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Title: King Kong
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 17, 2009, 01:02:12 PM: I saw Peter Jackson's 2005 version of King Kong on ITV at the weekend. Bloody great! Much, much better than the lame 1976 version and up there with the original 1933 movie.

Worth seeing.
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Nick on August 17, 2009, 01:21:38 PM: Is that the one with the big gorilla?
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 17, 2009, 01:24:37 PM: One of the ones with a big gorilla yes.

It also has dinosaurs, giant insects, spiders and bats.

But it also captures the 'feel' of the 'thirties well.
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: TG on August 17, 2009, 01:42:09 PM: Cracking film. I dont think Jackson is capable of making a bad film.

His next one is : http://www.lovelybones.com/
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Post by: Miss Demeanour on August 17, 2009, 01:51:27 PM: Read the book - made me cry ...the film will no doubt make me dissolve sad24:
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Post by: Nick on August 17, 2009, 02:20:23 PM: Do you have a 'Don't be horrid to gorillas' sticker perchance?
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Miss Demeanour on August 17, 2009, 02:26:11 PM: Quote from: Nick on August 17, 2009, 02:20:23 PM
Do you have a 'Don't be horrid to gorillas' sticker perchance?

No I meant Lovelybones you big doughnut not King Kong..... doh:
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Nick on August 17, 2009, 02:32:23 PM: Shrugs:
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Snoopy on August 17, 2009, 03:20:44 PM: Channel hopping I caught 30 seconds of that KK film ~ Mrs S#2 came into the room and said "What bollix is this?" and I turned it off redface:
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 17, 2009, 03:26:46 PM: wimp!

Which 30 secs?
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Snoopy on August 17, 2009, 03:58:09 PM: There were a lot of dinosaurs with long necks improbably falling down a slope. They were all mixed up with lots of humans who did not get crushed or damaged in anyway (apart from strategic cuts to masculine foreheads and carefully placed ripped blouses on the females). Oh and some arse was hauled down an incline by his leg by a raptor of some sort but since he was (a) ugl;y and (b) screamed a lot I assume he wasn't the hero.

I have to say it looked all very improbable to me and would have gone off whether SWWLTBO had come into the room or not.
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Uncle Mort on August 17, 2009, 04:00:43 PM: That was the dinosaur pile up at the end of the stampede. Improbable? of course. Great fun? yes.
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Pastis on August 17, 2009, 05:07:45 PM: It got my happy088 too!
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Miss Demeanour on August 17, 2009, 05:11:31 PM: redface: redface: redface:

I didn't like it - King Kong (the remake) that is......... Although I do recognise I'm in the minority here so I shall just shut up now
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Nick on August 17, 2009, 05:20:31 PM: I only saw the original
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 17, 2009, 07:57:20 PM: Quote from: Nick on August 17, 2009, 05:20:31 PM
I only saw the original
Snoopy was an extra in it.
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Nick on August 17, 2009, 07:59:15 PM: He peed on the Empire State Building? eeek:
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Darwins Selection on August 17, 2009, 08:00:57 PM: Quote from: Nick on August 17, 2009, 07:59:15 PM
He peed on the Empire State Building? eeek:

No, he flew one of the biplanes silly.

Then he peed when it got swatted.
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Barman on August 18, 2009, 04:55:57 AM: Quote from: Miss Demeanor on August 17, 2009, 01:51:27 PM
Read the book - made me cry ...the film will no doubt make me dissolve sad24:
Me too... sad24:
Title: Re: King Kong
Post by: Nick on August 18, 2009, 08:42:39 AM: rubschin: