Posted on 10/26/2005 9:24:47 PM PDT by SteveMcKing
LOS ANGELES, Oct. 26 - In hiring Peter Jackson, the Oscar-winning director of the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, to remake the monster classic "King Kong," Universal Pictures took a daring leap, paying him $20 million to direct, produce and be the co-writer of the film.
With seven weeks to go before the movie's release, the risks are becoming clearer. After seeing a version of the film in late September at Mr. Jackson's studio in New Zealand, Universal executives agreed to release "King Kong" at a length of three hours.
The film is substantially longer than Universal had anticipated and presents dual obstacles: the extra length has helped increase the budget by a third, to $207 million, while requiring the studio, owned by General Electric, to reach for the kind of long-term audience interest that made hits out of three-hour movies like "Titanic" and the films in Mr. Jackson's "Rings" trilogy.
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don't get him zotted. I'm bored and want to debate him on this issue.
I've seen the trailers for it. They seem to have remade the 1930's version almost exactly (retro not modern) except with 21st Century special effects. I'll go see it just for that.
I can't take it back now. Darn.
crap. oh well...
Ping to the big monkey movie.
related King Kong trivia -- did you know the Empire State Building was built in well under two years?
I just did a search, and it looks like it took only 14 months! The WTC, by way of comparison, took four years for one tower and six years for the other.
Frankly, my dear... I just don't give a damn.
It was built during the Depression. I've talked to old timers who remember it. A line of workers would extend around the block each morning. If a worker was hurt on the job at noon, they'd search the line for an immediate replacement who would be on the job by 12:10.
Yes, I was aware of that.
But were YOU aware ...
only heard the rumors.
They were doing the jobs that Americans wanted to do.
Magilla Gorilla used to be standard Friday night fare at my house. Mannix was on later.
Has anyone noticed that the top movies at the box office over the weekends are getting $12-$15 million?
It use to be that weekend box office recepits for the top grosser where in the $40 million range on an average weekend.
Sheesh. How many times are they going to remake that monkey-fest?
I liked the Simpson version the best.
On Harvey Birdman, Attorney at Law, a couple of weeks ago.
the Hollyweird Leftist Think? ...They'll just throw a "Hissy" Fit and Bitch, while "quaffing" down Starbucks Coffee and slipping into their Birkenstock flip-plops...
Hmm, I kinda like that Movie, w/ Gene Wilder and Marty Feldman... :D
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