wolfer
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10/10/2005 at 16:13 |
Is Jack Black trying more serious roles?
King Kong
Looks like it might work out.
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ragoo
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10/10/2005 at 17:04 |
I think Peter Jackson has an uncanny talent for measuring the breadth and depth of an actor's abilities. He had Jack Black in mind for this role from the get go.
This movie will rawk in all ways possible.
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10/10/2005 at 23:07  |
except for Jack Black 
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10/10/2005 at 23:43 |
King Kong makes people sad.
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qwerty
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10/11/2005 at 05:41  |
Will there be hobbitesssss
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dinozoa
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10/11/2005 at 07:53 |
King Dong, starring Jack Black Cock
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there is a chinese restuarant near where I live called King Dong. |
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vladtweano
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10/11/2005 at 12:58 |
If you're at all familiar with the character of Carl Denham, who Black is playing in Kong, you'll see why Jackson chose him. Denham is a fast-talking huckster showman type, always working an angle. Jack Black should do fine.
The Denham character was also partly based on the real-life personas of Merian Cooper and Ernest Schoedsack, who originally dreamed up Kong in the 30's. Before Kong, they made a bunch of "semi-documentary" jungle adventure type films (Grass, Chang, Rango) for which they would hire some actors and then drag them around the world filming real-life sequences like elephant stampedes and shit (and if you ever get a chance to see these, do it, especially Grass). In Kong, Carl Denham grabs Fay Wray and takes her and his cameras to Skull Island looking for giant ape. Write what you know, I guess.
*edit: ragoo is correct. this will rock.
[Edited on 11/10/2005 by vladtweano]
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karole
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10/17/2005 at 04:53 |
jack black will be the jack between naomi watts (queen) and adrien brody (king) |
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Heather
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10/17/2005 at 20:24 |
qwerty: Will there be hobbitesssss
el oh el |
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vladtweano
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12/15/2005 at 14:07 |
See it. Big outrageous escapist jungle adventure fun with a giant ape, creepy zombie natives, dinosaurs and huge disgusting bugs.
The first hour is all setup and character development and sailing. Depression-era NYC looks amazing. Jack Black does fine as a hard-luck slimy Orson Wellsian egomaniac film producer, though there are moments when he cannot overcome his Jack Blackness. Naomi Watts is the perfect choice for Ann Darrow. Andy Serkis (who did the motion capture stuff for Gollum in LOTR and also for Kong here) plays Lumpy the Cook, a popeyed crusty smoking guy in a filthy apron. He's a riot.
Once they get to the island, Peter Jackson rips your face off. It's nearly relentless. There are a few effects shots that don't quite work here, but there's no time to linger on them because holy shit look at that oh fuck run!
The slow moments mostly involve establishing an emotional connection between Kong and Ann. Nothing with sexual undertones like that crap 1976 version, and she doesn't talk to him like he's a pet or something. Kong is her only protection, and everything else wants to eat her. Along the way she realizes that there's an intelligence and some affection in the big ape. Jackson obviously played this up to get audience sympathy for Kong, but for me this was unnecessary. Just when these scenes get to the eye-rolling stage, something else tries to kill them and we're off again.
Back in NYC, lots of stuff gets smashed and killed. There are a couple more of those hallmark moments when Kong and Ann are reunited, including a scene in Central Park that was all smarmy cute and meant to play up the impending tragedy and appeal to the type of audience that liked Titanic (you've probably seen several of these scenes in the tv spots). It works, though again I found it unnecessary, as I always rooted for Kong anyway. The scene ends abruptly with more violence and then there's the big ending that everybody knows, and it's done really well.
In spite of its flaws, it's great fun and I'll see it in the theater again.
edit: Oh yeah, movie theaters suck. In place of the lame pre-show trivia reel, we got 20 minutes of really loud conversation-precluding advertising for My Name is Earl and some TBS show and something to do with corporate event planning and Coca-Cola. A very drunk guy staggered in and sat down and started shouting "wahr my boy Godzilla?!" He was removed.
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12/15/2005 at 17:55 |
Sorry Vlad I thought I was being funny yelling out about Godzilla.
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mundhra
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12/15/2005 at 21:19 |
"wahr my boy Godzilla?!"
GOLD.
i'm intrigued. doubt i'll theater it, though.
really loud conversation-precluding advertising for My Name is Earl and some TBS show
that's a radio spot, too. it makes me violently angry.
who the fuck is idiot enough to hear that and think it's actually 3 or 4 people earnestly discussing a show they love and not a bunch of voice actors getting paid? and even if they weren't, why should i care about their opinion? i mean goddamn.
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12/15/2005 at 21:23 |
one more post and mundhra reaches 1000! Please make a special one.
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metatron
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12/15/2005 at 21:35 |
HOBO: one more post and mundhra reaches 1000! Please make a special one.
you should celebrate by killing yourself for derailing this thread.
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12/15/2005 at 22:20 |
metatron: you should celebrate by killing yourself for derailing this thread.
That makes three of us.
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Interesting Kong Fact: The original in Germany was called, "King Kong and the White Woman." A blatant method of reminding all that Kong (a big black hairy ape) was a metaphore for black people.
Fuckin' Nazis...
What are they calling the remake in Germany?
Also, what is the subplot supposed to be now? Anything? Or is this simply the next "Sky Captain and the World of Tomorrow" (aka, Super Duper Visuals, but no redeeming plot characteristics at all). |
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metatron
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12/16/2005 at 06:37 |
Saw it (just got back, actually).
If you didn't already know, King Kong is a 3 hour movie and it goes like this...
Hour 1: Meh. Story details. Building Plot
Hour 2: Holy fucking insane awesome
Hour 3: more awesome + Emotional Ending
edit1: vlad was definitely right about this film.
edit2: fuck you uart, i have put this thread back on the tracks.
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12/16/2005 at 18:25 |
BACK ON TRACK. Good job Farm boy.
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vladtweano
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12/17/2005 at 05:08 |
mundhra:
i'm intrigued. doubt i'll theater it, though.
However you see it, see it big.
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12/18/2005 at 02:15 |
I just saw it.
I haven't seen a moovie in months, so I don't go to any ol' show. Pete Jackson did a good job, the convienent "saving people at the last moment" was a bit predictable though, I say it happened about 4 times in the 2nd hour.
the bugs where good, and the acting was spectacular--the big monkey was nicely done and I also hear that the cook lumpy also played the kong motion suit guy--so that's neat too.
The dialogue between the shipmates in the first hour is out of place---bot oh well.
I say mr. Mundhra, go see it in the moovie theatre, go next next week and try to catch it on a digital projector [so it's not worn down].
It's worth seeing in big picture vision, and don't drink anything a good 1/2 hour before the show and have a light snack. those 3 hours were actually not too unbearable. barely noticed they passed by.
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12/19/2005 at 00:23 |
Did anyone else catch the box on the boat that said Rat Monkey?
HUH?
HUH?
DEAD-ALIVE, ANYONE?
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