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    it did end on an abrupting note i had a wtf!? reaction but the rest before that was pretty bloody awesome! I like the comic element to Kong (the end of the trx fight...hilarious), makes it harder to see his fate in the end. Despite the fact that it is a big giant ape Jackson somehow captures human reaction quite realistically...imean if we were ever to be faced in a situation like that (i know we wont but think for a sec) we (minus somewhat of a minority) would probably react in the same manner!

    i missed jacksons cameo...he was supposed to be on one of those planes near the end!

    movie was friggen sweet though





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    Quote Originally Posted by Kawaii Ryûkishi
    <ul type="square"><li>I think the story of King Kong is rather lame to begin with.
    <li>I'm rather tired of all the sequels, remakes, and adaptations that more or less completely comprise the Hollywood movie industry at this point.
    <li>Watching an ape snort and jump around is impossible to take seriously.</ul>
    I agree with all of that I quoted...but unlike Kawaii someone isn't gonna end up dragging me out to see this movie.


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    Kong is a cool when he roars

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    This movie rocked hardcore. Defiantly in my top ten. I dont care if you like King Kong, Peter Jackson, or whatever, GO SEE THIS MOVIE. It will melt your face off.

    The only problem was that they could have cast someone better than Jack Black. But that's it.

    Plus, Naomi Watts is hotter than <img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif"><img src="/xxx.gif">.

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    This movie was spectacular.

    Quote Originally Posted by My review
    It is a little tricky to know exactly where to kick off with this film, so I shall begin with a confession. I have never seen the original, or any other version of King Kong. Some of you will doubtless consider this a significant crime, whilst others will shrug and wander along. At any rate, I feel it is an important point to make; I have not got the prior offerings to compare this to.

    Having said as much, I was in truth blown away by King Kong in the 21st century (Hey, there's an idea to pitch to an anime studio... MECHA-KONG!). I shall mention the obvious things you already know first. The special effects are magnificent. The various dinosaurs are amazing, and likely will elicit the same reaction as Jurassic Park did when form you when you first saw that, as it did me. The creepy-crawly bugs and insects are among the most disgusting things I have ever seen, and they are excellently realized. And then there is Kong himself - truly, defiant to the lion, the King of the jungle. He is massive, mighty, and awe-inspiring. Serkis proves himself to be adaptable to this role as well, as the amazing emotion conveyed through Kong's eyes belie an unreasonable amount of time engaged in studying gorillas. He moves with deliberation, and with a strange grace that somehow perfectly befits a thirty foot tall, many-tonned primate.

    Kong has his human co-actors, of course, and foremost in my mind is Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow. From a somewhat unprofessional, but irresistable, perspective she is one of the most outright beautiful people to have ever graced the silver screen. Further, she carries her role excellently, fully believable in the way Carl sees her, and fully believable in her rejections of his offer. And so, we come to Carl Denham. He is utterly despicable, free from morals, and apparently without a shred of loyalty in his body. He is also absolutely delightful, and his expression of determination is one which will stay with, and perhaps lightly amuse, you long after the film has ended. There is also a lovely performance from Adrian Brody, as the playwright Jack Driscoll, and Kong's rival for Ann's heart. Furthermore, most of the lesser character roles were filled by able people, and Captain Englehorn was an especially likable chap to my mind.

    There was a sub-plot which appeared to lead to nowhere, that of the relationship between Hayes and Jimmy, and whilst the dialogue is well-constructed and very well delivered, it just doesn't seem to have much of a point. Possibly because once the matter reaches a real point of change, the characters take a back seat to the action of capturing Kong and relocating him.

    Again, Serkis shines. Kong moves through despondence and depression, through to distant hope, and then massive, terrible rage as that hope is torn away from him, effortlessly and with what must be an illegal amount of pathos. This sets Kong on his rampage around depression-hit New York, which boasts an amazing skyling and an excellent version of a classic movie ending. Ann's determination and begging is almost too much to bear, and Kong's loyalty to the last has the same effect. And then, he dies, and slides off the roof to the city streets far, far below. The expression of that ape in his death is one which will stay with me for a long, long time.

    Heartily, heartily recommended. But bring a cushion, it clocks in at a little over three hours, and with trailers and such included that could add quite a bit. Not that there's a second which isn't a gripping and rip-roaring adventure of the kind young boys would sell their sisters to go on. And I.
    Normally I'm all for freedom of opinion and such, but if you don't like King Kong, you don't know what a good movie is, and you still wouldn't if it clawed your face off.

