Rate King Kong

[JEL]

I gave it a 7 as well. It was way too long and they hammed up Kong too much (he was a sympathetic character in spite of himself in the original). Cut out an hour of the excess stuff and it would probably have been a 9.

 

[Kai Lord]

Apparently the DVD will be out in April. Not a very long wait.

 

[Desdichado]

Really? Where'd you see that? I checked out comingsoon.net, and I didn't see a DVD release for Kong at all. Although I did see a Harry Potter 4 DVD release on April 4th, which is surprisingly early...

 

[Kai Lord]

http://newboards.kongisking.net/per...511;sb=post_latest_reply;so=ASC;guest=1042414

It isn't official by any means, but I've seen enough people talking about it on kongisking.net and hometheaterforum.com to think that there's a good chance its true.

Serenity is hitting DVD only three months after its theatrical release, and Doom is scheduled to hit DVD on 2/7/06, or about three and a half months after its theatrical debut.

So four months for what will no doubt be an enormously pirated movie like Kong isn't too surprising.

 

[johnsemlak]

Is it possible there will be an collectible/extended version released about xmas next year?

 

[Queen_Dopplepopolis]

Well... Had I voted immediately after I saw the film, I probably would have given in a 9, but having spent some time thinking about it, I've given it an 8.

Spoiler

There were loose ends that I was sort of annoyed with - in particular - the cabin boy whose name escapes me at the moment... He was supposedly so wild when found - I thought that something, anything would come of that, but I just never saw any evidence of his wild past.

In the end, I thought it was a beautiful movie and I was very impressed by Jack Black's performance. Never thought I would have been able to take him seriously in a role like that, yet I feel that he did a very good job. Adrian Brody (sp?) was fantastic, as well... [girly] I've never before realized just how good looking that man can be [/girly].

 

[Hand of Evil]

Apparently the DVD will be out in April. Not a very long wait.

Which goes to the theory of big screen's death and movies being made for the DVD market.

 

[Dimwhit]

Which goes to the theory of big screen's death and movies being made for the DVD market.

I've heard the industry is thinking of testing simultaneous releases. You watch a movie in the theatre, and if you like it, you can purchase the DVD in the lobby on the way out. I'm not sure that will work out so well for them, but DVDs are more profitable, so who knows.

 

[johnsemlak]

I've heard the industry is thinking of testing simultaneous releases. You watch a movie in the theatre, and if you like it, you can purchase the DVD in the lobby on the way out. I'm not sure that will work out so well for them, but DVDs are more profitable, so who knows.

I think it's also a way to combat piracy, by releasing a for-sale DVD before lots of people have downloaded or purchased an illegal copy.

 

[Kai Lord]

Which goes to the theory of big screen's death and movies being made for the DVD market.

A theory that won't ever manifest in reality until home theater screens and speakers are as big as those in movie theaters.

As HDTV continues to bring the theater home, movie theaters are responding to the challenge by bringing the living room to the theater. All over the country high class theaters are opening with leather reclining seats and automans, gourmet food that is brought to your seat by a waiter, live entertainment before the show, ushers who will request to be notified if anyone disrupts the experience, etc.

As awesome as new home technology is, theaters like "Cinetopia" are making the theatrical experience better than ever.