Good to see the '76 version finally getting some attention. It was the first version I ever saw - and I have a soft spot for it. Is it the best version ? Of Course not, but there's a lot to like about it!
RIP Atsuko Tanaka (Motoko Kusanagi of *"Ghost in the Shell")* who was the Japanese dub voice of Dwan (Jessica Lange) in the 1998 TV Asahi version of *"KING KONG"* (1976). She sadly passed away on Aug. 20 at the age of 61.
The late Franco Columbu, who starred in *"THE TERMINATOR"* (1984) in the minor role of a "Terminator Infiltrator" - seen in Sarah's dream of "The Future War" - was also set to play Kong in Universal's *"THE LEGEND OF KING KONG"* (with the intention of Columbu wearing a gorilla body suit and his face covered in ape makeup akin to *"Planet of The Apes")*
Do U remember Movie Magic Jack? That show was my first exposure to special effects in movies & they even had a special episode dedicated 2 dinosaurs in motion pictures.
I actually don’t find the snake so bad. Although i see there were still technical flaws, that looked better than that thing from King Kong Escapes. And then…, these both universal and paramount projects, time setting and other few stuffs apart, are strikingly similar. Just look at the sacrifice and Kong entry in scene.
Will jack and 18 find the kings gauntlet and the infinity bananas? Will they know more about what happened to the props of the 1976 King Kong movie, and its sequel King Kong lives? Will jack ever escape figment? And most importantly will jack ever get that coveted banana scented air freshener freshener for his bathroom? All this and more will be answered with the exception of a few questions in this final part of the quest for the holy Grail, I mean the gauntlet. So tune in same Jack time same Jack hour.
Amazing video as usual Jack. Lots of energy enthusiasm info great editing. Everything. Love it. Thanks mate and everyone who works on these, thanks so much - Aussie tragic 76 fan - Dane
U talking about that snake prop in the film now makes me wish that the dinosaurs did make it into that movie. Hell, the snake from Conan the Barbarian was better looking than this snake.
I would mind the snake less if Kong fought more giant animals. Like a giant lion, giant eagles, a giant crocodile & others giants based on living animals to give the whole "modern" vibe the film wound up having.
I agree the other giant from conan the barbarian is a much better snake then the 1976 king kong snake they should go with a guy in a t rex suit including triceratops and brontosaurus
@@asa-punkatsouthvinland7145 yeah maybe like giant wolly rhino,wolly mammoth,mastodon,sabortooth cat smilodon and arsinoitherium,paraceratherium,uintatherium and giant ground sloth,giant crocodiles,giant komodo dragon and giant eagles and vulture and giant cave bear and giant cave lion and it made sense for kong that he is based of a real giant ape called gigantopithecus
@@robertbermudez4526 yes! It also gives those megafauna creatures a chance to shine on screen because usually when we make monsters they're dinosaur based in some way and we don't get a lot of things like wooly rhinos, mammoths, terror birds or saber toothed cats. That alone might have made the film stand out more and be better remembered.
Rick Baker's Kong costume does look quite differant from the 40ft version. Which despite it's technical faults looks better I think, it doesnt look as if they bothered to scale up his version...6 times bigger the full scale Kong IS made to as high a standard as the JAWS shark for it's time, based on the JURRASIC PARK T Rex, I wonder how much could be achieved making this today in the sense of articulation.
Such a shame what became of the actual...40ft Gorilla seen at the end of the film. To this DAY it still looks very good, in those "behind the scenes" publicity stiils & film (|also of couse in the actual film itself. Sadly the rick Baker version looks very mask like by contrast & is badly dated (although in some scenes from a distance it looks good, it's al very reliant on the lighting especially in close up shots) I suppose now days you could make an animatronic Gorilla that might be...25ft tall with great articulation as robot technology has progressed like the 20ft T rex seen in JURASSIC PARK or some of the INCREDIBLE HULK animatronics from the Ang :Lee version, I'd say that know there's very little cgi can do that practical fx can't. Nothing can beat, something that's ACTUALLY there in front of Directors & actors.
