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King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ScifiWatchScifiWatch
I’ll go ahead and start out by saying this: I’ve never seen a Peter Jackson movie. Wait, I take that back, I saw half of The Frighteners one time. Basically, I’m admitting to everyone that I never had any desire to see The Lord of the Rings ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ScifiWatch
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for itsveryitsvery
Megalomanic filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) is determined to film his movie on location - the unexplored Skull Island. On the run from his investors he hires struggling vaudeville starlet Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) as his lead actress in the last minute ...read the complete King Kong movie review at itsvery
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)
Yes, it is too long, and it's CGI is a bit too obvious and times and yes, Jack Black, while a good choice overall, does seem a bit to modern for his role at times. Yet I would be some sort of dirty liar if I told you that Peter Jackson's remake of the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at IndependentCritics.com (Jacob Hall)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Voir.ca Voir.ca
C'était, avouons-le, le plus gros défi de ce remake qui suscitait des attentes démesurées chez les fans du cinéaste. Mission accomplie, donc, car on y croit. Il faut dire que Peter Jackson y croit lui-même tellement, que sa conviction devient ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Voir.ca
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Hollywood JesusHollywood Jesus
One cannot avoid the obvious message portrayed through the film’s beautiful imagery: Even a monstrous beast like King Kong can appreciate true beauty – even when beauty leads to love and, ultimately, pain and death. As Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Hollywood Jesus
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.comfilmdeculte.com
Contrairement à James Cameron, Peter Jackson n’a pas perdu son temps pour remonter en selle après les triomphes hors du commun de ses trois Seigneurs des Anneaux. Foin de dépression post-partum: le réalisateur s’est tout simplement offert le ...read the complete King Kong movie review at filmdeculte.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Daily Telegraph (John Hiscock)The Daily Telegraph (John Hiscock)
Towering achievement: King Kong So, is that what Jackson himself has done? He has spent £130 million on bringing the classic story of a giant gorilla to the screen, and the result could legitimately be described as the most thrilling B-movie of all ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Daily Telegraph (John Hiscock)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainmentopia (Erich Becker)Entertainmentopia (Erich Becker)
Director Peter Jackson has taken some creative liberties in the way his King Kong relates to the original (we won’t even mention the 1970’s version). The long lost “spider pit” scene has been restored to the script and turns out to be one of the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Entertainmentopia (Erich Becker)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for cinemusic.netcinemusic.net
With little time to sit and percolate material, Howard has nonetheless imbued his score with a solid set of themes to keep his score from dissolving into bland bombast. The main theme, first voiced in "King Kong", the film's title card, is an icy, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at cinemusic.net
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Premiere MagazinePremiere Magazine
The long—awaited DVD release of this groundbreaking 1933 classic, timed to coincide with the Peter Jackson–directed remake, will no doubt motivate various culture—desk chin—strokers to muse that though the picture was certainly a stunning ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Premiere Magazine
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Plaire)filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Plaire)
Contrairement à James Cameron, Peter Jackson n’a pas perdu son temps pour remonter en selle après les triomphes hors du commun de ses trois Seigneurs des Anneaux. Foin de dépression post-partum: le réalisateur s’est tout simplement offert le ...read the complete King Kong movie review at filmdeculte.com (Nicolas Plaire)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
But none of these points detract from the sheer grandeur and spectacle that is “King Kong”. Mr. Jackson has taken his love for the source material and poured it into a remake that would make the original makers proud. No small feat. But ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Big Picture Big Sound (Joe Lozito)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
Walking out of the world premiere of “King Kong” two weeks ago, I turned to three other viewers and asked what they thought. As I politely nodded, they replied: “too long;” “good commercial film, but nothing great;” “a little slow in ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Zertinet Movies (Steven Snyder)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
After 10 hours of The Lord of the Rings, it's no surprise that Jackson can make a spectacular action film with emotional depth. This remake is thrilling on every level. Even if it's also rather self-indulgent. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Shadows on the Wall (Rich Cline)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
With a superb cast, terrific special effects and stunning action sequences, this is one of the best films of the year - thrilling, awe-inspiring and genuinely moving.The BackgroundKing Kong is that rarest of beasts – a blockbuster that’s actually worthy ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Boston Herald (James Verniere)Boston Herald (James Verniere)
Self-indulgent, excessive and even at times corny, Peter Jackson’s three-hour-plus ”King Kong” is nevertheless a masterful demonstration of the art of the movie spectacle and the only must-see pop ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Boston Herald (James Verniere)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for filethirteen.comfilethirteen.com
The T-Rex's have three fingers, rather than the scientifically correct two, as an homage to the creatures in the original film. This is also contributed to the fact that these dinosaurs have supposedly evolved as time has continued. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at filethirteen.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MichaelDVD Region 4 (Rob Giles)MichaelDVD Region 4 (Rob Giles)
Stage actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) is finding times tough, like most honest people in the depression era, struggling to find food to eat let alone earn a wage. Life takes a turn for the worse when the theatre where she performs as a comedienne closes ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MichaelDVD Region 4 (Rob Giles)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Strikes BackCinema Strikes Back
Ever since attending the press screening in New York, I’ve been obsessed with King Kong. In an unhealthy type of way perhaps, but it’s all I’ve been able to think about, even when I try to go to sleep. While waiting for the general release date ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinema Strikes Back
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel Talk (Betty Jo Tucker)Reel Talk (Betty Jo Tucker)
From its opening scenes of New York City in the throes of a Great Depression to its famous final line acknowledging that beauty killed the beast, the 2005 film version of King Kong offers magnificent escapist entertainment. Acting, cinematography, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Reel Talk (Betty Jo Tucker)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cineclub-Filmkritik Cineclub-Filmkritik
Zu diesem Zeitpunkt ahnt noch niemand, dass sich Carl einigen Ärger mit den Geldgebern des Projekts eingehandelt hat und dass das Filmprojekt eigentlich schon gestorben ist. Doch Carl wittert seine Chance, mit diesem Film endlich groÃź raus zu kommen ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cineclub-Filmkritik
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for movies.com (Dave White)movies.com (Dave White)
A very big ape gets kidnapped from his happy Skull Island home, dragged to New York and turned into a Broadway star. He then tries to escape to the Empire State Building with his girlfriend. This turns out badly for him. What's the Deal? This movie is ...read the complete King Kong movie review at movies.com (Dave White)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Jeffrey Chen)ReelTalk (Jeffrey Chen)
This is what it means to go to the theater and watch a big movie made with love, care, and intelligence. Not a frame in Peter Jackson's King Kong indicates he was making the film with monetary rewards in mind; Jackson wanted to re-tell a story that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ReelTalk (Jeffrey Chen)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
The first thing that comes to mind after seeing Peter Jackson’s KING KONG is wow. Make that WOW. He’s done the seemingly impossible: followed up his magnificent LORD OF THE RINGS trilogy with a film that cements his reputation as a director that can ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Killer Movie Reviews (Andrea Chase)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment WeeklyEntertainment Weekly
There's a new king in town. He roams the jungle with unmatched strength, and when he prowls his territory, other creatures must bow to his awesome primacy. I'm referring, of course, to Peter Jackson, the New Zealand filmmaker whose thrilling ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Entertainment Weekly
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)
In my opinion King Kong was the best film of 2005. I truly felt that Peter Jackson made a film that captured the imagination, while at the same time kept the soul of the original version intact. Jackson never got lost amidst all the spectacle he was ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MovieWeb (Evan "Mushy" Jacobs)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
Go see this movie. Don’t even bother to finish reading this review. I won’t be insulted. Turn off your computer, pack up the family, and fork over the money to see this extravaganza now. Don’t wait for it on DVD. It won’t be the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at About.com Hollywood Movies (Rebecca Murray)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rainbow Network (Rachael Scott)Rainbow Network (Rachael Scott)
In remaking King Kong Peter Jackson, the maestro of cinema monsters, has realised a dream he’s had since he was 12 years old, and his version of the film that inspired him to become a director bursts out of the screen with unequivocal passion. The ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Rainbow Network (Rachael Scott)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Poffy The Cucumber's Movie ManiaPoffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
Pure entertainment. Twenty-five hairy-bottomed, big-dumb-galoot feet of it. And nothing else. Despite the ubiquitous refrain of beauty and beast subtexts and alienation metaphors and caveats against taming nature, searching for deeper meaning within this ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Poffy The Cucumber's Movie Mania
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Needcoffee.com - 27 Second Movie ReviewNeedcoffee.com - 27 Second Movie Review
Quite simply, it rocked hard. Unlike most remakes, it pays great homage to the original. And then of course it has enough balls-to-the-wall destruction to make you piss yourself with glee. So bring an extra pair of shorts. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Needcoffee.com - 27 Second Movie Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MediaScreen.comMediaScreen.com
King Kong (1933) was and, arguably remains, a marvel of stop motion animation. Directed by the tag team of visionary maverick Merian C. Cooper and adventurer, Ernest B. Shoedsack -- the tale is that of the great ape -- the eight wonder of the world. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MediaScreen.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieJuice Satirical ReviewMovieJuice Satirical Review
"For years when I wanted to visualize an enormous, hairy ape, all I needed was a mirror," says King Kong director Peter Jackson. But that was before Peter transformed from a brilliant, bloated caterpillar into a svelte, LASIK-enhanced butterfly who ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MovieJuice Satirical Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Red Digital Readout (James Frazier)Red Digital Readout (James Frazier)
Perhaps the film’s most insightful scene occurs when Kong and Ann slide across a frozen pond, their gentle delight capturing their understanding better than dialogue could hope to.The knockout action sequences come furiously during the film’s latter ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Red Digital Readout (James Frazier)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Inside Pulse Movies (Brendan Campbell)Inside Pulse Movies (Brendan Campbell)
The entire cast is wonderful, as Watts gets to show off her elaborate vocals, while Black gets to delve into a more fiendish character and brings him to life perfectly. Brody does a wonderful job as a hero who doesn't exactly fit the "hero" niche, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Inside Pulse Movies (Brendan Campbell)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movie PatronMovie Patron
Hands down the best film of the holiday season; and AFI is absolutely justified in placing it on their ten best films of the year list. I might place it in the top five films of the year. Action, amazing effects, more action and more amazing effects will ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movie Patron
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.com (Tim Knight)Reel.com (Tim Knight)
Peter Jackson's unabashed love for cinema infuses every spectacular frame of King Kong, an exhilarating, stupendously produced example of old-fashioned movie magic by a filmmaker working at the very height of his creative powers. Proof positive that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Reel.com (Tim Knight)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic ReviewseFilmCritic Reviews
For Jackson, “King Kong” is the culmination of a dream that began when he saw the 1933 original for the first time and, it is said, became obsessed with the idea of being a filmmaker as a result. In fact, he originally planned to remake the film back ...read the complete King Kong movie review at eFilmCritic Reviews
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for PM Media Review (PM Media Review ("Moviefaire")
In a film with decidedly three acts, the first one is slightly slow and is prone to a certain indulgence as the character studies abound, and so do the speeches. At times, there are almost too many back stories, and this aspect might bother you to some ...read the complete King Kong movie review at PM Media Review ("Moviefaire")
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
The sexual tension between Kong and Ann was actually stronger in the '33 version. There's nothing in the new one as bestially unseemly as Kong stripping away Ann's clothing and sniffing the shreds. (Or of him fondling her ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Providence Journal (Michael Janusonis)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
As much as I liked and enjoyed King Kong, I can't help but think about the flaws and not the good stuff days after seeing it (I saw it 3 days ago now). But, despite these flaws, King Kong is still a fine achievement in ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for New York Post (Lou Lumenick)New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
Kong is finally subdued and brought back to New York, presented by Denham with a stage show that incorporates the original un-P.C. depiction of Skull Island's natives, as well as swatches of Max Stein's famous original score. In a clever twist ...read the complete King Kong movie review at New York Post (Lou Lumenick)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Blunt Review with Emily BluntBlunt Review with Emily Blunt
Director Peter Jackson is the reigning king of the epic spectacular with his brand of Kong. This is what they try to say when you hear, "An experience awaits you at the movies," folks. Though, wincing may commence at ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Blunt Review with Emily Blunt
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Paul Perkins)The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
  Love comes in all shape and sizes and one of the biggest loves stories between too men and one women is ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The King's Room (Paul Perkins)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
"King Kong" is a sensational two-hour movie buried inside a very good three-hour one. Picking up where he left off with his "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, director Peter Jackson has run the original 1933 "King Kong" through his epic imaginarium and given ...read the complete King Kong movie review at San Jose Mercury News (Bruce Newman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
This is what it means to go to the theater and watch a big movie made with love, care, and intelligence. Not a frame in Peter Jackson's King Kong indicates he was making the film with monetary rewards in mind; Jackson wanted to ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Dallas Morning NewsThe Dallas Morning News
In its largely successful efforts to have something for everyone, King Kong even opens with Al Jolson's rendition of "I'm Sitting on Top of the World." That may be construed as an ironic comment on its ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Dallas Morning News
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Toronto Star (Peter Howell)Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
"Monsters belong in B movies," a character sneers in Peter Jackson's King Kong. He couldn't be more wrong. This thrilla of a gorilla movie is A-list all the way. Opening today at theatres from here to Skull Island, it's an epic experience that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Toronto Star (Peter Howell)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
The mad and magnificent brilliance of one of cinema's most extraordinary images - the giant ape's last stand atop the Empire State Building, proclaiming doomed, counter-evolutionary defiance - is thrillingly revived in Peter Jackson's passionate ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Guardian (Peter Bradshaw)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Cinema Source (Mike Jackson)The Cinema Source (Mike Jackson)
So admittedly, like most of you are probably thinking at this moment, I was finding myself wondering why in the hell would anyone remake a movie that had already seen one bad remake come and go and is based on a stop motion film that came out in the last ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Cinema Source (Mike Jackson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
King Kong is an epic masterpiece with an emphasis on epic. It's a big film. Big effects, big in scope with a big time story. It's a beast, pardon the pun. There's not a lot of chinks in the big ape's armor. What can you ...read the complete King Kong movie review at RopeofSilicon (Laremy Legel)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for 16mm Shrine16mm Shrine
Instead of fighting a tyrannosaur, King Kong fights three tyrannosauri. Ergo, this movie is three times better than the original. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at 16mm Shrine
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks Review Flicks3 Black Chicks Review Flicks
And Peter Jackson? “Your Stock is rising Number 2” Seriously he is really close to dethroning King George Lucas in over laden special effects category. I don’t consider this category a bad thing, while some film purists might, I’m not one of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at 3 Black Chicks Review Flicks
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Matt's Movie BlogMatt's Movie Blog
This film worried me, the primary reason ironically being one that excited most people. I was worried because this was from the director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy. Now I enjoyed Return of the King as much as I could, despite being probably 45-60 ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Matt's Movie Blog
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Movieeveryday.com (Scooter Thompson)Movieeveryday.com (Scooter Thompson)
King Kong comes out squarely in the middle of its $150 million+ peers. It did not do as well as Harry Potter IV nor Chronicles of Narnia by a long shot. Beyond the financials of the film, it did not do especially well in Academy Award® nominations ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movieeveryday.com (Scooter Thompson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Future Movies (Ed Colley)Future Movies (Ed Colley)
OK. We’re both busy people so I’ll keep this brief. King Kong kicks the proverbial bottom. Yes, at 3 hours it’s bum-numbingly long, with too much exposition at the beginning and a slightly-dissappointing ending. And for some people who won’t admit that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Future Movies (Ed Colley)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Erudite Film Critic (Greg Ferguson)The Erudite Film Critic (Greg Ferguson)
For all my years as a lover of films, I've never fully appreciated the lasting appeal of the King Kong legacy. I've long felt that had the original not been the trailblazing special effects showcase it was back in 1933, it would have been just another ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Erudite Film Critic (Greg Ferguson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The London Times (Kevin Maher)The London Times (Kevin Maher)
So what do you do next? A low-budget ghost story? A Rings spin-off? No, you plough more than $200 million , including a hefty chunk of your own fortune, into a three-hour remake of a camp 1933 classic with B-list actors, a bucket-load of computer ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The London Times (Kevin Maher)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The New Zealand Herald (Russell Baillie)The New Zealand Herald (Russell Baillie)
It would be easy to dismiss King Kong as the encore. The cover version, the B-side, the grand indulgence, the (jungle) drum solo after the three-movement cinematic symphony that Peter Jackson conducted in the Lord of the Rings trilogy. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The New Zealand Herald (Russell Baillie)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
Anyways, enough of that. King Kong is a great movie. I personally enjoyed it from the opening scene to the closing credits. Peter Jackson lifted a huge burden on his much thinner shoulders by tackling one of the great monster movies of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Empire Movies (Brendan Cullin)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Clinic ("Jason Coleman")DVD Clinic ("Jason Coleman")
With all the advances in special effects and CGI technology, I find that in some films, little details get missed. It’s almost as if some filmmakers know that they have such a spectacle on their hands that they don’t have to worry about little things ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Clinic ("Jason Coleman")
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for kvikmyndir.comkvikmyndir.com
