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October 27, 2005
King Kong--King Dud?
OK, time for some fluff. Who wants to see the upcoming King Kong movie?
Variety quotes a bigwig from Universal as saying it's "brilliant." Well of course she'll say that...she wants people to buy tickets. After all, it's costing $207 million to make and distribute. That's a lot of shamoola.
Still, I'm leery of any movie remake, especially a movie that is already a classic in its own right. Think of all the rehashes we've seen in the past couple of years: the Dukes of Hazzard, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, the Honeymooners, Charlie's Angels, Bewitched, and so on. Can't Hollywood come up with any new ideas?
And, three hours of a big ape climbing the Empire State Building being buzz bombed by airplanes sounds rather tedious. (Speaking of apes around the Empire State Building, I saw a guy in a gorilla suit running around near the main entrance to the ESB last week...some kind of promotional thing. Wish I'd had a camera.)
The bigger they are, the harder they fall. And King Kong is pretty big. Does anyone out there want to see it? Do you think my prediction is off base?
Posted by Pam at October 27, 2005 09:09 PM
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Looks stupid and I'm not going to see it.
Watching the gorilla at my local zoo throw his feces at the glass is probably more entertaining.
Posted by: Chris at October 27, 2005 11:27 PM
I hate apes and monkeys personally. I disliked the original.
Posted by: DaraLundy at October 28, 2005 02:38 AM
There has already been ONE remake (Jessica Lange may still be trying to live THAT ONE down) and it was dreadful. I can't imagine that this new one will be any better. It's more likely that it will be worse.
Dara - how many apes and monkeys have you met personally?
Posted by: Gayle Miller at October 28, 2005 03:44 PM
I've never met an ape, or monkey.
Probably because I make it a habit not to associate with Democrats.
Posted by: Chris at October 28, 2005 09:27 PM
You got me there. I've only seen 'em in zoos and on nature shows on tv.
Posted by: DaraLundy at October 30, 2005 12:48 AM
Peter Jackson is an amazing director so who knows. I'm still waiting for him to do a commentary for Dead Alive.
Posted by: Emerson at October 31, 2005 07:25 PM