....in the cinema or on a widescreen TV.
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watching movies on a computer is like.. like.. doing something similar that isn't good
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| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 08:56:37
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
quote:
Originally posted by mr.biscuitdoughhead
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Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Get yourself a comfy chair at home.
 I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
I already have one at home. It's the movie theater chairs that are uncomfortable.
Always keep this popular alien phrase in mind: An apple to the day maintains absent doctor.
So what's your problem with the DVD huh? Huh? HUH!?!?!?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
I have no idea was I was talking about before. I guess it doesn't really make any sense now that I read it.
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 07:04:56
quote:
Originally posted by Newo
I guess I´m more open to be cynical cause I watched it on a friends computer.
You kinda have to watch in on a big screen....in the cinema or on a widescreen TV.
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 06:17:01
quote:
Originally posted by mr.biscuitdoughhead
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Get yourself a comfy chair at home.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
I already have one at home. It's the movie theater chairs that are uncomfortable.
Always keep this popular alien phrase in mind: An apple to the day maintains absent doctor.
So what's your problem with the DVD huh? Huh? HUH!?!?!?
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| Newo |
Posted - 07/21/2006 : 05:28:47
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floop Posted - 07/20/2006 : 17:08:16
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Originally posted by Newo
Did anybody ever see that 70s Walter Hill film called The Warriors? it was about a gang stranded on other side of town from their turf trying to cross those of lots of other gangs. The film went like: they´d run for two minutes, encounter a gang, beat tar out of them, then say Okay let´s get moving and run for two minutes, then bump into another gang, beat etc., for 90 minutes. I saw King Kong a few weeks ago and it was like that, bunch of filmmakers run through a procession of ghouls and creepycrawlies with the only change being amplification of the ghoulishness and creepycrawliness as they went on. And it was 3 hours long! they shoulda given it to Walter Hill, least it would´ve had good music.
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i don't mean to sound disrespectful but what were you expecting from KING KONG? it's not like KING KONG is exactly high-brow, Errol Morris type stuff. it's a monkey fucking shit up
I guess I´m more open to be cynical cause I watched it on a friends computer. If I went to it in the cinema I´d be more willing to tell myself I enjoyed it after getting all the way to the cinema, waiting for a ticket, queuing for food, sitting through 20 minutes of advertising, you know like those people who go through humiliating hazing rituals and the more humiliating it is the more they have to tell themselves it was worth it. Or praps I´m genuinely bummed Walter Hill didn´t get it and cast Nick Nolte as Kong.
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| soundofataris |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 19:07:38
quote:
Originally posted by floop
quote:
Originally posted by Newo
Did anybody ever see that 70s Walter Hill film called The Warriors? it was about a gang stranded on other side of town from their turf trying to cross those of lots of other gangs. The film went like: they´d run for two minutes, encounter a gang, beat tar out of them, then say Okay let´s get moving and run for two minutes, then bump into another gang, beat etc., for 90 minutes. I saw King Kong a few weeks ago and it was like that, bunch of filmmakers run through a procession of ghouls and creepycrawlies with the only change being amplification of the ghoulishness and creepycrawliness as they went on. And it was 3 hours long! they shoulda given it to Walter Hill, least it would´ve had good music.
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Gravy boat! Stay in the now!
i don't mean to sound disrespectful but what were you expecting from KING KONG? it's not like KING KONG is exactly high-brow, Errol Morris type stuff. it's a monkey fucking shit up
"I don't have any money to buy new clothes and if they paid me to get some I'd probably buy more hoodies." - Mark Wainfur
In two weeks The Warriors is going to be screened outdoors at Coney Island for free, with most of the original cast present. How cool is that? I wish I wasn't in Boston now. I'd love to come out and play-yay.
I really liked Jackson's King Kong, and would gladly sit through forty more minutes. Maybe they'll finally explain how they got Kong from the island to New York, or how it went from broadway evening show time (9:00pm?) to dawn in lie ten minutes.
