Thankyou, RightGiantMonstermoviesarebiggerthanever, andsoaretheremonsters, whetheryoulikewatchingmonsterscausemayhem, battleitoutamongthemselvesorgettheircomeuppance, it's a goodtimetobe a monstermoviefan.
LiketheLostWorld, KingKongfeaturedscenesinwhichliveactionactorsinteractedwithstopmotionanimation, a feataccomplishedusing a myriadofdifferenttechniques, includingrearprojectionand a mattecreationtechniquecalledtheWilliamsProcess.
Hesayshecreatedtheeffectswithhisprotege, RayHarryhausen, whoas a teenagerhadwatchedKingKongoverandoveragain, lookingupto O BrienashisidolHarryHouse, andwentontocreatesomeofthemosticonicvisualeffectsinmoviehistorysoonafterMightyJoeYoungHarryHouseandworkedon a moviecalledTheBeastfrom 20,000 Fathoms, about a giantmonsterthatwreakshavocafterbeingawakenedfromatomicbombtesting.
Yeah, yeah, Whiledraggingon a bitatthreehours, KingKongwasneverthelesswidelypraisedforitsoldschoolsenseofadventure, spectacularvisualeffectsandforupdatingtheoriginalin a freshandsatisfactoryfashion, I giveyoucalm.