Kong Flops?
 

i just read that the opening of kong (on wednesday) was way below industry expectations - that combined with luke-warm critical praise and some ambivalent word of mouth makes me wonder - do you think King Kong might be a flop? Will the giant monkey remake go the way of the giant lizard remake (the atrocious Godzilla)?

thoughts?

...considering it is the most expensive movie ever made...I wouldnt be surprised...I'm not gonna see it at the cinema

Is it? I had heard it was the 5th.

I too refuse to dole out 8.50$ for that film even if it HAS Naomi Watts.

..maybe you are right but they said it on the radio .....but I'm not sure

It's on pace to make around $100 million bucks... definitely not gonna cut it.

i really wanted to see it until i started seeing all the previews. . . now i'm not so excited for it

kong looks way to c.g. and it seems to have too much of the dew-eyed emotional swell of the last 40 minutes of Return of the King

3 hours of even good CGI is hard to take. This wasn't like 'LOTR' wher all the fans had a close say in what eventually made it on screen mind you. This was Peter Jackson's ego at work and the studios rewarded him this favor for his 3-peat. When all is said and done, it's still just another remake.
CK

what luke-warm critical praise? I've heard nothing but glowing reviews (it's got an 83 fresh on Rottentomatoes)

i've seen some pretty nasty things said about it on "aintitcool.com" - which is a site that i figured would have been busting a nut over this film. . .