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By the time everyone gets to Skull Island you are bored. Jurassic Park showed us ground-breaking dinosaur CGI and we were scared by the dinosaurs.
Seeing a bloated Jack Black outrun a RAPTOR, while holding his hat onto his head, was more hokey than hokey. I was laughing at how the dinosaurs were flying by everyone (with less than an inch between them) in the stampede.
No one seemed at all "surprised" by the fact that they ended up on an island filled with prehistoric life.
The bug cavern scene was neat, which is why this gets 1 star.
Why would Adrian Brody's character go off on his own? Did the bugs decide to ignore him? No one wondered off on their own in Jurassic Park.
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Awesome flick and one of the best HD transfers of any format!!!!! prepare to be amazed! A friend of mine that didn't like this move sat through it with me after seeing and hearing the stunning presentation hd dvd does with this title!
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Great Purchase and pck arrived in great condition. I love the Movie, buying from this seller was a pleasure, thank you for the DVD sale. I am a loyal customer for life. Rey
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The merits of this film have been covered repeatedly by others so I'm simply going to review this HD-DVD on how it stacks up to other HD-DVDs. Quite simply- this is the disc you put in when you want to WOW your guests-period.
I own twelve other HD-DVDs and have rented a few more. NOTHING else out there looks and sounds quite as good! Quite simply a jaw-dropping picture that is rich and detailed. The sound field is completely immersieve with the biplane fight especially good. Like the new Kong or hate it- this is THE HD-DVD experience the way it was meant to be. Be sure an use an HDMI cable and not the component cables or you won't get the best this disc offers.
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Category: Movies
Genre: Action & Adventure
Movie Title: King Kong
Movie Release: 2005
Director: Peter Jackson
Screenplay: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson
Story: Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace
On DVD?: Yes
Rating: 3 1/2 stars
Summation: In 1933, King Kong made its debut. In 1976, John Guillerman remade King Kong, starring Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange, and the story only slightly differed. In 2005, Peter Jackson remade King Kong, starring Jack Black, Naomi Watts and Adrien Brody, but the story remained most like the 1933 version. A film crew embarked on a journey to an unknown island, only to find giant dinosaurs (in the 2005 remake), giant insects (in the 2005 remake), and the infamous Kong (1933, 1976 and 2005 versions).
Synopsis: To retell the story of King Kong would prove quite pointless as most Americans have either seen the original or the remake, and neither differ much from the other.
Personal Thoughts: The 2005 version happens to be my favorite, and I'll tell you why. First, seeing as technological capabilities have improved, the graphics are much better than those in the 1933 and 1976 versions. In the 2005 version, Kong actually looks authentic, as if a giant ape could exist. In the previous two versions, Kong appeared stilted, somewhat unreal. The movements of the giant gorilla weren't as fluid as in the 2005 version.
But, technological capabilities aside, I also think that the 2005 version had a better range of characters. That's not to say that Jack Black or Adrien Brody are better actors than Jeff Bridges or Charles Grodin (and don't even ask me to name the characters in the 1933 version without me searching IMDB.com) or that Naomi Watts is a better actress than Jessica Lange, but I'm more familiar with the characters in this 2005 version than I am with the characters in the two previous versions. Jack Black is a known comic, starring in Saving Silverman, Shallow Hal and School Of Rock to name a few (and besides, I'm a Jack Black fan *lol*). Naomi Watts is known for her roles in Mulholland Dr., The Ring and The Ring Two. Also, it seemed as if the additional characters (i.e., Thomas Kretschmann who played Captain Englehorn, Colin Hanks who played Preston, and sexy Evan Parke who played Hayes, etc.) had a bigger role than the supporting cast of the two previous films.
Not only are the technological capabilities farther advanced and the actors more suited, but the location (because of the technological capabilities) appears more authentic as well. Maybe the film crew didn't go to an unknown island, but it sure appeared that way. The lush greenery, the rotted, decaying logs, the oasis of an undiscovered continent... all of those add to the scenery to make it look more realistic than the two previous versions.
By far, the 2005 version, to me, is the best yet. Hence, 3 1/2 stars.
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