I though The Avengers was a very good, entertaining movie. Its not very smart and not a work of art but it doesn't try to be. I agree that Iron Man is a better movie.
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I'm just getting into comic book movies having watched the first 2 Iron Man films in the last 24 hours. I loved both of those but I'm not in too much a rush to see The Avengers.
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King Kong
Directed By: Peter Jackson
Plot: Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow from the world of vaudeville who finds herself lost in depression-era New York and her luck changes when she meets an over-ambitious filmmaker Carl Denham who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. The beauty and the beast finally meet their fate back in the city of New York where the filmmaker takes and displays the ape in quest of his fame by commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe for everyone including a playwright Jack Driscoll who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.
King Kong is a movie that I've always found very interesting. I've actually never scene the original movie, it was abit before my time, well alot before my time. I have tryed to watch it, but I just couldn't seem get into it ( I think it was little to old ). Anyway,.. I've always found the whole concept of King Kong very fascinating, skull Island in particular. Just the idea of an island undiscovered, full of extinct animals and ancient people is very interesting. When I heard Peter Jackson was bringing King Kong back to the big screen i was very excited, with a massive budget and a big update to the legend Kong everything seemed positive..... It was.
I actually forgot to consider this movie when updating my top 100 favourite movies. Ime not quite sure if this movie would of made the cut, but i certainly would of considered it. Peter Jackson certainly delivered big with this movie, from the very start it's a fantastic adventure ( a bloody long adventure), full of excitement, emotion, action, comedy, everything you would expect from a family movie. Ime not quite sure how this movie holds up against the original, because as I said ..I havnt seen it, but I think Jackson did a pretty good job here. King Kong looks fantastic, everything around you comes to life, the Dinosaurs, the island, and Kong himself looks incredible.
If I had to pick up on any negatives about this movie, then I would have to say.... It's running time. King Kong is way to long, the first hour or so of this movie could of easily been cut down to 15 minutes. Don't get me wrong, it builds to the excitement, it's builds the anticipation, but it kills the movie. The running time isn't a problem with a first viewing, but with a second viewing the first half of the movie is very boring.
Overall King Kong is a great movie. I always find it pretty strange that they go to an island full of extinct animals and bring back a monkey, I'd of thought the T-Rex was the better option... But oh well. Anyway.. King Kong is a great adventure, with a strong cast, great story and incredible moments. This is a movie for just about everyone, it's a great family movie.
Directed By: Peter Jackson
Plot: Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow from the world of vaudeville who finds herself lost in depression-era New York and her luck changes when she meets an over-ambitious filmmaker Carl Denham who brings her on an exploratory expedition to a remote island where she finds compassion and the true meaning of humanity with an ape Kong. The beauty and the beast finally meet their fate back in the city of New York where the filmmaker takes and displays the ape in quest of his fame by commercial exploitation which ultimately leads to catastrophe for everyone including a playwright Jack Driscoll who falls in love with Ann and plays an unlikely hero by trying to save her from Kong and her destiny.
King Kong is a movie that I've always found very interesting. I've actually never scene the original movie, it was abit before my time, well alot before my time. I have tryed to watch it, but I just couldn't seem get into it ( I think it was little to old ). Anyway,.. I've always found the whole concept of King Kong very fascinating, skull Island in particular. Just the idea of an island undiscovered, full of extinct animals and ancient people is very interesting. When I heard Peter Jackson was bringing King Kong back to the big screen i was very excited, with a massive budget and a big update to the legend Kong everything seemed positive..... It was.
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Jack Black has claimed that he did not wear any make-up at all in the entire movie after hearing a false rumor that Clint Eastwood never wears any make-up in his movies. He also wore a hairpiece during filming rather than going through makeup to achieve the '30s hairdo' look.
Jack Black has claimed that he did not wear any make-up at all in the entire movie after hearing a false rumor that Clint Eastwood never wears any make-up in his movies. He also wore a hairpiece during filming rather than going through makeup to achieve the '30s hairdo' look.
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Peter Jackson was paid $20 million to direct this film, the highest salary ever paid to a film director in advance of production.
Peter Jackson was paid $20 million to direct this film, the highest salary ever paid to a film director in advance of production.
Overall King Kong is a great movie. I always find it pretty strange that they go to an island full of extinct animals and bring back a monkey, I'd of thought the T-Rex was the better option... But oh well. Anyway.. King Kong is a great adventure, with a strong cast, great story and incredible moments. This is a movie for just about everyone, it's a great family movie.
I though The Avengers was a very good, entertaining movie. Its not very smart and not a work of art but it doesn't try to be. I agree that Iron Man is a better movie.
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I remember watching the original many times as a child and I always loved it. Peter Jackson's remake did it plenty of justice in my mind. It's just a great tale.
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I remember watching the original many times as a child and I always loved it. Peter Jackson's remake did it plenty of justice in my mind. It's just a great tale.
If you can't get into the beginning of the original King Kong, skip the first 25 minutes and watch it from the time they reach Skull Island.
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Casino
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Plot: This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence..
