King Kong trailer...

Troubleshooter · 07-08-2005, 03:22 PM

...has me in a highly anticipatory state.

http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/king_kong/

Peter Jackson just may strike again.

BigV · 07-08-2005, 03:37 PM

Man.

I got something going on on the 14th. Crap. Oh well, I guess I can always get a divorce or something.

Trilby · 07-08-2005, 03:52 PM

I'm going to go see this but only because Jack Black is in it and he's hott.

Troubleshooter · 07-08-2005, 09:46 PM

Get help.

Quickly

Trilby · 07-08-2005, 10:17 PM

He's cuddly, funny, creative, funny, probably smart(er) than the usual movie star and did I mention cuddly and funny?

wolf · 07-09-2005, 12:35 AM

I don't care how good the trailer looks. Does this movie really need another remake?

Troubleshooter · 07-09-2005, 08:56 AM

Does it need it? No.

But can it be done better than the last one? Probably.

cowhead · 07-09-2005, 11:32 AM

but why? WHY!?!?!! you know there a a bazillion well though out well written scripts out there.. why in the hell do we need another freakin' re-make of another movie?!??! I mean, cool.. great and all.. I like neato special effects more than the next guy (my neighbor anyway) but... but... I mean what's next? a re-make of citizen cane? it doesn't need to be done. no. I'll go one step further.. it shouldn't be done. sacrificing creativity for the banal re-creation of something that was perfectly fine in the first place, what's wrong with appreciating something for what it is? (and no. I'm not a fan of fake tit's either).. *sigh* I am getting old.

xoxoxoBruce · 07-09-2005, 04:03 PM

I see your point but it will probably be better than the 14 Terrorists bomb London movies coming.
Oh, and fakes are better than none.

Lunaephiliac · 07-09-2005, 04:25 PM

It's even more interesting when you watch it in German. Bringen Sie mich die Fuhrer!

Elspode · 07-09-2005, 05:13 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by cowhead

but why? WHY!?!?!! you know there a a bazillion well though out well written scripts out there..

I, for one, am convinced that this is simply not true. Otherwise, why would be getting a constant torrent of crap?

wolf · 07-09-2005, 07:17 PM

Because crap has a proven track record. People go to see crap in droves. Well thought out, well plotted, and well-acted films are relegated to "independent" status, play in a handful of theaters and, if lucky, get "rediscovered" on HBO.

Griff · 07-09-2005, 07:25 PM

I really want to see this crap though. I'm with Bri on JB... in a hetero male simple admiration kinda way. The effects should be outstanding and I want to see one Kong Flick made in my life time that doesn't completely suck ass.

Clodfobble · 07-10-2005, 09:49 AM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Elspode

I, for one, am convinced that this is simply not true. Otherwise, why would be getting a constant torrent of crap?

Did you ever see the movie Secondhand Lions? No? Well it was an incredible movie. You thought it wasn't that great? Uh, ignore the rest of the example then...

The guy who wrote that script was a screenwriting professor of mine in college. He wrote it 10 years before it was finally made. Same with The Iron Giant, another of his. They floated around, and everyone generally agreed, "Oh yeah, this is great, someone should pick this up," but no one ever did.

He told us this could be very slightly attributed to production companies being honest with themselves--if their strength was Rob Schneider movies, they knew they wouldn't be able to make a good script "right," and that would be a waste. But he said it was mostly because if it weren't made "great," it would just be another art house flick, which don't make any money. He said the reason most great movies actually get made is a star actor brings it to the production company and says, "I want to be in this movie."

Elspode · 07-10-2005, 10:45 AM

No, I thought it *was* a great movie. And I *do* understand why there's so much crap out there. I'm just not convinced that there is a plethora of terrific, unrealized scripts in the world, because otherwise talented people are turning out volumes of crap because that's what people go see.

07-08-2005, 03:22 PM	#1
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	King Kong trailer... ...has me in a highly anticipatory state. http://www.apple.com/trailers/universal/king_kong/ Peter Jackson just may strike again. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-08-2005, 03:37 PM	#2
BigV Goon Squad Leader Join Date: Nov 2004 Location: Seattle Posts: 27,063	Man. I got something going on on the 14th. Crap. Oh well, I guess I can always get a divorce or something. __________________ Be Just and Fear Not.