Myndin gerist árið 1933, sama ár og fyrsta myndin var sýnd, og tekst Jackson að skapa andann sem var þá listavel. Hvergi er að sjá hnökra hjá Jackson, allt frá því að ná anda kreppunnar miklu yfir í smæstu tæknileg smáatriði, en ...read the complete King Kong movie review at kvikmyndir.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bloody-DistgustingBloody-Distgusting
A lot of love went into the making of King Kong and it translates to the screen beautifully. There is not much to be said in the way of criticism. If anything, the three hour running time could have been trimmed a bit. Sometimes I felt ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bloody-Distgusting
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for SF, Horror and Fantasy Film ReviewSF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
King Kong (1933) is one of the undisputed classics of fantastic cinema. The creation of Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsak, two directors who specialized in films shot in remote ...read the complete King Kong movie review at SF, Horror and Fantasy Film Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Blogcritics DVD Review (Matt Paprocki)Blogcritics DVD Review (Matt Paprocki)
Impossibly beating all odds, destroying every bad memory about the 1976 remake, and setting a new standard for creature features, King Kong (2005) is a remarkable film. It's intense, brutal, and draining on every emotion. You're actually tired after ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Blogcritics DVD Review (Matt Paprocki)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Bina007 Movie ReviewsBina007 Movie Reviews
You should definitely see KING KONG and, if at all possible, you should see it on the big screen because it is one of the most beautiful and brilliant love stories ever photgraphed. However, you should be sure to take a lot of food and a discrete video ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bina007 Movie Reviews
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Apollo Movie Guide (Jamie Gillies)Apollo Movie Guide (Jamie Gillies)
A giant ape is discovered by a movie crew filming on an obscure island. Captured and taken to New York City to be put on display, Kong soon shows his temper. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Apollo Movie Guide (Jamie Gillies)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for U.S. Conference of Catholic BishopsU.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
Having collectively grossed nearly $3 billion worldwide and having won 17 Oscars, Peter Jackson's "Lord of the Rings" trilogy was a big act to follow. But as far as special-effect spectacles go, they don't come much bigger -- or better -- than the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at U.S. Conference of Catholic Bishops
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Insiders (Jonathan W. Hickman)Entertainment Insiders (Jonathan W. Hickman)
In 1933 New York City, times are tough. Vaudeville comedian Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) hasn't had a paycheck in two weeks. What's worse, her theater has now closed its doors. Hungry and desperate, she considers burlesque before turning away to the cold ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Entertainment Insiders (Jonathan W. Hickman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
Kong has heart, and he's willing to show it in a movie made with wit, excitement and moments of visionary beauty. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Denver Rocky Mountain News (Robert Denerstein)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
Exhausting, in the visceral, adrenal way a good adventure should be. Comparing 'War of the Worlds' and this particular 'Kong,' Peter Jackson out-Spielbergs Steven Spielberg. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Tyler Morning Telegraph (Texas) (Jonathan R. Perry)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
Serkis' contribution truly is something we've never seen, an entirely new category of computer-enhanced acting. With not a word of dialogue, he brings to life a close cousin to man with whom we can empathize, yet is never too human-like. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Minneapolis Star Tribune (Colin Covert)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
I have seen King Kong twice and I am ready to see it again. It's not often you can say that about a three hour picture, but that just gets back to the fact that Jackson knows how to get his audience into a movie and keep them ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Lee Chase IV)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
a marvelous entertainment, a great big thumping movie-movie that stands beside, all the while honoring, the greatness of the original. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Reeling Reviews (Laura Clifford)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
There are lots of reasons we go to the movies, and King Kong celebrates and showcases all of them. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)
Alongside the adrenalized rushes, Jackson and his colleagues locate the humor, affection and heartbreak in its big story. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Now Playing Magazine (Brent Simon)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Post-GazettePittsburgh Post-Gazette
It's taken the "Lord of the Rings" director 35 years to fulfill his boyhood dream of remaking "King Kong," and he has created a computer-generated creature who is ferocious, furious, playful, protective, resigned, sad ... and as believable as they ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Pittsburgh Post-Gazette
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
...Jackson has honored it with a film that not only stands next to the original but often surpasses it. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Nolan's Pop Culture Review (Michael A. Smith)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
More than just homage or a Valentine to the original. Jackson is a romantic and is playing Don Juan with the RKO classic, to the audience and the outright joy of filmmaking. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for samseescinemasamseescinema
Most audiences will gasp in the ticket lines, overhearing whispers that King Kong, although excellent, is three hours long. And actually, just to get the record straight, it's three hours and eight minutes long. But let me assure you, we can trust Peter ...read the complete King Kong movie review at samseescinema
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
Action movies often devalue acting, but Watts' performance turns King Kong from a monster movie to an epic tragedy. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Salt Lake Tribune (Sean Means)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
King Kong is an adrenaline-pumping joyride that you won't soon forget. However, what really makes this a masterpiece is that Jackson understands every emotional beat of the story. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Aisle Seat (Mike McGranaghan)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ DataShowBIZ Data
International reviewers scrambled Monday night to post reviews of King Kong after it premiered on 38 screens at two Times Square multiplexes. All appeared to agree that the film will pack 'em in. John Hiscock wrote in the London Daily Telegraph: "Hokey ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ShowBIZ Data
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
Everything about director Peter Jackson's King Kong update is bigger than the 1933 original. That's too say, the film is longer, more technically elaborate and -- by today's standards -- more exciting than the original film. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Reno Gazette-Journal (Forrest Hartman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit News (Tom Long)Detroit News (Tom Long)
Monstrous. Monumental. Magnificent. Use any term you want, there's no denying the power, genius and spectacle of King Kong , which is certainly the biggest movie of the year and possibly the biggest movie ever made. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Detroit News (Tom Long)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
This Kong will move you in surprising ways. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Rochester Democrat and Chronicle (Jack Garner)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
This is one of the best movies of the decade! ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Greenwich Village Gazette (Eric Lurio)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
Peter Jackson's unabashed love for cinema infuses every spectacular frame of King Kong, an exhilarating, stupendously produced example of old-fashioned movie magic by a filmmaker working at the very height of his creative powers. Proof positive that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Reel.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
Digno de ser llamado, la Octava Maravilla del mundo. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinenganos (Luis Martinez)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
[Jackson] delivers three solid hours of breathless, enchanting entertainment. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at TV Guide's Movie Guide (Maitland McDonagh)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for EDGE Boston (David Foucher)EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
One of the season's most enjoyable films - even if it's a wee bit overlong. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at EDGE Boston (David Foucher)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for In Film AustraliaIn Film Australia
Peter Jackson’s career as a filmmaker was famously inspired by his seeing on television the first, 1933 version of King Kong, starring Fay Wray, when he was nine years old. It is therefore understandable that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at In Film Australia
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
This is what it means to go to the theater and watch a big movie made with love, care, and intelligence. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for The Film AsylumThe Film Asylum
It's official. Peter Jackson has toppled Steven Spielberg and is now the almighty 'King Of The Blockbuster'. Jackson already proved himself to be a master of the big event movie with his three classic Lord Of The Rings films. Each film in that series ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Film Asylum
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Must See Flix (Craig Brown)Must See Flix (Craig Brown)
It is a lasting reminder of how action, romance, character and special effects can all be melded together seamlessly in the hands of a master. Jackson is at the top of his game right now, and “King Kong” is another triumphant notch on his belt. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Must See Flix (Craig Brown)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine [UK]Empire Magazine [UK]
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King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
It cannot be oversold: Jackson is so far ahead of every director making these epic, effects-laden event movies that it's really not even fair. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Los Angeles Daily News (Glenn Whipp)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
It was beauty killed the beast.There are astonishments to behold in Peter Jackson's new "King Kong," but one sequence, relatively subdued, holds the key to the movie's success. Kong has ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
King Kong features a classic love story: Ape meets girl. Ape loses girl. Ape gets girl back, climbs to the top of the tallest building in the world, and is killed by biplanes. In the end, though, we feel sorry for the big lug.I think I'm safe in ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
I recently framed a New Yorker cartoon from the 1930s that shows an irate King Kong barging into an office with a paper in his hand and confronting a man cowering behind his desk. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Lawrence Journal-World (Jon Niccum)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
It may have been beauty that killed the beast, but it was genius that brought him back to life. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Arizona Daily Star (Phil Villarreal)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Source (Mike Jackson)Cinema Source (Mike Jackson)
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King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Empire Magazine (--)Empire Magazine (--)
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King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
King Kong is what a big event movie should be (WOW WOW WOW WOW WOW). ...read the complete King Kong movie review at WaffleMovies.com (Willie Waffle)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
Again, Jackson proves himself an unbeatable showman with the soul of a poet. He crafts and composes his action sequences like symphonies, with the most eye-popping crescendos. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at efilmcritic.com (Collin Souter)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ShowBIZ Data (--)ShowBIZ Data (--)
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King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
Here is the jaw-dropping, eye-popping, heart-stopping movie epic we've been waiting for all year. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Rolling Stone (Peter Travers)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
If it receives no other award, it virtually demands recognition for its screenplay--a spectacular that takes us to a very unexpected region of the heart. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinema Signals (Jules Brenner)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
With a superb cast, terrific special effects and stunning action sequences, this is one of the best films of the year - thrilling, awe-inspiring and genuinely moving. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ViewLondon (Matthew Turner)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)
From Peter Jackson, director of the acclaimed "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, comes "King Kong" - a remake of the 1933 classic by Merian Cooper. Something special happens in Jackson's Kong and while I can't properly articulate it into words, I would ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MovieWeb (Adam Frazier)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 4.00 out of 4 stars for Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie VoiceFilm Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
One of the nice things about the end of the year is it's the time studios decide to release many of their smaller, more personal pictures for Academy Award consideration. You can already see Brokeback Mountain and The Libertine in limited release, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Pop Entertainment.com Pop Entertainment.com
Where the film makes a misstep, to be perfectly candid, is its length. At over three hours, it felt too long (the film would have worked much better with an hour excised). That said, King Kong is an unequivocal triumph, standing as a marvelous and ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Pop Entertainment.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for About.comAbout.com
Go see this movie. Don’t even bother to finish reading this review. I won’t be insulted. Turn off your computer, pack up the family, and fork over the money to see this extravaganza now. Don’t wait for it on DVD. It won’t be the same, no matter ...read the complete King Kong movie review at About.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Observer (Philip French)The Observer (Philip French)
After the success of The Lord of the Rings Peter Jackson must have wondered where to go. John Huston found it difficult to get back to modest modern movies after working on historic blockbusters, although he finally made it. James Cameron has yet to ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Observer (Philip French)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for BumsCorner.com (porfle)BumsCorner.com (porfle)
How does Jackson's film compare to the original? First of all, it looks absolutely beautiful. The first and last thirds of the movie display a dazzling recreation of Depression-era New York City that is rich in detail and utterly convincing. Jackson ...read the complete King Kong movie review at BumsCorner.com (porfle)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Hoosier RevueHoosier Revue
For once, this is a classic-film remake that was extremely well done; Peter Jackson has really proven that he can be trusted with behemoth projects that other directors would most likely massacre in misguided attempts to entertain audiences with short ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Hoosier Revue
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Christian Spotlight on the MoviesChristian Spotlight on the Movies
Peter Jackson’s King Kong is big-budget, blow-your-mind, blockbuster-style Hollywood entertainment at its best! No one makes movies that even approach his level of vision, style, and inventiveness. When Jackson announced, following his success with the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Christian Spotlight on the Movies
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Phantom TollboothThe Phantom Tollbooth
Peter Jackson is a mad scientist. I can picture him in a dimly lit den with reflections of a warm fire dancing around the dark paneled walls. He is holding his Oscar and rocking back and forth. He mulls over how he can follow up something as astounding ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Phantom Tollbooth
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
Gives new meaning to the expression, 'Lemme go, ya big ape!' ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Compuserve (Harvey S. Karten)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
"King Kong" is a rare film that would be improved with a "director's cut" that excised rather than added. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ColeSmithey.com (Cole Smithey)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
A big, bold, gigantor of an action movie that's part head-knocking smackdown, part intimate beauty and the beast and thoroughly entertaining a lot of the time. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Atlanta Journal-Constitution (Bob Longino)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for St. Louis Post-DispatchSt. Louis Post-Dispatch
A giant ape on Skull Island? Film director Carl Denham (Jack Black) scoffs at the warning. "Monsters belong in B-movies," he says. And nowadays, B-movies are blockbusters. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at St. Louis Post-Dispatch
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for hoopla.nuhoopla.nu
Okay so here we go with Peter Jackson's first film since the Lord of the Rings phenomenon. King Kong has a much less distinguished pedigree than that extraordinary trilogy, and it probably pays to keep this in mind. It took me a while to adjust to this ...read the complete King Kong movie review at hoopla.nu
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
There's no denying the monumentality of Jackson's achievement, which intermittently lives up to Denham's showbiz credo: 'Magic for the price of a ticket.' ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Christian Science Monitor (Peter Rainer)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
The visual effects in the movie are, for the most part, very good. Most of the effort is put into Kong and it really shows on the screen. The detail in his eyes, hair, and movements is stunning. Kong alone makes this movie deserve the Oscar for visual ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Comingsoon.net
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
King Kong is dang long. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Spectrum (St. George, Utah) (Bruce Bennett)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD TimesDVD Times
But Denham has more problems than having stolen his film footage and the late hiring of a new leading lady - Jack Driscoll hasn't been paid and is intending to quit the project, the ship's captain, Englehorn (Thomas Kretschmann), runs a superstitious ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Times
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Film e Dvd Film e Dvd
Il film ripercorre fedelmente la storia dell’illustre originale del ’33 ma naturalmente, grazie ai moderni effetti speciali, è arricchito di molte sequenze a dir poco spettacolari e di un King Kong mai così realistico e umano. La parte più ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film e Dvd
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
It is the midst of the Great Depression and struggling actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) is at the end of her rope when the theater she works at unceremoniously closes. Hungry and desperate she attempts to steal and apple but is caught red handed. To her ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Reeling Reviews (Robin and Laura Clifford)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Ferguson On Films (Moncton Local In The Know)Ferguson On Films (Moncton Local In The Know)
For all my years as a lover of films, I've never fully appreciated the lasting appeal of the King Kong legacy. I've long felt that had the original not been the trailblazing special effects showcase it was back in 1933, it would have been just ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Ferguson On Films (Moncton Local In The Know)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for HugeReviews.comHugeReviews.com
But no, Peter Jackson has made the Kong that Merian C. Cooper himself would have made if the technology allowed it. So loving is Jackson to the original, that never once, in the midst of mindblowing special effects do you get the feeling that he is ...read the complete King Kong movie review at HugeReviews.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
Of course, it doesn't help comparisons to spend the first hour of a movie on a boat with a lot of characters, trying to develop all of the back stories at once. It mostly focuses on three central characters--Jack Black's Carl Denham, a Cecile B. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Comingsoon.net
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for InsidePulse.com DVD Review (John Cavanagh)InsidePulse.com DVD Review (John Cavanagh)
Also shown in the diary entries are sound departments for the film for such things as the musical score, ADR (additional dialog recording), Foley artists and more. Since they run roughly five minutes a piece they tend to get your interest in what ...read the complete King Kong movie review at InsidePulse.com DVD Review (John Cavanagh)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Filmspiegel (Thomas Schloemer)Filmspiegel (Thomas Schloemer)
Es gibt solche Blockbuster, die nur im Populären zuhause sind und es gibt solche, die die Rezensionsgemeinschaft vereinen. Zu den „Wedding Crashers“ – mit sagenhaften 209 Mio.$ einer der erfolgreichsten Filme des Jahres in den USA – will maximal ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Filmspiegel (Thomas Schloemer)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The World's Greatest Critic (J.C. Maçek III)The World's Greatest Critic (J.C. Maçek III)
What ever happened to Fay Wray, that delicate, satin-draped frame? Well, apparently she was reincarnated into the very person of Naomi Watts! It's nothing short of amazing how she steps right into the persona of Ann Darrow and gives us a beautiful and ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The World's Greatest Critic (J.C. Maçek III)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for DVD In My Pants - Special Edition DVD ReviewDVD In My Pants - Special Edition DVD Review
