Favorite King Kong incarnation

[goji89]

MonsterVerse looks like a bobble head.

Funko pop nailed it, probably the most screen accurate of their entire line.

[Cryptid_Liker]

MonsterVerse looks like a bobble head.

I get saying this about K:SI but GvK looks just fine.

[Major sssspielberg!]

I think Skull Island is my favorite, followed by Escapes and Vs. Godzilla. I really do like '33 too. In GvK he looked like a beefy Ernest Borgnine.

[Gigantis]

I still can't really pick from all of these options. On one hand i love the craftmanship that went into the original 33 Kong, and the simplicity of it. On the other i love the 67 design because it fixes every mistake the 62 suit and then some. On the other hand i love the Paramount/ De lauranteiis design because it's actually kinda scary in some shots and there was also a lot of craftmanship from Rick Baker. On the other i love how expressive Peter Jackson's Kong is despite it having the most plain design because it's just a scarred, giant, silverback gorilla. On the other hand i love how MV Kong feels like an updated version of the RKO version, plus he's actually so cool he can wield an axe like no tomorrow.

So pretty much, i love all of them. Except the ugly 62 version, that guy can go skreoonk himself

[goji89]

So pretty much, i love all of them. Except the ugly 62 version, that guy can go skreoonk himself

The '62 suit from King Kong vs Godzilla 62?

Do you realize what you've said? Here of all places.... the balls on you lol I love it.

[eabaker]

I recognize what people dislike about the 62 suit, but I can't help loving it, and I definitely prefer it over the 67 suit.

However, more than that, I think the classic Bandai figure of the '62 suit is a thing of absolute perfection.

[Cryptid_Liker]

There's a lot of aspects about the suit that sound neat on paper like the elongated face and mane of fur (I know that was unintentional) but in execution, they fall flat. And by flat, I mean flatter than paper.

[Jermobooka]

Ahah! Ahahahahahahaha! The superior Kong (MV) is finally being appreciated for once on this damn forum and is beating out RKO! Victoryyyyyyy!!!!

[Voyager]

Ahah! Ahahahahahahaha! The superior Kong (MV) is finally being appreciated for once on this damn forum and is beating out RKO! Victoryyyyyyy!!!!

The funko(ng) pop.

[goji89]

Ahah! Ahahahahahahaha! The superior Kong (MV) is finally being appreciated for once on this damn forum and is beating out RKO! Victoryyyyyyy!!!!

Hell YEAAAAAH.

Wished this happened in that damn POLL where I was beaten out by a damn crossed eyed puppet.

*I meant G89 suit*

[Vakanai]

I just don't get how 05 is beating out 76. It was just a silverback gorilla!

[goji89]

I just don't get how 05 is beating out 76. It was just a silverback gorilla!

Right? CGI loving $#@% damn *&%×@ lol kids.

[Bob Sherlock]

I like all Kongs, but MonsterVerse is my personal favorite.

Also glad he’s one of the few versions to have a happy ending besides the two Toho Kongs.

[Spuro]

I just don't get how 05 is beating out 76. It was just a silverback gorilla!

As someone who actually voted for 76, there’s a lot of small, subtle details in the 2005 design that make it stand out from real gorillas.

[Vakanai]

I just don't get how 05 is beating out 76. It was just a silverback gorilla!

As someone who actually voted for 76, there’s a lot of small, subtle details in the 2005 design that make it stand out from real gorillas.

I'm not enough of a zoologist to notice those details...

[Gigantis]

I just don't get how 05 is beating out 76. It was just a silverback gorilla!

As someone who actually voted for 76, there’s a lot of small, subtle details in the 2005 design that make it stand out from real gorillas.

I'm not enough of a zoologist to notice those details...

It's not anything actually like his body, more of the scars running across his fur and the fact his entire lower jaw is dislocated.

[Vakanai]

As someone who actually voted for 76, there’s a lot of small, subtle details in the 2005 design that make it stand out from real gorillas.

I'm not enough of a zoologist to notice those details...

It's not anything actually like his body, more of the scars running across his fur and the fact his entire lower jaw is dislocated.

So then it's just a silverback gorilla with a bunch of battle scars/injuries.

[Gigantis]

So then it's just a silverback gorilla with a bunch of battle scars/injuries.

Yes.

And that's awesome

[Spuro]

As someone who actually voted for 76, there’s a lot of small, subtle details in the 2005 design that make it stand out from real gorillas.

I'm not enough of a zoologist to notice those details...

It's not anything actually like his body, more of the scars running across his fur and the fact his entire lower jaw is dislocated.

No, there's more differences in the body. The shape of the arms is different; the size of the head is smaller than that of a real gorilla; the jaw structure is less pronounced; the eyes are orange with easily visible human-like pupils; the brow is larger and more noticeable; the nose is larger and more "squashed" in shape; the coloration is different (noticeably lacking the name-sake silver back.)

If you shrunk Kong down to the size of a gorilla they'd still be two different species of primate. The differences are subtle, but they're there. It's not my favorite (I voted the 1976 version), but I certainly wouldn't call it a lazy design.

[_JNavs_]

I'm not enough of a zoologist to notice those details...

It's not anything actually like his body, more of the scars running across his fur and the fact his entire lower jaw is dislocated.

No, there's more differences in the body. The shape of the arms is different; the size of the head is smaller than that of a real gorilla; the jaw structure is less pronounced; the eyes are orange with easily visible human-like pupils; the brow is larger and more noticeable; the nose is larger and more "squashed" in shape; the coloration is different (noticeably lacking the name-sake silver back.)

If you shrunk Kong down to the size of a gorilla they'd still be two different species of primate. The differences are subtle, but they're there. It's not my favorite (I voted the 1976 version), but I certainly wouldn't call it a lazy design.

Adding to this, Jackson wanted his Kong's back to be sunken, and his potbelly is something gorillas also don't typically have. I believe he did have a silver back though.