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By Cherryl Dawson And Leigh Ann Palone (956) for TheMovieChicks.com (956) on 22 Dec 2005

An action adventure with heart. It's the kind of movie experience you want to see on the big screen…

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By Jim Lane (1,151) for Sacramento News & Review (1,702) on 22 Dec 2005

For all the technical wizardry on display in director Peter Jackson's King Kong, there are overtones of insecurity here and there…

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By Jackie K. Cooper (1,018) for jackiekcooper.com (943) on 21 Dec 2005

Peter Jackson, Naomi Watts and Andy Serkis are the triple threat that makes this the best 'Kong' yet…

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By Matt Brunson (2,422) for Creative Loafing (2,337) on 21 Dec 2005

Does it improve on its landmark predecessor? Of course not…

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By Frank Houston (26) for Palm Beach Daily News (26) on 21 Dec 2005

A nearly seamless blend of cutting edge technology with much of the original's sensibility - Jackson's giant ape may be a special effect, but…

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By David N. Butterworth (570) for rec.arts.movies.reviews (2,454) on 21 Dec 2005

Excess has never felt so spectacular... but there's nothing here a good editor couldn't have improved (had he been allowed to)…

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By Dan Lybarger (786) for eFilmCritic.com (5,125) on 20 Dec 2005

The greatest charm of the new 'King Kong' comes when Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) bonds with her 20-foot primate boyfriend…

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By Steve Crum (868) for Video-Reviewmaster.com (514) on 19 Dec 2005

This 'Kong' is not better than the superb original, but it is just as good…

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By George Wu (52) for culturevulture.net (793) on 18 Dec 2005

Every scene in the new 'King Kong' strains to be the biggest, most pulverizing, in-your-face spectacle that you've ever experienced…

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By Widgett Walls (433) for Needcoffee.com (433) on 18 Dec 2005

Jackson has proven that he can out-Spielberg Spielberg when it comes to over-the-top action, but anytime the fur isn't flying, he really needs…

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By Mark Ramsey (290) for MovieJuice! (290) on 18 Dec 2005

Kong whips Naomi about with enough fury to induce whiplash…

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By Jonathan W. Hickman (551) for Entertainment Insiders (294) on 18 Dec 2005

With King Kong (2005), Jackson has made a film that if you don't like it, you might just hate movies…

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By John J. Puccio (1,217) for Movie Metropolis (1,779) on 17 Dec 2005

Peter Jackson's King Kong provides a good, stirring, heroic-sized motion-picture event, without ever quite moving one the way his Lord of the…

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By Matthew Turner (2,508) for ViewLondon (2,339) on 17 Dec 2005

With a superb cast, terrific special effects and stunning action sequences, this is one of the best films of the year - thrilling, awe-inspiring…

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By David Medsker (361) for Bullz-Eye.com (1,091) on 17 Dec 2005

King Kong is spectacular but spectacularly flawed, filled with several awe inspiring moments but ultimately undone by a director who is so…

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By Ed Colley (20) for Future Movies UK (245) on 17 Dec 2005

For pure, abundant cinematic joyfulness, Peter Jackson's latest magnum opus rocks out like several large boulders at a Led Zeppelin concert…

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By Peter Keough (994) for Boston Phoenix (1,372) on 17 Dec 2005

Audiences today, just like those in 1933, pay to see a spectacle, and that's where King Kong most disappoints…

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By Timothy Knight (332) for Reel.com (1,232) on 16 Dec 2005

An exhilarating, stupendously produced example of old-fashioned movie magic by a filmmaker working at the very height of his creative powers…

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By Robert W. Butler (884) for Kansas City Star (1,573) on 16 Dec 2005

Despite all the overkill and side trips, the film still succeeds at telling the story of a woman and the gorilla who loves her…

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By Robert Denerstein (1,148) for Denver Rocky Mountain News (608) on 16 Dec 2005

Kong has heart, and he's willing to show it in a movie made with wit, excitement and moments of visionary beauty…

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