I have seen the spider scene!
I believe I'm one of the first outsiders to have viewed the recreated spider scene on the upcoming KING KONG DVD. This is all embargoed so I shouldn't -- and won't -- reproduce any frame grabs or...
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Quote:Was there no production info at all, beyond the photo captions?Very little. Outside of a semi-detailed description of the Graumann's premiere with the 17 part prologue, bust in the forecourt...
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The King Kong script can be found at www.whiskeyloosetongue.com. Click on "King Kong" and then "screenplay." I give the full address because fans will want to check out the Val Lewton screenplays and...
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Another intersting though circumstantial fact is that the lizard has only two legs. Cooper fought a running battle to keep the movie under budget, constantly assuring execs that he would bring it in...
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Quote:I've never seen that writing before, in connection with Kong, so it makes me think it's just a spirited recreation. Yes, this 'indescribable' narrative could very well be some of the added...
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Quote:hence a two-legged lizard, which means a slightly cheaper armature, less limbs to animate, etc. I can't see any other reason other than reshooting time and/or budget concerns to make a lizard...
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Already got that film! What's odd is that after studying that lizard prop, it doesn't look like the vine-crawler to me. But they wouldn't have made several 2-limbed lizards, I'm sure, so maybe it's...
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Just watched the spider scene for the first time. My first thought was, why would they go to all that TROUBLE and do such a lousy job matching the look of the live actors to the original or anything...
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I suspect it's because Kong 05 was a 24-hour job at that point... they only had a few spare moments to film this, a labor of love. Hiring actors was probably beyond the scope of the project, a DVD...
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>>Just watched the spider scene for the first time. My first thought was, why would they go to all that TROUBLE and do such a lousy job matching the look of the live actors to the original or...
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Quote:I found it hard to do anything but applaud the effort, flaws and all. I could not agree more. Though I am not a big fan of Jackson's remake, and though the unmatching costumes and hairstyles...
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By the way, does anybody know the status on this: Link It's several years old, and I assume it was put on permanent hiatus once Jackson's version was announced. But it still sounds like an interesting...
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Quote:Quote: I found it hard to do anything but applaud the effort, flaws and all. I could not agree more. Though I am not a big fan of Jackson's remake, and though the unmatching costumes and...
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My recently unearthed "miscellaneous" filing cabinet has turned up a number of interesting things. Here for example is a page from that British "chap book" I mentioned above, Boys' Magazine Vol....
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I wouldn't put too much into the fact the illustrated lizard has four legs. I didn't even notice it only had 2 myself, after a lifetime of Kong viewings, until I got the DVD. It's still interesting,...
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It's amazing how much that illustration resembles the first Toho Kong.
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I was thinking of picking this up--is the re-created version of the Spider Pit in the "Deluxe Extended Version" or an earlier release? Thanks for the help on this.
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The spider scene is in any of the 1933 KING KONG releases from last year. It's in the double-disc set and in the bigger deluxe editions (tin can, etc). To avoid any confusion, it is NOT in the various...
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Thanks for helping me out on that one. Looks like I'll be purchasing the old as well as the new.
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Quote:I liked the recreated Spider-Pit Scene for what it was--a gift from one Monster Kid to the rest of us Monster Kids. Some people are just never satisfied. Quote:I found it hard to do anything but...
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