Kong Bad!

Oh, come on. Everyone knows dinosaurs live in the secret warm regions
of Antarctica. Not on islands in the pacific. Except for that Jurassic
Park island, and they were artificial.

John Harkness
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caliban43.RemoveThis@yahoo.com wrote:
> Oh, come on. Everyone knows dinosaurs live in the secret warm regions
> of Antarctica. Not on islands in the pacific. Except for that Jurassic
> Park island, and they were artificial.
>
"Secret warm regions of Antartica?" Get real. If there are any
dinosaurs still alive, it's in the center of the Earth. Okay, maybe
you're half right. Maybe there's a cave in Antartica that takes you
to the center of the Earth. My research on this is admittedly weak
right now since I'm spending all my time petitioning our local high
school to teach Intelligent Design.
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Agent Smith wrote:
> I've only seen clips from the film so far, and I'm already dissastisfied
> with what I see. When they fight, GORILLAS DON'T KICK!!!


I see. A kicking gorillas bothers you because it's not realistic, but
his being 50 feet tall doesn't bother you. Dinosaurs don't living on an
isolated island in the Pacific doesn't bother you. And a gorillas
falling in love with a woman hardly larger than the length of his hand
doesn't bother you.


Interesting, if selective, suspension of disbelief.


E
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"Eldritch" <TiredofSppam.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Agent Smith wrote:
> > I've only seen clips from the film so far, and I'm already dissastisfied
> > with what I see. When they fight, GORILLAS DON'T KICK!!!
>
>
> I see. A kicking gorillas bothers you because it's not realistic, but
> his being 50 feet tall doesn't bother you. Dinosaurs don't living on an
> isolated island in the Pacific doesn't bother you.

Have you been to every Pacific island? How do you know there isn't any
dinosaur on them?
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"Eldritch" <TiredofSppam.DeleteThis@hotmail.com> wrote in message
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> Agent Smith wrote:
>> I've only seen clips from the film so far, and I'm already dissastisfied
>> with what I see. When they fight, GORILLAS DON'T KICK!!!
>
>
> I see. A kicking gorillas bothers you because it's not realistic, but his
> being 50 feet tall doesn't bother you. Dinosaurs don't living on an
> isolated island in the Pacific doesn't bother you. And a gorillas falling
> in love with a woman hardly larger than the length of his hand doesn't
> bother you.
>
>
> Interesting, if selective, suspension of disbelief.

Or Agent Smith was making a really bad troll attempt......
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Eldritch <TiredofSppam RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in
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> Agent Smith wrote:
>> I've only seen clips from the film so far, and I'm already
>> dissastisfied with what I see. When they fight, GORILLAS DON'T
>> KICK!!!
>
> I see. A kicking gorillas bothers you because it's not
> realistic, but
> his being 50 feet tall doesn't bother you. Dinosaurs don't living on
> an isolated island in the Pacific doesn't bother you. And a gorillas
> falling in love with a woman hardly larger than the length of his hand
> doesn't bother you.
>
> Interesting, if selective, suspension of disbelief.

If the 50 foot gorilla doesn't exist, the whole concept of Kong is
destroyed, but if the kicking doesn't exist, a detail gets fixed. I also
don't like the part where he leaps high into the air. In fact, gorillas
are purely terrestrial creatures, and don't swing from tree limbs, IIRC.
That's three SEVERE TECHNICAL MISTAKES, making it clear that Jackson
neglected to hire a zoologist for a consultant. Given his budget, that's
an inexcusable omission.
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On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:33:00 GMT, Agent Smith
<agent-smith.TakeThisOut@two-blocks-on-your-left.com> wrote:

>> Interesting, if selective, suspension of disbelief.
>
>If the 50 foot gorilla doesn't exist, the whole concept of Kong is
>destroyed,

So really we don't need to worry about him kicking.
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David Johnston wrote:
>
> On Tue, 13 Dec 2005 00:33:00 GMT, Agent Smith
> <agent-smith.DeleteThis@two-blocks-on-your-left.com> wrote:
>
> >> Interesting, if selective, suspension of disbelief.
> >
> >If the 50 foot gorilla doesn't exist, the whole concept of Kong is
> >destroyed,
>
> So really we don't need to worry about him kicking.


It's not a question of logical plausibility, it's a question
of convincing characterization. The original Kong convinced
as a gigantic brute beast, unaccountably bewitched by Ann
Darrow. This new version sounds like a big sentimental ham.
In fact, that's what these glowing reviews TELL us he is,
and they're HAPPY about it!

O tempora! O simiae!

Lew Mammel, Jr.
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Agent Smith wrote:
> Eldritch <TiredofSppam RemoveThis @hotmail.com> wrote in

>>
>> Interesting, if selective, suspension of disbelief.
>
>
> If the 50 foot gorilla doesn't exist, the whole concept of Kong is
> destroyed, but if the kicking doesn't exist, a detail gets fixed. I also
> don't like the part where he leaps high into the air. In fact, gorillas
> are purely terrestrial creatures, and don't swing from tree limbs, IIRC.
> That's three SEVERE TECHNICAL MISTAKES, making it clear that Jackson
> neglected to hire a zoologist for a consultant. Given his budget, that's
> an inexcusable omission.


But you're okay with a 50 foot gorilla? Cute. You choose to ignore
the violation of the laws of physics and biology that make that
impossible, so you can pretend to be bothered by a little leaping and
kicking. Cuter still. Small trolls are really the best.



E
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Eldritch <TiredofSppam.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in
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> Agent Smith wrote:
>> Eldritch <TiredofSppam.RemoveThis@hotmail.com> wrote in
>
>>> Interesting, if selective, suspension of disbelief.
>>
>> If the 50 foot gorilla doesn't exist, the whole concept of Kong is
>> destroyed, but if the kicking doesn't exist, a detail gets fixed. I
>> also don't like the part where he leaps high into the air. In fact,
>> gorillas are purely terrestrial creatures, and don't swing from tree
>> limbs, IIRC. That's three SEVERE TECHNICAL MISTAKES, making it clear
>> that Jackson neglected to hire a zoologist for a consultant. Given
>> his budget, that's an inexcusable omission.
>
> But you're okay with a 50 foot gorilla? Cute. You choose to
> ignore
> the violation of the laws of physics and biology that make that
> impossible, so you can pretend to be bothered by a little leaping and
> kicking. Cuter still.

What part of "If the 50 foot gorilla doesn't exist, the whole concept of
Kong is destroyed," didn't you understand?
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gregfarr <gregfarr.RemoveThis@comcast.net> wrote:

> the one that grabbed me wrong, is when in the city he takes a big jump
> over a car, flying like spider man. Large animals don't jump much, Re;
> the elephant.

CGI means you never have to worry about physics.
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Kong will be a gigantic failure at the box office. The Kong rampage in
New York City looks like a cartoon.
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Eldritch wrote:

>
> But you're okay with a 50 foot gorilla? Cute. You choose to ignore
> the violation of the laws of physics and biology that make that
> impossible, so you can pretend to be bothered by a little leaping and
> kicking. Cuter still. Small trolls are really the best.

Perhaps you could point out the laws of physics and biology which rule out a
25-foot gorilla? The ape being a giant is integral to the story. That doesn't
mean you throw out all reality.

I have seen a few nature programs on gorillas and don't remember seeing them
doing any kicking (which seems possible) or jumping (which seems unlikely).
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