I show this movie every year to my students after we have read the short story and they love it. We compare the movie to the text and the kids love seeing the similarities and differences. A classic piece of cinema!
Wonderful! Who else remembers the episode of Gilligans Island which seemed to play a homage to this film/book. Rory Calhoun played a hunter who lands on the island and decides to hunt a human...and he chooses Gilligan!
I just finished reading the short story and it was quite the read. Unlike the film, there is no attempt to portray Rainsford as morally superior to Zaroff. They both have much in common with Zaroff not being a counter to Rainsford but more like an image of a counterpart from the near future. The film does look a little one dimensional by comparison but I still get a huge kick out if it.
There was no book that had anything at all to do with this film. This film is based on a short story written in 1924 by Richard Connell. The movie was made in 1932. A book with the same title was written in 1964, and simply was not very good, which is why every movie since was also base don the short story. Of them all, this movie is far and away the best.
This film was shot on the same sets as the original King Kong, and at the same time. When Willis O'Brien and the King Kong production team got behind schedule with their special effects, that freed up the sets for this film to be shot. Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson and James Flavin appear in both pictures. You may not like the acting here, but you've got to admit the look of the place is great.
James Ritchie Didn't come from a very bright class either, did you? Try watching "Open Waters". Also, come on dude. You have to admit it was sorta funny
Impressive. This story has captured my imagination since the 5th grade when my teacher read Connell's short story to our class. I had always dreamed of a modern film adaption, though after seeing this, I don't need one. Thank you for uploading.
Maybe it was, and maybe it wasn't. We don't even know who the Zodiac killer even was. He was never caught, and there wasn't even any proof that any of the notes and other things the police received were from him or her.
@@depressedteadepressoespres186 - I think Zodiac Killer was a seiral killer but to be sure look it up, but there is a movie about the Zodiac Killer on Netflix
+Ruben Reyna The sets couldn't have been from King Kong, as this movie was made in 1932, and king Kong in 1933...www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_69 ...they may be the same sets, but King Kong would have used these sets, not the other way around....and I agree. It IS a very good movie, especially given the time it was made...1932 was the middle of the Great Depression...and yes, Fay Wray was definitely a babe...
They aRE THE SAME SETS...I am not disputing that...just the order. The Most Dangerous Game was made in 1932, thus the sets would have been from The Most Dangerous Game, not from King Kong...fine point, but words still mean things, and you had the order wrong...so they used the sets from TMDG on King Kong, but they did not use the sets from King Kong on TMDG, as King Kong did not yet exist when this film was made...my only point...yes, they are the same sets. You just had the order of production wrong...why is that important? Did the Vikings rape, pillage, and plunder, then burn the village, or did they burn the village first, then...
Hangassan every source I've seen says otherwise. Game was shot in a month. they just used the sets while the Kong crew were still animating King Kong's animation.
Could be...I make no claim to be a movie expert...only saying TMDG was released in 1932 and Kong was released in 1933... although, according to IMDB, the sets were used simultaneously..."Jungle sets were also used for simultaneous filming of jungle scenes in King Kong (1933)."...
"Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. A simple fellow, but, I'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage." "Is he Russian?" "He is a Cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I." from the short story. wonderful
@@OEllsworth Why not say Mongolians are Chinese, pure and simple? Or all South Americans are the same? Please don't reinvent ignorance. We have plenty.
@@amandawilcox9638 Mongolians are not Chinese, not by a long shot, and no, all South Americans are not the same, but Cossacks are in Russia. Ever hear of the Don Cossack Choir? Your comment is an insult, and I have reported you to UA-cam.
In one of his Lucas Davenport books John Sandford says that this theme has been used and adapted for books and movies more than any other story since it was written in the 1920's. I've seen and read several of them, and, of the films, I think this is the best.
Superb movie...remember seeing it as a kid on one of those late chiller thriller sat. nights Ty for posting..very well acted and loved the King Kong sets and atmoshere
Wonderful! I don't go in for this kind of film but it was gripping and believable. You followed the couple every step of the way. "The hunted versus the hunter." Good stuff!
