King Kong

Pros: Wonderful effects. Cast. Surprisingly touching movie.
Cons: A little longer than it needed to be. A few slow scenes.

In 2005, several remakes of older movies were released. Some were much better than others. Ever since I heard that Peter Jackson was planning to make a new version of King Kong I was interested in seeing the movie even though I never saw ...

Pros: Special Effects, cast, director, action/adventure/comedy/romance/horror
Cons: If you can't sit still for 3 hours you won't appreciate this film.

King Kong,directed by Peter Jackson, is an epic large-scale movie with intense special effects, an engaging story and loveable characters. Before deciding to see this movie, I read reviews on Epinions. I was surprised to see that there were very ...

Pros: Stunning special effects. Terrifying island scenes.
Cons: About 45 minutes too long for most viewers.

This movie is proof that director Peter Jackson (The Lord of the Rings trilogy) is no one-trick pony. This newest - and possibly best - version of King Kong had even the most jaded movie viewers squirming in their seats and jumping at startling ...

Pros: great creatures absolutly great action scenes, exciting
Cons: too long

Now everybody knows the remake isn't quite as good as the original and this is almost always true but this movie really gives the original kong a run for the money or should i say banana? Well anyway the movie is absolutly fantastic, great action scenes ...

Pros: Amazingly real special effects
Cons: Long film that has to be scheduled carefully to watch in a single sitting

Director Peter Jackson got into the film business because of this film. Sort of. Jackson has been quoted many times as saying that he became a director so that he would be able to remake King Kong< i>. It was a childhood dream of his. It has also been ...

Pros: Everything.
Cons: Not for the short attention spanned.

King Kong (2005) Directed by Peter Jackson"And lo, the beast looked upon the face of beauty, and beauty stayed his hand. And from that day forward, he was as one dead." Carl DenhamPeter Jackson is a man of vision, a man with ...

Pros: Kong flawless. Period style evoked masterfully. Think Gollum was good? Kong is the next level.
Cons: Long, if you notice. Serkis as Kong upstages everyone, but I suppose that's the point.

So I left the theatre and we're walking back to the car and we've been talking about the acting for about 5 minutes, and I suddenly realise I haven't mentioned any character but Kong. The time has finally come where the 3D modelling, animation, ...

Pros: May have surpassed the original for its character development...
Cons: May be too intense for some audiences...

If anything, Rings director Peter Jackson was going out on a limb (pun intended) by rolling the dice on this remake, and he hit paydirt with a flick that not only scored four Oscars but may well have surpassed the original, which is on several ...

Pros: Jack Black's shockingly brilliant performance. The amazing effects.
Cons: There really aren't any.

The title of this review refers , yes , to this weighty, powerful, and completely soul-eclipsing blockbuster film’s length. ( Significantly over three hours.) But not only does Mr. Jackson and crew so mesmerize you from beginning to end with their ...

Pros: Beautifully restored, with wonderfully compelling extra features and documentaries. Great value.
Cons: Time we had to wait for this first ever DVD edition of the 1933 classic.

The original and classic King Kong is finally available on DVD for the first time ever, beautifully restored with remarkable detail. The extraordinary 1933 film drew record-breaking crowds out of the depression and defined the modern imaginative action ...

Pros: Gripping and sensational in scope; captures original's sense of realism and pathos. Truly heartbreaking!
Cons: A couple of scenes are overly long, though thrilling. Jack Black character needed development.

Jackson’s King Kong is amazing, thrilling, tender, and a loving homage to Cooper’s original. As such it stays true to its script from beginning to the very end. It all works in creating the same atmosphere and excitement; like traveling back to ...

Pros: Crazy Digital Effects make you squirm in your seat.
Cons: It does drag at parts, but picks up when we meet Kong.

It's hard to admit I have never in all of my 29 years seen the original, "King Kong" the 30's version, but I haven't. I guess this could be a blessing or a curse, depending on how you look at it in Reviewland, but for now, I would say it is a blessing. ...

Pros: Jackson's Direction, Script, Special FX, Score, Look, Style, & Cast notably Watts & King Kong!
Cons: None.

In 1933, a movie that pushed the limits of special effects, action, and entertainment called King Kong about a giant ape who befriends a young woman only to be captured and terrorize New York City. Since its release, King Kong has become ...

Pros: Non-stop action, special effects, acting
Cons: None

I have never ever gone to a movie in a theatre and saw people sitting up on the edge of their seats. This version of the King Kong story was very well done. Peter Jackson does an excellent job of following the original story from the book, "Heart of ...

Pros: Dynamic presentation with first-rate technical effects.
Cons: The insect scene is probably beyond the Pale.

It’s almost axiomatic that in films, a remake is not as good as the original. This of course doesn’t hold where the original is from the silent era … the newer “Ben Hur” being better than the older, the newer “Ten ...