How Do You Like Your "Kong"?

[MIB41]

If this were a picture of my Mom, and somebody referred to it as unsavory, I'd take 'em out...wouldn't you do the same?
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And you call me sensitive? Okay let's get past the misunderstanding here. Your intent was to compliment. I didn't see that. My apologies to you and to Jessica if she is reading this.

[Bruce Banner]

Even after all this time, Dragonslayer's Vermithrax dragon has yet to be equalled. Just amazing.

Agreed. Vermithrax is, and will always remain, awesome!
Still looks way better than most of the CG dragons that have appeared in movies since!

And my two cents on the KK leading ladies debate:
Fay Wray, Jessica Lange and Naomi Watts are all gorgeous.

[MIB41]

Yeah. Let me ramp back my comments on Fay. Let's just say I like her least of the three. Calling her ugly was too harsh. My apologies to anyone who was put off by that. Beers on me!

[mego73]

Hey you two, kiss and make up!

[kennermike]

yeah make up and kiss already!

[piecemaker]

Funny Kong 76 story;

My mom bought me the poster, the cheap one you could get at Kresgees, not the official one sheet. It's the same image, it's just smaller with no credits, etc-- I immediately fell in love with it and put it on the door to my room. As I'd stare at it for literally hours on end, I started to notice the crazy scale issues;

Kong is straddling the twin towers? OMG, he must be 10 times the size of the original Kong!!! Cool!!! But wait a minute, wouldn't that make the girl in his hand, like 10 or 12 feet tall? Hmmmnnnn--- Look at the size of her compared to the helicopters and jets around them-- and what is that in his right hand? The space shuttle??? A rocket??? I dunno...

I still dig the poster, but the scale is completely out of control.

SC

Yeah, i had a version of that poster and thought the same thing.Mego even followed suite with their out of scale King Kong model. As far as the movies go,i have never seen the 2005 one and its a tough choice between the other two,i like them both,but i gotta go with the 76 version as my favorite.

[MIB41]

Yeah, i had a version of that poster and thought the same thing.Mego even followed suite with their out of scale King Kong model. http://piecemaker.smugmug.com/Other/...JVg6012-XL.jpg As far as the movies go,i have never seen the 2005 one and its a tough choice between the other two,i like them both,but i gotta go with the 76 version as my favorite.

I've got that Mego model. Nice paints!

[piecemaker]

I've got that Mego model. Nice paints!

Its a cool model,i wouldn't mind having one.This thread got me looking at King Kong stuff on Ebay and thats where i got the picture of the model.

[Hector]

My old built up Tsukuda King Kong diorama...with Fay Wray, biplane, and tip of Empire State Bldg in my old room (sold it long ago)...

[Brazoo]

I can't even see arguing that 70s version was more technically innovative than the 30s version. The 30s version pushed every available film technology over the edge - I'm not knocking the techniques used in the 70s version mind you - it's not like one has to stink for the other one to be good or anything.

For what it's worth I also think Fay Wray is a total doll.

[Dark Shadow]

And you call me sensitive? Okay let's get past the misunderstanding here. Your intent was to compliment. I didn't see that. My apologies to you and to Jessica if she is reading this.

Past it.

I could understand your assumption a little more readily if I had a history of taking cheap shots at other people's personal appearances. However, my steadfast belief is as follows: Nobody, and I mean nobody, is responsible for what nature handed them. We are all responsible to take care of what we were dealt, but none of us were allowed to actually choose what we look like. This, of course, includes what the natural aging process does to us. Therefore, making fun of someone for something they have no control over is not only mean-spirited but IMO a form of evil.

That said, when somebody decidedly turns themself into a freakshow, (neglect, drug abuse, plastic surgery, self-mutilation, self-alteration, etc.) it's an entirely different situation and I take it on a case-by-case basis. The Superman plastic surgery dude, for instance, fair game.

You're usually a voice of reason on this board. Your posts are generally fair-minded, well researched & thought out, thought provoking, and insightful. That's why I took the time to call you out on this, I've grown to respect your opinions and would like to continue to do so.

[The Toyroom]

So after reading all of this....I STILL prefer Kong '76

[J.B.]

1. 1933

2. Son of Kong

3. My toy rendition of King Kong Escapes

[apes3978]

Jack Black is horrible in that movie and he had no business being in it... If the rest of the movie wasn't as good as it is, Jack Black would have ruined the film for me...

1933, but 2005 would have done a lot better with me if it wasn't so slow-moving at the beginning. We should've gotten more Kong and less Jack Black.

[MIB41]

Thanks Dark Shadow. I thoroughly enjoy your comments as well. It's my fault this happened and I thank you for working it out with me. Kong '76 is unfortunately where my nerd rage sometimes gets me. I need to work on that.