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Posted by: wildandhairy at February 13, 2006, 9:50 am

Topic: King Kong!! WOW! (Reviews) Forum: JoBlo

To respond & add some points: a) Why is the depiction of natives in PJ's Kong Kong racist? Ask yourself one question: why are the Natives not white? Is there any reason why they are people of colour? People of skins of all sorts of colours live on islands. In additon, compare the natives in PJ's King Kong with those in the original. Yes, the natives in PJ have a culture--unprovoked killing people and human sacrifice. b) One can paper over plot holes and problems such as not seeing Ann refuse to be part of the exploitation--but you are only papering over the problems. c) We can debate all we want about which special effects are better or more powerful--the original or the PJ version. That is what makes America great! But, you're wrong, I'm right. d) I did pay to see King Kong twice, and did enjoy it both times. As someone above more or less notes, the REAL problem is: IT DID NOT LIVE UP TO THE HYPE AND EXPECTATIONS. IT WAS MORE ABOUT PANDERING TO THE AUDIENCE THAN MAKING A REALLY GOOD FILM. That point is in capitals because, essentially, that is what I see as being fundamentally wrong with the film. PJ indulged himself (we have all heard how much he loves the original KK, and well he should!) and also pandered to his audience. Two fatal flaws. This is why the film did not do nearly as well as it should have. In my opinion.

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