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SzuBoy On KING KONG, NARNIA, And More!!

Narnia by symon	Nov 19th, 2004 02:52:15 AM
Can't wait for these movies.... oh, and am i actually first?
King Kong is Godzilla's bitch. by Some Dude	Nov 19th, 2004 06:59:33 AM
You know it.
Some more inside scoop on KONG by Vegiterrorist	Nov 19th, 2004 07:34:35 AM
1. King Kong is apparently going to be some kind of monkey. 2. Actors will be in this film, although none were specifically named. 3. Much of the movie will take place on an island. 4. This film is supposedly a remake of an earlier movie, although the title of that film was not specifically named.
strange things are said in that article by scrumdiddly	Nov 19th, 2004 08:01:25 AM

Kong-on-dinosaur action by Miami Mofo	Nov 19th, 2004 08:55:27 AM
Sounds kinda hot, in a perverted sorta way. I only hope that P.J. has the good sense to keep them BOTH wrapped up in a towel so as to keep Michael Powell and the FCC at bay. ;~)
Kong height by m2298	Nov 19th, 2004 09:10:26 AM
In the 1933 version Kong was even shorter. He was only 18 feet high in the Skull Island scenes and 24 feet in New York City (so not to seem dwarfed by the buildings) see http://www.aboyd.com/kong/kong faq2.html#A2
25 ft will be HUGE next to Jack Black, by Knobules	Nov 19th, 2004 10:35:29 AM
Well if a TRex is something like 20 ft tall and Kong is 25 then its a fair fight. If Kong is 40-50 then the TRex will be spaghettio's pretty quick. Waiter! Bring me another Gin and Gasoline please, Im online writing about monkey fights!
Kong should be cool, by Conan_the_Humble	Nov 19th, 2004 10:52:39 AM
But it's just something to occupy the time til PJ can make the Hobbit. You know it'll happen, there's too much money going to waste otherwise. Hey Miami (hyperborean, waves huge meaty hand)... Cheers.
Kong's supposed be 18' to 24' ft tall by ignatz33	Nov 19th, 2004 10:53:13 AM
I dont know why people are assuming that Kong is "supposed" to be 50 feet tall. As mentioned by another poster, in the 1933 film Kong was 18' in the jungle and 24' in the city. If you want to see what a 25' ape looks like then just look at scenes from the original 1933 film....25 ft is pretty big. No one complained about Kong's height in the original film, why are they complaining now.The original Kong was never 50 feet tall.
This is a very odd submission... by Skyway Moaters	Nov 19th, 2004 11:05:18 AM
... in fact I'm not sure it's genuine. As blundetto pointed out, Andy Serkis was confirmed AGES ago as the motion capture actor for Kong. I'm guessing 25 feet is probably correct because of Jackson's reverence for the original in which Kong's height was scaled at 18 to 24 feet as ignatz23 correctly pointed out. But the rest of the report almost sounds like he made it up, or perhaps is repeating what an acual attendee told him? Something just doesn't ring true here...
Thanks, SZUBoy!!! by Ribbons	Nov 19th, 2004 11:13:05 AM
Some tasty info there. Thanks for the word up.
Skyway Moaters by Ribbons	Nov 19th, 2004 11:16:10 AM
Nah, I'm betting it's genuine. Remember, just because Serkis was recruited to do the motion capture work doesn't mean that every time the motion capture work is touched upon, Serkis will be named. So just because they didn't say who was taking the responsibilities in that little video of theirs (although, considering the man was almost nominated for an Oscar for his work on another animated character, you'd think that'd add prestige) doesn't mean that we're supposed to take it as "no one's been hired yet."
Narnia should be amazing by ROBE	Nov 19th, 2004 11:44:31 AM
The battle scenes if done right are going to be out of this world. Centaurs, minotaurs and wolves oh my!
Narnia FX and WETA. by Shaner Jedi	Nov 19th, 2004 12:31:56 PM
Some little inaccuracies in that piece about Narnia. WETA WORKSHOP is working on the miniature effects, but Rhythm and Hues and Sony Imageworks are doing the bulk of the CG work. WETA Digital may be brought in to do some stuff, but SPI and R&H are the primary effects houses on Narnia.
Bring It On! by Evil Chicken	Nov 19th, 2004 06:16:37 PM
Great stuff! Kong Vs. T-Rex. It truly gives me a fan-boy shiver. Also hearing that WETA will be involved with the Chronicles of Narnia is music to my ears. It will be amazing.