Starting off with what could easily be described as Act 1, we’re introduced to New York, 1933, better known as the Great Depression. Vaudeville is on its last legs, prohibition is guaranteeing that nobody is having a good time, there are homeless ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD In My Pants - Special Edition DVD Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
Setting the film in 1933 when the original film premiered, we’re introduced to the struggles of the time and the Vaudevillian Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) who loses her job when the theater is boarded up and may be looking at a life of nudie entertainment ...read the complete King Kong movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Erik Childress)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)
The second hour takes place on the island. This is literally a nonstop rush where we see nine or ten (I lost track) battles between man and beast or beast and beast that concludes with the capture of Kong. In what has to be one of the best sequences in ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Monthly (Hank Yuloff)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
Still, I'm not sure what to make of the fact that Kong's laudable attempts to advertise its conscience, undercut at times by ungainly delivery and at others by cultural hypocrisy, are ultimately less impressive than the romantic, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Nick's Flick Picks (Nick Davis)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
Packed with enough edge-of-your-seat/did-I-just-see-that/goose-bumpy popcorn pleasure for a year's worth of blockbusters. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movie Mom at Yahoo! Movies (Nell Minow)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for FilmStew.com (Todd Gilchrist)FilmStew.com (Todd Gilchrist)
Universal Pictures Photo Double duty as Lumpy, Kong The remainder of the cast also serve admirably to realize Kong’s world. Brody possesses a lethal combination of machismo and maturity, while Andy Serkis brings to life both Kong himself and the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FilmStew.com (Todd Gilchrist)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Plugged InPlugged In
Giant ape meets girl. Giant ape loses girl. Giant ape goes ballistic and escorts girl to the top of New York's tallest skyscraper. It's a familiar love story that gets a few new twists—including a dose of tenderness—in Peter Jackson's rollicking, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Plugged In
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
Jackson's simply drunk in the pure joy of film making, and while his passion sometimes gets the better of him, I applaud him for his sheer showmanship. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at zBoneman Movie Reviews (Kevin Jones & Adam Mast)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
The big question in the final act is whether we buy how attached Ann has become to Kong over the course of their time together. I bought it; some probably won't. They have a scene together in Central Park, after he's escaped from his captors but ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Land of Eric (Eric D. Snider)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Horror Review (Zombielover)The Horror Review (Zombielover)
We all know how the film ends and it is truly heartbreaking. It annoys the hell out of me that Kong dies in the end and I can barely watch the final scenes but Jackson handles it brilliantly. There is a scene with Kong and Watts in Central Park that is ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Horror Review (Zombielover)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Horror & HilarityHorror & Hilarity
I don’t suppose too many people under the age of 1000 remember the terrible animated King Kong series from way back. The catchy theme song quoted above is all I remember. That and that the show was boring. As that qualifies as the only other version of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Horror & Hilarity
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for MTV.com (Kurt Loder)MTV.com (Kurt Loder)
Peter Jackson says that it was the experience of seeing "King Kong" on TV as a kid that made him want to be a filmmaker. Still, for as ridiculously gifted a director as he has turned out to be, a remake of that 1933 picture would seem a retrograde ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MTV.com (Kurt Loder)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Jonathan Baylis)The Trades (Jonathan Baylis)
When I was a kid, every single Thanksgiving was spent, not eating Turkey, but watching "Mighty Joe Young", "King Kong", "Son of Kong", and a "Godzilla" movie. Actually, we’d leave my house 20 minutes into "King Kong", drive to my Aunt ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Trades (Jonathan Baylis)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
The second and most important attribute becomes apparent not long after the skewered soundman inaugurates the movie's death count. That's the ability to look at the real star of the show with all the fear, awe, love and pity he deserves. Since Jackson ...read the complete King Kong movie review at eye WEEKLY (Jason Anderson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for TwitchTwitch
In some ways, it seems kind of strange to me that Peter Jackson’s “King Kong” was as hotly anticipated as it was. I mean, where I come from, a lot of well-meaning folks can’t remember the difference between Kong and Godzilla without taking a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Twitch
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Weekly Sci-Fi Weekly
T hings are looking bleak for filmmaker Carl Denham (Black). Studio executives hate the footage they've just seen from his latest film, and, thinking he's lost his touch, they're about to pull the plug. Denham makes a pre-emptive strike: He grabs his ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Sci-Fi Weekly
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
One of those mad movies, like Moulin Rouge! or Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory , that fully justifies and deserves all the best and worst that can be said for or against them. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Decent Films Guide (Steven D. Greydanus)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for CinescapeCinescape
Having said that, director Peter Jackson and his co-scenarists Fran Walsh & Philippa Boyens the team that brought us the LORD OF THE RINGS films have really thought and felt out hidden potential in the original KING KONG, with results that are ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinescape
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Sonic Cinema (Brian Skutle)Sonic Cinema (Brian Skutle)
The legacy of the 1933 classic “King Kong” is not to be understated by current moviegoers. Not only was it the first real watershed of special effects wizardry- Willis O’Brien’s indelible creatures continue to cast a spell, pointing the way to a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Sonic Cinema (Brian Skutle)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.75 out of 4 stars for Xi-online (Berend Jan Bockting)Xi-online (Berend Jan Bockting)
Eigenlijk wilde Peter Jackson tien jaar geleden al een remake van de RKO's monsterklassieker King Kong maken. Geen studio had toen echter vertrouwen in een bigbudgetfilm van iemand die tot dan toe voornamelijk een oeuvre vol splatterhorror had opgebouwd. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Xi-online (Berend Jan Bockting)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.68 out of 4 stars for MovieMaze (Thomas Straßer)MovieMaze (Thomas Straßer)
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King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mondo Irlando - Classics Of CinemaMondo Irlando - Classics Of Cinema
“No-one wants to believe a man can be touched a the soul-paste by a major motion picture anymore. No-one wants to hear about how beautiful the experience was, if’n Roger Ebert’s already said he liked it. No-one accepts that any critic truly ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Mondo Irlando - Classics Of Cinema
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Needcoffee.comNeedcoffee.com
Carl Denham (Black) has a vision. Okay, well, Leonard Cohen would call it a scheme. He's known for going and making safari movies, but now his backers want more. So he's lined up a name actor (Kyle Chandler) and a name actress…oops, she's dropped ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Needcoffee.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Sci-Fi Movie Page - DVD ReviewThe Sci-Fi Movie Page - DVD Review
With so many hefty multiple disc DVD “special” editions flooding the market, it is not uncommon nowadays to spend more time watching the bonus “making of” features on such a disc than watching the movie itself. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Sci-Fi Movie Page - DVD Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
I can't say that King Kong is the best film of 2005, although it's close. It is the year's best and biggest blockbuster, and proves that, after the re-make disappointments of Godzilla ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Rolling StoneRolling Stone
Here is the jaw-dropping, eye-popping, heart-stopping movie epic we've been waiting for all year. Peter Jackson follows up his Lord of the Rings trifecta with a stupendously entertaining redo of the 1933 classic that made him want to make movies. The ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Rolling Stone
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelViews (James Berardinelli)ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
I can't say that King Kong is the best film of 2005, although it's close. It is the year's best and biggest blockbuster, and proves that, after the re-make disappointments of Godzilla ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Strong OpinionStrong Opinion
Rarely have I been as conflicted about my feelings for a movie as I am with Peter Jackson’s KING KONG. I absolutely loved a good deal of the movie, and it contains some of the greatest scenes in the history of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Strong Opinion
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Cinematheque (Kevyn Knox)The Cinematheque (Kevyn Knox)
It was Merian C. Cooper's 1933 King Kong that a young Peter Jackson, still wet behind his New Zealander ears, first saw and decided right there and then that he would someday become a filmmaker and in turn one day film his own version of that big ape ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Cinematheque (Kevyn Knox)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The City Review (John D. Delmar)The City Review (John D. Delmar)
Despite the 7,000 new films submitted to the Sundance Film Festival every year, and the untold thousands of scripts stacked up in studio slush piles, when Hollywood wants to make a film (particularly a blockbuster), they make a remake, or a re-remake, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The City Review (John D. Delmar)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (John P. McCarthy)ReelTalk (John P. McCarthy)
Though endangered, a sense of wonderment can still be found inside the Cineplex. In King Kong, Peter Jackson unleashes a stomping spectacle with awesome special effects and a touching relationship between beauty and the beast. Remaking the storied 1933 ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ReelTalk (John P. McCarthy)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
All in all a really good movie that could have been a great movie if it had 30 minutes or so trimmed from it. Of course the DVD version will probably be 4 hours long and will no doubt suffer for it. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Screen Rant (Vic Holtreman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)Lee's Movie Info (Lee Tistaert)
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King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Worldwide DVD Forums - DVD ReviewWorldwide DVD Forums - DVD Review
Going back to the film’s runtime, which may be a stretch for some people, could have indeed been shorter, although the character development of certain Venture crewmen was interesting it didn’t add anything to the overall story, the storyline with ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Worldwide DVD Forums - DVD Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
With several worthwhile films coming out of Hollywood this season, such as Good Night and Good Luck, Syriana and Munich, viewers of Peter Jackson’s (producer/director of the Lord of the Rings Trilogy) King Kong may admit lesser expectations from this ...read the complete King Kong movie review at World Socialist Web Site
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bright Lights Film JournalBright Lights Film Journal
Kong 2005 begins with some serious irony — elaborate, computer-generated shots of Depression-era Hoovervilles in Central Park, accompanied by Al Jolson singing “I’m Sittin’ on Top of the World” on the soundtrack.2 After proving to us that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bright Lights Film Journal
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
King Kong is a huge ape, and this is a huge movie too--a bit too much so, in fact. But in blockbusters like this extravagance is preferable to stinginess, and Jackson has certainly poured everything he can think of into it. And though ...read the complete King Kong movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Milwaukee Journal-SentinelThe Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
The name on the marquee says "King Kong," but Peter Jackson is the 800-pound gorilla in the room. No filmmaker, other than Steven Spielberg, had the clout to mount a $200 million, three-hour-plus remake of a 72-year-old film, and Jackson is the only ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Variety.com (Todd McCarthy)Variety.com (Todd McCarthy)
It's the Return of the King all over again, and he's got a dazzling Queen. Almost too much of a good thing, Peter Jackson's remake of the film that made him want to make movies is a super-sized version of a yarn that was big to begin with, a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Variety.com (Todd McCarthy)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>
Though not perfect,King Kongis a grand entertainment. Once the big ape shows up it is a nonstop adventure, jampacked with action and the best realization of a prehistoric world captured on film to date. It's a movie that, like another one of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Steve Rhodes <Steve.Rhodes@internetreviews.com>
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Guardian/ObserverGuardian/Observer
An expedition goes in search of the mythical monster King Kong - the eighth wonder of the world - on a distant island. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Guardian/Observer
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
Even more astutely, they de-bimbo-fy the actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), who's now a vaudeville performer with a tender regard for an old duffer on the edge of losing what livelihood he has. She's tempted, but she won't debase herself by doing ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieLegacy.com (Dan Geer)MovieLegacy.com (Dan Geer)
I must confess that I was never much of a King Kong fan. It somehow slipped past me when I was growing up, therefore I never got the chance to really like it or not like it. I was always more of a fan of the classic Universal monsters, so neither ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MovieLegacy.com (Dan Geer)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for A Nutshell ReviewA Nutshell Review
Kudos to the cast for their effort in what is mostly interaction within imaginary backgrounds and a digital Kong. The main leads of Naomi Watts as vaudeville actress Ann Darrow, Jack Black as movie director Carl Denham and Adrien Brody as screenwriter ...read the complete King Kong movie review at A Nutshell Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mindjack - DVD Review (Donald Melanson)Mindjack - DVD Review (Donald Melanson)
The other problem with the scene is that the special effects simply aren’t up to par with those in rest of the movie, which are astonishing. Again, there’s a difference between the special effects here and those in movies like the original King Kong, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Mindjack - DVD Review (Donald Melanson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Times - 2-Disc SEDVD Times - 2-Disc SE
But Denham has more problems than having stolen his film footage and the late hiring of a new leading lady - Jack Driscoll hasn't been paid and is intending to quit the project, the ship's captain, Englehorn (Thomas Kretschmann), runs a superstitious ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Times - 2-Disc SE
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVDFanatic.com (Eric Klein)DVDFanatic.com (Eric Klein)
Jackson captures all of this with sheer brilliance capturing one of the greatest epics the screen has seen. He does so with excellent performances, and also a remarkably beautiful and emotionally complex Kong. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVDFanatic.com (Eric Klein)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for InsidePulse (Robert Sutton)InsidePulse (Robert Sutton)
Jackson's best character work during this portion is Adrien Brody's version of Jack Driscoll. The character is vastly different from the original Kong. In the original, Driscoll was the ship's first mate and was your typical 30's style hero, played ...read the complete King Kong movie review at InsidePulse (Robert Sutton)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVDActive (Scott Davis)DVDActive (Scott Davis)
What makes King Kong a breed apart from its predecessors is the love and enthusiasm of its filmmaker for the Kong universe, an affinity that started when he was about nine years old. This obvious adoration flows through Jackson's direction, which is ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVDActive (Scott Davis)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Digital Retribution - Region 4 DVD ReviewDigital Retribution - Region 4 DVD Review
Peter Jackson is certainly the go-to guy for â€epic’. After his sojourn into Middle Earth, where could he go next? The entire Old Testament? A Brief History of Time? A live action Wombles movie? No! For some strange reason, Jackson decided his next ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Digital Retribution - Region 4 DVD Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Nehring The EdgeNehring The Edge
I should begin by repeating that the special effects are very impressive. The technical feat of bringing Kong to the screen is a marvel. Moreover, there are a plethora of complicated shots and computer-generated gimmicks to keep your eyes busy. Speaking ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Nehring The Edge
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film and TVJohn Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film and TV
Secondly, and more importantly, I was one of those apparently few-in-number movie-lovers who didn't drink the Peter Jackson kool-aid after the last installment of Lord of the Rings; Return of the King. I greatly admired Jackson's first film in that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at John Kenneth Muir's Reflections on Film and TV
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bad Lit.comBad Lit.com
On the one hand, I’m thrilled for director Peter Jackson and all the success he’s had in his career the past few years. I’ve been a big fan of his from way back, particularly the gonzo zombie gross-out fest Dead Alive and what I feel is still his ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bad Lit.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for cinemoniac.comcinemoniac.com
Visionary Kiwi Peter Jackson could do whatever he wanted after the Lord of the Rings trilogy, and so he fulfilled himself a lifelong dream: a King Kong remake. You can share his passion in many sequences of this movie, in many thoughtful details and ...read the complete King Kong movie review at cinemoniac.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinemalogue.com (Rubin Safaya)Cinemalogue.com (Rubin Safaya)
The film opens in New York during the Depression. A man in a well-tailored suit reaches into the garbage for a half-eaten apple. People line the streets waiting for bread and hot soup. A vaudeville act tries to stay alive despite being unable to keep its ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinemalogue.com (Rubin Safaya)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema Blend (Joshua Tyler)Cinema Blend (Joshua Tyler)
The basics of the story remain much the same. An obsessively self-promoting filmmaker named Carl Denham (Jack Black) loads a film crew and a hapless young actress named Anne Darrow (Naomi Watts) onto a boat called Venture to set out for a mysterious ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinema Blend (Joshua Tyler)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Total Film (Andy Lowe)Total Film (Andy Lowe)
In Depression-era New York City, movie producer Carl Denham (Jack Black) pitches an adventure flick based on a voyage to an unmapped Sumatran island. Dumped by cynical execs, he gathers his crew and charters a boat independently – and illegally. Along ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Total Film (Andy Lowe)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel Movie Critic (Vittorio J. Carli)Reel Movie Critic (Vittorio J. Carli)
"King Kong" is an exciting but uneven adventure film that manages to dazzle the senses. The fight scenes and special effects are extraordinary, but the ho-hum story and characterizations are nothing special. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Reel Movie Critic (Vittorio J. Carli)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
The result is a proud, tough loner who moves like lightning. The original Kong, the one who saved RKO from financial ruin back in 1933, can never be topped: Working with an 18-inch miniature, effects wizard Willis O'Brien fashioned a remarkable ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Chicago Tribune (Michael Phillips)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for JackassCritics.com (Right of Center)JackassCritics.com (Right of Center)
So they get there but the captain decides 'Screw this we are outa here', because the place looks creepy as all getout, which was pretty cool. Jackson did a great job on the look of the place. But Carl decides to take the camera crew and get on the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at JackassCritics.com (Right of Center)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for ChiZine Throw-down (Michael Marano & Lisa Morton)ChiZine Throw-down (Michael Marano & Lisa Morton)
You can Google up that script. It's been a staple of wistful internet "what could have been" fantasies over the long years that Jackson's Kong was in Development Hell. Now that a Jackson-directed Kong has hit theaters, it will continue to be such a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ChiZine Throw-down (Michael Marano & Lisa Morton)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
And what a bizarre first hour it is, setting the scene in early-30s, Depression-hit New York and introducing us to the main characters in sloppy, choppy fashion: maverick director Carl Denham (Jack Black), his socially-conscious scriptwriter Jack ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Jigsaw Lounge (Neil Young)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for And You Thought It Was Safe?And You Thought It Was Safe?
