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King Kong (1976 film)/YMMV

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  • Big Lipped Alligator Moment: The sudden giant snake in the 70s version. If dinosaurs/other giant animals showed up earlier it wouldn't be so odd.
  • Narm[context?]
  • Special Effect Failure: The snake from the 1976 version looks very stiff, robotic and lifeless compared to the fairly realistic animatronic face and hands built into the Kong suit.
    • Speaking of Kong '76, a very literal special effects failure by the highly publicized full-scale mechanical Kong armature (designed by Milo Carlo Rambaldi) led to makeup legend Rick Baker designing and donning the ape suit used for 95% of the Kong effects seen in the movie. The mechanical Kong was used in only one scene, his New York unveiling, and boy, you can tell.
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