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King Kong=#1,Over $50 millon

#1 Postby cycloneye » Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:39 pm

KING KONG TO CHALLENGE ALL-TIME BOXOFFICE CHAMP

'APE WITH A HEART MAKES GROWN MEN CRY'

$1,845,034,000 worldwide and $600,788,188 are the all-time boxoffice records for a single movie, TITANIC, first released on December 19, 1997.

Now roars along another December blockbuster, KING KONG, a film many top Hollywood executives predict will break the record!

The movie opens wide as Victoria Lake next Wednesday, but recent screenings by UNIVERSAL have left the audience cheering and sobbing.

"Grown men around me were crying," says one Hollywood insider.

"Yes, I think this will do TITANIC numbers. It is going to be a huge movie."

Complaints the Peter Jackson movie starts slow and is too long [more than 3 hours] will fill critics' columns.



I will go and see it as I like these kinds of movies.Will all of you see this movie?

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#2 Postby therock1811 » Tue Dec 06, 2005 2:41 pm

Nope. Never was a King Kong fan.
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#3 Postby Lindaloo » Tue Dec 06, 2005 4:49 pm

I will go see it.
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#4 Postby MGC » Tue Dec 06, 2005 5:49 pm

Does he fight Godzilla again? I might go see it.....MGC
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#5 Postby HurriCat » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:26 am

The Kong vs Godzilla fights were different movies. In the original Kong, and this remake, he fights dinosaurs.

I appreciate what Jackson has done, and I admire his creativity, vision and passion. However, I am betting that this film will be a heartbreaker and I am just too softhearted. In the real world, humans cause so much misery for animals. I just can't sit through a long show that is basically about a bunch of people tormenting an animal, and then ultimately killing it. :(

And for you arachnaphobics, ol' Petey has made sure to put in a scene cut from the original. Called the "spider pit" scene - well, with the graphics they now have... :eek:

Looks like a lot of other big bug scenes, too. Sleep tight, kiddies! :wink:
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#6 Postby alicia-w » Wed Dec 07, 2005 12:49 pm

absolutely. wouldnt miss it for the world.
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#7 Postby streetsoldier » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:50 pm

I'l pass...in a few months, it'll be on one of my movie channels anyway.
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#8 Postby GalvestonDuck » Wed Dec 07, 2005 1:56 pm

Peter Jackson flicks rank down there with Quentin Tarantion films in my book.

I slept through an hour of LOTR in the theater. Never saw the other two LOTR's. Heavenly Creatures was WAY too bizarre and I still cringe thinking about the murder scene. Melanie Lynskey was wicked and Kate Winslet was just plain...weird.

I don't think I can bring myself to watch Peter Jackson movies again. Don't care if they're filmed in NZ and star an overwhelming number of blonde Kiwis. Not for me.
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#9 Postby Skywatch_NC » Wed Dec 07, 2005 3:01 pm

I doubt it...my folks and I look forward to seeing CS Lewis' The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, The Witch and The Wardrobe. :)

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#10 Postby JQ Public » Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:40 pm

Yes! Can't wait!
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#11 Postby Canelaw99 » Wed Dec 07, 2005 5:44 pm

Nope, not going to pay the money to sit in a theater for it. I don't think it will live up to the hype, but that's just my opinion. :)
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#12 Postby greeng13 » Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:32 pm

No.
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#13 Postby Tstormwatcher » Wed Dec 07, 2005 6:36 pm

nope
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#14 Postby cycloneye » Sat Dec 10, 2005 7:18 am

MGC wrote:Does he fight Godzilla again? I might go see it.....MGC


Yes he fights the big G.I already have my ticket to see it for friday as wednesday and thursday were full already.
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#15 Postby streetsoldier » Sat Dec 10, 2005 2:55 pm

I can't resist...from {i]The Rocky Horror Picture Show[/i]...

Whatever happened...to Fay Wray?
That delicate...satin-draped fra-a-ame?
As it clung to her thigh
I started to cry-y-y,
'Cause I wanted to be dressed
Just the same...

(with apologies to Tim Curry) :lol:
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#16 Postby cycloneye » Tue Dec 13, 2005 6:22 pm

It starts tommorow wednesday at theaters.I will see it on friday.
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#17 Postby kevin » Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:43 am

cycloneye wrote:
MGC wrote:Does he fight Godzilla again? I might go see it.....MGC


Yes he fights the big G.I already have my ticket to see it for friday as wednesday and thursday were full already.


No he doesn't.
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#18 Postby kevin » Wed Dec 14, 2005 3:45 am

Additionally I just raced home from watching it and this film was superb. Just a beautiful piece of art really.

Jackson poured his soul into this film, for good reason, it got him interested in movies.

For everyone who doesn't like this film without seeing it, thats okay I forgive you.
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#19 Postby cycloneye » Wed Dec 14, 2005 6:54 am

kevin wrote:
cycloneye wrote:
MGC wrote:Does he fight Godzilla again? I might go see it.....MGC


Yes he fights the big G.I already have my ticket to see it for friday as wednesday and thursday were full already.


No he doesn't.


Yes you are right no fight with G.
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#20 Postby cycloneye » Thu Dec 15, 2005 10:37 am

Anyone haved seen the movie already? I will go and see the three hours movie tommorow. I think it's a little too long but the special effects that I haved seen in the trailers are A+.
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