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Summary: THE 8TH WONDER OF THE WORLD
Review: Nothing to say much about this, but, BUY IT< IT IS AWESOME< BUY IT NOW.......... ALLLLL TIMEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEEE CLASSIC!!!!!!!!!
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Summary: King Kong ( original version )
Review: I watched KING KONG as a young kid in the 1950's on Million Dollar Movie. I was so cought up in it, I really thought it was a documentary. I really believed Kong had lived. I was sure the movie was a telling of real events. I wondered if there were other Kongs out there. I was filled with excitement. I was worried about it. Other Kongs might come soon I thought! Only later as I became interested in the making of KING KONG did I learn that the two producers were in fact documentary film makers. They built their movie to resemble a real documentary because that was their style. In the seventies, Night of the living dead too was slanted toward a documentary style. Viewing becomes involvement. King Kong tugged at my shirt sleeve durring those weeks after first seeing it. The grainy and flashing animated Kong looked like the news camaras could only capture him that way. This is lost on the later versions. They may have the beast looking more like a real beast, but it's too clear.
In fact it is this grainy news reel footage quality that gives the original King Kong it's effectiveness. It was as if the movie was stolen from some foreign country where this monster is on the loose and we all may be in danger! This is the reason the original KING KONG stands the test of time. Mark Johnson
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Summary: King Kong: A Film of Indelible Images
Review: When film lovers discuss the merits of KING KONG, they often focus on the 'big' scenes, Kong on the Empire State Building, Kong bursting out of his shackles on stage in New York, Kong battling a series of prehistoric beasts on Skull Island. KING KONG surely is deservedly known for these, but the movie's enduring power to enthrall each new generation of viewer is based on the movie's more subtle, yet equally mesmerizing lesser scenes, not all of which involve him. What is astounding to a generation of contemporary audiences jaded by computer enhanced special effects is the way the movie has held up over the decades. The stop-motion animation of Willis O'Brien shows a Kong as seamless as any computer could project today, and certainly as far superior to the 1976 King that groped Jessica Lange. One of the reasons that this more recent Kong failed to resonate with modern audiences is that the somber, brooding mood of the original was reflected in the gauzy, hazy photography that showed the jungle of Skull Island to be every bit the Jurassic danger that Spielberg envisioned for his theme park. Repeated viewings of the sailors that slug their way through the jungle to find Ann Darrow emphasize the lurking monsters behind every tree and hill. Directors Schoesdsack and Cooper (both of whom had bit parts as the pilot and machine gunner who shot Kong off the Empire State Building) would introduce each succeeding reptilian threat from a distance, almost lulling the sailors and the audience into a false security that the beast was not a threat. But then, they would focus the camera on a twitch of the beast's head. One could see and hear the beast sniff the air as a preparation to attack. When it did attack, the assault came on like a runaway train. Sometimes the guns of the sailors killed or drove it away, and sometimes they didn't. It is this constant sense of menace that permeates Skull Island that serves as a prelude to meeting the King himself. The sailors and natives saw Kong first, of course, when he grabbed Ann Darrow, but they had to experience the power of those outsized simian thews as Kong rolled them off the log into an unknown, dank horror below. As many scenes of subtle, psychological power as there are on Skull Island there are an equal number in New York, a city which contains more deadly dragonflies than his home stomping grounds. As one sees Kong rage over his abducted girlfriend both on Skull Island and in New York, one can see that Kong is not much more different from any guy who sees another dude swipe her. His reaction each time is predictably violent. As his violence increases, so does his ability to think rationally decrease. Kong is a beast, sure, but he is a thinking, rational one who in the parlance of lawyers seeking to explain the murderous behavior of their clients, has 'lost it' since he was pushed beyond the limits of simian endurance. But what elevates Kong beyond his more human killer counterparts is his inner sense of inherent nobility that comes out at crucial moments. There is no doubt that he is a self-sacrificing creature who would unhesitatingly lay down his life for his mate. He proves that on Skull Island and on the Empire State Building. When Kong lays Ann down to face the swirling attack planes, he meets them as one king to another. He beats his chest, roaring out his defiance, knowing full well that the power that overwhelmed the prehistoric beasts on Skull Island would fail him here. For that brief moment, Kong transcends a beast out of his element. The audience applauds a creature who in years to come would morph into John Wayne, Rocky, and every other hero worshipped by audiences in the theater with every bit of the fervor worshipped by the natives behind their huge wooden gate. Kong was the king in every sense of the word in both his island in the Pacific and the island off the Atlantic.