This is a damned great movie! I was so surprised to find it uploaded.... a great movie for a late Saturday night. Robert Johnson' acting is superb and if not mistaken, the drunkard brother of Fay Wray is the same guy who found her starving in the street and recruited her to go to Skull Island in the original KING KONG. Also Robert Johnson, actor par excellence, was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock and starred in many of his 'early' movies - JAMAICA INN being most notable, with a stellar cast including Charles Laughton, Robert Newton and introducing Maureen O'Hara. This is non comparable to the book. 99% of all books are better than their movie counterparts, that goez without saying and virtually across the board. However, this movie deserves its' due as Robert Johnson is superb.
so i first read this book in school last year, but lately it’s come back to mind. i actually loved the story because it caught me so off guard abd freaked me out. it is brilliantly written,
+Jeffrey Nowack It was based on a short story that was only 8426 words long, not a book, and it's so OBVIOUS that you've never read it or you would have known that.
+Napstablook if there were more people like you who keep clam and state their opinon the UA-cam comment section would be a much better place, Aka you've earned a sub
We read this from a textbook in English and i thought why not check out the movie that came from it. My teacher said it was pretty old but i didn't realize it was from 32. Still probably one of the most controversial stories i read when it comes to the topic of animals having feelings and such
This is probably my very first favourite classic movie, because I like to believe this is where the Running Man, Battle Royale & the Hunger Games got their idea from.
I remember when "Get Smart" spoofed this back in the '60's. Don Adams (Max) and Barbara Feldon (99) running away from Harold Gould, who also kept touching his left temple. Hilarious. Nice to see the original inspiration. Good flick! Thanks for posting.
I wish they had remade this in the mid to late 60s with Christopher Lee as Zaroff, Sean Connery as Rainsford, and Richard Kiel (though he was maybe too young at the time) as Ivan. A "Bond" perfect casting. A giant Russian Olympic basketball player, Jan Kruminsh (apologize if I misspelled), 7" 2" and 320 lbs, would have been a perfect Ivan.
In school, we were reading this story and the teacher said, “You guys probably won’t like the movie since it’s old fashioned and in black and white”. I basically said to myself, “I don’t care” and I found this
this movie is iconic. The remake was recorded in 1993 by John Woo with Yancy Butler and Jean Claude Van Damme. the story changes a lot, but the skeleton is the same. Human hunting preys.
There is also a (somewhat changed) 1994 remake called "Surviving the Game" featuring Rutger Hauer, Tracy Marrow, Gary Busey. Actually quite a good one!
Films like this from the Golden Age of Hollywood make me wonder if someone like James Cameron could make his epic Blockbuster without all the CGI and the modern technological help to make those epic films. I feel a true cinematic artist is the one that would use old school stuff and not modern technology to make a beautiful picture that's the mark of a true artist
I doubt they could be made this great today! Actors actually could act, without their faces frozen from tons of Botox! The producers seem to think these days we want sex, sweating abs blood and guts! No such thing as a great script! Half of the script is the F word, not much conversation! It would be awesome if someone had the guts to produce like they used to. They would be surprised how many tickets they could sell
I guess people expect a movie from the 30's to have the same special effects we have now, I personally liked this a lot as well, even though I do think the story was better
K. The movie Zodiac directed by David Fincher is one my personal favorites so I thought an inept answer was appropriate. It's on Netflix if you're actually interested.
@Nicholas Mears: (LOL) Whenever I post a comment like this . . . someone invariably comes along to tell me: "She's dead, you know". How do you get away with it for 2 years (?)
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In nineth grade my class read the book and watch the movie and I still think about this book years later. The writing was phenomenal and the idea was so crazy, I never even imagined that someone could hunt a human like an animal yet the book did an amazing job at portraying the hunter and hunted❤❤
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All of these comments are from middle schoolers that read the short story, and are now saying how inaccurate the movie is. You are paying attention to the wrong thing. Just watch for all the cheesy, yet great camera shots like at 27:00 and have a good laugh. The film was made a bit more than eighty years ago. Give it a rest.
So this is where the original story originated from. Then I found out it’s based on a short story. It’s interesting to see where a lot of media got their inspiration for the Hunter stories and death game from this film.
Read the short story in high school and loved it...I've read it several times since then and its still one of my all time favorites! This version is hands down the best cinematic rendition...Its not totally faithful to the story but the core plot is the same...RKO Pictures produced some fantastic movies; King Kong came out the same year as this... Two classic movies, same year, same studio!!
