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King Kong (2005)

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All Time

of 190,142

150

2000's

of 34,011

27

2005

of 10,787

3
Action
- Action All Time
  
  of 5,895
  
  29
  
  Action of 2005
  
  of 269
  
  1
  
  Action of the 2000's
  
  of 1,832
  
  8
Adventure
- Adventure All Time
  
  of 4,417
  
  41
  
  Adventure of 2005
  
  of 129
  
  1
  
  Adventure of the 2000's
  
  of 990
  
  9
Drama
- Drama All Time
  
  of 37,999
  
  92
  
  Drama of 2005
  
  of 1,784
  
  2
  
  Drama of the 2000's
  
  of 9,649
  
  15
Thriller
- Thriller All Time
  
  of 7,011
  
  38
  
  Thriller of 2005
  
  of 465
  
  1
  
  Thriller of the 2000's
  
  of 3,010
  
  6

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King Kong (2005) is ranked overall as out of 4 stars

Overall Rating:3.3536

Avg Critic Score:3.3524

King Kong (2005) Movie Reviews

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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. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Chicago Sun-Times (Roger Ebert)

Film 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. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

Film 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. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at Film Threat, Hollywood's Indie Voice

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)

ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

I can't say that King Kong is the best film of 2005, although it's close. ...read the complete King Kong movie review at ReelViews (James Berardinelli)

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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 (2005) review at Window to the Movies (Jeffrey Chen)

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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 (2005) review at Locus Online (Howard Waldrop & Lawrence Person)

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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 (2005) review at EmanuelLevy.com (Emanuel Levy)

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/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 (2005) review at /Film (Diana Slampyak)

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