Gothamist: King Kongs New York

Toby

Fri, 02 Dec 2005 18:29:54 -0500

The thing I hate about these faux-NYC movies is that they look off to those who know, although the people in Peoria may not notice. One thing I love is watching movies set in NYC and IDing places in Toronto or LA.

ruidh

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:37:54 -0500

Love that New York Life building with the gold pyramid on the top just downtown of the ESB.

KongFan

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:21:08 -0500

One error we all should certainly forgive Peter Jackson for is the presence of Battery Park City (as seen in the trailer).

joe

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 17:00:26 -0500

Re: Rent: "Chris and ... have all dedicated themselves to defying anyone to recognize that the entire film wasn't shot in NYC." Uh yeah. A subway entrance at the edge of Tompkins Square Park? The exterior block they used for most of the film was clearly a set anyway, so who cares whether they shot it in NYC, SF, or Toronto? But as long as they were building a replica of Mars Bar, why put it in the middle of the block??

MT

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 15:20:38 -0500

Golden Age New York movies are always so cool. I love seeing the Deco city in movies like Sky Captain. I can't wait to see KK just for the cityscapes.

Jen

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 15:08:43 -0500

I know it's not Godzilla, but I see big fighting movie animals, and it all goes back to Godzilla.

Jack

Thu, 01 Dec 2005 14:54:28 -0500

"...while most of the trailers seem to play up a fight with Godzilla..." They're just dionosaurs. Not Godzilla. Much like the 1930s original film--which predated Godzilla--in which King Kong fought dinosaurs without brand names attached to them.