There are some advantages the book has over the movie, but vice versa can be said for the film. I do like how even the protagonist of the book can be morally questionable as it really gives him depth that can stand on his own without the inclusion of the damsel in distress this movie uses. Oh well, at least she brings along her brother who is a delight. That said, the film has great atmosphere atmosphere building. Jungles are common settings for horror media for good reason, being inherently wild and dangerous. Even in monochrome, it really gives me such a feeling, partially because the music is very memorable and intense, befitting the tone itself. We don't see many wild animals in this besides the shark, but aside from budget reasons, I imagine that's because Zaroff killed most of them. Speaking of which, the darkened lighting in Zaroff's trophy room highlights how inherently scary it is. Holy crap, a detailed fake severed head in the 30s?? This was made during the Great Depression, by the way! Anyway, I get the feeling this would be given a high end PG these days, maybe even R just from that. And it also helps that this has stronger acting than a lot of today's films. Like I said, I really enjoyed the drunken acting of Robert Armstrong. Leslie Banks is a charismatic bad guy as ever as well, I don't know what it is about early 20th century films that have such enjoyable performances. You do owe it to yourself to read the story as well, but the on screen interpretation of it is impressive for its time.
A fast-paced film. Marooned on General Zaroff's island in the space of nine minutes. They didn't waste time on lengthy expository introductions here. The film has since been colorized. I recall reading the story by Richard Connell in jr. high school; it's now in the public domain in the U.S. (as of 2020).
The story didn't have a random stupid chick in it and we weren't told who won the hand to hand fight to the death at the end. The short story in-fact only had 4 characters, one of which was only present in the immediate opening. The other 3 were Rainsford, Zaroff, and Ivan. The story was better imo.
Nicholas Hnatusko First of all your comment made no sense. There is nothing I said that it could even be a response to. I usually don't argue with dumbasses, but I'm curious. Why am I a "dummy" and how did your comment apply to anything. Stuti asked a question and I replied with facts. Oh, and you spelled "story" incorrectly.
Your talkin about the extra stuff in the videos n i said its called a short story for a reason bcuz everything isnt in it n it was a typo dumbass but wat is "stuti" awe ok
I don't know who u r but Nicholas is my son I do not appreciate you verbally abusing my son. He is not stupid in fact is very intelligent . If u were taught any manners u should apologize. And my son wil as well for calling u a dumbass.
This is still the best film version of Richard Connell's short story, and improves upon it because of the addition of Fay Wray's character. Fay is always a joy to watch, and her presence in this pre-Code adaptation makes Zaroff's obsession with hunting even more twisted.
13 years later the U SS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a japanese submarine. The crew was attacked by the most devastating shark attacks in history.
Yep me too ! One of many short stories I had to read for an Eng-comp class. This poor guy would surely be creeped if he'd seen all the horror movie's we've all seen. An apt title, with any other game the advantage is usually with the hunter, it is the opposite here in this case, it's the quarry that has the advantage here. After all these years later I still remember a word in the story's very last sentence - maybe it was the last word ! 'Repast'.
Lmao like how when he dies he somehow throws the arrow because OBVIOUSLY when someone dies any belongings that they have in their hands is automatically thrown out of them...
It was great, and the year has nothing to do with it. Many of the greatest movies ever made were filmed in that same period. Are you very young? Too many today think a movie is all about special effects. This is the generation of low IQ, uneducated, marching morons.
+Jamayah Giles This was published in "Boys' Life" magazine(I believe) around 1971-72...read it then an absolutely loved the story...a made-for television movie loosely based on this story came out about the same time (1974) starring Sam Bottoms and Andy Griffith..."Savages"... www.imdb.com/title/tt0072116/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_46
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You forgot to "mention" Noble "Bwanna, Wanna, Kong!" Johnson, the negro tribal chief, from "King Kong".
One of my other favorites on here is the Red House.
I show this movie every year to my students after we have read the short story and they love it. We compare the movie to the text and the kids love seeing the similarities and differences. A classic piece of cinema!
i have an assignment for that right now lol
My 8th grade teacher made us read the book
Before Squid Games, Battle Royale, or Running Man, there was this. Richard Connell was a innovator beyond his time.
Love Running Man. Predator kinda fits too, don't it though?
Alice in Borderland and Liar Game are better
It’s been 91 years since I first saw this
yep i looked this up to do a worksheet about this because i wasn’t paying attention when the teacher played it in class
I guarantee you he probably got the inspiration from somewhere or some unknown source we’ll never know about.
who else read the short story at school?
