King Kong

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Summary: The greatest monster movie ever made
Review: "King Kong" has a magic all its own, untarnished by age or the development of better special effects. Even today, there is a warmth and humanity to him missing from every last CGI monster around. The movie packs an emotional wallop that hasn't diminished either. When Kong falls to the ground, and Denham intones the immortal "Twas Beauty killed the beast," I still get choked up, even though I've seen the movie over twenty times since I was a kid. The acting is deliciously over the top, Fay Wray is still the century's greatest screamer, and Kong is still the saddest, most powerful ape ever put on film. My daughter is three years old; she recently watched this and the original "Mighty Joe Young" with me, back-to-back. She was mesmerized, and so was I. A classic for all time, no doubt.

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Summary: cliff pick
Review: THIS IS THE FIRST FILM A PERSON SHOULD SEE WHEN INTRODUCED TO THE SCIENCE FICTION GENRE. CONSIDERING IT WAS RELEASED IN 1933, IT IS TRULY A MARVEL! I HAVE ENJOYED IT AT LEAST 20 TIMES AND AM OVERDUE FOR ANOTHER VIEWING. THIS IS A MUST FOR ANY SCI-FI COLLECTION.

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Summary: Directorial and Editorial pacing make this a masterpiece
Review: Ever wonder why different movie makers can take the same story and come out with 2 entirely different movies? The 1933 version of King Kong, a parody of 'Beauty and the Beast', is a riveting example of movie making at its finest. No wasted frames, no excessive side plots, perfect atmosphere, timing and cinematography make this film a must. If you own even one other taped movie, then you need to buy King Kong.

Fay Wray has to be the sexiest scream queen ever. Her performance here outshines all other sex goddesses of her day, (Harlow, Garbo, etc.)

Although you'll hear praise for the colorized version of Kong, nothing will replace the forbodding atmosphere of the darkly toned original black and white. Kong island has to be the one of the most evil looking places ever. Couple that with one classic scene after another and you have the perfect movie.

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Summary: SOON TO COME MORE MISSING FOTTAGE FOUND
Review: THE LOST SPIDER SCENE IN THE BOTTOM OF THE PIT HIS RECENTLY BEEN FOUND AND IS SOON TO BE PUT BACK IN IN THIS FILM

BUT IT MAYBE PLAYED IN THE MOVIES INSTEAD OF RELEASED ON HOME VIDEO

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Summary: One Of The All-Time Great Films
Review: The original 'King Kong' is one of the small handful of movies that defines the reason that movies were invented. Only the most jaded of individuals would find Willis O'Brien's painstakingly precise stop-motion photography of 50-foot tall Kong and his nasty Dinosaur friends dated by today's standards; this movie transcends special effects by honestly suspending disbelief for a full 100 minutes and bringing you into IT'S world instead of vice versa. Any somewhat slow, plodding business in the first half-hour plus of the movie, prior to Kong's first appearance, is more than made up for as we switch into high gear for a non-stop adventure fest between the jungles of Skull Island and eventually the skyscrapers of New York. The whole way through, we are helped out by likable, fun performances from Robert Armstrong and Bruce Cabot, pursuing Fay Wray and her tall, hairy captor through thick and thin. Many unforgettable scenes, such as Kong's first appearance as he abducts poor terrified Ms. Wray, Kong's battle with a vicious 1930s-style T-Rex; his bursting through the wall which seperates him from the villagers on Skull Island and subsequent trashing of their village in search of his little blonde sweetie; his escape from his chains in a theater in New York City; his trashing of an elevated train (my favorite scene) and of course, Kong's legendary last stand against the squadron of biplanes atop the Empire State Building. And believe me, this does not even scratch the surface of how many great scenes there are....if you have not seen this yet (and ESPECIALLY if your only memory of Kong is from Dino De Laurentis' horrendous 1976 full color remake), do yourself a favor and order it right now; nearly 70 years later, it is still the greatest fantasy film ever made and ranks right up there with the all-time great films period. (The documentary piece which accompanies this special edition is interesting, yet does not shed a whole heck of light on anything or add a lot; it is just 25 minutes which needs to be fast forwarded through at the beginning of the tape in order to get to the actual film.)

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Summary: The greatest film in the history of mankind
Review: This movie is the best film of the 20th century. Now the reason why I say this is because this film was made in 1933. Compare this to some of the awful films that were made in the 50's and 60's, like "Reptilicus" (1962), "The Land Unknown" (1953), or "The Lost World" (1960). Now Kong was created nearly 30 years prior to these films and he was alot more creative, scary, and realistic than anything that came afterwards. The stop-motion process is alot more realistic than lizards or puppets on strings trying to pose as dinosaurs any day. The stars of the film talk like guys from the mob, but thats alot better than the american dubbing on Godzilla movies. Even though people might disagree, I think this film has better special effects than "Jurassic Park". Willis O'Brein does a spectacular job on his special effects extravaganza.

In 1933, the cast was mostly unknown, but now there some of the most classic stars of all of Hollywood. Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot later went on to perform in hundreds of movies up untill the 50's. Fay Wray's screams have ended up in thousands of monster movies such as "The Giant Behemoth" (1954) and "It Came from Beneath the Sea" (1953).

All in all, a masterpiece that is yet to be beaten... that is "King Kong"

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Summary: Read on, and I'll explain the star rating I gave it. . .
Review: Okay, here's my two cents worth-although this film is a classic, it's NOT that good in my eyes because all it is, is a big show-off of special-effects! Face it, if this movie was made today- it would be deemed the worst film ever! If it hadn't had such great special-effects than it would just be another old movie- it's not that good! It is a little enjoyable but there's so many scenes that's nothing but a show-off of special-effects and doesn't progress the story any. Yes, the acting is good- but the plot isn't that great. You gotta understand my point. . . this is only a short review because I've said what I think and that's exactly what I think.

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Summary: King of Beasts
Review: King Kong is still the best monster movie ever made. A film expedition travels to a remote and uncharted island in the South Seas to film a thrilling jungle feature, but discover the presence of a fierce giant gorilla that rules over all man and beasts in the island. After viewing this movie so many times on television, I knew that I should buy it and await its release on DVD. The story is powerful and entertaining. The visual effects are amazing, especially for their time. The scene on the top of the Empire State building is unforgetable.

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Summary: King Kong
Review: I felt that for a movie from the 1930's that the special effects were good. The movie is a favorite of my husbands and mine. I was actually very sorry to see Kong die.

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Summary: Great Film--But Beware: No Giant Spider Sequence
Review: Note of warning to KING KONG fans: Even though the video description notes that this special edition includes "...the excised giant spider scene," research I've done on the Internet reveals that this is not accurate. The giant spider sequence still remains lost.

Otherwise, this is one of cinema's iconic masterpieces, and belongs in any film buff's movie library.