Except, it doesn’t. And even I, full of venom and vitriol, must appreciate Kong’s creators for their decision to drop the big ape into New York’s concrete jungle. Kong’s third act rampage through the Apple and his pointless, impersonal death at ...read the complete King Kong movie review at And You Thought It Was Safe?
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CompuServe (Harvey Karten)CompuServe (Harvey Karten)
Peter Jackson's "King Kong" gives new meaning to the expression, "Lemme go, ya big ape!" First impressions, which would have doomed the big ape in the eyes of down-on-her-luck actress, Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts), are happily fleeting. Once Ann ...read the complete King Kong movie review at CompuServe (Harvey Karten)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Jackass Critics (Grim Ringler)Jackass Critics (Grim Ringler)
But yes, the technology is very, very impressive. Kong is astounding, and that they have, with the help of Andy Sirkis (who was Gollum in the Ring films), created something that feels real, that acts, and that, in its eyes, breaks your heart when its own ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Jackass Critics (Grim Ringler)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Horror Review (Horror Bob) DVDThe Horror Review (Horror Bob) DVD
As far as the DVD features go, Well lets just say in my opinion, your getting your money's worth if your into documentaries about the making of the film. The whole collectors edition DVD has a production diary of the making of the film, that is in fact ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Horror Review (Horror Bob) DVD
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Critical Culture (Pacze Moj)Critical Culture (Pacze Moj)
A good example of Jackson's self-plagiarization is the first battle on Skull Island, between the main cast of characters and a swarm of ravenous orcs native savages. Not only are the baddies in both films alike-looking (dark bodies decorated with war ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Critical Culture (Pacze Moj)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood GothiqueHollywood Gothique
Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic is a loving homage that recreates and updates many of the familiar sequences, enhancing them with color widescreen photography and contemporary computer graphics. Unfortunately, the recreation leaves one ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Hollywood Gothique
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Darkmatters (Matt Adcock)Darkmatters (Matt Adcock)
And lo, after three hours of awesome, jaw dropping monkey madness, I have to tell you, I was still hungry for more. Yes, prepare yourselves because things are going to get seriously hairy in a cinema near you this week! You may not be surprised that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Darkmatters (Matt Adcock)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for OhmyNews (Brian Orndorf)OhmyNews (Brian Orndorf)
Upon arrival, Carl believes he's found his perfect location, but the natives have other plans, and kidnap Ann to offer up as a sacrifice to Kong, the island's giant ape. While Ann initially tries to escape, she comes to respect and adore Kong and his ...read the complete King Kong movie review at OhmyNews (Brian Orndorf)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film School Rejects (Brian Gibson)Film School Rejects (Brian Gibson)
Carl Denham (Jack Black) is on a search for the film of a lifetime, and the fame and fortune that will surely follow. What he finds is that his career is nearly over and no studio will fund his newest endeavor. Denham decides however, to take matters ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film School Rejects (Brian Gibson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Filmjudge ReviewFilmjudge Review
Jackson and his co-writers rework the Kong story very little, essentially just adding the parts of the story we all knew were there somewhere anyway. He adds a little more back-story about Ann Darrow, the desperate actress who knows tragedy (though what ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Filmjudge Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FeoAmante.com (E.C.McMullen Jr.)FeoAmante.com (E.C.McMullen Jr.)
The sea voyage is drawn out nearly too long, with a plethora of additional characters introduced who are vestigial, at best, to the story. While a large cast of fleshed out characters was vital to LORD OF THE RINGS - a story which was even more complex ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FeoAmante.com (E.C.McMullen Jr.)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
The best thing about Peter Jackson's King Kong may be that his attachment to the project likely kept anybody else from getting the job. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bryant Frazer's Deep Focus (Bryant Frazer)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cinema CrazedCinema Crazed
Both films, the 1933 original and this 2005 remake are hallmarks of their time. The original had Ann as a submissive damsel in distress doing nothing but screaming, while Jack is the manly man; meanwhile the remake has Ann as a spunky and somewhat ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinema Crazed
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
Torna con un'altra opera mastodontica, Peter Jackson. Un'opera attesa con trepidazione da tutti gli spettatori che hanno scoperto il regista neozelandese grazie alla trilogia dell'Anello, ignorandone invece gli esordi splatter. Gli stessi spettatori ...read the complete King Kong movie review at CineFile : il Cinema in Rete (Alberto Cassani)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Film Ireland Film Ireland
PeTer JackSOns' pOst MoDErn RetRo pAEan to his childhood inspiration is a thrilling rollercoaster of a movie referencing everything from Orson Welles's aborted Heart of Darkness to Bahr and Hickenlooper's Hearts of Darkness via depression-era montages ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Ireland
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
To begin with, it’s a love story, the old-fashioned Hollywood kind that is rarely if ever attempted these days without first injecting enough winking, snarky irony to justify this whole suddenly silly idea that "love conquers all." Well, to hell with ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Austin Chronicle (Marc Savlov)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
So gargantuan that it makes "Jurassic Park" look like "The Station Agent," "King Kong" is, for the most part, a chest-beating, banana-eating riot. It's a picture so big that it threatens to swing its way off the screen, yet you'll want to sit as ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Chicago Tribune (Matt Pais)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
An overstuffed remake of the 100 minute 1933 classic co-directed by worldly adventurers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack; it's a cheesy low-budget gimmicky Depression-era film that saved RKO from possible bankruptcy and a film I enjoyed for ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Ozus' World Movie Reviews (Dennis Schwartz)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Steve RhodesSteve Rhodes
Grab yourself a couple of big tubs of popcorn and get ready to have one heck of a good time at the movies, thanks to THE LORD OF THE RINGS' Peter Jackson. Remaking the 1933 classic film starring Fay Wray, Jackson's vision of KING KONG is both a loving ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Steve Rhodes
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
Enter King Kong. When the natives capture Ann, they make the sacrificial gesture of presenting the striking blonde entertainer to the sizable simian. Instinctively, King Kong takes an immense liking to the film's attractive star Ann. Apparently Ann has ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MovieEye.com (Frank Ochieng)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD MovieGuideDVD MovieGuide
Unfortunately, all of this seems to have affected the public perception of Kong. Before release, it looked like it’d be an unqualified success, but now the naysayers appear to dominate. Box office success or failure clearly impacts on the way people ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD MovieGuide
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Trades (Jim Pappas)The Trades (Jim Pappas)
I have mixed emotions about the story of “King Kong,” and that some of those emotions are jealousy, yes jealous because of a beauty loving a beast, means the story works because if effects me that way. Well, director Peter Jackson has taken the film ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Trades (Jim Pappas)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
When it comes to the ultimate cinematic experience, &ldquo;King Kong&rdquo; is about as good as it gets.&nbsp; Directed, produced and co-written by three-time Academy Award-winner Peter Jackson, whose history-making &ldquo;Lord of the Rings&rdquo; ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Scott's Movie Reviews (Scott Mantz)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Independent (Anthony Quinn)The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
And talking of hairy but sensitive potentates, Peter Jackson really has proven himself lord of the blockbuster jungle with this one. From the high-low montages of 1930s breadlines and skyscrapers to the B-movie spectacle of swamps and monsters, from ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Independent (Anthony Quinn)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slate (Meghan O'Rourke)Slate (Meghan O'Rourke)
If you're Peter Jackson remaking King Kong (1933), the first question is how to make a more plausible ape. The second is how to offer up a more plausible sexual politics—an update to Cooper's archetype of a blond damsel in distress menaced by a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Slate (Meghan O'Rourke)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
Everyone knows the classic tale of "Beauty and the Beast." But in 1933, there was "King Kong," a fairy tale in its own right - an adventure that turned a young Fay Wray into a household name; not to mention, a mythical 25-foot primate. Now, some ...read the complete King Kong movie review at One Guy's Opinion (Frank Swietek)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)
My favorite film of all time is a tie between Michael Curtiz's THE ADVENTURES OF ROBIN HOOD with Errol Flynn... and Merian Cooper's KING KONG. Right now, Kong has a slight edge on Robin Hood, just cuz -- I've been watching that magnificent original 33 ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Ain't It Cool Movie Reviews (Harry Knowles)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
Along with James Cameron and Steven Spielberg, Peter Jackson is one of a select few Hollywood filmmakers who truly understands how to marry spectacle and emotion. This is not just a technical gift or a rote mechanical understanding, but rather a core ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Q Network Film Desk (James Kendrick)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Movie ChicksThe Movie Chicks
Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) works as a vaudeville actress in New York during the Depression. When her theatre company gets shut down, Ann is so desperate for work that she'll even accept an acting job with a shady movie producer, Carl Denham (Jack ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Movie Chicks
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Movies for GuysMovies for Guys
We had a pretty strong debate on whether this film is 4 stars or 5 stars. Once again we wish we could cop out and give a half star. The debate is whether the overly slow setup is worth deducting a star over. We ultimately used breasts as a tie ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movies for Guys
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
...read the complete King Kong movie review at El Criticon (Antonio Méndez Casanova)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
I didn’t think that anything other than this film’s awesome special effects and action sequences were going to rule my appreciation of what Peter Jackson accomplished within, but color my big-ape-ass surprised as it was nothing less than its “love ...read the complete King Kong movie review at JoBlo's Movie Emporium ("JoBlo")
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
I watched the 1933 King Kong recently, catching up with it since I hadn't seen it in years and I knew Jackson was saying his remake was an homage. And sure, the acting is histrionic and the dialogue is hokey, but the film still has an undeniable power ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Flick Filosopher (MaryAnn Johanson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow. The beauty and the beast meet ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Crazy for Cinema (Lisa Skrzyniarz)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FilmJudgeFilmJudge
At times you are left wondering what Peter Jackson intended this film to be. There are more than enough set-pieces to make it an action film, yet there are more longing gazes and awkward emotional moments than the average Richard Curtis film. It's this ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FilmJudge
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
And here's where Jackson so beautifully demonstrates the proper use of special effects. I watched the last hour of the film with a knot in my stomach, the result of a combination of the love story and the brilliant special effects Jackson ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Goatdog's Movies (Michael W. Phillips, Jr.)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
Peter Jackson's "King Kong" is the most thrilling, soulful monster picture ever made. At last, it can be said without irony - I laughed, I cried. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at New York Daily News (Jami Bernard)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
Kong (performed by Andy Serkis) and Ann (Naomi Watts) in King KongDirector Peter Jackson carries King Kong to new heights. The innovative Kiwi auteur instills Kong with the same sense of wonder he brought to the Lord of the Rings trilogy: emotion, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Palo Alto Online (Tyler Hanley)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mediasearch, Australia Mediasearch, Australia
They eventually set sail to Skull Island where they discover natives who end up taking Ann as a sacrifice for a giant gorilla…Kong. The crew decides to stay and save her and the rescue mission becomes much more than they first realised. As in the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Mediasearch, Australia
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for London Daily Mail (Baz Bamigboye)London Daily Mail (Baz Bamigboye)
Speaking about Merian Cooper's classic 1933 movie, Jackson said: "The original Kong is a wonderful blend - probably the most perfect blend - of escapism and adventure, mystery and romance. It does everything an escapist movie should do: it takes you ...read the complete King Kong movie review at London Daily Mail (Baz Bamigboye)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
Director Peter Jackson (Lord of the Rings) loved the 1933 version of King Kong and has made this film as an affectionate tribute to it. Part of it works and part of it feels like a self-indulgent lover trying to express far too much for far too long ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Spirituality & Health (Frederic and Mary Ann Brussat)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Tracksounds! (Christopher Coleman)Tracksounds! (Christopher Coleman)
If that question was originally without merit, that changed the moment composer Howard Shore dropped out off of the King Kong project and James Newton Howard was brought on board to provide the musical backdrop to this beauty and beast remake. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Tracksounds! (Christopher Coleman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
But most importantly, Jackson takes the time to strengthen the relationship between ape and girl. After Kong snatches Ann and runs off into the jungle, their mutual (platonic) love becomes more than implied; it's downright heartbreaking. Ann gazes up ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Combustible Celluloid (Jeffrey M. Anderson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Fotograma.com Fotograma.com
El laureado director de la trilogía de El señor de los anillos, Peter Jackson, confiesa que fue King Kong el principal motivo por el cual quiso ser cineasta. Dicho filme del año 1933 y dirigido Merian C. Cooper y Ernest B. Schoedsack, es todo un ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Fotograma.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for hybridmagazine.com hybridmagazine.com
That’s the first third (fifth?) of the movie. We all know the rest. However, Peter Jackson decided that he really needed to make another trilogy, since LOTR went so well. The first movie is getting to Skull Island and meeting the natives, who introduce ...read the complete King Kong movie review at hybridmagazine.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
If director Peter Jackson cut nearly an hour out of the three-hour “King Kong,” it would be a better film. As it is, there are spectacular sections combining stunning special effects with the corny but still moving story of a giant ape and the woman ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Wolf Entertainment Guide (William Wolf)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
The story of the giant ape from Skull Island has become such an American myth since its incarnation in 1933 that the third act of Peter Jackson's remake has the inevitable momentum and cathartic feeling of Greek tragedy.&nbsp; We know what will ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Mark Reviews Movies (Mark Dujsik)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)
Zuallererst ein Wort zum Regisseur Peter Jackson. Was er in seinen „Independent-Jahren“ auf die Beine gestellt hat, ist bemerkenswert. Seine Splatter-Trilogie und auch das schon grÃ¶Ãźere Werk Heavenly Creatures zeugten von einem wahren Talent und ...read the complete King Kong movie review at allesfilm.com (Markus Steiger)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Reel.comReel.com
PARENT'S NOTE : King Kong is rated PG-13 for "frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images." The most intense scenes come when the film crew first lands on Skull Island and encounters indigenous people who act possessed and practice voodoo ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Reel.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for City Pages, Minneapolis/St. PaulCity Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
I know it's perverse if not unpatriotic: Hollywood giant spends $200 million to make countless digital artifacts look real, and the buzz-kill critic in flyover country is fixated on the one relatively authentic thing in the film that looks cheap. In my ...read the complete King Kong movie review at City Pages, Minneapolis/St. Paul
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for IOFilmIOFilm
Adrien Brody makes a fine appearance as playwright Jack Driscoll, unwillingly kept on board and soon attracted to the luminous Ann. Long before they have found the island, had numerous adventures that attempt to put Lost Island and Jurassic Park to ...read the complete King Kong movie review at IOFilm
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
All of the sudden Titanic looks puny. Peter Jackson has remade King Kong, the one about the five-foot blonde and the 50-foot gorilla who fall for each other, literally and figuratively, and it's a doozy. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Philadelphia Inquirer (Carrie Rickey)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
At three hours, seven minutes and jam-packed with larger-than-life action sequences -- this film is as big as Kong himself. I must admit, I was expecting a great deal of yawning while waiting for the beast to break screen. But, actually, the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Hollywood Report Card (Ross Anthony)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Cutting Edge Cutting Edge
Nog meer dan “The lord of the rings” (“LOTR”) is “King Kong” het levenswerk van Peter Jackson. Toen hij acht was, zag hij de eerste Kong–film uit 1933 op televisie. De prent van regisseurs Merian C. Cooper en Ernest B. Schoedsack had ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cutting Edge
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
If you’ve seen Peter Jackson’s last four week-before-Christmas theatrical releases, then you’ve spent nearly 13 hours with the writer-director, and that’s more time than most folks have spent with their families over the last four holiday seasons. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Planet Sick-Boy (Jon Popick)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)
Though most fans have made their choices by now, this 2-disc Special Edition is a clear winner over the barebones release. With a nice mix of extras to complement the great technical presentation, this well-rounded package pays fitting tribute to Peter ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Talk (Randy Miller III)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