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lmaoo we finished it yesterday hehehe
mee
In did
We read it online cuz of quarantine
Wonderful! Who else remembers the episode of Gilligans Island which seemed to play a homage to this film/book. Rory Calhoun played a hunter who lands on the island and decides to hunt a human...and he chooses Gilligan!
I just finished reading the short story and it was quite the read. Unlike the film, there is no attempt to portray Rainsford as morally superior to Zaroff. They both have much in common with Zaroff not being a counter to Rainsford but more like an image of a counterpart from the near future. The film does look a little one dimensional by comparison but I still get a huge kick out if it.
i like the book better
There is also no woman with Rainsford and the two duel at the end rather than a weird skirmish
I came here from school
Same
Same. Freshmen??
+Super Awersomeness yeah
+Super Awersomeness yeah
I came for school to and yes I'm a freshman as well😃
I wish I could direct a remake of this; the book was absolutely amazing.
Was thinking the same thing
+Killer Joy I'm glad you can't.
+Rocchi Drew writing a screenplay for it right now
+Killer Joy It's a short story...only like forty pages or so...
There was no book that had anything at all to do with this film. This film is based on a short story written in 1924 by Richard Connell. The movie was made in 1932. A book with the same title was written in 1964, and simply was not very good, which is why every movie since was also base don the short story. Of them all, this movie is far and away the best.
Kids came from school,
Men came from the zodiac.
Guess I'm a teenager
Damn straight The zodiac killer brought me here
kids who come here only for school are the future students with school failure.
YES
@@barbaradenicomedia114 hey, I am a failure, but I unironically love this movie
This film was shot on the same sets as the original King Kong, and at the same time.
When Willis O'Brien and the King Kong production team got behind schedule with their special effects, that freed up the sets for this film to be shot. Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Noble Johnson and James Flavin appear in both pictures.
You may not like the acting here, but you've got to admit the look of the place is great.
They Used The Set again for The son of King Kong and for for The für Szene of Gone with The Wind.
I like the acting plenty.
Cool fact
If this is true that is cool movie minutiae. Thanks for telling us.
I remember my class laughing so hard @7:42 when the guy got attacked by the shark and just nonchillantly says "Ah! It got me!"
Lol that happened in my class haha.
xD
Didn't come from a very bright class, did you? That may be the most realistic shark scene ever put on film.
James Ritchie I thought the shark attack was funny as hell! But other than that I thouroly enjoyed the movie :)
James Ritchie Didn't come from a very bright class either, did you? Try watching "Open Waters". Also, come on dude. You have to admit it was sorta funny
Impressive. This story has captured my imagination since the 5th grade when my teacher read Connell's short story to our class. I had always dreamed of a modern film adaption, though after seeing this, I don't need one. Thank you for uploading.
This was the Zodiac killer's favorite movie. I have to say. He's right that the film is good.
Maybe it was, and maybe it wasn't. We don't even know who the Zodiac killer even was. He was never caught, and there wasn't even any proof that any of the notes and other things the police received were from him or her.
Say What!
wtf, why do you know this information
The book is better though... also who tf is a zodiac killer... sounds like some weird youtuber name tbh...
@@depressedteadepressoespres186 - I think Zodiac Killer was a seiral killer but to be sure look it up, but there is a movie about the Zodiac Killer on Netflix
What a fantastic film! Action, horror, romance, suspense, it has it all!
12:00 all kazakhs,,,
I actually came here because of my grandfather, he really enjoyed the movie when he was younger and spoke of it off and on.
35:54
"Say you will hunt with me!" is still my favorite quote from this movie.
I remember seeing this back in highschool, and it just stuck with me.
That was sensational! I caught the end of this on Turner Classic Movies and always wanted to see it fromthe start. I loved this! Thank you so much!!!
Sitting on the edge of my seat for 3/4's of the movie! Wow! That was good!
everyone else: who came here from school?
me who read it in school a few years ago: unus annus anyone?
unus annus
Memento mori
bruh memento mori
I miss it so much
No I'm here on my own accord. Cinephiles unite.
OKAY I HAVE 54 MINS TO WATCH THIS MOVIE AND WRITE 10 DIFFERENCES BETWEEN THE MOVIE AND THE BOOK. HELP
wait do you have them now bc i lowkey need them for an assignment too
@@vada997 I SEARCHED THEM UP LOLLL
sameeeee
WTF ME TOO I HAVE TO COMPARE AND CONTRAST
@@sincerelyjen2372 GOOD LUCK SOLDIER
I'm not here because of school but because I want to. still a very good film.love the ending shot
'lucky for me, I'm a hunter. nothing could ever change that'
**world immediately erupts into chaos**
This is a great movie. Thrilling even scary. I liked that the sets were also from king kong. Fay Wray was gorgeous!
