King Kong Reviews
Common Sense Media
Boisterous, spectacular remake of 1933 classic.
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| Original Score: 4/5
Upstage Magazine
By the time the monkey business you're waiting for finally arrives, it's so anti-climactic don't be surprised to find yourself impatient for the famous Empire State Building finale.
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| Original Score: 1/4
iF Magazine
Movie City News
the film plays like Jackson had gotten confused in the production rush and released the 'DVD Director's Cut' to theaters by mistake but the DVD is a gripping, pulse-pounding way to lose an afternoon.
Premiere Magazine
As if we couldn't guess from those exhaustive Lord of the Rings packages, the nearly three hours' worth of extras here are an enlightening watch and light on the usual filler.
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| Original Score: 4/4
Boxoffice Magazine
iofilm.co.uk
DVDnett.no
| Original Score: 5/7
Trades
One hour and some odd minutes into the film, we get our first glimpse of Kong, as well as our first looks at some horrendously bad CGI work.
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| Original Score: C+
EmanuelLevy.Com
The two-disc DVD contains Jackson's post-production diaries; Skull Island, a travel to the Island that uncovers facts about the mysterious place; and Kong's New York 1933, which explores the vaudeville, skyscraper boom, and Empire State Building.
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| Original Score: 3/4
Reel.com
The only missteps are Jackson's insistence on including an overly long version of the bloody spider pit battle that he obviously wishes were in the original film, as well as a sappy Central Park butt-skating scene and his casting of Brody.
| Original Score: 3.5/4
Movie Metropolis
...little in the new film, short of the special effects, surpasses the original Kong. (2-Disc Special Edition)
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| Original Score: 7/10
MediaScreen.com
Eclipse Magazine
Peter Jackson has hit a home run with "King Kong!!!" it's an amazing accomplishment in spectacle filmmaking.
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| Original Score: A
