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Movies => Bad Movies => Topic started by: Ed, Ego and Superego on November 24, 2009, 01:15:44 PM

Title: Original King Kong model makes $200,000 at auction
Post by: Ed, Ego and Superego on November 24, 2009, 01:15:44 PM

I so love that movie.   The facial expressions of the model were so endearing to me.

http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/lf_nm_life/us_kingkong_model (http://news.yahoo.com/s/nm/20091124/lf_nm_life/us_kingkong_model)

-Ed
Title: Re: Original King Kong model makes $200,000 at auction
Post by: Monster Jungle X-Ray on November 24, 2009, 04:35:14 PM
That is amazing, although I wish the article had made mention of the fact that Willis O'Brien was the genius behind it all. The late great Forrest Ackerman had one of the other Kong armatures, most of his sizable collection was auctioned off after he died. Its a shame someone doesn't open a classic movie monster museum with some of this stuff.
Title: Re: Original King Kong model makes $200,000 at auction
Post by: SPazzo on November 24, 2009, 05:14:42 PM
Quote from: Monster Jungle X-Ray on November 24, 2009, 04:35:14 PM
Its a shame someone doesn't open a classic movie monster museum with some of this stuff.

That would be ****ing awesome!  I would invest in that in a heartbeat.  If I couldn't invest in it, I'd buy a year pass to it and go all the time.
Title: Re: Original King Kong model makes $200,000 at auction
Post by: WingedSerpent on November 25, 2009, 11:27:52 AM
I'd go the the monster movie museum. 

I know Peter Jackson owns some of the original Kong Props.  He showed them on some of the extras on the King Kong (2005) DVD.
Title: Re: Original King Kong model makes $200,000 at auction
Post by: Criswell on November 26, 2009, 12:14:44 PM
a monster museum would be amazing. I would go in a heartbeat
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