tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post9195506059405371588..comments2024-03-27T18:40:05.920+02:00Comments on TSorensen 1001 movie blog: King Kong (1933)TSorensenhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comBlogger6125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-15146697204869906182013-04-04T08:12:20.657+03:002013-04-04T08:12:20.657+03:00I realize I am stepping on a lot of toes with my c...I realize I am stepping on a lot of toes with my critique of King Kong. I am sorry for that. My problem is that I have to believe in the story. Too many thing that does not add up and the film falls apart for me. This is basically why superhero and monster film usually do not click with me. If the internal logic works and the elements add up I buy it. Frankenstein is a good example. There are a number of things there that scientifically does not work, but because of the setup, focus and internal logic that one works for me where King Kong does not. It is an impressive film, no doubt about it and entertaining too, but to me it is just a Cloverfield of the thirties.TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-75615864223466388422013-04-03T22:47:56.605+03:002013-04-03T22:47:56.605+03:00Yeah, I'm with Chip on this one. I love Kong s...Yeah, I'm with Chip on this one. I love Kong simply for what it is. I don't care about the tens of millions of years separating the dinosaur species, or the inverse square law, or the lack of logic. I simply love that it got made and became a part of our movie mythology.<br /><br />There are some real parallels here to the Frankenstein myth, at least in terms of how empathetic we are with Kong himself. He's a great character.SJHoneywellhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13550007053995112090noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-38014623265999816452013-04-02T08:22:19.343+03:002013-04-02T08:22:19.343+03:00I know, maybe I am unfair. Monster movies were nev...I know, maybe I am unfair. Monster movies were never made for logic. But I do prefer that there is some sort of (even thin) explanation, an internal logic at least. I guess this is why monster and super hero films do not really work for me.<br />It was the dialogue that really struck me as lame, but in the three days it took me from I saw it to I wrote my comments I had all but forgotten the specific examples, which made me consider some of the equally nonsense elements of the film. <br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-17204798824177947042013-04-02T03:06:35.951+03:002013-04-02T03:06:35.951+03:00You're analyzing a monster movie looking for l...You're analyzing a monster movie looking for logic? Science isn't portrayed accurately in movies even today; there's no chance it would be accurate in 1933. Here's another one for you for this film, and any other film that has a giant version of an existing creature/human: the Inverse Square Law would mean that any giant version of a creature/human would not be able to function because it would be crushed by its own body weight.<br /><br />In other areas, the film was able to get away with what it did because the Production Code was not yet being enforced. (How about that sheer dress Fay Wray wore on the boat at the beginning?) By the way, the 1977 version of King Kong had Kong go even further in disrobing the woman (played by Jessica Lange). It also established the whole "love story" angle long before the Peter Jackson version that got praised for its "new take on the story."Chip Laryhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/00787403805554027107noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-77794008794499702022013-04-01T19:56:27.376+03:002013-04-01T19:56:27.376+03:00exactly. What was that all about?
still it was fun...exactly. What was that all about?<br />still it was fun to watch.<br />TSorensenhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12208153011927807857noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-2746502363551524682.post-77606897119752511252013-04-01T17:54:51.470+03:002013-04-01T17:54:51.470+03:00How about how the Island natives are portrayed? C...How about how the Island natives are portrayed? Could anything be more ludicrous??<br /><br />I liked this too, though. Loved your comparison between the bat in Dracula and the effects in King Kong. So right on. <br /><br />marie_dresslerhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/06334550550983418668noreply@blogger.com