+Ruben Reyna The sets couldn't have been from King Kong, as this movie was made in 1932, and king Kong in 1933...www.imdb.com/title/tt0024216/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_69 ...they may be the same sets, but King Kong would have used these sets, not the other way around....and I agree. It IS a very good movie, especially given the time it was made...1932 was the middle of the Great Depression...and yes, Fay Wray was definitely a babe...
+Hangassan they used the Kong sets at night
They aRE THE SAME SETS...I am not disputing that...just the order. The Most Dangerous Game was made in 1932, thus the sets would have been from The Most Dangerous Game, not from King Kong...fine point, but words still mean things, and you had the order wrong...so they used the sets from TMDG on King Kong, but they did not use the sets from King Kong on TMDG, as King Kong did not yet exist when this film was made...my only point...yes, they are the same sets. You just had the order of production wrong...why is that important? Did the Vikings rape, pillage, and plunder, then burn the village, or did they burn the village first, then...
Hangassan every source I've seen says otherwise. Game was shot in a month. they just used the sets while the Kong crew were still animating King Kong's animation.
Could be...I make no claim to be a movie expert...only saying TMDG was released in 1932 and Kong was released in 1933...
although, according to IMDB, the sets were used simultaneously..."Jungle sets were also used for simultaneous filming of jungle scenes in King Kong (1933)."...
"Ivan is an incredibly strong fellow," remarked the general, "but he has the misfortune to be deaf and dumb. A simple fellow, but, I'm afraid, like all his race, a bit of a savage."
"Is he Russian?"
"He is a Cossack," said the general, and his smile showed red lips and pointed teeth. "So am I."
from the short story. wonderful
That 'Cossack' was a black guy, Noble Johnson.
Cossacks are Russians, plain and simple.
@@OEllsworth Why not say Mongolians are Chinese, pure and simple? Or all South Americans are the same? Please don't reinvent ignorance. We have plenty.
@@amandawilcox9638 Mongolians are not Chinese, not by a long shot, and no, all South Americans are not the same, but Cossacks are in Russia. Ever hear of the Don Cossack Choir? Your comment is an insult, and I have reported you to UA-cam.
In one of his Lucas Davenport books John Sandford says that this theme has been used and adapted for books and movies more than any other story since it was written in the 1920's. I've seen and read several of them, and, of the films, I think this is the best.
Have you watched "Surviving the Game", "Das Millionenspiel" & "World on the Wire"?
Superb movie...remember seeing it as a kid on one of those late chiller thriller sat. nights
Ty for posting..very well acted and loved the King Kong sets and atmoshere
Thank God for good old classic movies!💖
Max Steiner's music is always a joy.
I absolutely loved the short story. Never expected the ending.
I do like the fight scene. The lack of choreography really did well for a film about primality.
Little slow at the start, but love the way that, once the action got going, it was a non-stop thrill ride until the end.
Wonderful! I don't go in for this kind of film but it was gripping and believable. You followed the couple every step of the way. "The hunted versus the hunter." Good stuff!
This is a damned great movie! I was so surprised to find it uploaded.... a great movie for a late Saturday night. Robert Johnson' acting is superb and if not mistaken, the drunkard brother of Fay Wray is the same guy who found her starving in the street and recruited her to go to Skull Island in the original KING KONG. Also Robert Johnson, actor par excellence, was a favorite of Alfred Hitchcock and starred in many of his 'early' movies -
JAMAICA INN being most notable, with a stellar cast including Charles Laughton, Robert Newton and introducing Maureen O'Hara.
This is non comparable to the book. 99% of all books are better than their movie counterparts, that goez without saying and virtually across the board. However, this movie deserves its' due as Robert Johnson is superb.
I believe you actually mean Robert Armstrong, who starred in both films.
so i first read this book in school last year, but lately it’s come back to mind. i actually loved the story because it caught me so off guard abd freaked me out. it is brilliantly written,
The book was OBVIOUSLY better than the movie, but for a movie in general in that time period, I's pretty good!
+Jeffrey Nowack It was based on a short story that was only 8426 words long, not a book, and it's so OBVIOUS that you've never read it or you would have known that.
