Kong is brilliant in many, many places. But it overwhelms its own best qualities with its sheer, punishing size. It is, literally, too much of a good thing.
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This review of King Kong (1976) was written by Shawn Levy and published by Portland Oregonian on 12 Nov 2003.
King Kong has generally received mixed reviews.
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