JR et al: I saw King Kong a week or so ago at a screening and I had a terrific time. Is it the original '33 King Kong? No. Is it worse? No. Is it better? No. It's different. And it's the same.
Peter Jackson clearly was doing not just a remake but, quite literally, an homage to the original, which he revers. The film is much longer and much of the added material is really good. It's no longer a simple adventure story. There's a lot more character development, a lot more emotionality to the story. It really works to make the story more moving. And it makes it work for today's audiences -- including adults -- for whom the original film wouldn't work on a first viewing anymore. The world has gone past the acting style and special effects of that time. The '33 King Kong is wonderful, don't get me wrong, but it's of its time. The '05 King Kong is far from perfect. I'd have cut a lot of the action material on Skull Island. (As with JR, I'll hold off mentioning specifics for those of you who haven't seen it yet. But what's there is pretty exciting and amazing. There are a few things that took me out of the picture. Matters of physics during the New York sequences that were clearly brought on by either lack of thought or a desire to keep it in because it looked cool even if it wasn't possible. But I liked the movie a lot. It's a great adventure still and with a lot of heart, a lot of emotion, and a lot of energy. Craig. At 02:19 PM 12/20/05 -0500, JR wrote: >Doc, > >You're right in many ways -- and I'll think you'll see that Jackson realized he could not -- and should not -- try to "duplicate" the original, but rather that he should give it his own interpretation (while still holding true to the plot and character basics, as if the original were a book that he was making a movie out of). How successful he was in this is something everyone will have to decide for themselves. But listen, go into it with an open mind about Namoi Watts. Give the kid a break... I think you'll be pleasantly surprised. > > I'll look forward to hearing what you thought of it. > >-- JR > > >----- Original Message ----- >From: Dr Vollin Md >To: [email protected] >Sent: Tuesday, December 20, 2005 9:31 >Subject: [MOPO] KONG > >Being a sci-fi & horror fan, I am going to see King Kong on Monday. BUT i know from the previews, it will not come close to the original. I admire Jackson's enthusiasm & life long obsession with the movie, but the original will never be duplicated and WATTS her name is no Fay Wray. Watch for the upcoming computer generated remake of the WIZARD OF OZ, starring Robert Deniro, Christopher Walken, Dustin Hoffman, Al Pacino, Queen Latifa and Jessica Simpson as Dorothy > ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Craig Miller Wolfmill Entertainment [EMAIL PROTECTED] ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Visit the MoPo Mailing List Web Site at www.filmfan.com ___________________________________________________________________ How to UNSUBSCRIBE from the MoPo Mailing List Send a message addressed to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] In the BODY of your message type: SIGNOFF MOPO-L The author of this message is solely responsible for its content.
