Tag: King Kong

Easily one of the oddest straight adaptations of King Kong, the 1976 version focuses on a goofy sexuality that's neither successful or comfortable when trying to settle on tone.

Godzilla vs Kong is the worst possible outcome for the American depiction of a symbolic Japanese creation.

Kingly To answer the question of why promoters snatch Skull Island’s enlarged ape instead of the dinosaurs, it’s because Kong is capable of emotion. It is impossible to look …

A Crowned King Full disclosure: This Blu-ray was provided to us for review. This has not affected the editorial process. For information on how we handle review material, please …

King Ape Only two King Kong films never leave the comfort of the island setting: One, 1933’s quickie sequel, Son of Kong, the other, Kong: Skull Island. Skull Island …

Friend’s daughter’s third cousin on the father’s side… of Kong Turned from conception to completion in less than seven months after its predecessor, the juvenile King Kong sequel is …

Escapes is a hokey travesty to non-Toho devotees, a clumpy dose of '60s kitsch with America's prodigious simian playing host.

Hand crafted miniatures and effects traditionalism still appeal whether chomped to fit between Michael Keith's laborious delivery or otherwise.

If time has done anything to Kong, it's not dated it or cheapened it, but made it easier to appreciate the startling level of achievement on display.

So, you’ve survived a Black Friday at Walmart and walked out with an absurdly cheap Blu-ray player… then you suddenly realize you don’t have any Blu-ray movies to go …

While there will always be a place for the 1933 original, Peter Jackson’s take on the King Kong legend is pure Hollywood escapism at its finest. In all regards, …