Re: The Right and Wrong of Kong...

Posted by Analog Scott (A) on December 19, 2005 at 00:00:24

In Reply to: The Right and Wrong of Kong... posted by TWB on December 18, 2005 at 03:11:34:

"The Good...
1. Well developed relationship between Kong and Anne Darrow...(some people in the audience openly wept at the ending)"

Including my wife. I OTOH thought that entertaining a 25 foot gorilla with vaudville was pretty lame to say the least. That was the turning point of their "relationship" was it not?

"2. Some BEAUTIFUL scenic shots...especially the ending with Kong on the Empire State Building..."

OK. I have seen better any number of times but it wasn't bad.

"3. Naomi Watts (the poor-man's Nicole Kidman)"

Poor man's? She is excellent. Not a poor man's anything.

"4. LOVED the overall look of the film!!!"

Not me. Looked like they ran out of time and money to me.

"5. Some great CGI scenes....especially the boat landing on Skull Island" Are you serious? That was some of the worst digital compositing I've ever seen. You have to go back to old Godzilla movies to find worse compositing. They must have run out of money.

"The Bad
1. Jack Black...he can play mediocre comedy...but was entirely miscast in this role!"

I like Jakc Black but I have to agree. this was not a good choice.

'2. Someone explain to me who decided that Adrian Brody is a Leading man!!! Please... this guy has all the sexuality of a wet-noodle!
3. Can you say CGI....the dinosaur stampede and bug scenes were meaningless and didn't add depth to the story line other than 15-20 minutes of at best mediocre special effects!"

Agreed. not to mention that the action was ridiculous and way over the top. I have no patience for this kind of crap any more. Sooooo stupid.

"4. Where did they dig up those natives!!!! THEY were scarier than Kong!!!!"

I liked them. I thought they were gritty and interesting, at least a bit.

"5. And finally...HEY Peter Jackson!!!! Can you tell a story in less than 3 hrs??? I didn't think so.....'

It was way too long. I was very ery disappointed in this movie, not that i had high expectations. How this movie is getting any kind of critical aclaim is beyond me. I really disliked it.

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Topic - The Right and Wrong of Kong... - TWB 03:11:34 12/18/05 (29)

Re: The Right and Wrong of Kong... - Analog Scott 00:00:24 12/19/05 (0)

"3. Naomi Watts (the poor-man's Nicole Kidman)" aRe you Nuts? - Jon L 19:57:24 12/18/05 (3)

Re: "3. Naomi Watts (the poor-man's Nicole Kidman)" aRe you Nuts? - EdM 11:31:58 12/19/05 (2)

"Naomi is about 1000 better looking and a better actress then the ex MRs Cruise... - TWB 13:03:21 12/19/05 (1)

The marital home... - dave c 19:54:01 12/22/05 (0)

Two hours was all I could take before I fled . . . * - mr grits 16:35:29 12/18/05 (2)

Dancing to the rhythm of the Beer Bladder Polka again Mr G.? (nt) - Audiophilander 20:40:58 12/19/05 (1)

Nothing worse than sitting on a soggy Depends. * - mr grits 07:21:43 12/21/05 (0)

TWB, I might have written those lists. I agree 100%. Overall... - jeffreybehr 08:55:42 12/18/05 (0)

Re: My response to "The Right and Wrong of Kong..." - Daryl Zero 08:13:40 12/18/05 (0)

My take on your opinions - TomD 06:29:06 12/18/05 (0)

Good lists, now your overall opinion? nt - tinear 05:18:27 12/18/05 (17)

Re: overall opinion? - halfnote 20:16:26 12/18/05 (15)

Thanks. My opinion on CGI is that there is a financial incentive to bloat - tinear 09:49:55 12/19/05 (8)

Re: Thanks. My opinion on CGI is that there is a financial incentive to bloat - Analog Scott 18:29:02 12/19/05 (0)

Re: "coxy arrangement" - halfnote 17:16:41 12/19/05 (6)

Re: "coxy arrangement" - Analog Scott 18:31:13 12/19/05 (5)

Re: "cozy arrangement" - halfnote 20:21:17 12/19/05 (4)

Re: "cozy arrangement" - Analog Scott 00:45:42 12/20/05 (3)

Re: "cozy arrangement" - halfnote 20:28:01 12/20/05 (2)

Re: "cozy arrangement" - Analog Scott 23:49:35 12/20/05 (1)

Re: "cozy arrangement" - halfnote 19:15:56 12/21/05 (0)

Astute Commentary, HalfNote........ - audiohead 05:20:38 12/19/05 (5)

Re: Astute Commentary, HalfNote........ - Pepe Le Loco 02:07:16 01/03/06 (0)

Re: Black and White - halfnote 17:29:01 12/19/05 (1)

Re: Black and White - audiohead 19:31:38 12/19/05 (0)

P.S._ Not sure how these notions would apply to....... - AudioHead 05:28:14 12/19/05 (1)

Re: P.S._ Not sure how these notions would apply to....... - halfnote 17:38:03 12/19/05 (0)

Hmmm...my overall opinion is mixed like the list.... - TWB 10:13:49 12/18/05 (0)

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