Re: BladeRunnerUnit -> 25 feet = 7.5 m by Lord_Soth	Nov 19th, 2004 06:38:58 PM
Definitely disappointing news. And I don't like those Rambo scars as well! (WTF?) But, yeah, there's one diary that looks cool, so maybe...
Big enough to straddle a skyscraper? by Calico Pete	Nov 19th, 2004 07:05:28 PM
Isn't a 25-ft gorilla going to look as small as Spiderman when it climbs the Empire States Building? I thought he was supposed to be big enough to fight Godzilla and not look to him like a furry McNugget.
King Kong is religious Christian allegory by Holly_Wight	Nov 20th, 2004 01:19:53 AM
Oh, yeah, don't you GET it? King King represents Jesus, the persecuted savior! He's captured and chained up by the humans who represent the Jews and Romans, and he is killed by them while all he wants to do is spread his love to the world, represented by the woman he carries up the building. The airplanes' bullets are analogous with the nails in Christ's hands and feet. The fall to the street is the same as Christ dying on the cross! Kong's fights with dinosaurs represent the final conflict with satan (The snake, the great beast- get it?) And the guy who wrote King Kong was a Christian, so therefore his story MUST have been meant to tell the story of Christ!!! HALELUJAH! Don't you know that EVERYTHING written by Christians is just a way to tell the Christ story again? C.S. Lewis's Narnia, Tolkein's LOTR, Lucas's Star Wars, Ridley Scott's Alien, That other guy's Predator, and even Down and Out in Beverly Hills- ALL ARE CHRISTIAN ALLEGORY BECAUSE CHRISTIANS OR JEWS WROTE THEM! (right, Nicole?) (please, to those who missed earlier talkbacks, understand that the preceding entry was 100% sarcastic.)
It's official, Holly has gone nuts..... by Hairy Nutsack	Nov 20th, 2004 04:49:59 AM
LMAO Holly, wha choo smokin' girl? Point of order though, there are very few, if any, Christians in Hollywood. Everyone is either Jewish or gay or both. It's true! I read it on the internet, so it must be true!
Holly... by moviemaniac-7	Nov 20th, 2004 06:15:27 AM
Basically you can connect everything with everything, read Umberto Eco's Foucault's Pendulum for some writings on that. If you want to see a Christ story in every story written by a Chrisian, go for it. As for Kong, I simply cannot wait till I see what PJ has done with this. The 1996 script on the net was appearantly completely retooled and I hope it's a mix of classic '33 Kong and PJ genius, like LOTR was Tolkien and PJ genius. The man fucking rocks!!!!
25 feet is like friggin MIGHTY JOE YOUNG by Spacesheik	Nov 20th, 2004 04:14:54 PM
wtf - it isnt that big ===
My point exactly... by Holly_Wight	Nov 20th, 2004 08:27:49 PM
You can find "hidden" meaning in anything. You can connect any movie to any piece of philosophy or religion if you try hard enough. Some time I'll favor you with my reasons why Star Wars (ep IV) was meant to be a retelling of the Bible, which I drag out to illustrate that you can make anything seem to lean to a religious point of view, even if it was never meant that way. In fact, Star Wars can be made to appear like it was the retelling of the mythology of every major religion on earth, with a little imagination. Just because the writers of something might have a particular philosophy doesn't mean they always infuse it into their work. Ideas like that insult me as a writer, and a reader, and an atheist. If you can't watch a movie without seeing the Christian influence in it, then you're bringing your faith into the movie theater a bit too much, methinks.
it is possible i'm mistaken... by greyspecter	Nov 21st, 2004 12:17:09 AM
...but has anyone said anything even remotely related to your raving rant on Christian authors and movie-goers? maybe on another tb? in which case, why bring it up in this one? anywho, i would say that all Christians incorporate values and aspects of Christianity in their writing. after all, it is the very foundation of their lives, it permeates everything about them (or should, at least). is it then surprising that some of it would seep in and influence their writings? that said, everything in a Christian's writing is not directly analgous to their faith. Read George MacDonald's The Princess and the Goblin, or The Princess and Curdie, for more information. aaaaaaannnnddddd... i'm out.

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