King Kong

[JoeD]

I am really looking forward to this movie and Narnia. The kiwi journo in the NZ Herald gave Kong 5 stars? Any word from a potentially unbiased aussie critic?

 

[Simo]

I dont know about any agends but in a tv magazine it got something like 4 or 5 out of 5. Apparently a special effects galore with a top notch cast.

I have been drooling over this movie since I saw the preview back in june (bastards get me excited and then make me wait 6 months!).

Hopefully its as good as the preview looks. I love the bit with the T-Rex fighting Kong.

 

[chileman]

Can't wait to take my kids to see Narnia, grew up reading the series and now my boys get to see it on the big screen!

 

[Samwise]

Yeah, not sure what this is gonna be like. The guys on aint it cool news have been going nuts about it forever. Same with Narnia, I was a fan of it as a kid, but whether that stays with me now i'm older is another story. Also not sure whether Andrew Adamson was a very wise choice for director.

 

[gunnamatta bay]

Someone mentioned homosexual chimps in 4c so I think I'll pass.

 

[Red Bear]

Jack Black is in King Kong, which should get me to see it

 

[Eskimo Sharkie]

If Naomi Watts gets her kit off, it will be worth watching, otherwise I think I'll let this one pass. It's been done to death. Remake of a remake of a remake. I'd rather see a movie for the sake of a good storyline or something that makes you think, than rely on boffins with high tech gadgetry to pass it off on special effects.

 

[Generalzod]

Saw the film today it was excellent, the special effects were awesome.

 

[Rustay]

Saw the film today it was excellent, the special effects were awesome.

Probably the best special effects ive seen in a movie. Looked absolutely real. The movie as well was great. Love the king kong movies in the past when i was younger and this one is just brilliant. Recommend it to anyone.

Only bad part about it was the fact my arse was numb at the end after sitting through 3+ hours. But still worth it.

 

[Eskimo Sharkie]

But did Naomi Watts get her kit off?

 

[carcharias]

a bloke at my work has Narnia on dvd already.

I'm waiting for la premiere though

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

I watched the original 1932 version of King Kong the other night on ABC - groundbreaking for it's time, but 2/3rds of the movie is just Fay Wray screaming or King Kong fighting things in the jungle.

 

[Trollhammaren]

Seriously don't get your hopes up if you're in for more than special effects... Firstly, the film does look fantastic, and the cinematography and special effects must be commended. The rest of the film is a big MEH! The original is a lot better pacing of the story and it seems Jackson over indulged in the use of special effects. The film is also unecessarily long, while for a bout 1 hour in the middle section Jackson seems to throw a new giant creature in every 5 minutes. It seems he was just looking for something to chuck in there, in stead of focus on the story.

The film's story is also a bit different to the original, and some changes were for the better, but some weren't. What I found most interesting was that in 1933 one Anne was scared of her life of Kong the whole film, barely a second without her screaming, but in this one she really gets the Stockholm Syndrome and loves him, and seems like she doesn't want to leave the Island.

My recommendation: If you only like special effects and are not a great film fan you will love it, to the rest, see it on a cheap-arse tuesday. 3/5.

 

[Rustay]

But did Naomi Watts get her kit off?

No. Thats the adults version of King Kong. Some painful stunts in that version ;-)

 

[crazy john]

Saw the film last night and thoroughly enjoyed it, the 3 hours seemed to fly by. The special effects were unreal and the storyline was good enough. I'd give it 8.5/10.

However there were a couple of issues with the plot:

Spoiler: Spoiler

1. When the boat was being filled with water and the captain was urging everyone to throw stuff out of the boat, surely the hundreds of bottles of chloroform would have been among the first things to go?

2. There was absolutely no explanation as to how they got that mass of sleeping giant monkey back to New York.

 

[Schillaci]

King Kong is your typical Hollywood movie that looks pretty but has no substance.

 

[Weasels Ripped My Flesh]

Sounds like a Peter Jackson movie... *waits for LOTR fans backlash*

 

[Trollhammaren]

'Bad Taste' is King!

Seeing a sheep get blown up was the funniest thing I've ever seen on the screen.