King Kong

Pros: Good cast, terrific music, fast and fun
Cons: Looks very dated (if that's a problem for you)

I was extremely disappointed with Peter Jackson’s 2005 version of King Kong, but for some strange reason it did make me want to watch the other versions to see how they compared. Naturally the first version I wanted to check out was the original, ...

Pros: King Kong, Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Special F/X, Score
Cons: This movie was ahead of its time and needs more viewers

King Kong (1933) Unlike most of the monster movies of the 1930's, King Kong was not made by Universal but by RKO and it saved the studio from bankruptcy. Whether King Kong is a monster movie or not, I've always lumped it in ...

Pros: Special effects, action, Fay Wray, Cabot and the tall dark and handsome leading man..er, ape
Cons: None. It's a classic well before it's time

The most amazing aspect of this time honored classic film is that it was made in 1932, and released in 1933. Talking movies were really still in their formative years, although the future of the craft , after this film, offered endless possibilities....

Pros: Touching story with some great special effects (for the time)
Cons: Flawless victory!

In the Beginning, all was darkness. And god said let there be lips, and there were and they were red and they said. . . . Then something went wrong, for Fay Wray and King Kong they got caught in a celluloid jam. Ladies and Gentlemen, ...

Pros: The story.
Cons: The acting and writing are as dated as the effects.

I'm scared for you. I'm sort of, I'm scared of you, too. I guess I love you. Certain stories live beyond their telling, taking root in a people’s shared psyche because they resonate with that people’s understanding of the order ...

Pros: Special Effects, Animation, Directing, Performances, Music.
Cons: None Though Some Things are Dated for its Time.

By 1933, movies were just starting to come out from the days of silent films into the world of films with sound and actors finally talking in dialogue. With films beginning a revolution, it left some film directors and producers to push the limit of ...

Pros: Pacing, special effects, creature effects, engaging
Cons: Acting is dated

Seeing as the second annual Sti nky Movie Write-Off starts next week and I will be up to my eyeballs in bad cinema, I figured I'd write a review on one of Hollywood's greats. For this film we have to take a step back in ...

Pros: Very good film! Some of the most amazing special effects!
Cons: None to date.

WHY KING KONG? King Kong was one of those monster movies that I grew up watching, along with Godzilla, the Blob and others. We would all sit there in front of the television set and watch this film every time it was shown! The thrill of seeing a " ...

Pros: Great movie myth-making, with extraordinary visuals, action, music, and one of cinema’s great monsters.
Cons: Some cornball acting, dialogue, and out-dated technology.  

Giant, fuzzy-puppet monster King Kong, from 1933, is one of the most endearing mascots in all cinema, and advancements in special-effects haven’t diminished his strength any more than a photo on a beloved baseball cap would surpass the ...

Pros: Great adventure/fantasy story, special effects, photography, fast-paced direction, music score.
Cons: Acting isn't masterpiece theater. Archaeological knowledge has grown since it was release.

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"King Kong" is a movie I had seen several dozen times since I was seven years old, when my father recorded it off of TNT. I consider it my favorite movie. Even though I know every scene and every line by...

Pros: Unbelievability aside, the action was stupendous
Cons: Why did they try to improve on the best?

Where Godzilla failed as a love story, King Kong excels. If you have only seen the 1976 version by John Guillermin, you cannot imagine the genius behind this cinematographic wonder. You owe it to yourself to see the 1933 classic by Merian Cooper and...

Pros: Music, characterizations, and special effects which move us even to this day!
Cons: Nothing at all.... well, maybe too many inept renditions. ;^)

” LADIES AND GENTLEMEN, KONG, THE EIGHTH WONDER OF THE WORLD! “ Part - 1 Introduction, Music, and Historia The Big Ape, The Beginnings ... My first experience with the Big Ape was in the early fifties. My father, ...

Pros: Movie fun and razzle-dazzle to spare
Cons: Yeah, they're there, and even they account for much of the movie's charm

Like most baby-boomers, I fell in love with the 1933 King Kong after viewing it on local TV. I put off buying the deluxe 2005 DVD version so that my family would have a gift to get for me at Christmastime. I was dying to pass the legend of this ...

Pros: Great story; some excellent action sequences
Cons: Certain special effects have not aged terribly well

"And now, ladies and gentlemen, before I tell you any more, I'm going to show you the greatest thing your eyes have ever beheld. He was a king and a god in the world he knew, but now he comes to civilization merely a captive; a show to gratify...

Pros: beautifully written and photographed. Exciting throughout.
Cons: I fail to see a downside.

I saw this movie originally because as a youngster, I was a monster fan. But it has endured because it is a love story coupled with an effective plot and theme that never grows old and special effects that not only were revolutionary for their time...