King Kong?
 

Can anyone tell me if it's worth seeing?
From what i've heard it's a bit overrated.

Yes, go and see it soon while it's still in theaters.

Definatly see it soon. King Kong is the definition of blockbuster. The reason films are made to see on the big screen.

What these guys said. :yup:

There are about 3 or 4 must see movies a year in my book. Go see it on the screen.

Can anyone tell me if this thread was neccessary?
 

If only there was some way to do a search of the MovieForums site looking for threads and thoughts on Peter Jackson's King Kong. Oh, and I guess you haven't heard that it's overrated from the many, many members who have sung its praises here...because you didn't bother to look.

King Kong is a very watchable, well-made film, even though I find it to be somewhat dated.

It would probably qualify as a good date movie... if you happen to live in Mississippi!

I dare you to say that while playing craps in Biloxi.

Okay, I apologize if what I said sounded insensitive to Hurricane Katrina victims! :rolleyes:

My sympathies go out to all of you! Always have!

Offically, you have made my: "Will never respond to anything you have to say" list.

Okay, whatever! :rolleyes:

I gave it a high 7 out of 10. But if you're going to see it, the big screen is the ticket for this one.

Uh-huh. And which Mississippi residents do you think look like giant monkeys?

What a stupid, stupid comment. Among all the many dumb things you have said on this board over the years, Django (and they are legion), this may have jumped right to the top three.

This movie was agreat watch and I really enjoyed it. The action scenes were some of the best I've seen onscreen. Kong looked so incredibly realistic I found myself taking a second look at him. The only downside of it was the length, the first hour just seemed to drag on and on.
8/10

for the relationship between beast and woman, the very real emotional nature behind that relationship, the gorgeous action scenes, cinematography, set and costume design, special effects, and for the recreation and improvement in redepicting something already done - it vascillates between 7 and 8.

It is not, technically, putting a new spin on anything. It is also over romanticized. we get the bond between woman and beast without needing to be hit over the head with it.

case in point is what we saw happen between frodo and samwise to the point of people wondering if they were in love, we saw happening here with Naomi and King Kong. I do not need to see a prolonged shot of her exiting the mist of New York streets to return to his embrace. I do not need to see prolonged shots of her staring at him hypnotically in confusion and fascination and helpless connection. at some point, human beings stop losing themselves in the gaze of others. so do animals. we just don't need it hyperromanticized like that. i'm not saying romanticized in the "run off together and marry" sense; i'm saying romanticized in the literary, story-telling sense.

so, the director overdid it, quite a lot, and also let jack black run a little off his leash. i think he's perfectly capable of drama and drama mixed with comedy, but he needs to learn subtlety. naomi and kong managed to convey mounds without even speaking but his bravado rattatatt conveyed nothing new for 3 hours. or maybe he knows subtlety and the boss just didn't smack him and make him remember it.

anyhoo. enjoyable up to a point. if they'd cut out 30 min it would have a strong 8. :)

Well you've all convinced me, i'll go and watch it this week sometime.

But I don't think there is supposed to be anything subtle about a King Kong movie. It's a blockbuster picture, and that's the reason to see it on the big screen. The whole feel of the film is an old-fashioned one, which means plenty of romance. Many of those long "gazing" shots are straight out of old black-and-white romance films (all that was missing was the darkened edges framing the eyes). Some of the shots, I agree, were corny (like the "walking through the fog" Ann Darrow shot), but come on. This is King Kong. Old Hollywood, over-the-top, action/suspense/romance flair. I think Jackson made things believable enough with the attention to detail, but kept things just on the side of fantasy because he understands that the relationship between a woman and a giant ape is simply that: fantasy. The stylized romanticism needs to be there, because it gives us something outside reality, and because it makes the experience a timeless one. This isn't a subtle relationship. This is a once-and-for-all relationship.

Jack Black was the beast... right?

Jimmy and Hayes were the lovers, no?

...or Choy and Lumpy The Cook.