Sci-Fi/Fantasy Films
Kong! vs. kong.
- EvilChihuahua
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» EvilChihuahua - unfair treatment of 1976 Kong
In response to unfair treatment of 1976 Kong posted by Puppetmaster:I've seen the 1939 version and the 1976 version, and will soon see the new one, but so far the original was the best. I think I'll enjoy the new one more (because of it's director, who is yet to make a bad film).
What stood out with the first 2 versions is that in the 1939 version, Kong was seen as a type of villian, stealing the girl who is always trying to get away from him, while in the 1976 version, humans were seen as the villians, treating Kong, a poor, innocent animal, unfairly, while the 2 lead stars were trying to help him. Kind of like how Godzilla went from villian to hero to villian to hero again. The new one takes this direction (I played the video game which follows the same basic story as the film).
I've noticed all 3 versions have the same basic scenes such as Kong breaking the jaw of the large monster (the T-rex in the original, the giant snake in the 1976 version and the V-rex in the new one) and Kong shaking the bridge (I hear that scene makes it into the new one) plus Anna Darrows "sacrifice" to Kong, and Kong climbing the Empire State Building (or the World Trade Centre in the 1976 version).
Oh well, the new one will be out on DVD in a few day here, so I gotta check it out.
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