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10/07/08
King Kong (1933)
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Reviews Counted: 46
Fresh: 46
Rotten:0
Average Rating: 8.9/10
Consensus: King Kong explores the soul of a monster -- making audiences scream and cry throughout the film -- in large part due to Kong's breakthrough special effects.
Runtime: 5 hrs 9 mins
Genre: Horror/Suspense
Synopsis: While shooting a jungle movie on the remote Skull Island, filmmaker Denham and his crew stumble upon a prehistoric world populated by dinosaurs and giant snakes. The most dangerous and magnificent... [More]
Starring: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher
Director: Merian C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
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Reviews for King Kong
Top CriticAll these years on from its original release, King Kong still has a great claim to being the eighth wonder of the world.
09/19/07
Top CriticKong mystifies as well as it horrifies, and may open up a new medium for scaring babies via the screen.
07/02/07
Top CriticWillis O'Brien did the stop-action animation for this 1933 feature, which is richer in character than most of the human cast.
07/02/07
Top CriticThe throbbing heart of the film lies in the creation of the semi-human simian himself, an immortal tribute to the Hollywood dream factory...
06/24/06
'King Kong died for our sins.' It's a T-shirt seen recently in Seattle, worn by a teenager and illustrated with the original vintage image of the monster ape atop the Empire State Building.
04/04/06
One of those mad movies, like Moulin Rouge! or Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, that fully justifies and deserves all the best and worst that can be said for or against them.
02/11/06
It's one of the rare, great works of art that stands up to endless repeated viewings, each time revealing something new.
12/17/05
charming fantasy continues to hold up and is a treasure trove of special effects that continue to inspire
12/10/05
This movie is part of why I'm so twisted today, and not just because of how that door and the hellish promise of what it hid teased its way into my kiddie brain.
12/07/05
In many ways, Kong is still king.
12/06/05
Top CriticA brilliantly structured adventure movie.
12/06/05
Film is an agent of imagination, and King Kong demonstrates this with remarkable technical proficiency and innovation...
12/06/05
The beauty of this original King Kong is that there's more to it than the oversized gorilla.
12/02/05
In much the same manner as The Wizard of Oz and It's a Wonderful Life, it long ago entered into the national consciousness as an enduring part of our heritage.
11/30/05
One of the finest adventure movies ever made and the true prototype for all monster movies to follow, KING KONG is, even after 83 years, still the one true ruler of high-end escapist cinema.
11/30/05
Beat your chest for this one.
11/24/05
No review available.
11/14/05
King Kong may seem outmoded, with its exaggerated histrionics, its stilted dialogue, and its wooden acting, but then there's Kong, and how can you not still love him?
11/13/05
No review available.
07/17/05
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