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Jeffrey Allen Rydell		#41	[-]
Jul 4 08 9:08 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Jeffrey Allen Rydell wrote: Yep - just ordered the import HD DVD... Yep - said HD DVD has arrived. If anyone has a player, and was thinking about picking this up - it's quite superior to the R1's SD transfer, breathing new life into the film's cinematography. It's also marked down to $21.95 at Xploited - as opposed to the identical French HD DVD, which is $32.95. My only real misgiving is the lack of the deleted scenes as extras. It's definitely a strong recommend for the feature. - Jeff
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Paul Haight		#42	[-]
Jul 4 08 10:50 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Rick wrote: I'd like to read some of these 'raves' and check from whence they came. According to this brief article, there were positive reviews from Pauline Kael in The New Yorker, Richard Schickel in Time, Charles Champlin in the Los Angeles Times, Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, and 'Murf' in Variety. I've read both the Kael and "Murf" reviews (which were very favorable), but not the ones from Champlin or Ebert. I'm curious about Ebert's review in particular, given that he also loved the 2005 version, but it doesn't seem to be available at his website. Last Edited By: Paul Haight Jul 4 08 11:04 PM. Edited 1 times.
Jeffrey Allen Rydell		#43	[-]
Jul 6 08 8:33 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Paul Haight wrote: ...there were positive reviews from Pauline Kael in The New Yorker, Richard Schickel in Time, Charles Champlin in the Los Angeles Times, Roger Ebert in the Chicago Sun-Times, and 'Murf' in Variety. Something just clicked - "Murf" is A.D. Murphy. Just in case anyone was, like me, agonizing over it... EDIT: Here's an unattributed cut-down of Murphy's original review. - Jeff Last Edited By: Jeffrey Allen Rydell Jul 6 08 9:01 PM. Edited 5 times.
killer meteor		#44	[-]
Jul 7 08 2:36 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Faithul to the "spirit" and "letter"? Oh dear...
BijouBob8mm		#45	[-]
Jul 7 08 10:49 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	You guys are lucky. First film I saw in the cinema was Free Willy Could have been worse. Could have been ORCA.
killer meteor		#46	[-]
Jul 7 08 3:05 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Oh I like Orca. But I think the abortion scene would have been too much when I was 7. Not to mention the shark!
BijouBob8mm		#47	[-]
Jul 8 08 8:45 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Even as an adult, I thought the abortion scene could have been downplayed a bit. And I still cringe when I hear that music over the closing credits. (Although I know a number of people who like it.) I went to see ORCA at the drive-in as a teenager...found it, and WHITE BUFFALO, a bit disappointing back then. Over the years, have come to appreciate ORCA more but I'd rather watch JAWS, THE DEEP or KONG '76. (Guess I should give WHITE BUFFALO another look, as I've not seen it since then.) Last Edited By: BijouBob8mm Jul 8 08 8:52 AM. Edited 1 times.
marbpl2.ozclubforums	KK '76 reviews	#48	[-]
Jul 8 08 1:12 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I recall the New York Daily News giving it 3 1/2 out of 4 stars.
Johnny Staccato		#49	[-]
Jul 8 08 3:15 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	BijouBob8mm wrote: Guess I should give WHITE BUFFALO another look, as I've not seen it since then Funny you mentioned WHITE BUFFALO. I caught up with that movie about a month or two ago. Aside from horror/sci-fi I've long been fascinated by films revolving around Native American folklore etc. For that reason alone I checked out WHITE BUFFALO. Not great but not too bad either. Although it twists the legend of the white buffalo (generally viewed in native culture as sacred) to present the animal as a threat, it seemed to work just fine for the sake of the movie. After seeing Bronson cast in roles as Latinos and Native Americans (I was suprised to learn that he was Lithuanian) in westerns for years it was refreshing to see him as Bill Hickok. PLUS we get John Carradine! I didn't catch the whole thing but next time it pops up I think I will. As far as KONG 76 goes...meh. I really wanted to like it but after seeing KONG wrestle with that silly looking snake I was reminded of Bela struggling with the octopus in BRIDE OF THE MONSTER. That was bad enough but the lack of dinosaurs sealed the deal for me. It did make me aware of what a good looking woman Lange was (and still is). Just GORGEOUS! AND even though Kong is a man in a suit, it's a damn good suit at that. Then again I've never seen Baker do crappy work...not to mention he seems like a cool guy in interviews. I'm ashamed to say this but...I actually prefer KING KING LIVES. True it is one of the stupidest things to ever stumble across a movie screen. But hey (!) it was the first Kong movie I ever seen. I will now put my tail in between my legs and hide in the corner... Last Edited By: Johnny Staccato Jul 8 08 3:17 PM. Edited 1 times.
