CBright7831 0 Report post Posted June 24, 2005 Kinda funny the dumb monkey is holding the chick up next to the one dinosaur's mouth. I was always a Godzilla fan... Godzilla won the fight damn it! <{POST_SNAPBACK}> This is true. Had they gone with Kong's original size, it would have been a complete squash-fest. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted June 24, 2005 Just in case you were sleeping under a rock — the two minute and thirty second 'King Kong' teaser trailer will be shown on all NBC affiliated networks Monday, June 27, from 8:59:30-9:02 PM ET. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Hey, fuck off man. Just because I don't watch NBC, along with quite a bit of television as it is, doesn't make me "sleeping under a rock". <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Wow, wow, wow, wow, wow, WOW! Calm the fuck down, and don't get so hostile. I copied and pasted that part from another board. I never realized that would offend anyone. I guess I'll change it since people are getting emotional. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> Dude, you're the one that needs to chill. You took that completely the wrong way. If I had a problem with you or meant to get hostile, I would have an entirely different tone. The "fuck off" is meant in a playful manner, sorry if you took it the wrong way. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Precious Roy 0 Report post Posted June 26, 2005 Naomi Watts is ok but not remotely on Fay Wray's level of hotness. fuck that Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Gary Floyd 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2005 Trailer is now online http://www.kingkongmovie.com/ef239524432ba...7/en_large.html Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2005 that was a pretty swank trailer. God help me, I just said 'swank' and i wasn't talking about hillary. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2005 Looks awesome. Jack Black has serious ownage potential in this though I still question the casting of Adrien Brody as the hero of the piece. I'll be in line at midnight when this opens, regardless. Anybody care to toss out guesses on how much this makes? I'll just go for broke right now and say that by the time it leaves theatres it will be in the top three grossing films of all time. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted June 28, 2005 That's waaaaay too high. I never understood the love that King Kong gets, and a remake seems kinda pointless. I say it'll make something around what the Godzilla remake did, maybe more. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2005 Please. The remake of Godzilla didn't have a built-in fanbase of LOTR nerds willing to spend whatever amount of money pleases Lord Jackson. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted June 28, 2005 It wasn't really a Godzilla "remake", but this movie will destroy it. I'm glad to see King Kong may finally get a good remake. Never cared for the 70s remake. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted June 28, 2005 I dig that it seems to be a period piece, with the old biplanes and buildings and stuff, rather than setting in 'modern day' (zzzz) Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted June 28, 2005 Please. The remake of Godzilla didn't have a built-in fanbase of LOTR nerds willing to spend whatever amount of money pleases Lord Jackson. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> You're right on that, certainly. I might see this movie just for Jack Black and Peter Jackson. Hooray for short, fat, bearded men! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted June 29, 2005 Pete's no longer fat. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2005 This trailer looks like King Kong on Jurassic Park to me. Either way there's no way it'll have the same impact the original did in 1933. The original was jaw dropping and revolutionary, while this just looks like another CGI fest. I have a semi related question: Why was Joel McCrea not in the original King Kong? Bruce Cabot was the hero in it, but yet I'd say McCrea was the bigger name and RKO's top line action type hero. He even worked with Fay Wray on The Most Dangerous Game, which was filmed on the same sets as Kong during a production hiatus. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest Vitamin X Report post Posted June 30, 2005 Pete's no longer fat. <{POST_SNAPBACK}> WTF? Since when? Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2005 A while. There was a King Kong portfolio in the July issue of GQ and he's really slimmed down since LOTR. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
bobobrazil1984 0 Report post Posted June 30, 2005 Yeah PJ is skinny as a rail now. It's actually quite disconcerting and kind of creepy in my opinion. He should go back to the fat look. