Peter Jackson's King Kong
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i wonder why Kong didn't shed any blood eventhough all those planes were shootong at him.
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cos he tick skinOriginally posted by Gordonator:i wonder why Kong didn't shed any blood eventhough all those planes were shootong at him. -
he got wounded some. they show him touching his wounds. I think you cannot see kong bleeding profusely because he has fur it absorbs the blood.
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It really depends on how you view the movie Kong.
Personally, I loved it and have watched it twice.
other than being the realistic and many great scenes. The first part was necessary in revealing each character to us. Carl's aggressive, never say die, inconsiderate, etc character, Jack's passive character, Naomi's strength in her seemingly vulnerability etc.
As for the natives, we do not know if they were a bunch of people stranded there. People have landed there before, we won't know exactly who built the fortress and why they're stuck there. As for the bridge, it may seem impossible but then again, humans are such adaptable creatures, honestly we won't know our potential to do something till circumstances force us to do so.
Peter Jackson has shown us : the passiveness of Jack's love and the expressiveness of Kong's love; both for Naomi Watts. Of course Kong's bestiality is shown...in his fights and the way he defends himself when attacked. But then the whole point is that even that part of Kong has mellowed because of Naomi.
She manages to find him before others does? It could be because she sensed him? Or because she was running all around and trying to track him based on the damges and screams. The army needs time to assemble? The planes need time to re-align and I think they need to navigate in order to shoot Kong. They need to assess the situation before shooting. And those are very old planes right since it's in the 1930s.
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Pretty good movie.
Only one gripe is that too many little kids in the cinema making a lot of noise, misbehaving and acting like smart alecks. For example:
Singapore being mentioned in the movie:
'Wah... Singapore being mentioned!!!!'
Kissing scene between Adrien Brody and Naomi Watts:
'Eeeeyerrr.... they kiss leh!!!!'
Skull Island's inhabitants appearing for the first time:
'Eeeeeyerrr..... so disgusting one!!!!'
The ship crew arming themselves with rifles:
'Wah.... real rifles leh!!!!!!'
All at shouting level. Sheesh man, what were their parents thinking, that King Kong == Donkey Kong?!?! If their kids can't be disciplined enough for a three-hour movie, then they should just stay at home!
Not the movie's fault I know.... but those kids totally spoiled my movie experience. They should consider introducing PG-13 or something.
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Originally posted by fudgester:
Where did you watch it at?
Pretty good movie.
Only one gripe is that too many little kids in the cinema making a lot of noise, misbehaving and acting like smart alecks. For example:
[b]Singapore being mentioned in the movie:
'Wah... Singapore being mentioned!!!!'
Kissing scene between Adrien Brody and Naomi Watts:
'Eeeeyerrr.... they kiss leh!!!!'
Skull Island's inhabitants appearing for the first time:
'Eeeeeyerrr..... so disgusting one!!!!'
The ship crew arming themselves with rifles:
'Wah.... real rifles leh!!!!!!'
All at shouting level. Sheesh man, what were their parents thinking, that King Kong == Donkey Kong?!?! If their kids can't be disciplined enough for a three-hour movie, then they should just stay at home!
Not the movie's fault I know.... but those kids totally spoiled my movie experience. They should consider introducing PG-13 or something. [/b]
Cinema selection is VERY important.
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Actually more than that, Sumatra was mentioned at least twice, and Yangoon (Myanmar) at least 2 times also.Originally posted by dragg:its because the king kong movie produced in 1976 says that king kong lives in singapore.
I believe its because the film is filmed in 1933, so that time, alot of East India Company etc, Dutch, Chinese, all coming to the straits for colonialisation or work etc....
I believe in the 30s-40s, SE asia is actually rather famous in Europe as well as other parts of Asia.
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it was an insult whn they mentioned Singapore, they were really just trying to say Singapore is very ancient. Pirates of the Carribean Sea also made a similar reference to Singapore, saying it's ancient also.
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Huh? Where in the movie did they talk about Singapore being 'ancient'? Can you quote the exact phrase please?Originally posted by targa3:it was an insult whn they mentioned Singapore, they were really just trying to say Singapore is very ancient. Pirates of the Carribean Sea also made a similar reference to Singapore, saying it's ancient also.
Also, this was what Jonny Depp's character said in Pirates of the Carribean:
'Looks like you've never been to Singapore.'
The scene was how Depp's character manages to save Keira Knightley's character from drowning, and a British soldier couldn't figure out how to get her breathing again. Depp's character sliced off her corset, and said that phrase in response. How on earth is that insulting to Singapore?
For goodness' sake, don't read so much into it..... it's just like how people complain that Visa advertisements on TV are condescending to Asians.
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I really love the show. I watch it 1 week ago with a female fren and she cried... i also had to hold back tears not becos I am a sissy lah but i feel that alot of us may have felt what King Kong felt at some point of our lives...
I think King Kong was just like a lonely person, very misunderstood. All he wants was for someone to spend his time with, have fun with but most people that he met (i.e those tribal people on skull island) were more afraid of him. Therefore, when he met Darrow..the girl who did not fear him... immediately, he felt a strong affection for her, not love but a very strong bond of friendship, so strong that he would die for her. I think in our real lives, sometimes we felt that way also, just needing someone to understand us and not reject us based on what they see on the outside... and when we really do find that friend or friends... treasure them lilke what King Kong did to Darrow. -
In the era where the movies are being set... yes Singapore is ancient... Singapore was only this thriving maybe just 50 years ago.... so if the setting is in the early 1900s... i think it is right to say Singapore is still pretty ancient compare to the then US and Europe....Originally posted by targa3:it was an insult whn they mentioned Singapore, they were really just trying to say Singapore is very ancient. Pirates of the Carribean Sea also made a similar reference to Singapore, saying it's ancient also. -
a scene from the 1930 original classic.
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