Golly. Gee. Now who would have ever thought that this 1933 "Monster-On-A-Rampage" movie would still endure and persevere and remain satisfyingly entertaining after all of these many, many years?
The truth is, even if you've been totally jaded by contemporary Fantasy/Monster movies, King Kong still manages to hold up surprisingly well, even by today's rigid, CGI-saturated standards.
Boy, I'm tellin' ya - There was certainly no lack of over-the-top action in this far-out Fantasy flick. I guess King Kong is what one could confidently call a "classic gem" in the truest sense of the term.
I mean, this monster-of-a-monster-movie had just about everything in it that you could ever hope for. Adventure, excitement, thrills, chills, humour, romance, and, yes, even a splash of pathos thrown in for good measure.
On all counts, King Kong did not disappoint.
And, did I mention brutal violence!?.... Like, Wow! King Kong certainly delivered that on a large scale. Kong's totally peed-off rampage through NYC was, without question, mad movie-style carnage at one of its finest and most frenzied hours.
Yes. This movie certainly had its fair share of flaws and 1930's kitsch. But if you keep in mind its movie-history time-line, then you can't help but enjoy its fantastic story from start to finish.
The truth is, even if you've been totally jaded by contemporary Fantasy/Monster movies, King Kong still manages to hold up surprisingly well, even by today's rigid, CGI-saturated standards.
Boy, I'm tellin' ya - There was certainly no lack of over-the-top action in this far-out Fantasy flick. I guess King Kong is what one could confidently call a "classic gem" in the truest sense of the term.
I mean, this monster-of-a-monster-movie had just about everything in it that you could ever hope for. Adventure, excitement, thrills, chills, humour, romance, and, yes, even a splash of pathos thrown in for good measure.
On all counts, King Kong did not disappoint.
And, did I mention brutal violence!?.... Like, Wow! King Kong certainly delivered that on a large scale. Kong's totally peed-off rampage through NYC was, without question, mad movie-style carnage at one of its finest and most frenzied hours.
Yes. This movie certainly had its fair share of flaws and 1930's kitsch. But if you keep in mind its movie-history time-line, then you can't help but enjoy its fantastic story from start to finish.