Jackson's King Kong Running 3 Hours! — Page 2

This is gonna be HUGE!! I expect numbers in the high 200s when all is said and done.

High 200's is a reasonable estimate for domestic gross. But there's also international, which may be even higher, and then DVD and merchandising. I'm fairly certain that Mr. Jackson will be very well compensated when all is said and done.

I hope it's not another Godzilla....

Jackson's films tend to be longer, however he also manages to create full characters using that time

I love when action/disaster films can successfully develop characters---then you care when bad things start to happen. If it's done well, I say take your time and suck me in.

TO THE STORY, PERVS!

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i'm concerned also about the casting of jack black. i've only seen the trailer but he just seems so out of place and i expect him to start cracking jokes or being the guy in "high fidelity."

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i hope so, too.

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From the previews, I'm really impressed with everything I see....except the gorilla. The computer animated creatures were really impressive in Jurassic Park back when it was released, but I've been so inundated with them replacing traditional special effects that they all just look like cartoons to me now. I found them laughable in The Matrix and most recently woefully silly in the last Star Wars film. It's like the film industry leaped onto this big computer animated bandwagon and keep their fingers crossed that a) human brains cannot distinguish between three-dimensional effects and two-dimensional effects and b) that the audience masses simply won't ever tire of seeing the same computer animated effects in every action/disaster/sci-fi film that requires anything beyond a car crash or a fire. Hopefully, all the other elements of King Kong will overshadow the cartoon gorilla enough to make the film enjoyable. Otherwise, I'm really on the fence about seeing this one.

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I just want to see Jamie Bell, but that's me

Is what's on Apple now the first trailer?

from a friend of mine's blog:

Universal Agrees With Three Hour KONG
Universal Pictures will pay $20 million for the right to distribute Peter Jackson's $207 million KING KONG.

The studio recently flew to New Zealand and watched a three hour version of the film, which they called a "masterpiece" and said they "can't wait to unveil it."

One Universal executive even stated, "I've never come close to seeing an artist working at this level."

EDITOR'S NOTE: THEY JUST PAID 207 MILLION DOLLARS; WHAT ELSE ARE THEY GONNA SAY ABOUT IT!????!!
http://thedweebletter.blogspot.com/

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You may threadjack with him ANYTIME!

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