Review of King Kong (1933) by Kevin R — 19 Feb 2013

Awesome classic film which ages well, worth watching every 5 years or so it's that good. Finally watched the 2005 remake and found it quite enjoyable and true to the original. So it was fun to see this film again. Forgot there was so much screaming in it, quite a lot.

The story is quite a good adventure tale of an ambitious director who just sets out with cameras and a vague idea of a film in mind to shoot. This one is quite dangerous but he plans for it. This might seem a little odd but if you watch Unknown Chaplin you will see it was at least his mode of shooting.

I don't know how much of the film he gets but he finds adventure and a huge Ape. The story then includes the "monsters" humanity and fondness for the female lead. It's a fantastic adventure and the effects were beyond ambitious and I dare say hold up fantastic for being 80 years old.

King Kong wasn't just the big budget effects movie for it's time, it had substance, sure the acting isn't top notch but it has some good dialogue, good story, great effects, it really managed to show I think Kong's human qualities well for the limitations of it's day.

Watching King Kong makes me want to watch the Lost World 1923 again, the inspiration for King Kong.