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I wonder if it's wrong to expect people to have at least seen the original, or to at least acknowledge that things are done a certain way because it is a remake (or "tribute" as I like to think of it).
This is in regards to a few points that I've seen more than a couple of people complain about after the few screenings that have occured.
1. They completely skip over Kong coming to NYC, and instead go straight from knocking him out to having him on display. This, of course, is one of the originals memorable scenes. I'm glad Jackson didn't fill in the gap with made-up story.
2. Why they didn't take a dinosaur instead of Kong back with them. This is a pretty lame criticism, considering it wouldn't be the same movie
3. "Hokey" dialogue, especially in reference to the last line. If they took out the last line, it wouldn't be the same. The original had quite a few "hokey" lines.
The one valid criticism that I think may be true is that apparently Kong is "nicer" in the new version. The old Kong killed quite a few people, many by simply eating them, or in one case throwing them off a building. This seems to be missing from the new version, and I think that could be a negative. Kong is supposed to be a wild animal, even primates in the zoo can be dangerous, imagine what a normal one could do.
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You can imagine how much worse the situation can be when you are involving adult male silverback gorillas. They have truly neutered Kong in this remake. It is a disgrace to nature and a disgrace to storytelling.
In a related not, I managed to keep one of the rabid chimps from my story. I have him out back in my shed (chained up of course). Sometimes when I have a bad day at work I come home and play with him. This usually involves about a case of Pabst and a rubber hose. Sometimes I even use my tazer if he’s particularly spry. On Halloween I shave him down and paint him up like Darth Maul. People think it’s a small child until it attacks them with canines bearing. It’s quit a sight indeed.
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