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
Jackson's 2005 remake provoked the showing of the '33 and'76
versions... I decided to watch the original, well simply because it
is seen as a classic, 'top 100 films yo watch before you die'
material. Despite being born in the high sfx generation I thought
Kong and the monsters were great! Scarily believable!

I didn't watch the '76 version, didnt seem to have decent reviews -
anyone think it's any good?

Due to the '33 enlightenment I watched the 2005 contribution and I
must admit it was a good film, but not as neatly packaged as the '33
version. I agree with the drawn out scenes and scuppering other good
ones.

The connection between Darrow and Kong seems to be over-justified in
teh 2005 remake to show companionship... would that be due to teh
sexual undercurrent ur mentioning Dean? Like I say, I havn't seen
the '76 version!

In regard to male dominance - the crisis of masculinity in recent yrs
has been echoed in many films. I think the idea of Kong represented
as the dominant male not fitting into NYC parallels with the idea of
the feminist view that the idea of the dominant male should indeed
stay in the jungle or will die in the modern world.

In all honesty I'm getting tired of the masculinity crisis
Leave guys alone!

Abz





--- In sonsofkong@yahoogroups.com, "Sue" <sue_0770@...> wrote:
>
> --- In sonsofkong@yahoogroups.com, "ripjagger" <ripjagger@> wrote:
> >
> > 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 Darrow on the ship, she's a singular
> creature,
> > a woman who Driscoll firsts dismisses then seeks to win over as
his
> > attitudes are transformed. Likewise Ann "wins" over Kong, but to
> much
> > less success for obvious reasons. One place the DeLaurentis
remake
> > gets clunky is in playing a bit too openly with the sexual
> > undercurrent between Dwan and Kong, it's not a theme that needs
> much
> > comment, but doubtless is there. Kong is an aspect of man, not
all
> of
> > him, and that's why he's unable to fit in the NYC setting. Don't
> > forget that "Beauty killed the Beast" after all.
> >
> > Dean:)
>
> I wasn't thinking that my question would be taken quite so
literally,
> I meant it more of a size fetish fun idea.
> And yes, beauty unwittingly plays a part in killing the beast and I
> wouldn't want that to happen to you guys.
>