I saw it in preview before Harry Potter movie. King Kong movie look real good and I real hope that he will be okay and back to Skull Island at the end of the movie!

www.kingkong.com

Can't wait to see it on December 14th!!!

Well I hate to tell you this, but in the other two he doesn't make it back to skull island.

Yup, not a happy ending for the big lug...

That's what I felt about it! The movie suppose to be from a new book called Kong, King of Skull Island. I readed the author's interview from Prehistoric Times magazine. The author love King Kong that's why I hope the story is different from 1933 movie. Jassic Park 2 movie that they returned rex and baby back to Island then I hope samething to King Kong!

That book is a prequel, it happens before the movie.

Chicago Tribune Newspaper rated it 3 and half stars! the movie is about 3 hours and 7 minutes long! We might not like to see the end of the Kong at the end of the movie!

Enjoy the movie!

Your wife or girlfriend might need extra
Kleenex Tissues!

Well, I've got the "King Kong" game for my Xbox. It's developed in co-operation with Peter Jackson and it's supposed to follow the movie pretty good. Unfortunately, the last stage of the game (or chapter as I'd rather call it in this case) is called Kong's Death...

So much for the happy ending..

I just saw the preview in Seattle. Go see the movie!!

Awesome! The fur, the grunting, the chest thumping.
I'm not going to give the ending away but I think its way better
than the first two movies. Naomi Watts gets my vote for playing
the role with intelligence. I also couldn't help thinking Jane Goodall.

My only issue with the movie is the scene where they discover a track.
The track could have been better but I think if they showed a large gorilla
track - it would have looked to much like a bigfoot track - an too human.

I think overall this movie will make people consider we may have something
in our own woods and create better understanding of our interaction with other
primates.

I just returned from a three hour kong movie fest.

Really did not care for the over the top Hollywood pic.

Just too much for me.

I saw this last night, and absolutely loved it!!! My review of it is here: http://www.geocities.com/giantape20042000/...ngkong2005.html

Fantastic movie! What fun watching the special effects, I only wish the "prop-man" had realized he had British rifle slings on the Enfields which were probably
P-14s. Schutlz (Hogan's Heros) carried a 30/40 Krag. For me, this is as big of a distraction as would be watching Jesse James use a butane lighter in the new upcoming Western Flick. Still, "King Kong" gets two Someday, they will be making a tear-jerker about the "Evidence Sasquatch".

I'm with you on the over-the-top special effects BiPedal. I'm totally turned off by all that digital stuff. I know, I know....I'm a bad person. :rolleyes:

hi everyone i just saw the new king kong movie yesterday afternoon it was awesome & sad movie. im looking forward on it comeing on dvd. oh by the way they mention the abominable snowman s name in the movie i think there will be a sequel to king kong in the near future. bill :flagusa: :bf:

Bill...what is his name, anyway ?

I think he was referenced in the movie as the "Abomanible Slowman".

Still don't know what to make of it. I have to go see it again. It just wasn't what I expected. I need another viewing.

I LOVED the 1933 New York setting though. Breathtaking. Best visuals I've ever seen on film.

I always said that Kong was NOT just an overgrown gorilla though. Willis O'Brien's Kong in 1933 was way more than that and he didn't walk around on all fours. This Kong isn't really 'scary' scary..

Great movie! Hate the end of the Kong! Kong look real! Two ape speicalists from Linclon Park Zoo and Brookfield Zoo saw it and gave thumb up! Jackson should make Sasquatch movie!
Word Snowman make sense that no word as Bigfoot and sasquatch in 1930's. Good job movie!

Killer movie! Jaw-droppingly brilliant! Special effects are tremendous! I especially liked the blond-haired blue-eyed actress. She was more than easy to look at! My wife had to elbow me in the ribs a few times during the movie!



DTK

Ok, I've seen it a second time now.............and I LOVE it. Film of the year and a welcome change from other recent fantasy adventure films where irrititating kids get on my nerves (Narnia, Harry Potter).

Wonderful movie.

Wooooooooooo, yeah Naomi Watts is lovely. She really suits that 1930s style.

do you know that something is not right? Blonde lady seem not cold with out a jacket with King Kong at the end of the movie. My friend insult it not make sense that she seem not cold then I told her that Kong's fur to keep her warmer than jacket. Maybe Hollywood forget to add a jacket for her? overall Kong is super!

Hey, Naomi is hot enough mate. That's why she don't feel no cold hehe.

Awesome film, in the true meaning of the word, I sat through it absolutley rivetted.