Joe Karlosi		#50	[-]
Jul 8 08 5:53 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I'm ashamed to say this but...I actually prefer KING KING LIVES. I sure hope that one was better than KING KONG LIVES!
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Johnny Staccato		#51	[-]
Jul 8 08 8:23 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Joe Karlosi wrote: I'm ashamed to say this but...I actually prefer KING KING LIVES. I sure hope that one was better than KING KONG LIVES! D'oh! LOL...Thanks for pointing that out. I think I'll just leave it that way so nobody knows I enjoyed KING KONG LIVES. D'oh! I just admitted it again! Well in my defense I was seven when I seen it. And come to think about it...almost anything would be better than KING KONG LIVES. Even CURSE OF THE SWAMP CREATURE!
killer meteor		#52	[-]
Jul 9 08 5:01 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	King Kong Lives would have been fine had the same thing been done by Toho in the 60s. As it stands, the goofy histrionics sit badly with the modern look, and I find the idea of a female Kong rather tacky
BijouBob8mm		#53	[-]
Jul 9 08 10:33 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	As far as KONG 76 goes...meh. I really wanted to like it but after seeing KONG wrestle with that silly looking snake I was reminded of Bela struggling with the octopus in BRIDE OF THE MONSTER. That was bad enough but the lack of dinosaurs sealed the deal for me. Producer Dino De must have had similar thoughts after seeing a rough cut of the film; he contacted Jim Danforth about doing a stop-motion Kong/dinosaur scene to put into it, late in the game. Danforth didn't go for it. King Kong Lives would have been fine had the same thing been done by Toho in the 60s. Funny you say that; the first time I saw it, I kept thinking Toho throughout the film. I find the idea of a female Kong rather tacky Why? If there were no female Kongs, there probably wouldn't be any Kongs, King or otherwise. (You see, when a Daddy Kong and a Mommy Kong love each other very much, they have what we call "quality cave time" together....)
killer meteor		#54	[-]
Jul 9 08 12:00 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	BijouBob8mm wrote: I find the idea of a female Kong rather tacky Why? If there were no female Kongs, there probably wouldn't be any Kongs, King or otherwise. (You see, when a Daddy Kong and a Mommy Kong love each other very much, they have what we call "quality cave time" together....) Its just visually, a female Kong looks odd, with the weird breasts and all. Like a harier version of Claire Davenport. Strange I know... Speaking of the Kong hype machine, I find it ammusing that some people STILL buy into Dino's hype. From Film Score Monthly's liner notes for their great CD reissue of the beautiful John Barry score The director [John Guillermin] insisted on only two specifications for Kong: a full-sized ape's head and a mechanical hand able to pick up the girl - two things notably absent from the original version. I don't know if its mechanical, but both things are in the original. The only FX mention in the notes is of the robot - no Rick Baker
Johnny Staccato		#55	[-]
Jul 9 08 12:54 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	BijouBob8mm wrote: when a Daddy Kong and a Mommy Kong love each other very much, they have what we call "quality cave time" together.... In defense of Dino, at least he had enough good taste not to show that...
BijouBob8mm		#56	[-]
Jul 10 08 9:31 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Its just visually, a female Kong looks odd, with the weird breasts and all. I knew what you meant, Killer, but there was no way I was going to let a line like that go untouched. I do think they could have come up with a better-looking approach for her.
killer meteor		#57	[-]
Jul 10 08 10:00 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Or Kong could have just fallen for Linda Hamilton, like we all do!
BijouBob8mm		#58	[-]
Jul 10 08 10:43 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Or Kong could have just fallen for Linda Hamilton, like we all do! I noticed you didn't criticize the way her breasts looked in the film. (Did kind of have a crush on her, back during her BEAUTY AND THE BEAST days.)
killer meteor		#59	[-]
Jul 10 08 2:18 PM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	Dino should have remade Mighty Peking Man with Linda Hamilton in the Evelyne Kraft role!
Kingkongkessler		#60	[-]
Aug 7 08 11:24 AM Reply Quote More My Recent Posts	I saw it opening day and the day after (I was 13) and was so scarred for life I didn't watch it again for 30 years. So many people said give it another chance, it's not that bad, and I had forgotten some of it, so I decided to watch it again last year (of course I had it on DVD, it is a Kong movie) anyway, I am re-scarred, I hope I don't see it again for 29 more years. / :
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