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 took me
to see it for my 10th birthday, so it has a very special place in my
heart. Also, not seeing the original until afterwards, I was not
immediately biased. I thought it was quite good. As a huge fan of
Godzilla films for about four or five years prior to seeing Dino's
"Kong" I had grown to completely accept 'suitmation' as a way of
portraying giant beasts, and had no problem with Kong being done that
way. I actually thought Rick Baker did a fantastic job, considering.

Around that same time, several TV stations began airing the original.
I think I must have seen it five or six times in less than a month.
I loved all of the cool monsters and battles. Seeing several Ray
Harryhausen films on weekend Creature Feature shows (and all of the
Sinbad films on the big screen!!!) had me primed for stop-motion
beasties. I just wished the then-new Kong had gotten to fight a few
dinos like the original did, instead just that one, lame snake.

The recent PJ version is pretty cool, but kinda overblown - and at
least an hour too long. The DVD hits shelves next Tuesday. I will be
picking it up, and with the miricale of the chapter skip button, I can
make it run along where it suits me. I want it mainly for the
Kong/T-Rex battle.

I never fantasized about being King Kong. He got killed way too easy.
Now Godzilla on the other hand...

Cheers all!
-JN