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I love this film! One of the most Classic films of my childhood, and it will always be my favorite film no matter what. King Kong is awesome, and a lot of the fights on Skull Island were great.
Posted oct 8, 2009 9:15 am pt
King Kong is a true classic and a masterpiece. Realeased in 1933 Kin Kong and it´s effects WAS "The Eigth Wonder Of The World". The effects are extrordinary for it´s time, it was simply breathtaking. The...
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King Kong is a true classic and a masterpiece. Realeased in 1933 Kin Kong and it´s effects WAS "The Eigth Wonder Of The World". The effects are extrordinary for it´s time, it was simply breathtaking. The directing as well is stunning and the script is well written. Acting from Wray is hard to say, but she sure is good at screaming. Nothing to complain about in the other actors performances either. The classic original King Kong will remain the best.
Posted mar 25, 2008 4:16 am pt
A good masterpiece the orinal is done so good with what they had at the time it is so amazing how good they did it
Posted feb 20, 2007 12:06 pm pt
A masterpiece of a fantasy and in many ways the result of the times in which it was made. What Cooper seemed to understand with this movie (and Peter Jackson didn't) was that a relationship between girl and ape can form without a strong emotional...
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A masterpiece of a fantasy and in many ways the result of the times in which it was made. What Cooper seemed to understand with this movie (and Peter Jackson didn't) was that a relationship between girl and ape can form without a strong emotional bond, and that the bittersweet and ambiguous death of Kong in the original is actually more thought-provoking. Aside from this, Depression-era escapism meets the top-of-the-line special effects of the time in Willis O'Brien's stop motion mastery (often re-using creatures created for the aborted film "Creation"). The trek through the jungle is like a trip through Hollywood history, miniatures and matte paintings from "The Most Dangerous Game" and a plethora of meticulous menaces at a time when not every school child knew the name of every dinosaur (I'm particularly fond of the stegosaur, probably a true marvel to audiences who suddenly realize the world of Kong is spectacularly dangerous). The pacing of the story is extremely well-done, there are really no spare or dull moments. At a time when many "talkie" movies had long gaps of silence, Max Steiner steps in with a modern musical score that presages his amazing Hollywood efforts in some of the greatest films of all time.
Cabot is wooden, Wray serviceable, and Armstrong a fine hammy promoter, but the star here is the fact that the love story between ape and woman does not need to be two-sided, the true point is that such a relic (for better or worse) doesn't stand a chance in a world so alien and "modern", something Armstrong (as Denham) sums up well (if a bit melodramatically) in the movie's final line.
Posted feb 6, 2007 6:43 am pt
This is really a great movie but compared to movies now it really haunts me. But since I ordered it recently I can't complain it really is one of the best movies ever made. It looked a little like puppets and stuff like that. But it's a great...
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This is really a great movie but compared to movies now it really haunts me. But since I ordered it recently I can't complain it really is one of the best movies ever made. It looked a little like puppets and stuff like that. But it's a great movie. "It was beauty that killed the beast"
Posted jan 29, 2007 11:44 pm pt
One of the greatest movie monsters has finally arrived on DVD. Master showman Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) leads an expedition to a remote tropical island and discovers a 30 foot tall gorilla that falls for his new female star Ann Darrow (Fay...
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One of the greatest movie monsters has finally arrived on DVD. Master showman Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) leads an expedition to a remote tropical island and discovers a 30 foot tall gorilla that falls for his new female star Ann Darrow (Fay Wray). The expedition manages to bring the colossal beast back to New York City for exhibition but it escapes to terrorize the city. After 70 years, "King Kong" still remains as one of the most entertaining movies in cinema history. This classic film features a well paced story, rousing action sequences, a good music score and a great finish. Special effects technician Willis O'Brien was an important part in the development of "King Kong" and changed moviemaking with his ingenious stop motion animation. The scene of Kong facing the airplanes on top of the Empire State Building is a memorable Hollywood moment. The breakthrough hit inspired numerous filmmakers and effects technicians.
Posted jan 25, 2007 4:21 am pt
Origanal is allways the better 1. Peter Jackson is good but not the best ;)
Posted jan 1, 2007 9:42 am pt
This movie is a pure classic. Even if you were impressed with it back in the day, you will still be to this day knowing the kind of technology used in the movie and the special effects mainly the stop motion capture. Even the storyline was well...
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This movie is a pure classic. Even if you were impressed with it back in the day, you will still be to this day knowing the kind of technology used in the movie and the special effects mainly the stop motion capture. Even the storyline was well written. While the acting and audio may be bad when compared with movies to this day in age, back then it must have been a breakthrough in the industry. King Kong will 'WOW!' you. You have my word.
Posted dec 24, 2006 3:21 am pt