10 Cut Scenes That Would Have Totally Changed Their Movies

Chronicling the expedition of a film crew to the ominously named Skull Island where they stumbled upon the existence of the titular giant ape, pioneering special effects artist Willis O'Brien's blending of clever stop-motion and live-action effects made King Kong a monstrously spectacular big screen event back in 1933.

Although the effects haven't aged greatly compared to the multi-million dollar CGI used today, the film nonetheless remains an iconic part of film history as well as standing tall as one of the best monster movies ever made. Sequences like the skyscraper climax remain firmly embedded in popular-culture.

Despite causing carnage during the film's final act, Kong was ultimately presented as a caring creature who was pushed past his limit by the real monsters: humans.

In one deleted scene from an early version of the film, though, Kong was shown to be a lot more malicious when he forced a group of sailors into a ravine full of giant, hungry spiders.

Test audiences were reportedly so terrified of the scene that it was removed from the final cut. Unfortunately, though, we're unable to see this fabled sequence for ourselves as the footage is said to have been lost.