The ultimate Beauty and the Beast tale was a long time in coming to DVD. Was it worth the wait? Absolutely. Special Features :: Audio Commentary:: "I'm King Kong: ...read the complete King Kong movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (David Annandale)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
Quick brass rips and percussive rhythms in the final "Beauty Killed the Beast" cues touch at the edges of Steiner's sensibilities, but by the time you hear a solo boy's voice in the finale, you realize that Howard as truly taken his own approach ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Filmtracks (Christian Clemmensen)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Slate (David Edelstein)Slate (David Edelstein)
Forget Titanic. Peter Jackson has remade King Kong (Universal) as a spectacular three-hankie tragic love story—sometimes dumb and often clunky and always pretty cornball, but just about irresistible. Watching its gloriously florid climax atop the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Slate (David Edelstein)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for UpcomingDiscs.com (Brendan Surpless)UpcomingDiscs.com (Brendan Surpless)
Ever since making the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Director Peter Jackson has almost become a household name that seems to always guarantee success. Don’t get me wrong though, Jackson has not always been successful. Before making the Lord of the Rings ...read the complete King Kong movie review at UpcomingDiscs.com (Brendan Surpless)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for FilmFocus.Co.UK (Simon Guerrier)FilmFocus.Co.UK (Simon Guerrier)
Spectacular, terrifying, and genuinely affecting, Jackson's brilliant remake of the classic monster flick is a perfect date movie. It could just do with being a bit shorter. What makes King Kong win over other monster movies? In terms of basic story, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FilmFocus.Co.UK (Simon Guerrier)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
The movie opens in Depression-era New York City, where vaudeville-comedienne Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) is playing to sparse audiences and wondering where her next meal will come from. Enter shifty-eyed filmmaker Carl Denham (Jack Black) who offers Ann the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Gorilla Pants (Melissa Prusi)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
I saved the biggest and longest film of 2005 for last. I am sure that I don't need to give you any background on this remake by director Peter (Lord of the Rings) Jackson. He has brought to the big screen his lifelong dream of King Kong and no one could ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Lobo Howls (Judith Wolfe)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Fulfilling a lifelong dream to remake the movie that inspired him to become a filmmaker, Peter Jackson ("The Lord of the Rings") has at once amped the spectacle and deepened the emotional resonance of the original 1933 "King Kong" while adhering ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
In the middle of a beautifully recreated Depression era New York, lovely, young struggling actress wannabe Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) finds that her professional life has gone down the toilet with the closing of her show and the disbanding of the theater ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Cranky Critic (Chuck Schwartz)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)
So is it really the "one remake to rule them all?" It depends. Remaking King Kong would be no easy task (the '76 fiasco proved that). Jackson and the gang get as much right as they do wrong. What they get right is awe-inspiring. What they get ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Juicy Cerebellum (Alex Sandell)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
The action sequences are top-notch, of course, arriving mostly during the crew's attempted rescue of Ann on Skull Island and capped by Kong's famous final stand on the Empire State Building. Jackson shows a good sense of showmanship and a bit of his ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.50 out of 4 stars for Parent PreviewsParent Previews
With repeated depictions of violent interactions as well as an extended runtime of 187 minutes, this film is more suited to older audiences. It also makes popcorn and drinks an almost mandatory requirement. Yet in the spirit of spectacular epics, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Parent Previews
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Weekly Sci-Fi Weekly
J ames Newton Howard is certainly no stranger to the Hollywood music scene. He's well known, with more than 90 films to his credit. He's been nominated for the Oscar six times, for the Golden Globe twice and for the Grammy once. Between 1994 and 2005, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Sci-Fi Weekly
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Seattle Post-IntelligencerSeattle Post-Intelligencer
Then there's the fact that audiences have shown a particular apathy to remakes of giant-ape movies. An earlier expensive remake of "Kong" was laughed off the screen in 1976 and new versions of "Godzilla" and "Mighty Joe Young" both tanked badly in ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Seattle Post-Intelligencer
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Sinlechuga.com (Dan Hoy)Sinlechuga.com (Dan Hoy)
But Kong isn’t just about the complicated romance between director and audience: it also chronicles the relationship between an artist (the playwright/screenwriter played by Adrien Brody) and his art. As Black says to Brody early in the movie, after ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Sinlechuga.com (Dan Hoy)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for UGO Screenwriter's VoiceUGO Screenwriter's Voice
But what do we know now? It might be a little unfair to say precisely what King Kong will look like by reading an eight-year old draft of Jackson's film but it can give us some idea what it could end up being. Jackson has already said that this draft of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at UGO Screenwriter's Voice
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Entertainment Ave! (The Dude on the Right)Entertainment Ave! (The Dude on the Right)
"King Kong" starts with the story of a filmmaker, Carl Denham (Jack Black). It’s the 1930’s and he’s having a little trouble getting the funding to finish his latest flick, especially when he wants to set sail to this uncharted island that is ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Entertainment Ave! (The Dude on the Right)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
Peter Jackson's "King Kong" doesn't open until Dec. 14, but people leaving a trio of preview screenings at an upper West Side theater yesterday were ready to yell it from the rooftops - or, if they could get there, from the top of the Empire State ...read the complete King Kong movie review at New York Daily News (Jack Mathews)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Corn Pone FlicksCorn Pone Flicks
Unlike the 1970s Dino De Laurentis remake, Jackson's Kong remains set in the 1930s. This is in many ways a boon to the film, not only for the atmosphere, but also for acheiving a sense of believability. The idea of an island that no one knows the exact ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Corn Pone Flicks
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD-Dweeb.comDVD-Dweeb.com
At first, who’d want to top a classic? Avoiding the sloppiness of the 1976 remake, Jackson comes at “King Kong” with the wide-eyed love of a child, reverently preserving the 1933 era of the original, preventing the notion of someone whipping out a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD-Dweeb.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Rick FergusonRick Ferguson
Hollywood needs Peter Jackson. In an era in which box office revenues are drying up faster than the world's oil supplies, in which one after another of 2005's supposed studio tent poles collapsed in a splintering sawdust cloud of dashed hopes, this ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Rick Ferguson
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
It's a tall order to have to remake a well-known classic, especially one that still is able to thrill audiences today. Despite its popularity, King Kong is an example of a classic film that actually could still be bested, mainly because of the dated ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD AnmelderenDVD Anmelderen
Vi kjenner til historien og Jackson har naturlig fulgt historien fra orginalfilmen og forsiktig adoptert den i 2005-utgaven. Dette har han gjort med overbevisende kontroll. Vi blir med en gang sugd inn i den dype depresjonstiden på 30-tallet i USA der ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Anmelderen
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BBC FilmsBBC Films
Finally, Kong makes his entrance, and he's worth the wait. Jackson's team has created a marvellously expressive, menacing and tragic beast. In a film stuffed with superb performances - Watts, in particular, is wonderful - it's the monkey who deserves ...read the complete King Kong movie review at BBC Films
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for iF MagazineiF Magazine
Jackson, as a director, chooses to spend the first portion of the film focusing on the human story before they ever set foot on a boat to Skull Island. This is not a bad thing; on the contrary it actually makes you care about the characters and their ...read the complete King Kong movie review at iF Magazine
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
For those unfamiliar with the plot, here’s a quick synopsis. Carl Denham (Black) is your run-of-the-mill sleazebag movie producer who has exhausted the budget on his current project, not to mention the patience of the studio heads. Desperate to show ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FromTheBalcony (Bill Clark)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for CinescapeCinescape
Need we give you a synopsis of the plot? Well, just for the record, I'll copy & paste the one from Amazon.com: "Set in the 1930s, this is the story of a young and beautiful actress Ann Darrow from the world of vaudeville who finds herself lost in ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinescape
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Deseret News, Salt Lake City Deseret News, Salt Lake City
Jackson does overuse some of the handheld camera work, and it's fortunate that he has Black, whose nimble comic presence brightens the slow first hour. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Deseret News, Salt Lake City
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Frank's Reel ReviewsFrank's Reel Reviews
Staying true to the original, Jackson sets the film in the 1930's, where we meet the three central human characters trying to make their way through the Great Depression. Carl Denham (Jack Black) is the impetus that drives the plot of King Kong. He's a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Frank's Reel Reviews
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Jerry SaraviaJerry Saravia
The film is set during the Depression Era of the 30's, specifically 1933 in the city of New York. In an evocative montage set to Al Jolson's "I'm Sitting on Top of the World," we see police raiding buildings, destitute families living in squalor, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Jerry Saravia
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
There are many entertaining things about Jackson's King Kong, but for me the film was rather like a party where I had some fun, but it went on for too long. The movie's running time is about three hours, and I was grateful that DVD allowed me to spread ...read the complete King Kong movie review at homevideo.about.com (Ivana Redwine)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for <<dnb@dca.net>> <<dnb@dca.net>>
Clearly none of that $200 million went to editor Jamie Selkirk, who's left with all but his thumbs to twiddle. There are several sequences in "King Kong" that run on *forever*--the dinosaur stampede, for one thing, and boring stuff on the boat, and ...read the complete King Kong movie review at <<dnb@dca.net>>
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movie GnomeMovie Gnome
In this new remake to the 1933 classic, King Kong follows Carl Denham (Jack Black), a greedy film director who will make his film no matter what. He charts a ship to look for a place to shoot his picture, bringing along his new actress, Ann ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movie Gnome
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Shane R. BurridgeShane R. Burridge
Jackson and I were born in the same country in the same era. We undoubtedly were both captivated by the same television broadcast of the 1933 KING KONG late on a Friday night back when we were kids. Some years afterwards I was unwittingly exposed to a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Shane R. Burridge
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Bill ClarkBill Clark
For those unfamiliar with the plot, here's a quick synopsis. Carl Denham (Black) is your run-of-the-mill sleazebag movie producer who has exhausted the budget on his current project, not to mention the patience of the studio heads. Desperate to show the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bill Clark
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Hip PimpleThe Hip Pimple
What Jackson saw in this piece-of-s**t movie is beyond me. Sure, it was his childhood favourite. But kids dig all sorts of junk. That's part of what being young is all about. Still, it doesn't mean you have to waste 200 million dollars putting fresh ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Hip Pimple
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for moviereview (Colin Fraser)moviereview (Colin Fraser)
Around 35 years ago, a young boy saw an old monster movie on television. The film was King Kong, the boy was Peter Jackson. It was a life changing moment which determined his future – if he couldn’t hunt gorillas, he would make a film about one ...read the complete King Kong movie review at moviereview (Colin Fraser)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for FilmGuru.NetFilmGuru.Net
From the time that the film crew arrive on Skull Island, the film kicks into high gear. Ann is captured by the indigenous people and sacrificed to Kong, a 25-foot tall silverback gorilla. As Kong carries Ann into the jungle, the crew mounts a rescue ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FilmGuru.Net
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
A few words of advice. !!! is pronounced as any three repetitive sounds. Common interpretations are: chic-chic-chic, pow-pow-pow, uh-uh-uh, "among many unlimited possibilities", inform !!! kindly. Now this may make one seem like a buffoon when toddling ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Sacramento News & Review (Jim Lane)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Haro OnlineHaro Online
King Kong's greatest asset is technology. Kong looks much better than he ever did (Andy Serkis, 13 Going on 30, The Return of the King provided the basis for Kong's movements), and can now convey emotion. Jackson succeeds in bringing a greater depth of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Haro Online
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for FilmEdge.net reviewFilmEdge.net review
Indeed, Skull Island's population of ancient, forgotten and monstrous foes has multiplied a thousand-fold since 1933, as have the eye-popping, jaw-dropping special effects used to create them, but fortunately these visually stunning creatures and vistas ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FilmEdge.net review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for FilmDailies.comFilmDailies.com
As far as Chinese proverbs go, making your dream come true is a misfortune on a gigantic scale. Fortunately, the Chinese are not always right. Although King Kong is probably not on par with the LotR trilogy, it’s still an excellent movie. It takes the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FilmDailies.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for World Socialist Web SiteWorld Socialist Web Site
Since he was nine years old and first saw the original 1933 version of King Kong, Peter Jackson was obsessed with making monsters. He is quoted in an Internet interview: “I saw the original Kong on TV when I was nine on a Friday night in New Zealand. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at World Socialist Web Site
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
The 3-hour film is rather neatly divided into acts: reductively, there's a "set-up" hour, an hour on Skull Island, and an hour in New York City. I am already hearing complaints about the set-up. I'm having none of it. I can, I suppose, see how people ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Blather (Eugene Novikov)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
As Peter Jackson tells it, the original King Kong made him a filmmaker. After watching it on television when he was 9, he woke up the next day and began making models. It's almost too tidy a story, but it's probably true. King Kong is the kind of movie ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Onion A.V. Club (Keith Phipps)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for In Review (Adam Suraf)In Review (Adam Suraf)
The 1933 “King Kong” was one of the most important films of its day, a landmark in adventure filmmaking and stop motion puppeteering that fueled an audience beaten up by the Great Depression with imagination, horror, and wonder. To say that it ...read the complete King Kong movie review at In Review (Adam Suraf)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Arizona Republic The Arizona Republic
Modern computer effects allow for a more realistic Kong, especially in displaying his moods with tight shots of his face. Andy Serkis, who, um, aped Kong's moves in a motion-capture studio, gives Kong a natural gait. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Arizona Republic
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
With "King Kong", I think Peter Jackson has given us the best possible adaptation of a totally ridiculous story. Seriously, it's not an easy job, to convince your audience that a woman will have any sort of emotional connection with a 25 feet tall ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Natural Born Viewers ("Geeky Marcus")
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
On the island the pretty blonde Ann is seen as a special sacrifice for the demigod Kong. The natives offer her up, tied up and frighten while awaiting her fate. Kong bursts on the scene and the beast is immediately smitten by the beauty. In one ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Home Theater Info (Doug MacLean)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Pajiba (Daniel Carlson)Pajiba (Daniel Carlson)
I don’t want to ruffle any feathers, but American film is inextricably linked to auteurism. I certainly don’t mean any disrespect to any Paulettes out there; in fact, I’m one of you, though I also own a well-thumbed copy of Sarris’ The American ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Pajiba (Daniel Carlson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for RaEL Film GuideRaEL Film Guide
It's not a total loss. Naomi Watts as Ann Darrow is a lovely Art Deco figure (somewhat bonier than the actresses considered for the original: Jean Harlow (the original choice), Fay Wray (the one chosen), women who filled out their tight dresses nicely, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at RaEL Film Guide
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Karate PartyKarate Party
It is a hard task following up one of the biggest trilogies in motion picture history, Peter Jackson you could say had this monkey on his back. Many people will be familiar with the fact that Jackson and partner Fran Walsh were at one time developing ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Karate Party
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Locus Online (Howard Waldrop & Lawrence Person)Locus Online (Howard Waldrop & Lawrence Person)
When you come out of this thing, you feel like you've been beaten with logs (more so even than when leaving Das Boot 24 years go) — and you have, at least a couple of times — if not actual logs, you've been caught in a sauropod stampede with ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Locus Online (Howard Waldrop & Lawrence Person)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for The Fresh Films Review (Fredrik Fevang)The Fresh Films Review (Fredrik Fevang)
I'm not normally a sucker for CGI elements being the stars of motion pictures, but from a stop-action piece of clay (1933) through a monkey Halloween suit (1976), King Kong was perhaps the single one of the great classics that could benefit the most ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Fresh Films Review (Fredrik Fevang)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Tony MedleyTony Medley
Although far too long at three wrs (the original was only 100 minutes), with far too many special effects-driven fight scenes involving horrible monsters, it's still a smashing ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Tony Medley
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Village Voice (J. Hoberman)Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