+J Brian Actually, we read the book in class. I was stating my opinion of it. No need to correct me. thanks.
+Napstablook if there were more people like you who keep clam and state their opinon the UA-cam comment section would be a much better place,
Aka you've earned a sub
+Charlie Theanteater thankyou
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He's basically the crazy jungle hunter chasing Robin Williams around from Jumanji LOL
We read this from a textbook in English and i thought why not check out the movie that came from it. My teacher said it was pretty old but i didn't realize it was from 32. Still probably one of the most controversial stories i read when it comes to the topic of animals having feelings and such
Seminal film. Still stands tall as a legendary film.
This is probably my very first favourite classic movie, because I like to believe this is where the Running Man, Battle Royale & the Hunger Games got their idea from.
Hardly resembles the (much better) story at all but still worth the watch, thanks in part to Fay Wray.
Amazing, Rasputin in a Medieval castle.....in the middle of a Pacific jungle.
I remember when "Get Smart" spoofed this back in the '60's. Don Adams (Max) and
Barbara Feldon (99) running away from Harold Gould, who also kept touching his left
temple. Hilarious. Nice to see the original inspiration. Good flick! Thanks for posting.
***** I'd say sitting through ANY episode of "Gilligan's Island" is pretty scary in itself.
The shark....uggh...its got me.....immmm deaaaaad...bleh (Amazing Death scene guys 10 outta 10)
Man truly is the most dangerous game.
Reminds me of the movie "Predators".
@@elfsieben1450 Predators stuck to their game rules; Zaroff blew his off at the end.Still, lots in common.
I wish they had remade this in the mid to late 60s with Christopher Lee as Zaroff, Sean Connery as Rainsford, and Richard Kiel (though he was maybe too young at the time) as Ivan. A "Bond" perfect casting. A giant Russian Olympic basketball player, Jan Kruminsh (apologize if I misspelled), 7" 2" and 320 lbs, would have been a perfect Ivan.
I actually feel like Ian Fleming probably really liked this story and modeled his villains after Zaroff.
I always imagined a Hammer Horror remake with either Lee or Peter Cushing as Zaroff.
In school, we were reading this story and the teacher said, “You guys probably won’t like the movie since it’s old fashioned and in black and white”. I basically said to myself, “I don’t care” and I found this
Based.
this movie is iconic.
The remake was recorded in 1993 by John Woo with Yancy Butler and Jean Claude Van Damme.
the story changes a lot, but the skeleton is the same. Human hunting preys.
There is also a (somewhat changed) 1994 remake called "Surviving the Game" featuring Rutger Hauer, Tracy Marrow, Gary Busey. Actually quite a good one!
The concept of this film has to been redone numerous times.
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Films like this from the Golden Age of Hollywood make me wonder if someone like James Cameron could make his epic Blockbuster without all the CGI and the modern technological help to make those epic films. I feel a true cinematic artist is the one that would use old school stuff and not modern technology to make a beautiful picture that's the mark of a true artist
You definitely should watch "The Lighthouse" then, it should be right up your alley!
I doubt they could be made this great today! Actors actually could act, without their faces frozen from tons of Botox! The producers seem to think these days we want sex, sweating abs blood and guts! No such thing as a great script! Half of the script is the F word, not much conversation! It would be awesome if someone had the guts to produce like they used to. They would be surprised how many tickets they could sell
@@kathyh4804 and gay characters
am i the only one who likes this movie?😂
I guess people expect a movie from the 30's to have the same special effects we have now, I personally liked this a lot as well, even though I do think the story was better
+Hnem Hnem i agree, but I do think the music was very well done.
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The film that inspired Zodiac
Oh no kidding? I never heard about that. Could you elaborate a little more about that?
blondwiththewind Watch the movie
@Alexander Chilton ... I wasn't directing my question at you... and I have no need for your terse and inept "reply".
K.
The movie Zodiac directed by David Fincher is one my personal favorites so I thought an inept answer was appropriate.
It's on Netflix if you're actually interested.
@ Alexander Chilton ... You still have not answered my question.
Kick ass movie.....and Fay Wray is a babe!
@Nicholas Mears: (LOL) Whenever I post a comment like this . . . someone invariably comes along to tell me: "She's dead, you know". How do you get away with it for 2 years (?)
