Eden You're An Idiot

[Spike Marshall]

What, like Keira Knightly? Snarf!

I agree that many blockbusters go for the lowest common denominator, but King Kong (like Return Of The King) was an exception. It featured a recent Oscar winner in Adrien Brody, and although Naomi Watts had little to do but scream, I thought she was surprisingly good, and made her own mark on an otherwise thankless role. It was a gorgeous film. Didn't it get any of the more "minor" nominations?

If you can't see Watt's character as anything other than a scream machine then the respect I had for you re: cinema has all but vanished, your cassel love stops me from completing the disrespect process

[Eden]

I just fucking said that, nimrod!

[Bimbo Baggins]

People are bound to have different opinions?

[Spike Marshall]

I just fucking said that, nimrod!

But the character herself is actually really well written, Watts is outstanding though, who instead of screaming takes an active part in her relationship with Kong

"That's all there is"

[Bimbo Baggins]

I hated King Kong. Not Watt's character. Dumb animals make me cry.

[Eden]

Oh Jesus...

I said it was a thankless role... she plays the damsel in distress who's not expected to do anything but look doe-eyed into sunsets and run around in a nightie.

However, she comes out of it surprisingly well; she really doesn't come across as the arse-pain I thought she'd be. I don't agree that the role was well-written, it does nothing to subvert the usual woman-needs-man-to-save-her shite at all. But, being that King Kong was a remake of a classic, I hardly expected the role to be updated from the original into some sort of Lara Croftathon.

Active part in the relationship with Kong... I agree, but I think this was down to Watts' own input as opposed to good screenwriting.

Jackson has a good enough handle on making the best out of female roles, though... hmm...

[Dark Mandy]

NOT ANOTHER FUCKING FILM THREAD! :rolleyes:

[Eden]

It is a thread about my mental faculties.

They have diminished somewhat as I'm after watching the "dancing" extra in Fahrenheit.

[Enemy Airship]

Welcome back Spike :)

[Eden]

But is it really Spike? I mean, really really? Coz I was just thinking about him this morning.

[Enemy Airship]

I hope it is. Spike Marshall is the best thing to happen to FFI since records began.

[Porvath]

:(.

[Enemy Airship]

You were the best thing before the records?

[Porvath]

... I... yeah all right then.

[Eden]

Look, I've just been called an idiot. Don't you think I'm the one who needs ego massaging?

[Mord Sith]

Naomi Watts has possibly the scariest looking nipples ever.

[Sandie]

I've loved her ever since Mulholland Dr. And now now she's super famous so it no cool no more..

[Bimbo Baggins]

EDEN-iot.
:D

[Eden]

I like that one... I like that one a lot. Perhaps the name change thread beckons...

[Wampercycle]

Naomi Watts has possibly the scariest looking nipples ever.

I burst out laughing just seeing her name in this thread.

[Ariel]

I don't care what people think of this, but whilst I thought Peter Jackson's version was better than the original - they are both shite. Sadly Peter Jackson's version, is all "lol look at our recycled LoTR camera effects and go wow at our extravagant special effects and over the top exaggerated action scenes, oh here's some character development, no wait - we need action again." Repeat over and over and over and over. It's still better than the original, but it was hardly an amazing film. I admit I was getting quite bored of Jackson's version by the end of it. It was more auteurism than anything of much substantial depth. The sad thing is it started out really well, it ends well. It's just the crap in the middle with the dinosaurs and whatnot just went on for far too long and it's almost as if it was there to wake up the people who had been bored by the opening character development and then to bore them with lots of action so that they miss the character development at the end.

Meh.

Lay into me about this as you will because ho noes I don't agree with Spike about a film.

[Enemy Airship]

Any Peter Jackson abuse is gospel to me.

[Wampercycle]

It thoroughly entertained me. I never looked too far beyond that.

[Spike Marshall]

Any Peter Jackson abuse is gospel to me.

Pre LotR I have to disagree, but since he ass raped tolkien he's a fucking hack..

[Porvath]

I thought you didn't like Tolkien?

[Spike Marshall]

I thought you didn't like Tolkien?

I don't like Tolkien...but if someone assraped Michael Jackson i'd still call it ass rape despite my icky hatred of the guy

[Eden]

Isn't Jackson svelte these days?

[Spike Marshall]

http://www.theage.com.au/ffximage/2005/12/14/peter_jackson_narrowweb__300x460,0.jpg

Picture taken after he was robbed of all talent

[Eden]

He's starting to look like a mad conductor. Someone... give him pies!


Dun't he look young, though? It's alarming.

[Spike Marshall]

He's looks ready to Twat someone in my opinion

[Eden]

Probably his hairdresser.

[Decoy Rocktopus]

who robbed him, marshall? jewish conspiracy?

[AmishOpiate]

who robbed him, marshall? jewish conspiracy?

The same people who stole your Shift key.

[Decoy Rocktopus]

I believe using all lower case conveys deadpan better, but y'know, I guess you're smarter than me because you used capitals. oh shit bested by an 11 year old girl sob

[AmishOpiate]

You messed up in your second sentence again, forgot the Shift key.

[Decoy Rocktopus]

i really think you're missing something here

[AmishOpiate]

i really think you're missing something here

I (upper case) really think you're missing something here (period).

What, don't you know deadpan when you read it ;) .

[Enemy Airship]

I like the way AO thinks s/he's won.

[AmishOpiate]

Wait to you all see the figure skating set I'm getting next.

[Cordon Bleu]

What happend to peter jackson thats some diet.

[AmishOpiate]

Maybe he threw up all his food after seeing Fran Walsh naked.

[Decoy Rocktopus]

I (upper case) really think you're missing something here (period).
What, don't you know deadpan when you read it ;) .

you are the champion of my heart, and my intellectual better


the real reason i wasn't putting any capital letters or punctuation in was because i don't know where it all should go