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May 5 10 11:43 AM
The Giant Pacific Octopus wrote:DerGolem wrote: Of course I've also heard that the reason Kong is strengthed by lightening is because he was originally suppose to be Toho's Frankenstein Monster - that's right Frankenstein vs. Godzilla.No. King Kong never replaced Frankenstein. It was Godzilla that replaced Frankenstein, so Kong being given electrical abilties because he replaced Frankenstein doesn't make any sense. Besides, in the original King Kong vs Frankenstein story, the Ginko (The giant monster that Frankenstin creates) didn't have electrical abilties.Toho did come up with a Frankenstien vs Godzilla story but that was after King Kong vs Godzilla. That project evolved into Frankenstien vs Baragon (with Baragon replacing Godzilla. And the Frankenstien ginat didn't have any electrical abilties)) and Mothra vs Godzilla (with Mothra replacing Frankenstien).In King Kong vs Frankenstien (King Kong vs The Ginko) Kong, it was explained, was not dead after his fall and was smuggled back to Skull Island. Carl Denham speculated on staging a boxing match between Kong and some other monster in San Francisco. The grandson of Dr. Frankenstein was bribed into creating a creature in a lab in Africa worthy of fighting Kong. Here he constructed the Ginko, made from parts of animals like rhinoceroses and elephants. Thirteen variations in facial features were designed for the creature ranging from almost human to demonic, as well as dog, hog and ape-like, with sharp teeth, horn-like protrusions and pointed ears. The final version seemed to be some combination of man and gorilla with the tough skin of a pachyderm.Denham brought Kong to SF where he boxed with the Ginko to a packed auditorium. When a stunt with the story's heroine on a tightrope held by the Ginko goes awry, the now otherwise tamed Kong goes into a rage, breaking free and fiercely attacks the Ginko. The battle of the monsters rages across the sights of SF, culminating atop the Golden Gate Bridge, where they both plunge into the bay to be swept toward the sea.A new treatment was written by Yates in 1961 called KING KONG VS. PROMETHEUS. Denham was written out. A man named Kurt has the creature, now named "Prometheus V" under his control via radio microphone. When it threatens the heroine, Kurt tries to lasso it, but it falls and crushes him. A gravestone reveals Kurt was the grandson of Frankenstein. Unknown to everyone, the creature only feigned submission and really had a quite crafty intelligence.Kong and Prometheus were to fight it out in Candlestick Park. When they were unshackled in the park, Prometheus revealed his true nature and killed his controller. The monsters battled from the park through the city and finally to the same climax As for why Kong has electrical abilties? Who knows. Maybe its because Kong is a giant gorilla God, and you aasociate Gods with lightning/lightning bolts (Thor, Zeus, etc.) or maybe they got the idea from this publicity photo of Kong from 1933.
DerGolem wrote: Of course I've also heard that the reason Kong is strengthed by lightening is because he was originally suppose to be Toho's Frankenstein Monster - that's right Frankenstein vs. Godzilla.
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