Review of King Kong (1976) by Stephen F — 15 May 2014

People will complain about the run time, but when a movie is as great a spectacle as this one is, run time doesn't matter. I didn't even realize it was three hours long until I had finished watching it; I was engrossed the entire time.

While I still prefer the original, this movie serves a great purpose as to bring the story of King Kong back to life for those who refuse to watch the original because the effects are too "korny" or out-dated (which indeed they are, but it still doesn't matter).

It doesn't try to surpass the original, it simply is here to recreate the amazing story with much stronger visual effects for modern, stubborn America.