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In Reply to: The trilogie of King-Kong------- posted by patrickU on April 8, 2006 at 04:19:05:
...to the Euro-trash Dino De Laurentiis version.Yes this version of King Kong may not be "perfect," but Peter Jackson's vision wasn't far off the mark. I had no problem with the lack sexual tension between the leads; after all, it was the unrequieted love affair of Naomi Watt's character (Ann Darrow) with Kong that was the centerpiece of the film.
FYI, I liked the character development over the first half of the film and most of the CGI effects; it's beautifully filmed and conveys the period quite well, IMHO. The ONLY over-the-top excesses that I felt the Director should've pulled back from were the brontosaurus stampede and the Kong "ice-follies" in New York City's Central Park. Other than that, maybe a little judicious tightening to shorten the sea voyage to Skull Iskand and it would've been supurb from start to finish.
Patrick, what you can't seem to fathom is that Peter Jackson has loved this film all his life, perhaps to the point of it inspiring him to become a Director; as a result got a bit carried away with his passion for it. He never viewed King Kong as "product" as did the notorious De Laurentiis, who reputedly wanted to burn all the existing prints of the '33 version so that no one could compare any version with his.
So, your calling Peter Jackson's King Kong "the biggest shit ever" is not only an insult to his film, but an insult to the original '33 version as well.
AuPh
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- It made money, and in spite of it's flaws was vastly superior ... - Audiophilander 12:05:31 04/08/06 (32)
- Re: It made money, and in spite of it's flaws was vastly superior ... - Analog Scott 08:28:25 04/09/06 (7)
- Re: You know what? This film is just not worth the epitaph, as it is said... - patrickU 10:39:09 04/09/06 (0)
- "I agree with Patrick's sentiments fully on this movie." - And IMHO, he's wrong and you're mistaken. - Audiophilander 09:48:07 04/09/06 (5)
- Re: "I agree with Patrick's sentiments fully on this movie." - And IMHO, he's wrong and you're mistaken. - Analog Scott 10:59:53 04/09/06 (4)
- We'll apparently just have to agree to disagree. - Audiophilander 23:40:45 04/09/06 (3)
- Re: We'll apparently just have to agree to disagree. - Analog Scott 09:43:06 04/10/06 (1)
- "Words are just tools to convey ideas." - Yes, for wordsmiths who know better than to point them at live targets, but... - Audiophilander 00:39:25 04/11/06 (0)
- Re: Incredible! - patrickU 05:28:02 04/10/06 (0)
- beauty, eh? ..nt - late 20:14:28 04/08/06 (0)
- Is there a Fx spectacular possible to imagine over which you wouldn't drool? nt - tinear 13:32:41 04/08/06 (16)
- Re: Audiophilander stayed under his intellectual capacity* with his answer... - patrickU 01:59:52 04/09/06 (0)
- snobs to the left of me, snobs to the right of me, volleyed and blundered ..nt - late 20:15:17 04/08/06 (0)
- Yeah, quite a few in fact. - Audiophilander 17:44:19 04/08/06 (11)
- Re: Farenheit 9/11 The most forget full film of the decade and you know what? - patrickU 01:40:41 04/09/06 (10)
- A superb documentary with nary a single fact proven incorrect. As - tinear 06:36:45 04/09/06 (9)
- Re: As every film stucked in actuality it has already vanished AND... - patrickU 06:42:11 04/09/06 (8)
- Actually, it is topical. Wait until we attack Iran, it suddenly will - tinear 05:01:42 04/10/06 (6)
- Re: Actually, it is topical. Wait until we attack Iran, it suddenly will - patrickU 05:30:01 04/10/06 (5)
- "...so full of blind hate, and with totally missing any kind of humour and so biased..." - Only folks... - Audiophilander 09:52:41 04/11/06 (4)
- Re: I hope one day you may find our own gate. nt - patrickU 10:02:42 04/11/06 (3)
- You mean this one: - Audiophilander 22:45:03 04/11/06 (2)
- Re: It depends on what you are looking for....nt - patrickU 00:27:46 04/12/06 (1)
- Naw, definitely NOT mia culpa tea. - Audiophilander 10:53:17 04/12/06 (0)
- "A friend of mine would say: an overblowed ' Ka-ka '." - Sheeesh! C'mon, patrick, ... - Audiophilander 23:01:15 04/09/06 (0)
- Sure... A Ronald Reagan biography? (nt) - Victor Khomenko 14:09:46 04/08/06 (1)
- The Fx part would be the Star Wars depiction, I assume? Or would - tinear 15:19:28 04/08/06 (0)
- Re: Making money is that a sign for a good film? - patrickU 12:30:54 04/08/06 (0)
- Saying it was superior to the DDL version is very faint praise indeed. nt - sjb 12:11:55 04/08/06 (4)
- Ummm, ...I did say VASTLY superior. - Audiophilander 12:27:57 04/08/06 (3)
- I'm just saying that if you're trying to extoll the virtues of PJ's KK then using the DDL version - sjb 12:34:48 04/08/06 (2)
- Okay, I see your point, but if I'm not mistaken, patrick apparently believes that the De Laurentiis version IS better! - Audiophilander 16:23:02 04/08/06 (1)
- Actually, Lange was white hot and Bridges was a very cool, kind of - tinear 16:51:55 04/08/06 (0)
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