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Summary: One of the most fantastic films EVER!!!
Review: King Kong is highly regarded by many to be the greatest classic horror/sci-fi film of all time, it certainly had a wider audience than most sci-fi or classic horror. The story of an ape the size of a small building who just wanted the tender love of a city woman used as bait by the tribes people of the island, Kong is then sedated and taken to NY, New York City, The Big Apple, well you get the point. Kong is then displayed to many in a theatre and then breaks loose and starts running wild and dangerously around the city of NY. One of the most memorable scenes in this film and in movie history would be when Kong climbed the Empire State Building and is in a battle for his life with US airfighters. This movie has a tragic end and in it has made history and will never be forgotten, this is without a doubt one of the best ever! An experience you shall never forget till the day you die.
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Summary: rammah...kong
Review: Not only the greatest monster movie ever made, but
one of the greatest movies ever made, period. Just
an absolute masterpiece. No movie made in the last
15 years even comes close. Studios should watch this
movie again and be reminded that movies need a plot,
characters, and emotion, not just special effects.
The only question is, WHEN WILL THIS BE OUT ON DVD!!!!!
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Summary: Corny and over-rated B movie!
Review: I really like classic movies from the 30's 40's etc but I personally found this movie to be incredibly bad with overacting and corny dialogue! The most over-rated B Movie ever!
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Summary: BEAUTY AND THE BEAST...
Review: As a young child in the nineteen fifties, I used to watch this film whenever it appeared on TV on "Million Dollar Movie". I loved it then. I love it now. Time has not diminished the capacity of this film to mesmerize and hold the viewer in its thrall. The story line is basic. Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong), a filmmaker and entrepreneur, leads an expedition to Skull Island where he discovers its deep, dark secret. It is a land where time has stood still, and prehistoric monsters still hold sway over the island and its inhabitants. There, the natives pay homage to the one whom they revere as "Kong", and who is, indeed, king of the island. Denham, together with his beautiful, budding starlet, Ann Darrow (Fay Wray), as well as with the crew of the ship that brought him to Skull Island, investigates the strange ritual being performed on the island by its native population. Before she knows it, Ann finds herself captured by the natives. She is to become the bride of the mysterious "Kong". When Ann discovers who the mysterious "Kong" is, she starts screaming and doesn't stop. The ship's first mate, Jack Driscoll (Bruce Cabot), who happens to be in love with Ann, manages to rescue her from the clutches of "Kong". Notwithstanding the fact that "Kong" has taken a shine to her, Ann is relieved to have been rescued by the man whom she loves. Denham then arranges to capture the creature, whom he calls "King Kong" and takes him back to New York with them on the ship that brought them to Skull Island. There, King Kong makes his debut, one that movie lovers will long remember. The special effects of this film were superlative for its time and still pass muster today. The relationship between the beauty and the beast still makes the viewer sit up and take notice. This is an attention grabbing film that is as exciting today, as when it was first released over seventy years ago. It is a truly timeless, cinema classic. Bravo!