Peter Jackson's three-hour King Kong remake is acutely self-conscious without being particularly self-reflective. Every kink in the 1933 original—a ballyhooed mélange of sex, carnage, sadism, racial weirdness, and special effects made by former ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Village Voice (J. Hoberman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Comingsoon.netComingsoon.net
The other great thing about "King Kong" is the action. It features some of the most breathtaking action scenes of any movie this year. When the island natives attack the crew, you hold your breath in horror. When the crew is caught in the dinosaur ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Comingsoon.net
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Mutant Reviewers From HellMutant Reviewers From Hell
Picture this, true believers. Peter Jackson, whose previous film credits include a movie about drunken Muppets and a horror/comedy featuring Michael J Fox talking to ghosts, is handed the keys to what could potentially be the biggest, most expensive, and ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Mutant Reviewers From Hell
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
I've never seen the original movie, so I didn't know what the story was, beyond the general idea. But what I did know going into the movie was this: it was King Kong and it was directed by Peter Jackson. Jackson of course is the mastermind behind the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Wolfpack Productions (Sujit 'Chief' Chawla)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice MagazineBoxoffice Magazine
Now on DVD, "King Kong" suffers mightily -- this is a movie about a big ape that needs to be seen on the big screen. Even on a large-ish home theater screen, it feels small and inadequate, like Kong has been caged and contained in a way that simply ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Boxoffice Magazine
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
It's been pointed out almost since movies began that while actors are narcissists, directors are megalomaniacs, and never has it been truer than in Peter Jackson's current iteration of "King Kong." Mr. Jackson - I mean Jack Black, who actually looks ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movies 101 (Robert Glatzer)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema 2000 (João Lopes)Cinema 2000 (João Lopes)
Ann Darrow (Naimi Watts) é uma actriz oriunda do mundo do vaudeville que se vê sem trabalho em Nova Iorque na época da Depressão. A sua sorte muda ao conhecer Carl Denham (Jack Black), um realizador empreendedor e aventureiro que luta por um lugar ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinema 2000 (João Lopes)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
There's no doubt that, because the studios are so desperate for your moviegoing dollar, movies are getting bigger. It's the pictures that are getting smaller: Particularly during the summer and at holiday time, there's no shortage of expensive ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Salon.com (Stephanie Zacharek)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
In remaking "King Kong," Peter Jackson added 90 minutes to the running time and nothing to the experience. It doesn't matter that his new film can't take the place of the original -- no one should expect that, and that's not the problem. The problem ...read the complete King Kong movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD Town (John J. Puccio and William David Lee)DVD Town (John J. Puccio and William David Lee)
Not the least of the movie´s pleasures is a screenplay that follows the general outline of the original movie, even if Jackson felt compelled to double the length of everything in it. It really is a good tale, with Denham finding his star, Ann Darrow, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Town (John J. Puccio and William David Lee)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Confessions of a Film Critic (John Maguire)Confessions of a Film Critic (John Maguire)
A big star needs a big picture, and Peter Jackson’s wonderful reworking of the classic monster movie King Kong is as big a picture as could possibly fit on a cinema screen. Over three hours long, bursting with innovative digital special effects and ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Confessions of a Film Critic (John Maguire)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
Last December's King Kong is the good kind of remake. The overwhelming success of the Lord of the Rings cycle allowed New Zealand director Peter Jackson to do his dream project, a remake of his favorite picture. Kong had already been butchered once in a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BadmouthBadmouth
Also wrong: Just like with the Lord of the Rings, Jackson takes forever to end this movie. I mean, seriously, after the battle on top of the Empire State Building, Kong gets a death scene that would make the biggest Shakespearean hack overfloweth with ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Badmouth
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Bullz-Eye.comBullz-Eye.com
“King Kong” should absolutely be seen on the big screen. Jackson, after all, went for the brass ring the way that few directors do, and despite his less than perfect results, there is far more to like about “Kong” than there is to decry. The ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bullz-Eye.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for DVD Verdict (James A. Stewart)DVD Verdict (James A. Stewart)
It belongs to a little picture that made a big splash in 1933. After the then-biggest opening weekend ever, King Kong made $1.761 million on a $670,000 investment in its initial release and kept making money for RKO in re-release through the 1950s, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Verdict (James A. Stewart)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)
In addition to having vastly superior technology to make the film, Jackson takes the time to develop the characters and the relationships and it is this that makes the movie magical. Naomi Watts plays Ann Darrow the desperate actress who undertakes the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at BoxOfficeCritic.com (Eileen Peterman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Bigfanboy (Mark Walters)Bigfanboy (Mark Walters)
I've said it before, and I'll say it again... and again if necessary. I've been a fan of Peter Jackson since long before he was a household name. I have very fond memories of his early low-budget fare like BAD TASTE, and the masterfully gory DEAD ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bigfanboy (Mark Walters)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for BeyondHollywood.comBeyondHollywood.com
do not envy Peter Jackson. Since 1996, when work began on the "Lord of the Rings" trilogy, the man has been consistently taking on some of the most arduous cinematic tasks in history. When "Return of the King" came out, Jackson said he wasn't ...read the complete King Kong movie review at BeyondHollywood.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for CineScene.com (Ed Owens)CineScene.com (Ed Owens)
Kong's story is simple enough--a scrappy film crew sails to an uncharted island still populated by ferocious dinosaurs, overgrown spiders, and at least one giant ape--and works well for a rousing genre pic with a running time of 100 minutes and change ...read the complete King Kong movie review at CineScene.com (Ed Owens)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
The following is a brief summary of the content found in this action-adventure film that's been rated PG-13. Profanity consists of some slang terms for breasts, some mild expletives, and colorful and religious-based phrases. Period style photos of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Screen It! Entertainment Reviews for Parents
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
Interestingly, unlike the previous King Kong remake from 1976, Peter Jackson set about to actually recreate the plot of the original film, setting it in the same era, deviating it only to enhance it, adding a few new characters, while allowing more time ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Qwipster's Movie Reviews (Vince Leo)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)
Jackson's $200 million upgrade of classic 1930's film is equal parts stunningly ambitious and self-indulgently bloated. Recreation of Depression Era NYC is absolutely spectacular in authenticity and Kong himself goes down as most accomplished computer ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Quick Reviews (J.D. Funari)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Cinema de Merde: Movie ReviewCinema de Merde: Movie Review
What this movie gave me is that “Wow” feeling I haven’t had since seeing the first Jurassic Park. That combination of astonishing effects and amazing sequences. And speaking of Jurassic Park, I was struck that the one sequence in which some people ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinema de Merde: Movie Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Film GeeksFilm Geeks
As the story continues, it's impossible not to fall for the big ape. Kong doesn't want to hurt, he only wants to protect what he loves from forces that he can't control. My heart broke for him. I knew he was doomed, and I didn't want him to be. Kong ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Geeks
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Hollywood Stock Exchange (Amy Lamare and Jeff Hartke)Hollywood Stock Exchange (Amy Lamare and Jeff Hartke)
Of those first 90 Kong-less moments, 45 could have been trimmed. I understand King Kong is Jackson's raison d'etre, but this film plays more like a director's cut than a theatrical release. He over-expounds on everything. Though I must admit that the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Hollywood Stock Exchange (Amy Lamare and Jeff Hartke)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.25 out of 4 stars for Movie Magazine International Movie Magazine International
Although I grow weary of the never-ending stream of remade movies, the latest version of "King Kong" is BIG in every way - and will make for a fun matinee. This third telling of the "King Kong" legend is one part pulp adventure, one part sappy period ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movie Magazine International
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
Peter Jackson's King Kong is truly a rare motion picture event that can honestly be defined as an epic in every capacity of the word ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Moose Hole (Joseph Kastner)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
A travelogue through popular movie genres, it passes from socially conscious drama to comedy, romance, horror, adventure, science-fiction fantasy and doomed love story, cleverly quoting the styles and tropes to which we've become accustomed along the way. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Los Angeles Times (Carina Chocano)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movieman's Guide to the Movies (Brian Oliver)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for About.com (Jurgen Fauth)About.com (Jurgen Fauth)
Smashing good fun. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at About.com (Jurgen Fauth)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for CHUD (Devin Faraci)CHUD (Devin Faraci)
Jackson again reminds us that he's a genius. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at CHUD (Devin Faraci)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
This massive flick is warm and nostalgic, dark and dangerous, sly and sweet, delicate, ferocious, and enthralling in a way that only great movies can be. Plus it's got, like, a million monsters in it. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Scott Weinberg)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
...read the complete King Kong movie review at NYC Film Critic (Ethan Alter)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
Despite uncessary padding and languid pacing, King Kong is a visually gorgeous spectacle that deserves to be seen on the big screen ...read the complete King Kong movie review at eFilmCritic.com (Brian Mckay)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Dread Central (Sean Clark)Dread Central (Sean Clark)
Making a film that combines so many different elements from drama, comedy, action, horror, suspense, romance... is no easy task, but Peter Jackson pulled it off perfectly. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Dread Central (Sean Clark)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)
There is still a heart buried under all the CGI but it's clogged with the cholesterol of movie padding. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Hero Realm (Stefan Halley)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)
Going Bananas for the Big Ape ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Wanniski.com (Matthew Wanniski)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
Voici une autre réalisation monumentale de Jackson. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at EnPrimeur.ca (Nicolas Lacroix)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)
It's clear that like the Lord of the Rings trilogy, Jackson lovingly took his feelings and appreciations and created a film that is mind-numbingly comprehensive. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at efilmcritic.com (Uri Lessing)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
Jackson puts his passion for epics to good use and creates film magic ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movies for the Masses (Joseph Proimakis)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Boxoffice Magazine (Annlee Ellingson)Boxoffice Magazine (Annlee Ellingson)
The result is a three-hour epic on par with his Lord of the Rings trilogy both in scale and thematic relevance, securing Jackson's reputation as the next great event filmmaker and heir to Steven Spielberg. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Boxoffice Magazine (Annlee Ellingson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
Jackson's Kong is as much homage as remake -- and that may well be its strength and its weakness in one package ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Mountain Xpress (Asheville, NC) (Ken Hanke)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for New York Times (A.O. Scott)New York Times (A.O. Scott)
Peter Jackson's remake is as much a tribute to the old, seat-of-the-pants spirit of early motion pictures as it is an exercise in technological bravura. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at New York Times (A.O. Scott)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
The greatest charm of the new 'King Kong' comes when Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) bonds with her 20-foot primate boyfriend. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at efilmcritic.com (Dan Lybarger)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
King Kong ushers in a subtext -- via a path of spectacular, epic adventure -- that we should preserve endangered species at all costs. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Metro Weekly (Washington, DC) (Randy Shulman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.20 out of 4 stars for Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
If you’re looking for a rollercoaster ride, you’ll love it -- as long as you don’t mind a nice hour-long carriage ride through Central Park first. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Freeze Dried Movies (Brian Juergens)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
The story is well-known: a scheming film-maker and his crew travels by boat to a previously undiscovered island somewhere in the South Pacific. Alas, the island lives up to its tourist unfriendly moniker of “Skull Island”: it is infested with ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Sci-Fi Movie Page (James O'Ehley)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
Roger Ebert once contended that good movies should not be remade; that only movies that didn't make it off the assembly line correctly the first time should. That argument was certainly proven with The Maltese Falcon, which was shot twice before, in ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Soundwaves Cinema (Dennis Willis)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Aurum3 MoviesAurum3 Movies
Once again, filmmakers have resorted to giving audiences another remake, this one only on its third revision stamped with $200 million in production costs. Peter Jackson, Director of The Lord of the Rings trilogy, presents King Kong, an adaptation of the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Aurum3 Movies
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
...[Peter] Jackson knows what it takes to make an exciting film. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Oscar Guy (Wesley Lovell)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for RevolutionSF (Rick Klaw)RevolutionSF (Rick Klaw)
Like many genre filmmakers, a young Peter Jackson decided after seeing the original King Kong to make movies. At twelve years old, he filmed his own version of the climatic Empire State Building scene using puppets. Pre-production on the adult Jackson's ...read the complete King Kong movie review at RevolutionSF (Rick Klaw)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
First, some background. The original King Kong was the result of a unique collaboration between directors Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack (both were known for their nature documentaries) and visual effects pioneer Willis O'Brien. O'Brien ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movie-Vault.com (Mel Valentin)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
By and large everything in this version is done right. Added back stories lend the adventurers different occupations with only Jack Black's monomaniac movie producer pretty much identical to the original Denham. He does exhibit an added layer of shady ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Savant (Glenn Erickson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arrow in the HeadArrow in the Head
The three hour clock time, the familiarity of the tale and the CG heavy nature of the flick scared me off Jackson’s Kong for a while but I finally grabbed the ape by the ears and went to see it and all I can say is…nice. That’s it…end of review, ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Arrow in the Head
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Jam! MoviesJam! Movies
Whatever else Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong may be, it can't be accused of being a cynical ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Jam! Movies
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for VideoVista VideoVista
1933: at the height of the Depression, vaudeville actress Ann Darrow is out of work and starving when maverick director Carl Denham plucks her from the street. He wants her to appear in his new movie, filming on location in Indonesia - but he hasn't ...read the complete King Kong movie review at VideoVista
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
...you can feel the director beating his chest on top of the highest cliff. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Scene-Stealers.com (Eric Melin)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
While one cannot deny his giant-sized filmmaking gifts or his showmanship, nor can we ignore how thin the air of self-importance feels by the time every last digital effect has been pulled out of the magic bag. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Detroit Free Press (Terry Lawson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
This time beauty -- and a touch of vaudeville -- soothes the savage beast. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Sun Publications (Chicago, IL) (Josh Larsen)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Apollo Guide (Jamie Gillies)Apollo Guide (Jamie Gillies)
There is a lot of fun to be had in getting to the love story. The real strength of the film is that it wants us to believe in this love. The only other film I can think of that takes a pile of gobbledygook so seriously is William Friedkin’s The ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Apollo Guide (Jamie Gillies)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
Jackson spoils us with riches in this film, with one impossible sequence after another; the result is overwhelming but pleasantly so. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Seattle Times (Moira MacDonald)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
Too many stories... lead to a running time that is out of proportion for what is, despite its cost and celebrity cast, a B-monster movie. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movie Parables (Michael Elliott)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
Editor Jamie Selkirk has been with Jackson since he was making 85 minute zombie movies and really should have stepped up, not that fans will complain about the excess. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Zap2it.com (Dan Fienberg)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Close-up Film (Becky Day)Close-up Film (Becky Day)
Long since the 1933 black and white static movement of a model and drawings, long since the screaming heroine and monster Kong, we have expanded effects in breathtaking leaps to develop the ultimate King Kong of 2005. Using what works, Peter took with ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Close-up Film (Becky Day)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVDnett.noDVDnett.no
