I went to the midnight screening of King Kong last night through my various hook-ups at the movie theater.  Yes midnight, as in I was home until very, very late.  But that's another story...  Interesting previews.  Finally get to see X3's trailer on the big screen as well as the DiVinci Code (Tom Hanks looks weird without eyebrows) and the Miami Vice trailer (Sonny Crockett looks weird with one eyebrow).

Anyway, the movie was decent.  It takes forever to them to get to Skull Island.  There is a lot of character development that could have been simplified and cut down to about 20 minutes without losing anything.  The Skull Island sequences are AMAZING however and well worth it.  There is an amazing scene with a brachiosaurus stampede that you really need to see, as well as the V-Rex fight.  That was cool too...

They do a good job creating chemistry between Kong and Anna (Naomi Watts) and you feel bad when he dies...but there really was no point to make this movie other than Peter Jackson wanted something easy to work on.  There was no need to make this film and I couldn't help but to walk out of the theater thinking that.

If they at least tried to explain things, other than hinting at them, trying to make this a serious epic, I could understand.  The movie's pacing is weird and there are plenty of plot-holes and questions you'll be left with at the end.  Like , how did they transport a giant ape from the south east on a damaged ship with nothing to sedate him for nearly a month but chloroform?  Let alone how did the feed him?  The movie doesn't know whether it wanted to be in depth and serious, or a lighthearted popcorn flick and that's my biggest problem.

My second biggest problem is Jack Black...  Good god was he out of place.  He tried so hard to be serious, but couldn't come off any other way but goofy...  And his line at the end just came out so wrong.  I also had a problem with the indignant crowd...  Hooting, hollering, laughing at things that aren't funny (they practically RUINED A History of Violence for me because of that shit) and clapping.  God I can't stand clapping!  It's not like fucking King Kong can hear you assholes!  It's not like he and Peter Jackson, or Adrian Brodie and his sandwich-nose are going to come out from a back room and bow!  CHRIST.

Anyway, if you have three hours to see this movie and you want to, go.  Don't expect it to live up to the critics hype or for it to be as epic as they claim.  It's enjoyable, but don't expect The Lord of the Rings.

A POX on it!

If you missed it Nuri, be sure to watch it Thursday...he gets neutered!

TV's Bob Denver dead at age 70.

Man, I had no idea he was even fighting cancer...

HAHAHAHAHA.

Talk about LOW standards.

And I see Doug's old fucking topics stagnating in the same place.  So I deceided to make a new one.

Anyway, I've seen a shitload of movies in the past couple weeks, but I don't really feel like going into that.  I got back from NY yesterday.  I'll have some pics up soon.  

Megs, I've had the Map Pack.  I'm quitting my job at the 'Depot probably tomarrow--so I'll have some extra time on with my new job.  

Damned good film, alot better than Spiderman and Spiderman 2 and it really blows away all the other Batman movies.  Great pacing, great character development and alot of great shots.  I also like the way they handled the villians aswell as the ending.  The sequel should be fucking amazing.

You might like it, but I'm sure old Pencil-ass won't.

I didn't realize...and I probably wasted #2000 on Tom or Doug.  This saddens me...  

The best way to describe this film is that it's a romp stomping, limb chopping, good time.  Seriously, it is THE BEST comic book film I've ever seen...  If you're wondering about the plot, it's basically about a corrupt police force and Senator who rule the city and the few people who strike back.  An honest cop who's life is ruined just because he protected a girl from the rapist son of a Senator, a group of hookers at war with the mafia and a thug's tale of revenge.  The stories are presented and all tie in, just like Pulp Fiction.  The pacing of the film is perfect, there is not one moment where you are not completely interested in what's going on and Miller and Rodriguez do an excellent job of creating suspense, I was on the edge of my seat alot when I wasn't in shock of what I'd just seen.

I will warn you, it is the goriest mainstream film I've ever seen and it walks a few roads that even Troma won't tread.  I counted seven castrations and more limbs came off than I can remember...  Two guys are drowned in unflushed toilets and one man is "turned into a Pez Dispenser" as Dwight lightly puts it.   They do a great job of fleshing out these characters and they're really unforgetable--you're gonna have to see this film to believe it.

I'll be starting it at 9pm EST, so if you want in, get on Yahoo Instant messenger and send an instant message to extra_zero08.  Last night was pretty fun, although Toe and Max didn't have mics.  So it was just Merla, Nuri and I talking.  Sorry I didn't respond to your message Shellspark, I forgot I had YIM active when I went to bed, but I did add you.

And downloading YIM was just a waste of my time.  Make note of that Nuris!  Make note!

You just need Yahoo instant messenger to get the voice chat client.  Lame.  Anyway Nuri, if you'd please be kind enough to send a member invite to extra_zero08 or ExtraZero@gmail.com.  I forget what you had to send out.

Remember how I said that only losers leave their Away Messages on all day?  That includes you.  Sign off you tool.

...only with a dog.