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OneMoreRobot3021


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Finally saw King Kong the other night.
#5502760 - 04/11/06 09:13 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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It broke my widdle heart.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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unbeliever
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It was pretty good, really poignant and really fucking long.
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OneMoreRobot3021


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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: unbeliever]
#5502775 - 04/11/06 09:17 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yeah, it was terribly long but I was hard-pressed to find anything unnecessary that could have been cut. I loved all the characters so I didn't mind any of the asides. I thought all the actors did fantastic jobs too.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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unbeliever
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Quote:
OneMoreRobot3021 said: Yeah, it was terribly long but I was hard-pressed to find anything unnecessary that could have been cut. I loved all the characters so I didn't mind any of the asides. I thought all the actors did fantastic jobs too.
Yeah, though it took a bit to wrap my head around a semi-"serious" jack black. Also, Andy Serkis was great as the weirdo cook.
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OneMoreRobot3021


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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: unbeliever]
#5502793 - 04/11/06 09:23 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Yes! i was really glad to see Serkis in the flesh and not just as King Kong. We only had the DVD rented for a night but I'll buy it eventually - I want to watch the making of featurettes and see Serkis acting as Kong. That guy's one weird method actor.
Also, King Kong vs. four Tyrannosaurus Rexes was one of the best fights EVAR. When he was ripping open the last one's skull you got the impression he'd had a LOT of practice with that.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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HELLA_TIGHT
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That part was cool but I thought the rest was really stupid.
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My wife thought it was the worst film ever.
She hated it so much she wouldn't even let me watch it.
May I come to your place and watch with you?
I'll bring my blanky for cuddling purposes.
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OneMoreRobot3021


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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: sucklesworth]
#5502847 - 04/11/06 09:45 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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You bring the vape, I'll bring the blueberry.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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HELLA_TIGHT
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I'll bring the vaseline.
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OneMoreRobot3021


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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: sucklesworth]
#5502864 - 04/11/06 09:51 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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You ruined my thread. Make it smaller.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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OJK
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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: sucklesworth]
#5502979 - 04/11/06 10:40 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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your wife has very good taste in films
king kong was perhaps the worst film I've ever seen, certainly the worst of 2005
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Thin White Duke
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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: OJK]
#5503057 - 04/11/06 11:08 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Odiumjunkie said: your wife has very good taste in films
king kong was perhaps the worst film I've ever seen, certainly the worst of 2005
It sucked the big one.
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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: Thin White Duke]
#5503088 - 04/11/06 11:17 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I haven't seen it, yet. I have The Chronicles of Narnia, but I haven't had the chance to watch it, yet, either. Tonight's the night!
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OneMoreRobot3021


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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: blissedout]
#5503104 - 04/11/06 11:21 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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Chronicles of Narnia was the worst movie I saw all of last year.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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Great! I am really looking forward to it, now. Thanks.
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OneMoreRobot3021


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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: blissedout]
#5503114 - 04/11/06 11:24 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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I love the gif in your sig. You should totally watch Spaceballs instead.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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blissedout


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That's one of my favorite movies of all time! Electrode blessed me with that gif. He has been coming up with alot of gifs, lately. I wonder where he gets them all.
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OneMoreRobot3021


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Re: Finally saw King Kong the other night. [Re: blissedout]
#5503130 - 04/11/06 11:31 AM (17 years, 9 months ago) |
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He is the new gifmaster, for real.
-------------------- Acid doesn't give you truths; it builds machines that push the envelope of perception. Whatever revelations came to me then have dissolved like skywriting. All I really know is that those few years saddled me with a faith in the redemptive potential of the imagination which, however flat, stale and unprofitable the world seems to me now, I cannot for the life of me shake. -Erik Davis
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Burke Dennings
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I don't know about King Kong, it was good, but very overdone. P. Jackson was trying to make the movie as epic as the Lord of the Ring movies, and King Kong just isn't like that. Also, there was too much character establishment in the beginning- they were rather simple characters and didn't need that shit.
I liked how the writers decided that since the island already has a giant gorilla, why not throw in some dinosaurs and giant bugs? It all makes the same amount of sense. The T. Rex fight scene was pretty great.
I just wish Kong got a chance to kill Jack Black's character. What was up with his last line in the movie?
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