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THIS THANKSGIVING FEAST ON A MULTI-MEDIA BANQUET CENTERED AROUND THE GREATEST CREATION IN CINEMA HISTORY. Few films maintain the global cultural influence of 1933's KING KONG. Powerful in originality it became a phenomenon inspiring imitations, sequels and more for decades - with three films, running the gamut from "magical" to "misguided", emerging as the "tentpole" depictions. Go ape with our multi-media KONG treasure trove, including film clips from the 1933, 1976 and 2005 films. Music score suites by Max Steiner, John Barry and James Newton Howard. Audio commentary by Ray Harryhausen, Ken Ralston, and Merian C. Cooper. Archival film interviews with Roger Ebert, Forrest J. Ackerman, Leonard Maltin and George Turner. And an all new essay from noted KONG historian Steve Vertlieb, with photos from his personal collection and more.
http://gullcottageonline.com/Vert3KONGfilms1.html
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Perhaps it's because the 1976 Paramount version is largely considered a "turkey."
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Incidentally, the folks at Gull Cottage/Sandlot Films (namely Craig Jamison) have done a remarkable job in creating this piece on the three major versions of "King Kong" with insertions of many rare and thoughtful film clips, sound and music bytes, and production photographs, all of which make this website creation an absolutely fabulous tribute to the ever growing legend and popularity of "King Kong." Enjoy.
Steve
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The 1976 John Guillerman version was atrocious, simply a God awful mess, but I do feel that the Peter Jackson film from 2005 has a good deal to recommend it. The definitive version of "Kong" will, however, always be the 1933 original. All three films, to their eternal credit, had wonderful scores by Max Steiner, John Barry, and James Newton Howard...proving conclusively the validity of David Raksin's famous comment that "more great scores have saved more bad movies" than can ever be calculated.
Steve
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