jayembee
Senior HTF Member
Reiko who?
Reiko Aylesworth | Actress, Director, Producer
Known for: Aliens vs. Predator: Requiem, 24, Mr. Brooks
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Mostly a TV actor. I knew of her mostly as Michelle from 24.
Reiko who?
The original has quite a bit of humor. Denham whistling casually as they walk away from the natives is funnier than anything in the 1976 version not to mention "I read that it's a giant gorilla!" "Gee, ain't we got enough of those in New York?"Heresy I know but it's my favorite of all the King Kong movies. Probably because unlike the 1933 film, it has some much needed humor.
I saw it during its original theatrical run with two friends. After it was over, I said something to the effect that Jessica Lange had that special something and she was going to be a star. My friends laughed and said, "She's just another blonde bimbo who'll be lucky to end up in television". In 1982, when she received a best actress nomination for Frances and won the supporting actress award for Tootsie, my validation was complete!
I thought it looked fine and could only tell it was a TV scene usually by the fact I hadn't seen it before. There's only two scenes that should have been included, with Bridges telling Dwan that if Kong dies they can't be together and the badly filmed death of Grodin. Even as a kid in the theater I couldn't believe there was no follow-up with him.I just got this from Amazon. Still includes the slip cover for those that care.
Going to try to watch the tv cut next week. Really haven’t seen much discussion about the tv cut in here.
Has anyone watched it? How does the quality, the look compare to the theatrical version?
Anything interesting or of note I should look for in the long cut?
Maybe typos are contagious, or were you a victim of autocorrect.I’ve watched up until they find Dawn in the ocean.
Except she has actual dialogue to explain why which I always forget why because Dwan is dumb no mater how you spell it...I’ve watched up until they find Dawn in the ocean.
I believe and cannot be otherwise convinced that her name was a typo in the script that was never fixed and they just went with it.
It's the film makers' homage to the great director, Alan Dwan.Except she has actual dialogue to explain why which I always forget why because Dwan is dumb no mater how you spell it...