Hollywood's going to have it Tough-KONG!!!

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[rang1995]

ALL HAIL THE 'KONG'ERING HERO OF THIS KOLOSSALLY EXCITING NEW KLASSIC

By LOU LUMENICK

In this photo provided by Universal Studios, Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) shares a quiet moment at sunrise with Kong atop the Empire State Building, whose heights he has scaled in his flight from the streets of New York City, in "King Kong." Photo: AP Photo/Universal Studios Email Archives Print Reprint

December 12, 2005 -- Rating: KING KONG The year's best movie.Running time: 188 minutes. Rated PG-13 (frightening adventure, violence, scary images). Wednesday at the Empire, the Union Square, the Chelsea West, others.

BREAK out the popcorn and prepare to be blown away. "King Kong" is the most pulse- pounding and heart-stirring romantic adventure since "Titanic."

Peter Jackson's stupendous, supersized remake not only pays loving tribute to the 1933 classic, it elaborates on the "Beauty and the Beast" story in smart, awe-inspiring ways that will have audiences repeatedly bursting into applause — and reaching for their handkerchiefs as the big ape heads for his date with destiny on the Empire State Building

Surprisingly nimble for a three-hour epic with a $207 million budget, this "Kong" spends its first 20 minutes sketching a vivid panorama of Depression-era New York, where Al Jolson is heard singing "I'm Sitting on Top of the World" as people huddle in makeshift Hoovervilles in Central Park.

[jocon307]

The second total rave review of this I have read. This is definately one to see in the theatre.

[Darkwolf377]

Yes, if it were about two hot lesbian cowgirls, I would have to see it for the, uh, social interest angle, yeah that's it...

BTW, Naomi Watts' boyfriend at the time she appeared at at lest one of these anti-war rallies was Heath Ledger, the talentless prettyboy in this movie.

[jocon307]

I kind of thought Jonah had a good point with that too, but that's how the original movie went too, didn't it? So if that was the story they were stuck with sticking to it.

[Sam the Sham]

The second total rave review of this I have read. This is definately one to see in the theatre.

Of course the critics who are "troubled" by the "blatant Christian themes" of Narnia are going to gush over Bareback Mountin. The people who review this have an agenda and this film is intended as propaganda in their agenda. They want more sodomite movies so it is in their interest that this movie make money. So why do you want to subsidize this ?

[Sam the Sham]

Oops, I'm sorry.

I forgot this threat started being about "King Kong".

[Sam the Sham]

In fact, the same marketing strategy was used with "Saved". Limited release to build up "buzz" and "word of mouth". It didn't work. The hard truth about "Saved" and "Bareback Mountin" is that these are films with a narrow, limited audience confined to the bluest of blue areas.

[Darkwolf377]

In fact, the same marketing strategy was used with "Saved". Limited release to build up "buzz" and "word of mouth". It didn't work.

That proves absolutely nothing. The limited-release strategy is not some new thing used by "Saved," but one of the basic rollout strategies used for decades. So saying one other movie tried this and it didn't work is useless--it's not worked hundreds of times, but it's also worked very well hundreds of times.

[PJ-Comix]

A lot of people here seem to forget that there was a King Kong remake produced in 1976. I saw it on cable last night. The special effects were cheesy, escpecially the obviously mechanical Kong hand used to grab the woman.