Just got my copy of The World of Kong: A Natural History of Skull Island off of Amazon. For years now I've been fascinated with King Kong ever since my Grandfather Lealand Wilcox told me of the day when he and his brothers snuck into the movie theater to see the now infamous film King Kong. He thought it was a terrifying sight to behold, but he though the monkey needed to look more terrifying then being silly. 72 years later in 2005 after a disappointing 1976 cash grab failure Peter Jackson put his cinematic talent to the awesome feature King Kong and came out successful. While I feel that Jack Black was miscast as Carl Denham I loved the world of Skull Island Peter Jackson created and the raw power of the creatures he brought to screen specifically the V. Rexes. I was 13 at the time when I first saw King Kong and like moviegoers before I was thrilled by what I saw. King Kong was a rare treat because movies now lack the monsters epics that made Universal Studios king back in the day. I wanted to explore this world for myself and recently learned there was a book I rushed to amazon to purchase it and I wasn't disappointed. First flip through there was dazzling concept art and detailed descriptions on each animal within Skull Island. Not only this, but I loved the fact that the people of the Weta Workshop dressed up as 1930's expeditioners and posed for a photo at the very back. This little thing brought the book full circle. I can't wait to read it.
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