Alas, I remember this article and all the attendant Hoo-hah all too well. But as a card carrying member of the Willis O’Brien Fan Club, I couldn’t get past the Robo-Kong, much less Baker’s substantial contribution. I never forgave Dino for quashing the other remake in the works from Universal, which probably wouldn’t have met my expectations either.
I am curious to see Kong 76 now, since the sum of the parts might well be greater than the whole…
Youth — I was 11 years old — and an absolute lack of straight-up monster movies in the era made this one of the most exciting motion picture experiences of my young life. Just like the ad tag-line promised!
And, yes, I’m one of those Gen-Xers who didn’t get to see the original until AFTER the Dino version. I’m pretty sure I would have been less excited about Dino-Kong if I’d seen ‘33 previous to that.
Alas, I remember this article and all the attendant Hoo-hah all too well. But as a card carrying member of the Willis O’Brien Fan Club, I couldn’t get past the Robo-Kong, much less Baker’s substantial contribution. I never forgave Dino for quashing the other remake in the works from Universal, which probably wouldn’t have met my expectations either.
I am curious to see Kong 76 now, since the sum of the parts might well be greater than the whole…
Youth — I was 11 years old — and an absolute lack of straight-up monster movies in the era made this one of the most exciting motion picture experiences of my young life. Just like the ad tag-line promised!
And, yes, I’m one of those Gen-Xers who didn’t get to see the original until AFTER the Dino version. I’m pretty sure I would have been less excited about Dino-Kong if I’d seen ‘33 previous to that.