04-14-2006, 07:17 AM
Ave,
This new thread is for those members who enjoy reading, viewing or playing the numerous Fantasy & SciFi books, comics and magazines, movies and TV, computer and board games, and all things connected to this genre that either you or I can think of or find.
Yesterday, I took delivery of Peter Jackson's 2005 re-make of "King Kong", it was truly awesome. My socks were totally knocked off.
I've seen both of the previous versions, the 1933 original and the 1976 re-make, IMHO this latest offering is by far the finest.
If ever the New Zealand film industry needed another "shot in the arm", it has it with Peter Jackson and his friends, he and they are inspirational.
A review of the 1976 version is here
http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/k/kong_76.html
A review and comments of the 2005 version are here http://www.kottke.org/05/12/king-kong
Another set of reviews from the New York Times are here http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/m ... _id=289249
A "King Kong" links site is here http://www.sirlinksalot.net/kingkong.html
If you only buy one DVD this month, make it Peter Jackson's "King Kong".
Vale
M. Spedius Corbulo
This new thread is for those members who enjoy reading, viewing or playing the numerous Fantasy & SciFi books, comics and magazines, movies and TV, computer and board games, and all things connected to this genre that either you or I can think of or find.
Yesterday, I took delivery of Peter Jackson's 2005 re-make of "King Kong", it was truly awesome. My socks were totally knocked off.
I've seen both of the previous versions, the 1933 original and the 1976 re-make, IMHO this latest offering is by far the finest.
If ever the New Zealand film industry needed another "shot in the arm", it has it with Peter Jackson and his friends, he and they are inspirational.
A review of the 1976 version is here
http://movie-reviews.colossus.net/movies/k/kong_76.html A review and comments of the 2005 version are here
http://www.kottke.org/05/12/king-kong Another set of reviews from the New York Times are here
http://movies2.nytimes.com/gst/movies/m ... _id=289249 A "King Kong" links site is here
http://www.sirlinksalot.net/kingkong.html If you only buy one DVD this month, make it Peter Jackson's "King Kong".
Vale
M. Spedius Corbulo
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