- Paperback: 203 pages
- Publisher: St. Martin's Griffin (31 Oct 2005)
- Language English
- ISBN-10: 0312349157
- ISBN-13: 978-0312349158
- Product Dimensions: 20.8 x 13.7 x 1.8 cm
- Amazon Bestsellers Rank: 2,904,884 in Books (See Top 100 in Books)
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9 of 9 people found the following review helpful
fabulous novelization of the 1933 classic movie
28 Sep 2005
Format:Paperback
This is a fabulous novelization of the 1933 classic movie that most people know retells the story Beauty and the Beast except in this case as one of prime characters filmmaker Carl Denhan says at the end "Beauty killed the beast". The exhilarating story line adheres to the plot of the film yet embellishes it with a deeper look at the events that occur in the movie starting with Carl's last second finding of "Beauty" in 1932 Manhattan, the voyage to Skull Island, meeting and capturing Kong, and the climax on the Empire State Building. A short forward on the filmmaker Merrian C. Cooper adds depth to a delightful rendition that fans of the mighty Kong will want to read as this reviewer did with euphoric enjoyment.
Harriet Klausner
Harriet Klausner
5 of 5 people found the following review helpful
KONG RULES!
15 Jun 2006
King Kong (6.75 hrs, six CDs, audio theater, Full Cast Audio) is done in a radio style, multi-cast production. It harkens back to the golden age of radio in its style and scope, which is one of its great points to enjoy this piece.
Director Bruce Coville brings a sorta classic noir of excitement and thrills that you would feel with the original film or an old Lux Radio Theater presenation.
You can feel the heat of the jungle coming through the
microphone. You hear Kong's breath and you buy it all with the
theater of the mind. The unique audio experience gives you more
than a feel for the film than any CGA effects on the movie
screen.
Multi cast audio is a special taste like old radio is, so it may not be suitable for all needs-However IT WORKS FOR ME!
A personal note to full cast audio staff, when are you doing a multi casted version of the horror classics of Shelly's Frankenstein or Stoker's Dracula? . . . If it is as good as Kong,you will have another winner on your hands.
Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD
Director Bruce Coville brings a sorta classic noir of excitement and thrills that you would feel with the original film or an old Lux Radio Theater presenation.
You can feel the heat of the jungle coming through the
microphone. You hear Kong's breath and you buy it all with the
theater of the mind. The unique audio experience gives you more
than a feel for the film than any CGA effects on the movie
screen.
Multi cast audio is a special taste like old radio is, so it may not be suitable for all needs-However IT WORKS FOR ME!
A personal note to full cast audio staff, when are you doing a multi casted version of the horror classics of Shelly's Frankenstein or Stoker's Dracula? . . . If it is as good as Kong,you will have another winner on your hands.
Bennet Pomerantz, AUDIOWORLD
5 of 6 people found the following review helpful
Didn't live up to my expectations
29 Sep 2006
Format:Paperback
I bought this item "blind," meaning I couldn't inspect it to see if it was what I was expecting.
First, a little background:
DeVito and Strickland put out a large hardcover illustrated book called KONG, KING OF SKULL ISLAND. It was a prequel and sequel to the original KING KONG novel. Naturally, I wanted to have the original novel so the two could be a "set," so my expectations of this book were as follows:
A hardcover book that was the same size as KONG, KING OF SKULL ISLAND, and lushly illustrated with new art by DeVito. I also expected it to have the original 1932 text by Delos W. Lovelace.
Those were my expectations, now here's what it actually is:
The book is only available in paperback and is about 3/4 of the size of KING OF SKULL ISLAND. The illustrations are sparse, most of which are partial-page black and white pencil sketches. That's not the worst part. The illustrations in this book are LEFTOVERS not used in KONG, KING OF SKULL ISLAND. The nicely done cover of Kong on the Empire State Building is not used in the interior at all, and key scenes begging for a picture in an "illustrated edition" don't have one.
Oh, and the original Lovelace text? Not here. Oh, some of it is here, but Strickland had to rewrite the story so this could be a joint follow-up to KKOSI, but it looks and feels like a rush job.
So don't buy this book thinking it is either the original 1932 novelization, or a worthy companion to KONG, KING OF SKULL ISLAND, because it is neither.
First, a little background:
DeVito and Strickland put out a large hardcover illustrated book called KONG, KING OF SKULL ISLAND. It was a prequel and sequel to the original KING KONG novel. Naturally, I wanted to have the original novel so the two could be a "set," so my expectations of this book were as follows:
A hardcover book that was the same size as KONG, KING OF SKULL ISLAND, and lushly illustrated with new art by DeVito. I also expected it to have the original 1932 text by Delos W. Lovelace.
Those were my expectations, now here's what it actually is:
The book is only available in paperback and is about 3/4 of the size of KING OF SKULL ISLAND. The illustrations are sparse, most of which are partial-page black and white pencil sketches. That's not the worst part. The illustrations in this book are LEFTOVERS not used in KONG, KING OF SKULL ISLAND. The nicely done cover of Kong on the Empire State Building is not used in the interior at all, and key scenes begging for a picture in an "illustrated edition" don't have one.
Oh, and the original Lovelace text? Not here. Oh, some of it is here, but Strickland had to rewrite the story so this could be a joint follow-up to KKOSI, but it looks and feels like a rush job.
So don't buy this book thinking it is either the original 1932 novelization, or a worthy companion to KONG, KING OF SKULL ISLAND, because it is neither.
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