07-08-2005, 03:52 PM	#3
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	I'm going to go see this but only because Jack Black is in it and he's hott. __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-08-2005, 09:46 PM	#4
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Get help. Quickly __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-08-2005, 10:17 PM	#5
Trilby Slattern of the Swail Join Date: Jul 2004 Posts: 15,654	He's cuddly, funny, creative, funny, probably smart(er) than the usual movie star and did I mention cuddly and funny? __________________ In Barrie's play and novel, the roles of fairies are brief: they are allies to the Lost Boys, the source of fairy dust and ...They are portrayed as dangerous, whimsical and extremely clever but quite hedonistic. "Shall I give you a kiss?" Peter asked and, jerking an acorn button off his coat, solemnly presented it to her. —James Barrie Wimminfolk they be tricksy. - ZenGum

07-09-2005, 12:35 AM	#6
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	I don't care how good the trailer looks. Does this movie really need another remake? __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-09-2005, 08:56 AM	#7
Troubleshooter The urban Jane Goodall Join Date: Jan 2004 Location: Florida Posts: 3,012	Does it need it? No. But can it be done better than the last one? Probably. __________________ I have gained this from philosophy: that I do without being commanded what others do only from fear of the law. - Aristotle

07-09-2005, 11:32 AM	#8
cowhead halve your cake and eat it too. Join Date: Apr 2004 Location: Georgia.. by way of Lawrence Kansas Posts: 1,359	but why? WHY!?!?!! you know there a a bazillion well though out well written scripts out there.. why in the hell do we need another freakin' re-make of another movie?!??! I mean, cool.. great and all.. I like neato special effects more than the next guy (my neighbor anyway) but... but... I mean what's next? a re-make of citizen cane? it doesn't need to be done. no. I'll go one step further.. it shouldn't be done. sacrificing creativity for the banal re-creation of something that was perfectly fine in the first place, what's wrong with appreciating something for what it is? (and no. I'm not a fan of fake tit's either).. sigh I am getting old. __________________ no my child.. this is not my desire..I'm digging for fire.

07-09-2005, 04:03 PM	#9
xoxoxoBruce The future is unwritten Join Date: Oct 2002 Posts: 71,105	I see your point but it will probably be better than the 14 Terrorists bomb London movies coming. Oh, and fakes are better than none. __________________ The descent of man ~ Nixon, Friedman, Reagan, Trump.

07-09-2005, 04:25 PM	#10
Lunaephiliac Nice people frighten me. Join Date: Mar 2005 Location: Seattle. Yes, it's raining. Posts: 47	It's even more interesting when you watch it in German. Bringen Sie mich die Fuhrer! __________________ Well, obviously no one is going to give you a nickel every time something common happens, so stop using that idiotic phrase. Persons attempting to find a motive in this narrative will be prosecuted; persons attempting to find a moral in it will be banished, persons attempting to find a plot in it will be shot. -Mark Twain

07-09-2005, 07:17 PM	#12
wolf lobber of scimitars Join Date: Jul 2001 Location: Phila Burbs Posts: 20,774	Because crap has a proven track record. People go to see crap in droves. Well thought out, well plotted, and well-acted films are relegated to "independent" status, play in a handful of theaters and, if lucky, get "rediscovered" on HBO. __________________ wolf eht htiw og "Conspiracies are the norm, not the exception." --G. Edward Griffin The Creature from Jekyll Island High Priestess of the Church of the Whale Penis

07-09-2005, 07:25 PM	#13
Griff still says videotape Join Date: Feb 2001 Posts: 26,813	I really want to see this crap though. I'm with Bri on JB... in a hetero male simple admiration kinda way. The effects should be outstanding and I want to see one Kong Flick made in my life time that doesn't completely suck ass. __________________ If you would only recognize that life is hard, things would be so much easier for you. - Louis D. Brandeis

07-10-2005, 10:45 AM	#15
Elspode When Do I Get Virtual Unreality? Join Date: Dec 2002 Location: Raytown, Missouri Posts: 12,719	No, I thought it was a great movie. And I do understand why there's so much crap out there. I'm just not convinced that there is a plethora of terrific, unrealized scripts in the world, because otherwise talented people are turning out volumes of crap because that's what people go see. __________________ "To those of you who are wearing ties, I think my dad would appreciate it if you took them off." - Robert Moog

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