http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78457
Damn, this ape is harder to kill than Bond! I hope it won't be as boring as the Peter Jackson version, which was a hour longer than it needed to be.
New King Kong remake being made
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http://www.comingsoon.net/news/movienews.php?id=78457
Damn, this ape is harder to kill than Bond! I hope it won't be as boring as the Peter Jackson version, which was a hour longer than it needed to be.
I never get tired of the original, so I can see where the temptation to keep repeating it comes from.
I'm going to guess an animated film with King Kong as the POV character is a pretty radically different approach than Jackson's epic. When I first saw the title I was wondering if someone was going to try and top that.
I wonder what kind of animation will be used. CGI, I assume, but, for perhaps obvious reasons something close to Willis O'Brien's approach would amuse me.
I'm going to guess an animated film with King Kong as the POV character is a pretty radically different approach than Jackson's epic. When I first saw the title I was wondering if someone was going to try and top that.
I wonder what kind of animation will be used. CGI, I assume, but, for perhaps obvious reasons something close to Willis O'Brien's approach would amuse me.
At first I was thinking "Already?!?!" but this seems to be a very different approach, so it looks like there's no issue with that.
But I didn't like the 2005 King Kong anyway. I'll take the original any day. I even have Son of Kong.
But I didn't like the 2005 King Kong anyway. I'll take the original any day. I even have Son of Kong.
I don't see there being much interest in this. I didn't really like the Jackson remake on the first watch, but it's become one of my favorite films after repeat viewing.
Never been a big fan of any of the Kong films (though the 1970s one was pretty amusing), although if someone remade King Kong Vs. Godzilla I'd probably go see that.
Love the 1933 version, hate the Peter Jackson version. This seems like it's going to be a bit different so I'm interested to see how it will work out.
3D computer animation would be a bit redundant, too much like Jackson's approach. If they're going for a Beauty and the Beast fairy-tale quality, I think traditional 2D animation would be the way to go. It would also be the best way to make it visually distinctive from the other versions.
Has the idea of King Kong gone into the public domain? It just seems so soon...
When I read the 3D comment, I thought of the cartoony Pixar-style animation as opposed to "realistic" 3D animation.
Yeah, there's a lot of different animation styles, no reason that CG animation need be like PJ's.
Same here. There's a lot of beautiful stuff in Jackson's movie, and long before they get into the CG-fest of the island.
This sounds different, and interesting.
As cool as it would be to see a moody, atmospheric animated version... I can't exactly say I'm dying to see the story retold again anytime soon. And I'm sure most audiences would feel the same way.
As for Jackson's version, it's a shame he had to get so self-indulgent with it. Because there's a LOT in there he got right. Unfortunately there just wasn't enough story there to justify the epic length.
As for Jackson's version, it's a shame he had to get so self-indulgent with it. Because there's a LOT in there he got right. Unfortunately there just wasn't enough story there to justify the epic length.
They're also remaking the King of Kong as a narrative... maybe there can be a good double feature!
Ugh... again?
That's what she said, by the way.
But by the same token, there's no reason that all animation has to be 3D. As I said, the best way to make the look as distinct from other versions as possible and to capture the Disneyesque fairy-tale flavor they're reportedly going for is with traditional 2D animation, an art form that's still just as valid as it ever was, and far too little utilized in feature films these days.
God I'm so tired of movies making the same things over and over again. Come on! Think of something new. The /filmcast talks about this in their podcast about how the new idea of movie making is based on marketing and sales - not on ideas or stories. Brand name recognition. Sucks!!! I want more movies like Winter's Bone and even Easy A! No more King Kong remakes. If you want to screw up a classic - how about Attack of the 50ft Woman or something with giant ants in it.