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Summary: The archetype of so many films
Review: That's the archetype of Beauty and the Beast. The Beast is a surviving creature from antedeluvian, prehistoric times. A monster, a Beast by its size and its looks : it is nothing but a big chimpazee or gorilla. But that Beast is the ancestor of man and has feelings. The Beast is surviving as a god for some primitive tribe in the Pacific Ocean and he is transported into New York as some kind of grotesque exhibit in a show on Broadway. Civilization appears as trying to make a profit out of nature and its inhabitants. It turns sour because the Beast is in love with the main actress who was offered to him by the primitive tribe. We just need to get the Beast on top of the Empire State Building, its most famous achievement of all, for the film to be complete. But the Beast can only inspire curiosity when securely tied up and fear when at large. So the Beast, another archetype, has to be put to death without any more thinking about. Beauty and the Beast, the giant wild creature, its love for the beautiful blond woman, its final destruction and we have the pattern of many films that will come afterwards, even the pattern of some horror or burlesque films of today. As such this film is essential in the American cinema. ...
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Summary: The undisputed king of all monster movies
Review: This is unquestionably the great monster movie ever made. The plot is not just an excuse for a monster to go on a rampage, the characters are unforgettable, and the special effects truly blow me away. An overzealous producer named Denham embarks on a voyage to a secret location with the intent of shooting his most daring movie ever. Forced to choose a leading lady at the last minute, he bumps into a down-on-her-luck young beauty, Ann Darrow (played by the gorgeous Fay Wray). They reach the previously unknown island in the Pacific, encounter a group of natives who are less than pleased to see them, and verify Denham's story of a huge wall blocking off a section of the island. Ann is kidnapped and left as an offering to King Kong, who makes his dramatic appearance halfway through the film. The crew go after Kong, encountering such obstacles on their way as a giant dinosaur and sea monster. Eventually, a subdued Kong is brought to New York City to be exploited for money; taunted by the sight of the woman he adores, Kong makes one last stand, and the ending is cinematic history. It is almost impossible to believe that this monumental epic was made in 1933. The special effects are just amazing, much better than most monster movies of the last couple of decades. I have no idea how Kong was "created" by the studio; while he is sort of herky-jerky in some of his movements, the detail of the stop-motion animation is incredible. I took special note of the way even his nostrils twitch, and his facial movements are all very expressive. I believe the incredible detail of Kong's features does much to make him such a creature worthy of sympathy. You can see the pain in his face when he is hurt, and you can clearly see his affection for Ann Darrow. I should also mention the fight scenes, which are some of the best ever produced. These are prehistoric animals, and they fight the way prehistoric animals fight--going right after each other in a challenge of strength without any special powers or fiery breath rays. Most stunning of all to me are the scenes taking place high up on jungle cliffs and later on the Empire State Building. When you see the ground or the New York skyline and streets way down below, they look quite real. Even the most recent monster movies seem to fail miserably at showing their monster up above the landscape below. I am also somewhat surprised at the level of horrific events in a movie from 1933--when men fall to their deaths, you see them fall and hear their screams stop abruptly when they hit the ground; when Kong fights another creature, victory is achieved in a rather gruesome manner; Kong often puts men inside his mouth and then throws them to their deaths. I can't say enough about the realism of the special effects in this movie made almost seventy years ago now. No one screams like Fay Wray. She is the perfect "beauty" for Kong's "beast." There is a philosophical tint to this movie, though: who is the real beast here? Is it King Kong, who forsakes everything he has ever known to pursue the woman he loves? I don't think so. The true beast is the movie maker Denham, whose love for money, excitement, and glory brings destruction to a Pacific island and to the streets of New York. If you've never seen the original movie, I urge you to see it. King Kong is so much more than a monster movie. The story is deeper than you might expect, and the whole experience marks a true watershed in the history of movie making.
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Summary: Dumb Coconut Brain!
Review: King Kong is a dumb movie. This ape kills my favorite dino! TREX! It was very violent with people getting eaten (in close-up view!) and a baby almost dies! I think Jurrasic Park 1 and 2 were way better. I would have gave it zero stars but ... at the end, so I would give it one. (GOOD!)
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