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2005 Okay... we have FINAL King Kong details for you. Warner has sent over their official press release with all the specs on the release, so here they are: The King Kong: Two-Disc Special Edition (SRP $26.99) will include the 104-minute restored and remastered B&W film on video in its original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include audio commentary (by Ray Harryhausen and Ken Ralston, with Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack, Ruth Rose, Fay Wray and Robert Armstrong), the 2005 I'm Kong: The Exploits of Merian C. Cooper documentary, a gallery of trailers for other films by director Merian C. Cooper, the new RKO Production 601: The Making of Kong, Eighth Wonder of the World documentary by Peter Jackson (featuring the following featurettes: The Origins of King Kong, Willis O'Brien and Creation, Cameras Roll on Kong, The Eighth Wonder, A Milestone in Visual Effects, Passion, Sound and Fury, The Mystery of the Lost Spider Pit Sequence and King Kong's Legacy) and Creation test footage (with commentary by Ray Harryhausen). The King Kong: Two-Disc Collector's Edition (SRP $39.98) will include all of the above in limited tin packaging that also features a 20-page reproduction of the original 1933 souvenir program, King Kong original one-sheet reproduction postcards and a mail-in offer for a reproduction of a vintage theatrical poster. The King Kong Four-Disc Collector's Set (SRP $39.92) will include the King Kong: Two-Disc Special Edition along with The Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young. It will NOT include the extras in the Collector's Edition tin. Fortunately, The Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young will also be available separately (as will The Last Days of Pompeii, also by Kong directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack) for an SRP of $19.97 each. The Son of Kong will include the 70-minute restored B&W film on video in the original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include the theatrical trailer. Mighty Joe Young will include the 94-minute restored B&W film on video in its original full frame, with Dolby Digital 2.0 mono audio and English, French and Spanish subtitles. Extras will include audio commentary (by Ray Harryhausen, Ken Ralston and Terry Moore), 2 new featurettes (Ray Harryhausen and The Chioda Brothers and Ray Harryhausen and Mighty Joe Young) and the film's theatrical trailer. Pardon me, as I go mark out now. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Insane Bump Machine 0 Report post Posted August 9, 2005 good thing about all the remakes Hollywood and co. are doing nowadays: the original films get packed re-releases on DVD. Great news! Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
PLAGIARISM! 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2005 I hate Jack Black in all his forms, so that might kill this for me, but I'll watch it. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted August 10, 2005 Jack Black in the movie should kill any award nomination before its even made. And who the fuck remakes King Kong? God. Death knell. The CGI dinosaurs are pretty lame, as is the "TRAVEL TO THE FORBIDDEN MYSTERY ISLAND!" plot. Everyone was pretty silent for every preview I've seen of this in theatres, and by silent, I mean in the "embarassed to have watched it" aspect. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest JMA Report post Posted August 12, 2005 I'm looking forward to this movie. Although good remakes are rare these days, I think Jackson can pull this off. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted August 12, 2005 The original film was filled with incredibly fake looking FX, so what's the point in whining about some of the CGI not looking real. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
UseTheSledgehammerUh 0 Report post Posted August 12, 2005 Because it's like 72 years later and you would think things could be better. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Guest El Satanico Report post Posted August 13, 2005 no type of FX will ever be perfect. If you can watch the original and not complain about the FX, it's silly to complain about some imperfect FX in this version. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
cabbageboy 0 Report post Posted October 15, 2005 The original film's effects are astounding for 1933. Hell, I think those effects hold up better now that stuff like Clash of the Titans, which was made nearly 50 years later. I saw the preview for this Kong before Fantastic 4 and the crowd gave the opposite reaction: Everyone was buzzing about it. On a slightly related note, is it just me or did RKO make more good stuff than any other studio in the 30s/40s? It's kind of weird that a sort of major studio just went under in the 50s and nobody really noticed or cared. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
CBright7831 0 Report post Posted October 30, 2005 Just a heads up to those interested. The second Kong trailer will be shown on Access Hollywood Nov 3. Here's a quick snippet from the trailer: Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
Lord of The Curry 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2005 Kong has some serious fucking balance. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
MarvinisaLunatic 0 Report post Posted October 31, 2005 I cannot believe Peter jackson managed to remake a 100 minute movie into over 3 hours. The Lord of the Rings movies needed 3 hours plus, and had a fanbase willing to sit through 3+ hours (and buy extended DVD versions that were even longer), but I dont think King Kong has that sort of devoted fanbase. I cant see many people being very happy after sitting through 3 hours of King Kong. Im shocked that its not coming in under 2 1/2 hours with an extended version DVD or something down the line.. Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
AmericanDragon 0 Report post Posted November 4, 2005 trailer in HD http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/king_kong/hd/ Share this post Link to post Share on other sites
