So....
Kong.
Is good. A little light and fluffy, given its length, but is good. Go see it.
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Sean K - Dec 08, 2005 8:46:06 am PST #9021 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Frankenbuddha - Dec 08, 2005 8:59:44 am PST #9022 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Kong.
Is good. A little light and fluffy, given its length, but is good. Go see it.
I saw an ad last night during one of the shows I was watching that I could only term the "TITANIC" ad for KONG. Down to the psuedo-Dion/Horner music over it. Doesn't mean I won't see it, but I was amused as hell by the blatant targeting (not sure if that's the right word for what I mean) of it.
Plus I kept picturing TITANIC with a 50 ft tall gorilla in the DeCaprio role.
Jessica - Dec 08, 2005 9:02:47 am PST #9023 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
Kong. Is good.
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Frank, I saw that same ad -- I kept expecting the music to change, but no, it was Generic Sappy Romance soundtrack all the way through. Weird.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 08, 2005 9:25:25 am PST #9024 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Frank, I saw that same ad -- I kept expecting the music to change, but no, it was Generic Sappy Romance soundtrack all the way through. Weird.
Seriously. It was selling epic romance, and though there was a shot of Adrien Brody and Naomi Watts kissing, those two weren't the couple the ad seemed to be selling. I snerked mightily, especially since the only romantic couple that Jackson has ever sold me on is in HEAVENLY CREATURES.
§ ita § - Dec 08, 2005 9:26:45 am PST #9025 of 10002
Well not canonically, no, but this is transformative fiction.
the only romantic couple that Jackson has ever sold me on is in HEAVENLY CREATURES.
C'mon -- Aragorn/Legolas? Sam/Frodo? Pippin/Merry?
Are you made of stone, man?
Jessica - Dec 08, 2005 9:27:29 am PST #9026 of 10002
And then Ortus came and said "It's Ortin' time" and they all Orted off into the sunset
I'm with ita on this one.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 08, 2005 9:31:22 am PST #9027 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
Point taken, but it's not like they tried to sell the LotR movies as BROKEBACK MT. DOOM.
Kalshane - Dec 08, 2005 9:47:18 am PST #9028 of 10002
GS: If you had to choose between kicking evil in the head or the behind, which would you choose, and why?
Minsc: I'm not sure I understand the question. I have two feet, do I not? You do not take a small plate when the feast of evil welcomes seconds.
Chiming in on the WTF-ness of the "romantic" Kong ad. Like Jessica I was waiting for the music to change and ended up shaking my head when it didn't.
In other advertising news: Old Navy? Still really friggin' obnoxious.
Sean K - Dec 08, 2005 10:06:33 am PST #9029 of 10002
You can't leave me to my own devices; my devices are Nap and Eat. -Zenkitty
Down to the psuedo-Dion/Horner music over it.
Yeah, I've seen a new Kong ad that has a sappy-ass Coldplay song. Thankfully, they don't use any of the lyrics ("I will try to fix you"), but I don't think it does the trailer or the film any service to be running that ad.
Frankenbuddha - Dec 08, 2005 10:06:43 am PST #9030 of 10002
"We are the Goon Squad and we're coming to town...Beep! Beep!" - David Bowie, "Fashion"
In other advertising news: Old Navy? Still really friggin' obnoxious.
That Geico parody still fakes me out. Every. Single. Time.