Things get quiet in all the Yahoo groups from time to time. This group
in particular has a spotty history of activity.
To answer your excellent question, I first fell in love with King Kong
not through the movie but through the Gold Key comic book adaptation
in 1968. Alberto Giolitti's artwork on that excellent retelling drew
me in, and I've been a Kong fan since. In those ancient years before
VHS or DVD, seeing Kong was problematic but I eventually saw it, and
then the 1976 remake (which I like despite its general unpopularity).
Eventually I picked up the original and the sequel on VHS and I now
own a bunch of King Kong stuff. I just picked up the DVD and I'm now
going through the documentary stuff. I've learned a lot I didn't know
already. Good stuff.
I took the liberty of posting a link to a new group which would be grateful for support and input. So come on you sons of Kong ..help yourself to the brides...
I felt I should post again on this group as the activity seems to have slowed for some reason, and what members require from a group is always of interest...
Things get quiet in all the Yahoo groups from time to time. This group in particular has a spotty history of activity. To answer your excellent question, I...
Hi Dean. My first encounter with Kong was seeing the '33 original on TV when I was in my early teens. I remember thinking it was quite scary in parts, but oh...
I don't think guys fantasize about being Kong, but I do think Kong represents for Ann the ultimate "badboy", the guy who doesn't comply with the decourm of...
Hi gang! I haven't been here in a while, and saw the most recent few posts. Good question Sue. My first exposure to Kong was the '76 remake. My late father...
I really liked the '76 version too. It was a slightly different take on the Kong story that worked well enough for me, and I think Jessica Lange's heroine...
... He also gets killed. I tend to think that Kong represents a number of things, but there are very few points in the film where anyone identifies with Kong...
Over the course of my life, I'd have to say I have identified with Kong, Godzilla and nearly every other "monster" to some degree. Seeing the orginal Kong, it...
... Am I the only one who remembers the scene in the original film where Kong climbs a building, reaches in through a window, grabs a woman who bears a slight...
... for ... where ... train ... before ... gone ... for ... naturally ... Point well made and taken. Kong is not "cuddly", but I still feel sympathy for...
I think (ok I'm guessing) what Sue meant in her question was that do some men think it is cool to be really in physical control of a woman the way that King...
Wow, I guess I'd never seen Kong as such an extention of a male's desire to "control" a female, but now that you mention it, I can see a new aspect to the...
... see ... one ... the "prized ... have ... days ... A very good point Agent! I was trying to be a little mischievious in what I said to open up the debate a...
I'm really taken with the current thread about Kong's portraying a man's desire to control a woman. I think it's in there myself. Just look at the role of Ann...
... creature, ... much ... much ... of ... I wasn't thinking that my question would be taken quite so literally, I meant it more of a size fetish fun idea. And...
Hiya, I only got a real taste of King Kong from the hype of the most recent offering! Though due to that I watched the original, which was on the TV...
Hello, Just thought I'd say hi as a new member and contribute to the recent 2 threads! I must admit hadn't seen any of the Kong movies until the release of ...
Welcome to our little corner of monster-based cyberspace! We are a very spurt-ish group here for the most part. No activity for lengths of time, then a flurry...
I concur that Peter Jackson's remake has a lot of wonderful imagery, but ultimately fails as storytelling because of a near complete collapse of pacing. And...
You hit on the key dichotomy in the film. Kong is a beast, a killer, a monster in every real sense of the word. But he's also possessed of something that...
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