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    I know what good movies are, and this king kong remake is not one of them.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anaisa
    I know what good movies are, and this king kong remake is not one of them.
    Balls isn't it. Give me some reasons. I can think of a few flaws, and none of them significant enough to render this anything less than a classic.

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    It was a good movie. Not as good as LOTR, but still an excellent outing from Jackson. My only complaints were that maybe they overdid it a bit on the FX, and that I felt there was too much of the giant eyed stares from Watts in particular, although I know the original was probably the same in that respect.

    The ending alone is worth the price of admission alone IMO. It really was devistating even though you knew it was going to happen.

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    Quote Originally Posted by I'm my own MILF
    Balls isn't it. Give me some reasons. I can think of a few flaws, and none of them significant enough to render this anything less than a classic.
    Ok, firstly both Kong and the trexes teeth are wrong. This is not a major issue but with the budget this movie has there is really no excuse to get things like that wrong. Kongs facial expressions are humanoid and look completely out of place on a gorilla. The scene where the dinosaurs all stumble and start falling on top of each other is ridiculous its like some cheap stunt off "you've been framed" . The fight with the trexes is completely laughable, again they have made Kong humanoid. The flips they have Kong doing with the rexes is just comedic and not at all like anything a gorilla would actually fight like. The whole fight was totally flawed. And as for the trex raveled in the vines and swinging scene, that was so stupid I can't even believe it was in the film. Then we have the Kong on ice scene, Kong sliding on ice for fun.......?! pathetic.

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    You appearantly missed the WHOLE point of kong. Read the comic above. Man is the real monster. The fight with the T-Rex is important but not what the actual fight looks like.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Anaisa
    Ok, firstly both Kong and the trexes teeth are wrong.
    It's a monster movie not a documentary.
    But, for the record those look more like Allosaurs not Tyrannosaur. You can tell by the 3 fingers on each hand. The Tyrannosaur family had two fingers on each.

    I loved it! I thought it was wonderful and completly true to the original. The scene where Kong destroys that tree trunk with all the sailors on it brought back some childhood memories of the original. Peter Jackson couldnt have done more to make it better if he tried.

    But everyone has their own opinion I guess.

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    Quote Originally Posted by Pauten
    It's a monster movie not a documentary.
    But, for the record those look more like Allosaurs not Tyrannosaur. You can tell by the 3 fingers on each hand. The Tyrannosaur family had two fingers on each.
    They are supposed to be Trexes. My brother said he thought he saw the same finger flaw but he wasn't entirely sure which is why I didn't mention it. And the teeth on the Trexes matches that of neither an Allosaur or a Tyranosaur. Whether its a movie or not having such flaws is just plain shoddy.

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    The 3 fingers was a homage to the original, which made that mistake. And again, you are arguing symantics about a movie with a giant gorilla.

    And apparently you don't watch movies much. You can point out such symantics for every movie in history. Moviemakers make alot of mistakes and most of the time they don't bother to fix them because either it isn't important or would cost too much money.

    In this case, it just doesn't farking matter. What kind of person would walk into King Kong and make a big deal about his teeth? WTF?
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    I thought it was pretty much fantastic. The first 45 minutes were slow, but after that the action (and excellence) was pretty much non-stop. The denouement was inevitable, but all the better for it. You know Kong's not going to escape, but you still hope he does, such is the character that he is portrayed with.

    I can't think of many flaws, bar the slow first section and Jack Black's performance (not bad or anything, but only occassionally getting above adequate). Just about everything else was a highlight (including the excellent skating scene - that's when I fell in love with the film).

    Anaisa: lighten up. It's a fantasy, so you've got to let your imagination do some of the work.

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    I like how people, such as Anasia, forget that movies are about entertainment. Which King Kong does to the fullest extent. Try not to take it so seriously. You're bickering about the teeth structure of a giant ape who manages to get Naomi Watts to fall in love with him for craps sake.


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    Quote Originally Posted by imdb.com
    The tyrannosaurus has hands with three fingers (instead of the scientifically correct two) as an homage to the original King Kong (1933) in which the tyrannosaurus also had an extra digit, and is explained by the idea that the dinosaurs on Skull Island have evolved in the 65 million years since the two-fingered tyrannosaurus went extinct elsewhere in the world.

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