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I am one of the few people who will admit to liking the 1976 version of King Kong. There are three reasons for this. It was the first movie I saw in an indoor movie theater and, as such, it left an imprint on the impressionable mind of a nine-year ...
"And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty. And it stayed its hand from killing. And from that day, it was as one dead." - Old Arabian Proverb When released in 1933, King Kong was greeted with unprecedented amazement. State-of-the-...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack
Cast: Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Fay Wray
Spoiler Alert: This review assumes that the reader is familiar with the story of King Kong, including the ending. If you're not, and don't want to be spoiled, it's best to stop reading after the fourth paragraph and return once you have seen the ...
U.S. Release Date: 2005-12-14
MPAA Rating: "PG-13" (Violence)
Genre: ADVENTURE
Director: Peter Jackson
Cast: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, ...
Common wisdom contends that Dino De Laurentiis' big-budget remake of Merian C. Cooper's classic 1933 film, King Kong, is a bad movie. And, viewed from a certain perspective, perhaps it is, but it's also a lot of fun. Certainly, this versi...
U.S. Release Date: 1976-12-17
MPAA Rating: "PG" (Violence, Profanity, Sexual Content, Brief Nudity)
Genre: Adventure
Director: John Guillermin
Cast: Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, ...
When it comes to bad movies, King Kong lovers have a plethora of choices but only three merit true consideration: King Kong Escapes, the 1968 Japanese film with a Blofeld-style villain named after Britain’s most beloved Time Lord; King Kong ...
U.S. Release Date: -
MPAA Rating: "NR"
Genre: Action/Adventure
Director: Ishiro Honda
Cast: Tadao Takashima, Keji Sahaka, Ichiro Arishama, ...