dbd@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
(David DeLaney) writes:
> On Thu, 10 Apr 2008 23:51:44 GMT, Gene Ward Smith <gene@[EMAIL PROTECTED]
>
wrote:
>>At one time hugely popular, he does not seem to be read any more, making
him
>>a failure according to the 100-year rule, I suppose. Has anyone here
read
>>him, who would care to recommend a book?
>
> Wikipedia enlightens me (and, tangentially, I rather like the style of
the
> current article), and I'm fairly sure I've seen at least part of one
King Kong
> film, but do not think I've ever read any of his prodigious book output.
I highly recommend both the first King Kong movie and the most
recent. The first is simply an excellent science fiction movie of its
time (though, to be fair, you do need to be able to approach 1930s
special effects on their own terms to appreciate it); the most recent
was very good, and could have been excellent with about a half hour
more editing (i.e. shortening of sequences that just sort of went on
forever like running from dinosaurs).
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