When I was 10 I had a poster of King Kong pulling of Fay Wrey''s bra. Man that sent me over the edge.
This movie should be remastered it's that good!
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Dont. It’s a hacker
7:40 lol "aaaah he got me"
just terrible acting lol
+ItZ Anubis (ZG) It was one of the best parts xD
Totally what many would say in a shark attack cx
Haha lol
jodi olson IKR lol
In nineth grade my class read the book and watch the movie and I still think about this book years later. The writing was phenomenal and the idea was so crazy, I never even imagined that someone could hunt a human like an animal yet the book did an amazing job at portraying the hunter and hunted❤❤
looks like im not the only one here from school
did they show ship trap island in this movie or not because I don't feel like watching this and the paper is due in 3 days!!!
@@Mia-wz2he the book is like 20 pages just read bruh
@@adam.scammell lol this was like 4 weeks ago your comment is useless and I passed thank you very much 😘
@@Mia-wz2he nice I have a 10 page assignment due on Mon day and I haven’t started yet 🥲
@@boredphoenix0 hello, are u in Mrs. Butz class?
This is a great movie. Love Fay Wray. An absolute sweetheart. Thank you for the upload. Cannot find it on DVD. Am so grateful for the upload.
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2020 club where you at???
Garrett
Hello my friend!
Heree
Garrett ayo it's lit
Garrett 2021
2021
6:24
The movie: Death, drowning, screams of agony
My classmates: *"YEAHHH,WOOOOOOO"*
From the people who brought you the original version of 'King Kong'.
I like the part where they run across the log- the log scene is one of my favorite king kong parts
The short story was WAY better
No, it wasn't.
+Cruser Power ikr
Vladimir Lenin yup
Vladimir Lenin I have too say yeah it was.
Thumbs up for actually READING!!! SOooo much better for your brain and education.
writer Slade wrote about this movie and its a great movie! yes there is an intense rush in hunting another human being, most dangerous game indeed.
All of these comments are from middle schoolers that read the short story, and are now saying how inaccurate the movie is.
You are paying attention to the wrong thing. Just watch for all the cheesy, yet great camera shots like at 27:00 and have a good laugh.
The film was made a bit more than eighty years ago. Give it a rest.
They didn't need cgi and /or nudity, they have stories
So this is where the original story originated from. Then I found out it’s based on a short story.
It’s interesting to see where a lot of media got their inspiration for the Hunter stories and death game from this film.
thanks Cinemassacre :)
Read the short story in high school and loved it...I've read it several times since then and its still one of my all time favorites! This version is hands down the best cinematic rendition...Its not totally faithful to the story but the core plot is the same...RKO Pictures produced some fantastic movies; King Kong came out the same year as this... Two classic movies, same year, same studio!!
Loved the story and movie!!!!!!!!!
Here, here!!
Arianna Lopez you should watch Mst3k bloodlust
i saw this movie years ago i forgot how good it was .
Anybody else seeing those fight scenes? Like these guys are tap dancing
I wonder if they acted it more slowly and then sped up the film.
There are some advantages the book has over the movie, but vice versa can be said for the film. I do like how even the protagonist of the book can be morally questionable as it really gives him depth that can stand on his own without the inclusion of the damsel in distress this movie uses. Oh well, at least she brings along her brother who is a delight. That said, the film has great atmosphere atmosphere building. Jungles are common settings for horror media for good reason, being inherently wild and dangerous. Even in monochrome, it really gives me such a feeling, partially because the music is very memorable and intense, befitting the tone itself. We don't see many wild animals in this besides the shark, but aside from budget reasons, I imagine that's because Zaroff killed most of them. Speaking of which, the darkened lighting in Zaroff's trophy room highlights how inherently scary it is. Holy crap, a detailed fake severed head in the 30s?? This was made during the Great Depression, by the way! Anyway, I get the feeling this would be given a high end PG these days, maybe even R just from that. And it also helps that this has stronger acting than a lot of today's films. Like I said, I really enjoyed the drunken acting of Robert Armstrong. Leslie Banks is a charismatic bad guy as ever as well, I don't know what it is about early 20th century films that have such enjoyable performances. You do owe it to yourself to read the story as well, but the on screen interpretation of it is impressive for its time.