One point though Andy Serkis claims he played kong, but I couldn't see the zipper in the suit and the arms were out of proportion....

He's not supposed to be. A bad-ass, yes--scary, no.

Did anybody else have Wonder Woman flashbacks during the chloroform scene?

And how the hell did they get Kong off the island and onto the boat?

Naomi Watts, Dave.



Those blue eyes were a pleasant distraction.

My wife stayed home, and so I was denied payback for her drooling all over Tom Welling everytime we watch Smallville.

Does he use a forward gait? :rotflmao:

Is that supposed to be a joke? He "played" Kong the same way he "played" Gollum. The CGI movements were patterned after his own computer-tracked movements. That's why he spent months in Rwanda studying the behavior of gorillas. He's not "claiming" anything, he's stating a fact.

Well he was scary in the original. Gave me nightmares when I was kid, particulary the part where he grabs that woman from her bedroom in the skyscraper and drops her to her death below. Also, when Kong rampages through the native village stomping and chewing on everyone. That was a pretty damn scary to me back then.



Well they must have rigged something clever up. It's possible. They were expert animal catchers/transporters. If you look closely in one of the early scenes in the cabin there is a picture on the wall of them winching an elephant up. A little 'hint' of how they did it.

Silly Question... the Kong raft.

I have to wonder if this doesn't need to be in the Members Lounge section. Isn't the media section supposed to be sasquatch related media?

speaking of Jurassic Park, yall hear they are makin JP4? apparently callin it "The New Dawn" or somethin. they're back on the first island to clear out the ones that didnt die in the bomb runs.

hi everyone good evening king kong dvd alert. in march of this year is when the new king kong is comeing out dvd. i heard that from my local blockbuster video store. im so excited..... but im patient. bill

one word....netflixs....

Hi Bonez, yes I heard that JP 4 will plan to come out this Summer but I hope it will not be silly movie! Prehistorie Times Magazine said it could be war between giant creatures and army but I am not sure!

Bill,
I looking forward to buy King Kong DVD and I am sure that also add speical effect in DVD!

Being I’m a classic movie buff, I usually hate when they remake a masterpiece, take that stupid remake of Willy Wonka for instance. But in the case of King Kong, I loved the new one. When it comes out on DVD I will be happy to add it to my collection.

I give it 5 Stars

Another re-make, War of the Worlds however was a good fright movie, but it had many faults in the story that kept it from being a great re-make. 3 Stars

I totally agree. I've been thinking about why I wasn't too impressed with the 2005 version. Obviously, it's a very good film, excellent details, good acting, etc. Still, I felt something was missing. I was talking about the movie to someone else and then I noticed it: Kong is really an ape in this movie, while in the 1933 and 1976 versions, he's more of a 'monster' ape. I actually thought he was cute in this movie, while the Kong in the other two movies definitely had an edge for more violent behaviour :wink:

Actually Loup, I have totally changed my mind now. Since I made that old post I've seen Kong multiple times at the cinema plus a couple of times on DVD. I love it. I was too nitpicky and overly critical the first time I saw it. Then I took a step back and realised I should watch it without dwelling on the fact that it wasn't what I had in MY own mind and MY own vision. It's a film that improves upon subsequent viewings. It takes a little time (for those familiar with the King Kong story) to get used to the fact that it ISN'T a carbon copy of Kong 1933 but once I overcame that I really really enjoyed the movie.

My girlfriend (who was not a big fan of either the 1933 or 1976 versions) absolutely loves the movie and she dragged me to go see it at the cinema twice. :laugh:

Oh, I won't deny it's a good movie, but I still think they've made Kong too likeable. :wink: I'm not sure whether that's due to the fact that in this movie, he is a 'real' ape, but that's my guess for now. I recently bought both King Kong ('76) and King Kong Lives ('86) (they were really cheap :new_whistle: ) and it does look more like a 'monster' there.

But, the 2005 one certainly was a good movie... not to mention I'll take Naomi Watts over Jessica Lange every day :new_thumbsupsmileyanim:

I think you have hit the nail on the head. He is a giant 'gorilla like' ape....so I guess it would go against type to make a giant gorilla like ape some kind of demented monster who goes around chewing on people and throwing them out of skyscraper windows.

Interestingly, King Kong's creator (Merien Cooper) wanted the 1933 Kong to be a pure giant gorilla but the animator ( Willis O'Brien) came up with something different and gave him man like qualities.



Oh me too. Naomi is gorgeous and not bad for a woman approaching 40. She looks ten years younger.

Welcome here by the way. :new_thumbsupsmileyanim:

Thanks :wink: