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  1. Dick

    Scream Factory Press Release: King Kong Collector's Edition (1976) (Blu-ray)

    I certainly agree with you on this point! The most egregious examples of this are the three HOBBIT films. What a way to compromise the legacy he'd created with LOTR!
  2. Dick

    Scream Factory Press Release: King Kong Collector's Edition (1976) (Blu-ray)

    Yes, but I saw this in the mid-70's in a theater. My reaction to it was then what it is now.
  3. Dick

    Scream Factory Press Release: King Kong Collector's Edition (1976) (Blu-ray)

    I'm with you on this. A poster above mentioned that this version had "monsters" as did the 1933 film, but in fact there was only one -- a poorly-presented giant snake fighting with Kong. Baker's facial expressions on the suit are good, but the overall gorilla looks cheap, and the corpse that...
  4. Dick

    Scream Factory Press Release: King Kong Collector's Edition (1976) (Blu-ray)

    Oh, and, yes, the Barry score is nice.
  5. Dick

    Scream Factory Press Release: King Kong Collector's Edition (1976) (Blu-ray)

    I only wanted to see Jessica Lange step naked out of the shower stall. To hell with Kong. I saw this on a big screen in '76 and thought it was largely deplorable. I like Rick Baker a lot, but that this film won an Oscar for effects seemed to me akin to sacrilege. Flame shields up.
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