I thought there was only two people in the yacht: Rainsford and Whitney...
ikr
Yeah me too
There was the crew still but the boat never crashed. He fell
There is a lot of difference between the book and movie.
also the captain as mentioned in the beginning of the story
A fast-paced film. Marooned on General Zaroff's island in the space of nine minutes. They didn't waste time on lengthy expository introductions here. The film has since been colorized. I recall reading the story by Richard Connell in jr. high school; it's now in the public domain in the U.S. (as of 2020).
Made by the crew that gave us King Kong.
I watched this at school and honestly this is my new fav movie
Just wondering but has anyone who commented ever read the story? I loved the story ,but I really can't bring myself to like this film.
The story didn't have a random stupid chick in it and we weren't told who won the hand to hand fight to the death at the end. The short story in-fact only had 4 characters, one of which was only present in the immediate opening. The other 3 were Rainsford, Zaroff, and Ivan. The story was better imo.
DJApok dummy its called a "short storry" for a reason
Nicholas Hnatusko First of all your comment made no sense. There is nothing I said that it could even be a response to. I usually don't argue with dumbasses, but I'm curious. Why am I a "dummy" and how did your comment apply to anything. Stuti asked a question and I replied with facts. Oh, and you spelled "story" incorrectly.
Your talkin about the extra stuff in the videos n i said its called a short story for a reason bcuz everything isnt in it n it was a typo dumbass but wat is "stuti" awe ok
I don't know who u r but Nicholas is my son I do not appreciate you verbally abusing my son. He is not stupid in fact is very intelligent . If u were taught any manners u should apologize. And my son wil as well for calling u a dumbass.
This is still the best film version of Richard Connell's short story, and improves upon it because of the addition of Fay Wray's character. Fay is always a joy to watch, and her presence in this pre-Code adaptation makes Zaroff's obsession with hunting even more twisted.
Anthony Crnkovich Yep! Agree totally. Fay Wray is awesome. I had a crush on her when I was little.
13 years later the U SS Indianapolis was torpedoed and sunk by a japanese submarine. The crew was attacked by the most devastating shark attacks in history.
I came here from ZODIAC. This was Arthur Leigh Allens favourite story and the inspiration for the Zodiac killings. Fascinating really
this film was shot reusing the sets and actors from king Kong while Kong was being filmed they alternated
The radio version is just as great.
I think it's even better!
"ah! it got me!"
Yep me too ! One of many short stories I had to read
for an Eng-comp class. This poor guy would surely be creeped if he'd seen all the horror movie's we've all seen.
An apt title, with any other
game the advantage is usually with the hunter,
it is the opposite here in this case, it's the quarry that has the advantage here.
After all these years later I still remember a word in the story's very last sentence - maybe it was the last word ! 'Repast'.
Lmao like how when he dies he somehow throws the arrow because OBVIOUSLY when someone dies any belongings that they have in their hands is automatically thrown out of them...
Funny he's mute but he knew how to smile. First red flag.
Freshamaaannnnn hype
who else was watching this with your classmates after reading the book and was like “wait a minute i don’t remember this happening!”
I thought the movie was pretty good given the year it was made.
It was great, and the year has nothing to do with it. Many of the greatest movies ever made were filmed in that same period. Are you very young? Too many today think a movie is all about special effects. This is the generation of low IQ, uneducated, marching morons.
im here bc the take mentioned this in thier killer rich ppl video tysm for posting so good!!
There is no woman in the book
Great movie. Thank you for uploading.
In my school we read the short story and we're now watching the film
same
Same here
Our school is too
+Jamayah Giles This was published in "Boys' Life" magazine(I believe) around 1971-72...read it then an absolutely loved the story...a made-for television movie loosely based on this story came out about the same time (1974) starring Sam Bottoms and Andy Griffith..."Savages"... www.imdb.com/title/tt0072116/?ref_=nm_flmg_act_46
i am not in school and i watched this movie by my free will!
I was watching the colorized version on Prime and couldn’t stand it.
Plot twist: While filming the actors were really running for their lives
Haha 😄
who's here not because of school but because you like vintage movies? XD
I would love to know how they filmed the shipwreck without CGI
With model ships , I suppose
One of my favorites from Seton Academy New Orleans. THIS is my exercise in emotional connection folks 🎃
Their voices though😂😂😂
This is great. I call this the original slasher film.
Crappy ending - Zaroff should've won because he was cooler
But he had one major flaw, pride.
Then what would be the point to the whole story?
You’re right he was much more pretty too, like huh?
stupid
Well, that wasn’t be as much a satisfying ending , would It