Review of King Kong (1933) by Edward C — 23 Nov 2013

King Kong(1933).

Starring:Fray Wray,Robert Armstrong,Bruce Cabot,Frank Reicher,Sam Hardy,Nicole Johnson,James Flavin,Steve Clemento,and Roscoe Ates.

Directed By:Ernest B. Schoedsack,Meriaan C. Cooper.

My Review.

When this was made it was one of the greatest achievements in cinematic history which is what makes this film worth watching along with the fact that it has america's favorite giant ape King Kong!

This movie was a passion project for the director,he thought up this story about a giant ape like story of beauty and the beast and needed a script. He even had his production crew literally build a giant king kong out of clay or something of that sort. But that's what I call dedication! It paid off because this is now one of the greatest films of all time.

How would you like to star opposite the tallest, darkest leading man in Hollywood?" Enticed by these words, brunette leading lady Fay Wray dyed her hair blonde and accepted the role of Ann Darrow in King Kong -- and stayed with the project even after learning that her "leading man" was a 50-foot ape. The film introduces us to flamboyant, foolhardy documentary filmmaker Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong), who sails off to parts unknown to film his latest epic with leading lady Darrow in tow. Disembarking at Skull Island, they stumble on a ceremony in which the native dancers circle around a terrified-looking young girl, chanting, "Kong! Kong!" The chief (Noble Johnson) and witch doctor (Steve Clemente) spot Denham and company and order them to leave. But upon seeing Ann, the chief offers to buy the "golden woman" to serve as the "bride of Kong." Denham refuses, and he and the others beat a hasty retreat to their ship. Late that night, a party of native warriors sneak on board the ship and kidnap Ann. They strap her to a huge sacrificial altar just outside the gate, then summon Kong, who winds up saving Ann instead of devouring her. Kong is eventually taken back to New York, where he breaks loose on the night of his Broadway premiere, thinking that his beloved Ann is being hurt by the reporters' flash bulbs. Now at large in New York, Kong searches high and low for Ann (in another long-censored scene, he plucks a woman from her high-rise apartment, then drops her to her death when he realizes she isn't the girl he's looking for). After proving his devotion by wrecking an elevated train, Kong winds up at the top of the Empire State Building, facing off against a fleet of World War I fighter planes.

But the film has aged of course, the effects while great for it's time is now where near that of the greatly computer generated Kong from the 2005 remake. The movie also started the giant monster propaganda from the 30's,60's and then it died out in the 90's. This movie was a blockbuster because it was on a high budget for when it was made. This movie brought life and may I even say was the first to bring to life everyone's favorite character which isn't even a human it's a giant ape it's King Kong the eighth wonder of the world!