A few words about...™ King Kong -- in Blu-ray - Page 2

When I first watched the BD, I was about as horrified as those guys who got shook off the log when I saw the grain in the scene where The Venture initially approaches the island in that dense fog.

But then I compared that scene to the DVD version and noticed that the BD was much more clearer. I also noticed many other scenes were much clearer than any previous release. For instance, I never noticed the guy running away on crutches before during the sequence when Kong smashes the elevated train tracks until I watched the Blu-Ray. This version is by far the best version of "King Kong" ever released and I'm glad I bought it.

Another thing about the Blu-ray ...

The spider on the bottom of the pit can now be seen more clearly. Yeah, the famous spider pit sequence was cut out before the movie was scored and released ... but there has always been a spider on the bottom of the pit, nonetheless. It sits there motionless, hidden away in the shadows, and can be seen in every shot that shows the ravine floor.

Check out this notated screen capture ...

http://tinypic.com/r/fjkdx4/7

And compare it to the actual spider model that was later used in "The Black Scorpion."

http://tinypic.com/r/330vdz9/7

You'll notice they have the same googly eyes.

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Originally Posted by jquirk 

You'll notice they have the same googly eyes.

Like this? 

Barney Google and his goo-goo-googly eyes...  

I just can't stop myself sometimes...

Just remember, folks.  I really AM only 51 years old...it just seems like I'm older sometimes!

Here's an interesting story - an original print of "King Kong" was discovered in an old movie theater in the United Kingdom. http://www.eveningtimes.co.uk/features/editor-s-picks/ross-is-reeling-at-his-film-find-1.1062182

Maybe finding the missing Kong footage is not outside the realm of possibilities, after all?

Oh-oh, another blu-ray may be coming...

Interesting, but pretty vague as to what exactly they have. I believe most of the King Kong bluray is comprised of the british dup negative they found. Already two generations away from the original camera negative which is lost and with enough film grain too prove it as each generation away gets grainier and grainier. I am amazed they are letting them put this through the projector if indeed it is a dup negative or better in superior shape than one Warner is using as the basis of it's bluray.

Yeah, the story is very vague. Is it the whole movie? Why would Universal allow the theater to run it considering how old the film is? Wouldn't they want it in their possession as soon as humanly possible to examine the condition and determine if it is in better shape than what they have in the vaults now? Also, what if by some crazy quirk of fate it happens to contain scenes that nobody hasn't seen since 1933?

Sounds like a thing to promote the theater more then anything else.

Perhaps the studio has provided a new print or a digital copy for the theater to use, not the newly discovered one.