King Kong manifesterer på mange måter hvordan dagens teknologi kommer til å bli mer sentral innenfor filmbransjen i fremtiden. Filmen er spekket med effekter som verden sjelden har sett maken til. Bare det å være i stand til å skape en troverdig ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVDnett.no
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
Director Peter Jackson carries King Kong to new heights. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Palo Alto Weekly (Tyler Hanley)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
In King Kong, Jack Black plays 1930's filmmaker/showman Carl Denham who will stop at absolutely nothing to get his film made. Forget ethics, safety or truth. His plan is to make the ultimate adventure film on location on a mysterious island that is only ...read the complete King Kong movie review at TeenHollywood.com (Lynn Barker)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
Peter Jackson's new movie is the king of Kongs. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at St. Paul Pioneer Press (Chris Hewitt (St. Paul))
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Associated ContentAssociated Content
It usually takes me awhile, but eventually I get around to seeing all the hyped movies. So it was with Peter's Jackson's "King Kong- the Eighth Wonder of the World". Two words are enough to tell guys why they should see "King Kong"- Naomi Watts. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Associated Content
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for reVisionreVision
Se il primo compito di un kolossal è innalzare scenografie immense, il secondo è introdurre un colosso che le distrugga. Perché le dimensioni contano. E King Kong è un gigante che stordisce, per quantità e qualità dei suoi segni. Notevolissimo ...read the complete King Kong movie review at reVision
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
[The film] offers the most thrilling movie moments of 2005 and crafts a lovely relationship between its beauty and beast. But ultimately, this Kong is just too much. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Sacramento Bee (Carla Meyer)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
Say what you will about Peter Jackson, he knows how to deliver a money shot. King Kong's arrives midway through its running time, with a spectacular battle between the titular giant ape and a trio of prehistoric carnosaurs. Kong is fighting to keep ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Flipside Movie Emporium (Rob Vaux)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Contra Costa Times (Randy Myers)Contra Costa Times (Randy Myers)
[The film] reminds us of why we first fell in love with Kong and Hollywood movies in general. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Contra Costa Times (Randy Myers)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
Once the movie finally drops anchor on Skull Island, it does begin to gain steam as the group runs smack into tribesfolk who kidnap Ann and plan to use her as a sacrifice. When Kong comes along, he decides that Ann is more friend than midnight snack and ...read the complete King Kong movie review at A Guide to Current DVD (Aaron Beierle)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for FilmFestivals.com (Moira Sullivan)FilmFestivals.com (Moira Sullivan)
Why make a King Kong film now? Since it has been recycled several times, trotting out a new version exposes the story to how it still uses black and white tropes. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FilmFestivals.com (Moira Sullivan)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Appreciating Great TrashAppreciating Great Trash
The first hour of Peter Jackson’s King Kong is a mess: the pacing is slipshod, the characterizations are haphazard, the direction is disinterested, and the writing is genuinely awful: Jackson doesn’t just trot out Heart of Darkness, he actually has a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Appreciating Great Trash
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
No question about it. The latest remake of "King Kong" delivers the most relentless series of attacks by creepy, crawly, flying, loping, multilegged, tentacled, fanged, amply incisored, pincered creatures ever. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Pittsburgh Tribune-Review (Ed Blank)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Tiscali UKTiscali UK
35 years ago, a nine year old boy sat in front of his television and cried at the end of the 1933 classic King Kong. The same boy, by then a fully grown film director, also cried when he met a frail Fay Wray shortly before her death in the summer of 2004. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Tiscali UK
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Georgia Straight (Ken Eisner)Georgia Straight (Ken Eisner)
Many movies about monsters, fantasy worlds, and beauty-loving beasts have come and gone since the original 1933 appearance of King Kong. In some ways, however, that seminal black-and-white epic (100 minutes long!) has remained an encapsulation of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Georgia Straight (Ken Eisner)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar CineasteCinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
When a film made in the thirties becomes a classic and a source of inspiration, there's got to be a reason. Peter Jackson's ("Lord of the Rings") shows us what it ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
All in all King Kong 2005 was a GREAT looking (with 200 Million to play with, it better be), blown up, highly entertaining, often humorous and worthy update of an American classic with a solid cast to boot! Too bad that with 3 hours on his ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Arrow in the Head ("The Arrow")
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Friday & Saturday Review Friday & Saturday Review
When you’re Peter Jackson, the man behind “The Lord of the Rings” films, the most powerful director in the world, barring perhaps Steven Spielberg—and you and Spielberg are currently competing against one another for a Golden Globe—there must ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Friday & Saturday Review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
The story of King Kong started in 1933 with Willis O'Brien and an 18 inch model that could be moved in different positions to be filmed in stop motion animation.&nbsp; In 1976, he was a man in an ape suit who menaced ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The King's Room (Clyde Ayles)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
The latest “King Kong” remake is a worthy successor to the 1933 original, and greatly superior to the 1976 remake and most other versions of this classic beauty and the beast tale. Using the latest advanced computer graphics, director Peter Jackson ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Laramie Movie Scope (Robert Roten)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boston GlobeBoston Globe
Peter Jackson's ''King Kong" delivers all you could possibly want from a modern popcorn behemoth: state-of-the-art special effects, epic scope and running time, rampaging dinosaurs, things majestically going ka-boom. It's not so much a remake as it ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Boston Globe
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ninth symphony films ninth symphony films
And if one were to compare the look and feel of King Kong to his other projects, Jackson's recognizable method of filmmaking would be easy to spot in multiple areas. From the swiftly diving camera-work displaying a scene created entirely in a computer ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ninth symphony films
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Fantastica Daily (Chuck O'Leary)Fantastica Daily (Chuck O'Leary)
Jackson's competent remake is certainly worth a look, but it's ultimately a Kong too long and too much. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Fantastica Daily (Chuck O'Leary)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Metromix.com (Matt Pais)Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
For the most part, a chest-beating, banana-eating riot. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Metromix.com (Matt Pais)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for ReelTalk (Frank Wilkins)ReelTalk (Frank Wilkins)
Even without knowing about Peter Jackson's love affair with the iconic tale of King Kong immortalized in 1933 by adventurers-turned filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and co-director Ernest B. Schoedsack, one would immediately recognize Jackson's remake of ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ReelTalk (Frank Wilkins)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for DVD ConfidentialDVD Confidential
Anyway, Kong is a great film and it deserves to be in any collection, simply for the effects alone. It is truly incredible. King Kong is fun, gorgeous to look at, and at times, the film is very touching. Highly recommended. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVD Confidential
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for USA Today (Claudia Puig)USA Today (Claudia Puig)
Jackson is a visionary filmmaker who is not only a technical wizard but also a master storyteller. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at USA Today (Claudia Puig)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
... Peter Jackson delivers the re-invention of the modern monster movie that Godzilla failed to achieve. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at MovieCrypt.com (Kevin A. Ranson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
The only slipup is a forgivable one. Jackson continues to be reluctant to leave a world he has so magnificently created. At a little over three hours, King Kong is a bit of a bum-number. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at San Antonio Express-News (Larry Ratliff)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
It's the rare kind of movie that makes too much seem like a good idea. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Miami Herald (Rene Rodriguez)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
While Jackson's 'Kong' may not be a great film, it offers plenty of good fun, and few moviegoers will leave the theater griping that they didn't get their money's worth. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Kalamazoo Gazette (James Sanford)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
I don’t often like to write reviews for films twice, but for King Kong I was will to make an exception. You see, I actually missed the first five minutes of the film when I saw it in the theater. It wasn’t my fault, but the theater — for some ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Tail Slate (Michael Sheridan)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Time OutTime Out
A marvel of evolution, a colossal thing of power and beauty, and ultimately too big and unwieldy for its own good, Peter Jackson’s â€King Kong’ is well-suited to its subject. A period remake of Merian C Cooper’s 1933 smash, this â€Kong’ retools ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Time Out
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
The shaggy downsides of King Kong shouldn't keep it from pounding its chest as the box-office monster of the holiday season. You can run, but you can't hide. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Boulder Weekly (Thomas Delapa)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
After conquering Middle Earth, where does one go? If you are Peter Jackson, you head to Skull Island to revisit the story that started you on your career path: King Kong. Riding a wave of anticipation and hype that makes the ad campaign on the last ...read the complete King Kong movie review at musicOMH (Shawn Fitzgerald)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for HNR - Hollywood North Report (Robert Falconer)HNR - Hollywood North Report (Robert Falconer)
That's not to say that Jackson's film isn't without its problems. It has its share of issues, and some of them should have easily been caught by the filmmakers, but before we look at those, let's examine what makes the new King Kong so good, and why ...read the complete King Kong movie review at HNR - Hollywood North Report (Robert Falconer)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
Does it improve on its landmark predecessor? Of course not. But on its own terms, this new interpretation gets the job done in often spectacular fashion. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Creative Loafing (Matt Brunson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Blurb Magazine (Michael Dalton)The Blurb Magazine (Michael Dalton)
From director Peter Jackson comes King Kong, a demographic-conscious marathon of a film extravaganza that’s also a bigger version of the original and also much, much, much longer. To dissenters who didn’t think Jackson could repeat the success of his ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Blurb Magazine (Michael Dalton)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for NCSU Technician (Tyler Dukes)NCSU Technician (Tyler Dukes)
It's difficult to classify the genre for Peter Jackson's newest visual accomplishment, King Kong. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at NCSU Technician (Tyler Dukes)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
Despite all the overkill and side trips, the film still succeeds at telling the story of a woman and the gorilla who loves her. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Kansas City Star (Robert W. Butler)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for rec.arts.movies.reviews (David N. Butterworth)rec.arts.movies.reviews (David N. Butterworth)
Excess has never felt so spectacular... but there's nothing here a good editor couldn't have improved (had he been allowed to). ...read the complete King Kong movie review at rec.arts.movies.reviews (David N. Butterworth)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for /Film(Parth Vasa)/Film(Parth Vasa)
What people (those who like it and those who don’t) have done is to look too much into this film. Most of the critics have made this into a tragic love story between a fair maiden and a monster. Her liking him due to his internal beauty (or as Hugo ...read the complete King Kong movie review at /Film(Parth Vasa)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Oregon Herald (Mark Sells)The Oregon Herald (Mark Sells)
Everyone knows the classic tale of "Beauty and the Beast." But in 1933, there was "King Kong," a fairy tale in its own right - an adventure that turned a young Fay Wray into a household name; not to mention, a mythical 25-foot primate. Now, some ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Oregon Herald (Mark Sells)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
Too big for its own good, too pure of heart to diminish, brawling, magnificent, heroic and flawed: That's King Kong, and that's King Kong . ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Houston Chronicle (Amy Biancolli)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Homer YenHomer Yen
The island has the look and feel of an island never meant to be found. It is cleverly visualized with overgrown brush, intimidating natives, and creatures that make this look like the Hellish part of Jurassic Park. While Ann has found shelter with Kong ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Homer Yen
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
And then she's not. When the theater closes its doors, leaving Ann and her troupe mates on the street with nowhere to go and no money for food, she turns almost forlorn, briefly. In her charming flapper's hat and shabby coat, she spends only a moment ...read the complete King Kong movie review at PopMatters (Cynthia Fuchs)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Video GraveyardThe Video Graveyard
Can Peter Jackson do no wrong? It certainly seems that way when you look back on his filmmaking resume. Working his way up through the low-budget ranks, Jackson was responsible for many a horror fans favourite “splatter comedies” with such fare as ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Video Graveyard
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Stranger (Andrew Wright)The Stranger (Andrew Wright)
When a talented director becomes successful enough to realize a large-scale pet project—a Hook, a Gangs of New York, an On Deadly Ground—it's usually a cue for the expectant viewer to tamp down the enthusiasm. Often these movies show signs of having ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Stranger (Andrew Wright)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Red Right Hand (Matt Stogdon)The Red Right Hand (Matt Stogdon)
I'm a big fan of the original King Kong, I love it so much it's in my Top 10 and although Peter Jackson's version of Kong is phenomenal, it is an altogether different film. Cooper's 1933 classic was a monster story about a girl taken captive by a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Red Right Hand (Matt Stogdon)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The Film Chair.comThe Film Chair.com
Wow. Just when you thought the effects blockbuster was dead, here comes Peter Jackson with a remake of a classic film and nailing each of the film's 187 minutes. King Kong, may or may not be considered a fantasy, but it certainly is fantastic. I loved ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Film Chair.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Maximum Movies (Max Einhorn)Maximum Movies (Max Einhorn)
The opening credits in the film appear identical to the original film, black italicized credits on a black and white surface, with dark curtains hanging at the sides. The film’s original score is also similar to the original, composed by last minute ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Maximum Movies (Max Einhorn)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
Remake que supera en muchas cosas al original y que demuestra el talento y la magia para contar historias de uno de los genios contemporáneos del cine. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Moviola (Jorge Avila Andrade)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
Jackson's ape is so fully realized as a specific 'realistic' character that he lacks the metaphorical resonance of the 1933 Kong, who seemed a creature captured from a nightmare rather than from nature. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Commercial Appeal (Memphis, TN) (John Beifuss)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
Naomi Watts distinguishes herself in a luminous, star-making turn as Ann -- warm, funny, charismatic, and far more than you'd expect from the damsel in distress. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Christianity Today (Russ Breimeier)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for The New Yorker (David Denby)The New Yorker (David Denby)
The big guy is back: the same chocolate-doughnut nose, seriously mashed, as if he’d been sleeping face down in the jungle for decades; the matted hair, worn natural as always; the eyes both fierce and plaintive; the heavy-limbed body, though it’s ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The New Yorker (David Denby)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
Oh, it's a total technical triumph, as you might expect. And "Kong's" eye-popping array of cinematic tricks reflects the filmmaking philosophy of a director for whom anything worth doing is worth overdoing, then doing to death. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Las Vegas Review-Journal (Carol Cling)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for kids-in-mindkids-in-mind
A woman is in a low-cut nightgown through much of the movie, and it becomes wet and clings to her body in a few scenes; also, a woman wears a low-cut and form-fitting dress that reveals cleavage and her figure, and a woman wears a low-cut dress that ...read the complete King Kong movie review at kids-in-mind
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Urban Tulsa Weekly (Cory Cheney)Urban Tulsa Weekly (Cory Cheney)
Jackson's King Kong is a throwback film, depending on you to approach it with a sort of wide-eyed innocence you might've forgotten you had. It's loud and unbelievable. It's supposed to be. There aren't any 25-foot-tall gorillas in this world ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Urban Tulsa Weekly (Cory Cheney)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. FabulousMr. Fabulous
Hollywood needs Peter Jackson. In an era in which box office revenues are drying up faster than the world’s oil supplies, in which one after another of 2005’s supposed studio tent poles collapsed in a splintering sawdust cloud of dashed hopes, this ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Mr. Fabulous
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinopsis Cinopsis
New York pendant la Grande Dépression. La misère a envahi les rues. Ann Barrow, une jeune actrice de music-hall, travaille dans un théâtre. Mais celui-ci doit, comme beaucoup d'autres, fermer ses portes et la jeune fille se retrouve à la rue. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinopsis
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
3 Stars - Challenging          Peter Jackson's "King Kong" is not for children or sensitive adults.   The demonic villagers of Skull Island and the computer generated giant insects of the prehistoric forest are so superbly done that their horror ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Cinema in Focus (Denny Wayman and Hal Conklin)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
