King Kong circa 1933

[Moonliner]

Prior to seeing the upcoming version of King Kong, I felt the need to see the original 1933 version. I went online to netflix and did a search but much to my surprise they did not have it.
After failing on NetFlix, I went on to search the Internet. It turns out that the original 1933 version has never been released on DVD in the US. There is however a VERY nice DVD edition that's available in Japan. I was able to locate it on Amazon. If you would like a copy just do a search in DVD's for King Kong 1933. Note: The film is in English.

[CoasterMatt]

But does he have realistic gorilla poo?

[Cadaverous Pallor]

Wow, I'm VERY surprised it's not available here. I've seen that version countless times on various cable channels over the years.

The preview for the Jackson version was very promising...when GD started laughing at the dinosaurs, I had to explain to him that there were dinosaurs in the original movie. :D

[Moonliner]

I had to explain to him that there were dinosaurs in the original movie. :D

Dinosaurs indeed, including the never before filmed carnivorous brontosaurus!

My son said "Hey, that's a brontosaurus. They don't eat meat". I wonder how the new version will deal with that little issue.

Watching the new trailer right after seeing the original it looks like Mr. Jackson is staying very true to the original movie.