Martin Scorsese is considered one the greatest directors of all time, He's brought us many movie classics like, GoodFellas, Taxi Diver, Raging Bull, and my favourite of them all.....Casino. Ime probably one of very few who considers Casino Better than Goodfellas, and ime probably all alone when I say I consider it Scorsese's best work. Casino has always been a movie favourite of mine ever since i was a young boy ( yep I watched these films young ). It's a movie I have owned on Vhs, Dvd, and Blu Ray, and a movie i have seen more times than I wish to write. Ime a big gangster movie fan, i love most gangster films out there, but Scorsese is the man that nails it. Goodfellas and Casino are exceptional, there two of the greatest movie ever made.
Casino is fantastic movie, with a great story, and excellent cast. The cast is what really shines for me in Casino, Joe Pesci and Robert De Niro are the greatest movie duo ever, and it's no surprise Scorsese used them both in Casino and Goodfellas. Joe Pesci, Robert De Niro, and Sharon Stone all deliver fantastic performances in this movie. Joe Pesci is as crazy as ever, delivering pretty much the same performance as he did in GoodFellas. Robert Di Nero delivers as per usual, and Sharon Stone is as sexy as ever, she delivers her best performance of her career.
Ime really hoping Casino pops up high on the Mofo's 90's countdown. I don't know if i can call this movie underrated, but i want to. It's certainly underrated when comparing it to Scorsese's other movies, and it certainly gets over shadowed by GoodFellas. Casino is sharp, stylish and gripping. It's a movie I will always love, and a movie that I will always argue, and call Scorsese's finest.
Directed By: Martin Scorsese
Plot: This Martin Scorsese film depicts the Janus-like quality of Las Vegas--it has a glittering, glamorous face, as well as a brutal, cruel one. Ace Rothstein and Nicky Santoro, mobsters who move to Las Vegas to make their mark, live and work in this paradoxical world. Seen through their eyes, each as a foil to the other, the details of mob involvement in the casinos of the 1970's and '80's are revealed. Ace is the smooth operator of the Tangiers casino, while Nicky is his boyhood friend and tough strongman, robbing and shaking down the locals. However, they each have a tragic flaw--Ace falls in love with a hustler, Ginger, and Nicky falls into an ever-deepening spiral of drugs and violence..
Martin Scorsese is considered one the greatest directors of all time, He's brought us many movie classics like, GoodFellas, Taxi Diver, Raging Bull, and my favourite of them all.....Casino. Ime probably one of very few who considers Casino Better than Goodfellas, and ime probably all alone when I say I consider it Scorsese's best work. Casino has always been a movie favourite of mine ever since i was a young boy ( yep I watched these films young ). It's a movie I have owned on Vhs, Dvd, and Blu Ray, and a movie i have seen more times than I wish to write. Ime a big gangster movie fan, i love most gangster films out there, but Scorsese is the man that nails it. Goodfellas and Casino are exceptional, there two of the greatest movie ever made.
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Nicole Kidman, Melanie Griffith, Rene Russo, Cameron Diaz, Uma Thurman and Michelle Pfeiffer were considered for the role of Ginger. Traci Lords was seriously considered after an excellent audition. Madonna was almost cast, but Sharon Stone convinced director Martin Scorsese to give her the role.
Nicole Kidman, Melanie Griffith, Rene Russo, Cameron Diaz, Uma Thurman and Michelle Pfeiffer were considered for the role of Ginger. Traci Lords was seriously considered after an excellent audition. Madonna was almost cast, but Sharon Stone convinced director Martin Scorsese to give her the role.
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According to Alan King, Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, upon whom the Robert De Niro character was based, wanted Richard Widmark to play the lead in the film. However, Widmark was 80 years old by that time, and, therefore, not a practical choice.
According to Alan King, Frank 'Lefty' Rosenthal, upon whom the Robert De Niro character was based, wanted Richard Widmark to play the lead in the film. However, Widmark was 80 years old by that time, and, therefore, not a practical choice.
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Casino is a funny movie in a way for me. It's one of my favorites, but at the same time a little disappointing. Two thirds through it was my favorite movie of all time, but then something went wrong for me.
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Casino is a funny movie in a way for me. It's one of my favorites, but at the same time a little disappointing. Two thirds through it was my favorite movie of all time, but then something went wrong for me.
I didn't like where the Ginger/Nicky relationship went for one thing. And when Ace had to take a different title at the casino, I thought it was lame how he was doing those goofy shows. And the violent scene at the end bothers me, I think it's too brutal and realistic. This is coming from someone who loves violent movies like Last House on the Left, The Devil's Rejects, Hostel, etc.
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I didn't like where the Ginger/Nicky relationship went for one thing. And when Ace had to take a different title at the casino, I thought it was lame how he was doing those goofy shows. And the violent scene at the end bothers me, I think it's too brutal and realistic. This is coming from someone who loves violent movies like Last House on the Left, The Devil's Rejects, Hostel, etc.
I didn't like where the Ginger/Nicky relationship went for one thing. And when Ace had to take a different title at the casino, I thought it was lame how he was doing those goofy shows. And the violent scene at the end bothers me, I think it's too brutal and realistic. This is coming from someone who loves violent movies like Last House on the Left, The Devil's Rejects, Hostel, etc.
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I'm just getting into comic book movies having watched the first 2 Iron Man films in the last 24 hours. I loved both of those but I'm not in too much a rush to see The Avengers.
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