They eventually rescue Anne and in the process they capture Kong. They drag him back to New York, but how do you contain a 25 foot animal who is used to being the King of his jungle? They answer is that you can’t and this leads to the tragic ending on ...read the complete King Kong movie review at 3 Black Chicks ("The Diva")
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
After Peter Jackson's Lord of the Rings trilogy earned a zillion dollars, a slew of Oscars, and a place at the tip top of the Hollywood pyramid, Jackson was able to write his own ticket. As his follow-up project, Jackson chose to remake King Kong, which ...read the complete King Kong movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 3.00 out of 4 stars for Off-screen Off-screen
A volte capita che i punti di arrivo siano in realtà degli esordi, e altre volte capita che questi esordi siano anche epifanie, inaugurazioni di vocazioni e talenti di altissimo livello. Tra il King Kong di Cooper del 1933 e quello di Peter Jackson del ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Off-screen
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.80 out of 4 stars for Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)
Indiana Jones goes to Jurassic Park in the reigning king of computer graphic monkey business, King Kong--2005 . ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Monsters and Critics (Ron Wilkinson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Choking on Popcorn (Arjan Welles)Choking on Popcorn (Arjan Welles)
What Jackson and his writing crew (including his wife Fran Walsh) manage to achieve in the first hour of the film, is making the â€30s come alive. It is not just the music and the setting that do the trick, but also the great dialogues and acting ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Choking on Popcorn (Arjan Welles)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for HorrorWatchHorrorWatch
This film would have been much more enjoyable to me if it was released in the summer time, as a studio blockbuster. It was released as an event film in the winter but it just doesn’t measure up, and here is why: The action sequences are out of control ...read the complete King Kong movie review at HorrorWatch
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Moviepie.comMoviepie.com
Reviewing director Peter Jackon’s latest CGI epic is going to be fairly easy because, very simply, it delivers on what it’s been promising. The trailers and commercials for the film have hit on all the key points: it’s big, it’s action-packed and ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Moviepie.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Rewind Forums - 2-disc Special Edition DVD reviewThe Rewind Forums - 2-disc Special Edition DVD review
PostPosted: Mon Apr 03, 2006 4:36 am Post subject: King Kong: Special Edition (2005) (R1 America) Reply with quote King Kong (2005) R1 America Universal Pictures – Special Edition The Film: “The Lord of the Rings” trilogy ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Rewind Forums - 2-disc Special Edition DVD review
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Dreamlogic.net (Kris Kobayashi)Dreamlogic.net (Kris Kobayashi)
And why not? Humans are so keen on themselves that only they would make a movie depicting themselves in the highest regard. Carl Denham (Jack Black), a man unnerved by the slaughter of seventeen men while filming, even announces something like: ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Dreamlogic.net (Kris Kobayashi)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Trades (R.J. Carter)The Trades (R.J. Carter)
Whenever I hear a classic film is getting a remake, I have one image immediately come to mind: Dino DiLaurentis's fantastic flop of "King Kong". However, Peter Jackson had just finished making millions of dollars with his "Lord of the Rings" ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Trades (R.J. Carter)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for artechock (Thomas Willmann)artechock (Thomas Willmann)
Als Neunjähriger, so ist zu erfahren, hat Jackson den 1933er KING KONG zum ersten Mal gesehen und war (zu Recht) restlos begeistert, mit 13 hat er erste Amateur-Versuche eines Remakes unternommen. Es hat dann doch etwas länger gedauert, bis er sich ...read the complete King Kong movie review at artechock (Thomas Willmann)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Black Flix (Laurence Washington)Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
The result is an action-filled drama that pays tribute to the original while adding enough emotional depth to redefine a conceptual legend. Jackson’s success comes not through his unique vision, but through the revitalization of King Kong’s famous ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Black Flix (Laurence Washington)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The Nick Schager Film ProjectThe Nick Schager Film Project
“It was beauty killed the beast,” said movie director Carl Denham at the conclusion of 1933’s King Kong, and one might say that it’s unbridled love – for that very same cinematic ape adventure – that ultimately does in Peter Jackson’s ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Nick Schager Film Project
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for DVDwolf (Rob Paul)DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
And while the secondary wandering scenes between Hayes and Jimmy add to the length unnecessarily, it is the Central Park sequence that will forever break this film. In the midst of carnage, terror and destruction, Kong has a playful moment, a 'cutesy' ...read the complete King Kong movie review at DVDwolf (Rob Paul)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
[It's] a special-effects extravaganza that pummels us senseless. Something's gone wrong if our strongest emotional response to Kong's conclusion is relief . ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Looking Closer (Jeffrey Overstreet)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader ReviewsThe BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
Peter Jackson's vision of the classic story of a great ape-monster captured in the wild and brought to civilization where he meets a tragic ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The BigScreen Cinema Guide - Reader Reviews
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.75 out of 4 stars for Audio Revolution (Bill Warren)Audio Revolution (Bill Warren)
It’s about two lonely people who find each other. One is a 25-foot-tall gorilla, the other a slender blonde, but this is really what the movie is about, and it is what gives it a powerful emotional resonance that the original film didn’t even ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Audio Revolution (Bill Warren)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
If there's a common theme to movies released in 2005, it has to be an overly long running time. In my opinion, the perfect running time for movies is 90 minutes for a comedy and 2 hours for a drama. Far too often this year though, especially in these ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Three Movie Buffs (Scott Nash)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
Decades from now, Peter Jackson will remember 2005 not as the year he remade King Kong, but as the year he finally got his weight under control. What happened to all the excess poundage he's shed since wrapping the Lord of the Rings trilogy? It's all ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Orlando Weekly (Steve Schneider)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
'Twas overkill killed the beast. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Bangor Daily News (Maine) (Christopher Smith)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)
It&#039;s been much talked about how the 1933 King Kong is one of Peter Jackson&#039;s favorite films. Watching that film&#039;s beautifully simplistic wondermaking as a child was the kind of primal experience that turned ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ToxicUniverse.com (Chris Barsanti)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
King Kong is quite a production in just about every sense of the word. With a $200 million-plus budget, thousands of special effects, and the name Peter Jackson (whose Lord of the Rings trilogy reigned at the box office and at the Academy ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Joe Critic.com (Sam Bear)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)
Amidst the fog rises the mysterious Skull Island, an initially ideal shooting location that turns into a nightmare for all involved when they are besieged by a group of deadly tribespeople and Ann is kidnapped by the 25-foot ape Kong. Jack, who shared a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at TheMovieBoy Review (Dustin Putman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)
King Kong is director Peter Jackson's retelling of the classic 1933 monster movie. In the movie, Naomi Watts plays Ann Darrow, a struggling actress who catches the eye of director Carl Denham (Jack Black) and is brought on board a ship bound for a ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Empire Movies (Liam Cullin)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.50 out of 4 stars for The Boston PhoenixThe Boston Phoenix
Peter Jackson’s King Kong sports a pot belly, and it’s not a good look. His film carries extra baggage, too, nearly an hour and half’s worth. Some of the padding pays off: the giant bugs (similar to a scene cut from the original because it was too ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Boston Phoenix
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
Made with consummate imagination and skill, but still largely superfluous. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Las Vegas Weekly (Josh Bell)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
Peter Jackson may have lost weight, but he hasn't lost his gluttony. There is no excuse for the 3 hour and 7 minute running time of King Kong. Hollywood needs an enema, and Peter Jackson needs an editor. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at 7M Pictures (Kevin Carr)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)
Peter Jackson has done the impossible and followed up with Ring trilogy with an equally entertaining flick. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Denton Record Chronicle (TX) (Boo Allen)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
It starts too slowly and suffers from weak dialogue and less-than-epic acting. But as popcorn movies go, this is the year's popcorniest. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Orlando Sentinel (Roger Moore)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
Overlong and diffuse, Jackson's remake is a hybrid of horror, disaster, adventure, and romance genres, delivering proficiently the basic goods, while referencing such blockbusters as Raiders of the Lost Ark , Jurassic Park , and Titanic. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
three big hours of monkey business... overwrought and self-indulgent to a fault ...read the complete King Kong movie review at filmcritic.com (Christopher Null)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for Film Snobs (Jimmy O)Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
Other than Jackson's insufferable commentary on filmmaking at the beginning, Kong is thrilling and tragic. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Snobs (Jimmy O)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.40 out of 4 stars for IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)
Worth seeing, especially on the big screen. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at IGN Movies (Jeff Otto)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for Is This Movie For You (Keifer Albin)Is This Movie For You (Keifer Albin)
A remake of the 1933 movie, this is the story of a filmmaker and his crew and their search for “Skull Island.” Jack Black stars as a movie director, always in search of some good shots, and the perfect opportunity comes to him when a map charting the ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Is This Movie For You (Keifer Albin)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.25 out of 4 stars for iF Magazine DVD Review (Peter Brown)iF Magazine DVD Review (Peter Brown)
Maybe it’s that I am comparing two different films. Apples to Oranges. But the film about the big, bad, king of all beasts just fell flat against my expectations. The story is familiar one, in the 1930s a filmmaker and crew travel to the dreaded Skull ...read the complete King Kong movie review at iF Magazine DVD Review (Peter Brown)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
It's the giant ape who makes it worth the trip to the box office - at least once. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Worcester Telegram & Gazette (Daniel M. Kimmel)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
There are some dazzling moments and remarkably clunky ones, a stitched together mixture of old and new, a genre tour that jumps in tone from jaunty comedy to sci-fi horror to laboured social commentary. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Globe and Mail (Liam Lacey)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
It's as if Jackson got so excited about his creatures he forgot about his characters. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Newark Star-Ledger (Stephen Whitty)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Alternative Film GuideAlternative Film Guide
The biggest disappointment about Peter Jackson's King Kong is that, despite all the p.r. regarding Jackson's fascination with the Merian C. Cooper & Ernest B. Schoedsack 1933 horror classic, this latest remake is considerably closer in spirit - or lack ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Alternative Film Guide
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for JoeCritic.com (Sam Bear)JoeCritic.com (Sam Bear)
...read the complete King Kong movie review at JoeCritic.com (Sam Bear)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
In the end, "Kong" lands with a resounding thud. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at FilmJerk.com (Edward Havens)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
Peter Jackson has got it all wrong. The story of King Kong is not a Lord of the Rings epic but rather a B-movie serial-style adventure, just barely stringing together cheesy acting and a wooden screenplay to bring you violent, imaginative ...read the complete King Kong movie review at d+kaz. Intelligent Movie Reviews (Daniel Kasman)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for CleverDonkey.com (EngineerBoy)CleverDonkey.com (EngineerBoy)
On the positive side, the effects are pretty eye-popping and realistic for the most part. Kong's face is very realistic, as is his fur, gait, musculature, and hands. I'd quibble with the fact that during his titanic clash with three T-Rex's, Kong ...read the complete King Kong movie review at CleverDonkey.com (EngineerBoy)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
There's a lot to be absorbed by your eyes, plenty of the sort of awesome visuals you'd expect. But, for a movie so painstakingly noisy, there simply isn't too much worth perking up your ears for. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at South Florida Sun-Sentinel (Phoebe Flowers)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
Jackson, the visionary, has a tin ear. The dialogue, even if you cut it some slack for camp, is awful. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at San Diego Union-Tribune (David Elliott)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
Peter Jackson's King Kong is all things cinema, in the hands of a clever but overindulged filmmaker. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Groucho Reviews (Peter Canavese)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)
Para la próxima señor Jackson: a veces menos es más. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Doncinema.com (Flavio J. Arosemena)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Movie Habit (Matt Anderson)Movie Habit (Matt Anderson)
... Jackson's most unforgivable sin is a complete disregard for the fundamentals of storytelling and pacing. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Movie Habit (Matt Anderson)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
the movie is a good cautionary example of what happens when its maker is too close to the material, who can't see the forest for the trees, the story for the ape. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Perihelion Journal (Jay Antani)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Slant MagazineSlant Magazine
here are several good reasons why Peter Jackson should not have remade the 1933 classic tale of beauty and the beast, not least of which because it was his favorite movie as a child. The emotive power of the film's original monster, made out of rubber ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Slant Magazine
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)
When a talented director becomes successful enough to realize a large-scale pet project—a Hook, a Gangs of New York, an On Deadly Ground—it's usually a cue for the expectant viewer to tamp down the enthusiasm. Often these movies show signs of having ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Spinning Image (Daniel Auty)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
A bloated, deeply flawed misfire shot by a technical wizard given carte blanche based on his past success. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Charlotte Weekly (Sean O'Connell)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Mr. CrankyMr. Cranky
There's no better way for Hollywood to excise itself of its racist past than by hiring a New Zealander to remake one of its most renowned films, 1933's "King Kong." Unless the big gorilla is meant to represent a large, threatening Maori, director ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Mr. Cranky
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for Newsday (Jan Stuart)Newsday (Jan Stuart)
Like Black's craven filmmaker, Jackson swells into a madman impresario, so hell-bent on topping himself that he doesn't know when to cut and run. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Newsday (Jan Stuart)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for eCinemaCenter.com (Gabe Leibowitz)eCinemaCenter.com (Gabe Leibowitz)
"It was beauty that killed the beast," remarks Carl Denham at the conclusion of Peter Jackson's bloated King Kong , but he might as well have been referring to Jackson's formerly obsese figure suffocating all the life out of his 2005 remake. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at eCinemaCenter.com (Gabe Leibowitz)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for filmcritic.comfilmcritic.com
Historically, sequels and remakes of the original Kong range from bad to unwatchable, and while Jackson certainly knows effects and storytelling, Kong remakes seem to be cursed endeavors. Voodoo or no, they're probably ill-advised. 1933's Kong is one ...read the complete King Kong movie review at filmcritic.com
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 2.00 out of 4 stars for The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
King Kong. I never got King Kong. I had seen other versions of this movie as a kid, but I never got it. Why would a woman allow herself to be picked up by a giant beast? Well, then again, that happens all the time at bars, but I still don't get it. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at The Reel McCoy (Patrick McCoy)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 1.60 out of 4 stars for eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
To borrow from an old joke, Peter Jackson's King Kong is thirty minutes of spectacular entertainment spread out over a three hour movie. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at eFilmCritic.com (David Cornelius)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
The unrelenting computer-animated action suffocates what seems to have been the movie's main purpose, to expand on the Kong-Ann relationship. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at San Francisco Chronicle (Mick LaSalle)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for Upstage Magazine (Kam Williams)Upstage Magazine (Kam Williams)
This lackluster cure for insomnia might have been more palatable without so many distracting digressions and pared down to a manageable ninety minutes or so. Zzzz... Zzzz... Zzzz... ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Upstage Magazine (Kam Williams)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 1.00 out of 4 stars for /Film (Diana Slampyak)/Film (Diana Slampyak)
This King Kong follows the basic storyline of the 1933 classic and its 1976 retelling, with Jessica Lange as the hapless love interest of Kong. It seems as though most people know the story, so the synopsis is brief: a movie crew and a captain who ...read the complete King Kong movie review at /Film (Diana Slampyak)
King Kong (2005) scores a combined 0.80 out of 4 stars for Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
Jackson peca de la misma megalomanía que estiró y arruinó parcialmente los últimos 45 minutos de El Regreso del Rey (...) ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Uruguay Total (Enrique Buchichio)
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