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325.
The warm up guy gave us the head count.
It was great fun, and I'm really a Letterman guy. But, the opportunity presented its self and when I learned Miss Naomi was on....:b
Jay did his usual smarm act, but then, don't most of the actresses seem to welcome that or they wouldn't dress....well, no, I can't follow through on that.
Anyway, she did have a set of granny panties for show and tell.
The dress.
The was filmy and the neckline kept being pulled down by the weight of the lapel mike. She pulled it back up, countless times, or maybe it was 27. Studio was quite cool and did I mention I was 30 feet away and the dress was filmy?
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KIK.Net has the first review out of the recent screening in NYC. The gist--very positive, with a few minor complaints about length. Some spoilers therein:
http://www.theonering.net/perl/newsview/17/1133443854
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I'm scheduled to see it tomorrow morning at the exhibitor screening, will report back later.
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| including finding out about Kong, why is he so big |
They bump into mad Dr. Moreau (Jeremy Irons) on the island, still experimenting...
Kong's tiny next to Godzilla, let's see, Kong's about 50ft? pfft pipsqueak! The Big G... 400ft in it's stocking feet. Now that's impressive.
Dave hören... auf, Wille stoppen Sie Dave..., Stoppen Sie Dave..., Mein Gehirn geht..., Ich bin Gefühl es..., Ich bin Gefühl es..., Ich bin ängstlich Dave...
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| I hope not. I hate movies that try to come up with lame pseudo-scientific explanations for the unexplainable. It's a monster movie and Kong's the monster. That's all I need to know. |
Same here. I loved Tremors and they barely tried to explain the graboids.
Johnny
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Tonight on Dateline NBC....
SHOW TITLE: Dateline NBC
CATEGORY:
SYNOPSIS: Director Peter Jackson and actor Jack Black discuss their remake of ``King Kong.''
CHANNEL: 4 [WRC]
DATE / TIME: December 2: 10:00PM
Set Reminder
LENGTH: 60 Minutes
NOTES: English
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But, what if the film really isn't all that? Not saying it won't be but the world self-indulgent has been thrown around from people who have seen it....
And yes, Wells shouldn't even bother.
"Because he's the hero Gotham deserves. But, not the one it needs right now. So, we'll hunt. Because he can take. Because, he's not a hero. He's a silent guardian, a watchful protector. A DARK KNIGHT."
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Saw it this morning at the exhibitors screening in NYC.
Spoiler-free: It's a spectacular achievement, the best monster movie in ages. Jackson doesn't so much remake the original as he does expand it. Most of what's charming and great about the 1933 film (I'm pretending the '76 travesty never happened) has been preserved, including snippets of the original dialogue. The characters don't act like modern types plunked down in 30's clothes, for the most part they behave as they should. All the performances are excellent with Jack Black really channeling late-30s Orson Welles - he's very entertaining. Special effects are stunning - no complaints from this not-easily-impressed viewer at all. Moment that brought tears to my eyes - hearing a selection of Max Steiner's original 1933 music being played in a beautiful new recording for one long sequence. James Newton Howard's original score is very good; while I'm disappointed that Howard Shore's music was not used, JNH surpassed himself with the replacement score.
9 out of 10 from me.
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| Spoiler-free: It's a spectacular achievement, the best monster movie in ages. |
Well, hells bells, I'm sold. BTW, thanks for the spoiler-free review.
Johnny
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Just watched the Dateline NBC segments on Kong....pretty interesting and Jack Black's own segment was very funny..."
STONE PHILLIPS, MORE THAN MEETS THE EYYYYYYE!".
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