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| floop |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 17:08:16
quote:
Originally posted by Newo
Did anybody ever see that 70s Walter Hill film called The Warriors? it was about a gang stranded on other side of town from their turf trying to cross those of lots of other gangs. The film went like: they´d run for two minutes, encounter a gang, beat tar out of them, then say Okay let´s get moving and run for two minutes, then bump into another gang, beat etc., for 90 minutes. I saw King Kong a few weeks ago and it was like that, bunch of filmmakers run through a procession of ghouls and creepycrawlies with the only change being amplification of the ghoulishness and creepycrawliness as they went on. And it was 3 hours long! they shoulda given it to Walter Hill, least it would´ve had good music.
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Gravy boat! Stay in the now!
i don't mean to sound disrespectful but what were you expecting from KING KONG? it's not like KING KONG is exactly high-brow, Errol Morris type stuff. it's a monkey fucking shit up
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| PixieSteve |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 16:51:37
The warriors is a classic, i have that on dvd and i have very few films on dvd.
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| Newo |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 15:41:31
Did anybody ever see that 70s Walter Hill film called The Warriors? it was about a gang stranded on other side of town from their turf trying to cross those of lots of other gangs. The film went like: they´d run for two minutes, encounter a gang, beat tar out of them, then say Okay let´s get moving and run for two minutes, then bump into another gang, beat etc., for 90 minutes. I saw King Kong a few weeks ago and it was like that, bunch of filmmakers run through a procession of ghouls and creepycrawlies with the only change being amplification of the ghoulishness and creepycrawliness as they went on. And it was 3 hours long! they shoulda given it to Walter Hill, least it would´ve had good music.
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| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 11:58:51
quote:
Originally posted by Homers_pet_monkey
Get yourself a comfy chair at home.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
I already have one at home. It's the movie theater chairs that are uncomfortable.
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 11:20:12
quote:
Originally posted by mr.biscuitdoughhead
Oh. Still...13 more minutes!?...Eh, forget it. I don't feel like typing that whole thing out again. But now that I'm typing this, I've already typed more than I would of in the...oh no! I'm doing it again!
Always keep this popular alien phrase in mind: An apple to the day maintains absent doctor.
This is the new dirctor's cut of your post.
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| lonely persuader |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 10:25:35
king kong me arse |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 10:17:53
Get yourself a comfy chair at home.
I'd walk her everyday, into a shady place
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| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 10:05:36
Oh. Still...13 more minutes!?...Eh, forget it. I don't feel like typing that whole thing out again. But now that I'm typing this, I've already typed more than I would of in the...oh no! I'm doing it again!
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 09:57:53
Er, no 13 more minutes, but 40 mins of deleted footage!
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| mr.biscuitdoughhead |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 09:56:31
40 more minutes?? I was already dying sitting there for 3 hours straight. The movie was great, I just can't stand to sit in an uncomfortable chair for that long.
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| Carl |
Posted - 07/20/2006 : 09:53:13
I know a lot of people are gonna roll their eyes at this news, but the Deluxe Extended Edition is coming out on Nov.14 (in the US, anyway). There's actaully only about 13 minutes of additional footage (only!! I know, it's already 3hrs long), but an additional 230 new FX shots...however, there are 40 minutes of deleted scenes-which I imagine will probably feature loads of abandoned monster sequences!
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| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 15:05:21
Didn't have any penguins in it though did it?
Don't believe the type!
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| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:54:30
the original was great!
ray harryhausen...awesome. |
| Homers_pet_monkey |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:50:29
It looks a lot scarier than the original anyway (or the remake). The tribe on the island looked particularly menacing. They had a trailer before War Of The Worlds and yeah it looks pretty good. It's got dinosaurs and a bloody big monkey in it so it HAS to be good.
Let's hope the sequel is about a fuck off great pengiun.
Don't believe the type!
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| tobafett |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 14:22:47
your sig line really made me think ataris...
skippy...wow. flashback. wow. |
| soundofataris |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:56:49
Kong is King. This flick looks fantstic. Jackson was doing online set diaries every couple of days during the production over at http://www.kongisking.net They were really informative and some were just too funny. Kay, bye.
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| zub_the_goat |
Posted - 07/06/2005 : 13:40:16
yeah, i cant wait! and andy serkis is doing the movements for king king himself, im a little worried about jack black in the lead role, as i havent really seen him in much, but i hope to be pleasently surpirsed |
