I just saw King Kong. I was not impressed. I mean the visual effects were good, as far as the story being remade not as good. I think they could have picked a better cast. Jack Black is a good actor but he was not meant for this role. Same goes for Adrian Brody. Both a great actors, but I just feel someone better could've done the part. I also think Peter Jackson spent too much time making you feel sorry for Kong. You should not forget the fact that Kong is terrorizing New York.
Originally posted by bksdrums
I think they could have picked a better cast. Jack Black is a good actor but he was not meant for this role. Same goes for Adrian Brody. Both a great actors, but I just feel someone better could've done the part.
suggestions?
I also think Peter Jackson spent too much time making you feel sorry for Kong. You should not forget the fact that Kong is terrorizing New York.
He was shot, cut, bitten, Knocked out, then taken from his home and brought to New york, just to be chained up as a show gig to make money against his will. As far as I'm concerned, we should feel very sorry for him. I know I was.
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saw it today. Was pretty awesome, BUT
I think I still think the classic 1933 one was more horrifying and more dramatic. King Kong was bigger (50 feet as opposed to 25 in the new movie), the dinosaurs were scarier, the mood was more tense, nothing felt corny or out of place. Even Jackson himself said his remake wont' be as good as the original.
I think I just like the fact that, despite all the fake-looking clay figures for Kong and the dinosaurs, the way it was shot made it a very scary monster movie. The eeriness was definitely there ...always foggy. Dinosaurs were always lurking around....you see a part of them before they come out and attack. And the background music was definitely fitting...bass....trombones, and very dramatic like a symphony orchestra. Kong's entrance...his closeups...and his savageness was all there. This is because they were making a horror movie when it first came out. It was definitely a B movie classic.
The thing that put me off about the new one was....I dunno...making everything anatomically and politically correct? Kong was definitely a huge GORILLA, who walked on all fours, exhibited all sorts of gorilla behavior. The classic Kong was a humanoid monster. He walked on 2 legs, he wasn't very hairy, and he'll give you nightmares. And the natives. In Jackson's movie, they're depicted as voodoo-practicing, savage ORCS....probably to deter sensitivities towards the original classic where the natives were straight up African Americans who were tribal islanders. The natives in the classic were nicer, they had culture, and they even came out to help when Kong came after Ann. In Jackson's remake, the natives were some freakishly scary monsters themselves who disappeared after Kong took Ann.
As for Kong's attack of NY, in the classic, he was scarier. He bit people, he stepped on (MASHED) people, and he grabbed sleeping beauties out of their rooms and let them plunge to their deaths. You really can't feel sorry for him in the classic until
Spoiler:. As for Fay Wray's depiction of Ann Darryl, she never showed any compassion for Kong in the classic. Her role was just endless screaming and being the damsel in distress.
the very end when he got shot down by planes
I guess for me, a classic will always remain so, but Jackson's did come pretty close.
Originally posted by Nevermind
The original didn't have nearly as many dinosaurs.
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The original had different kinds. The brontosauruses (apatosauruses) were there, although depicted as swamp-dwelling monsters that bit people. There was a stegosaurus, a T-Rex, an elasmosaurus, and a Pteranodon.
The remake had more of the same kind. More brontosaurs, more smaller carnivorous dinosaurs, and more T-rexes....oh and one triceratops drinking water. There were definitely more kinds of other animals. Leeches, bugs, lizards, bats. I think the bugs were the scariest. The dinosaurs weren't terrifying, because they look and act like real animals...as opposed to real monsters (as in the classic).
Just got back and thought it was outstanding. It embodies the reason people go to the movies. It was a grand spectacle but with an emotional center and a classic moral point
I thought the entire cast was outstanding, couldn't picture anyone else now that I've seen it.
Also it was very heartbreaking, and makes you wonder - Who's the real monster?
I just watched it last night and I was quite satisfied.
There were so many good moments in the movie, I can't pick just one. The cast was outstanding although it took me a while to take Jack Black seriously. 😬
The effects were awesome but sometimes it looked half-assed. (ex. some dino effects)
Overall though, KING KONG kicked ass.
It's a great movie - ambitious, fun, spectacular and emotionally genuine.
All the bits on Skull Island were extraordinary, especially King Kong giving the T-Rexes a thorough beating - the whole audience was clapping and cheering after that little tussle. The bit with those worm things was disgusting, especially when one of them was sucking on the chef's head. I loved the motif of a physically immense beast being stunned - like us all - by a beautiful sunset/sunrise and a blonde with a great pair of legs.
Wonderful movie.
I really loved this movie
Exellently done, great acting, great CGI stuff, Great story. The acting was so great, people in the audience of the movie theater actually cried during the final scenes, i had to hold my tears back. Its got great humor and even better story line.
I suggest- if you haven't seen it, see it...
Originally posted by Mando
I think it was to show how good The actual King Kong CGI effects were, in comparison to the T-rex's.
Originally posted by DeVi| D0do
That would be incredibly stupid. They wouldn't deliberately have not-so-good effects... It was probably more of a time thing, they were working right up till the last minute.
Then again. I also think it would be a lot easier to detail a Giant gorilla over a Dinosaur. Think about it, Gorilla has fur which changes direction when reviled to wind and vibrations. Dino's on the other hand really don't have so much to detail. And what they did have to shape up, they did well.