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King Kong

Fay Wray (Actor), Robert Armstrong (Actor), Ernest B. Schoedsack (Director), Merian C. Cooper (Director) | Rated: NR (Not Rated) | Format: DVD

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Actors: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy
Directors: Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper, Peter Jackson
Writers: Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace, James Ashmore Creelman, Leon Gordon, Ruth Rose
Format: Black & White, Closed-captioned, DVD-Video, Original recording remastered, Restored, Special Edition, Subtitled, NTSC
Language: English
Subtitles: English, Spanish, French
Region: Region 1 (US and Canada This DVD will probably NOT be viewable in other countries. Read more about DVD formats.)
Aspect Ratio: 1.33:1
Number of discs: 2
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Studio: Warner
Release Date: Nov 22 2005
Run Time: 104 minutes

Average Customer Review: 4.6 out of 5 stars See all reviews (65 customer reviews)

ASIN: B00003CXAW
Amazon Bestsellers Rank: #92,330 in DVD (See Top 100 in DVD)
- #3 in DVD > Horror > Classic Horror & Monsters > Giant Beasts
- #4 in DVD > Classics > Horror > Giant Beasts

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"Now you see it. You're amazed. You can't believe it. Your eyes open wider. It's horrible, but you can't look away. There's no chance for you. No escape. You're helpless, helpless. There's just one chance, if you can scream. Throw your arms across your eyes and scream, scream for your life!"

And scream Fay Wray does most famously in this monster classic, one of the greatest adventure films of all time, which even in an era of computer-generated wizardry remains a marvel of stop-motion animation. Robert Armstrong stars as famed adventurer Carl Denham, who is leading a "crazy voyage" to a mysterious, uncharted island to photograph "something monstrous ... neither beast nor man." Also aboard is waif Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) and Bruce Cabot as big lug John Driscoll, the ship's first mate.

King Kong's first half-hour is steady going, with engagingly corny dialogue ("Some big, hard-boiled egg gets a look at a pretty face and bang, he cracks up and goes sappy") and ominous portent that sets the stage for the horror to come. Once our heroes reach Skull Island, the movie comes to roaring, chest-thumping, T. rex-slamming, snake-throttling, pterodactyl-tearing, native-stomping life. King Kong was ranked by the American Film Institute as among the 50 best films of the century. Kong making his last stand atop the Empire State Building is one of the movies' most indelible and iconic images. And this is the definitive video version: remastered from a pristine archival print, with previously censored scenes of Kong flossing with natives restored. Also restored is the curious scene in which Kong peels poor Fay's clothing like a banana and tickles her fancy. --Donald Liebenson

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4.0 out of 5 stars King Kong Mar 14 2000

By Robin Koenig

Format:VHS Tape

I felt that for a movie from the 1930's that the special effects were good. The movie is a favorite of my husbands and mine. I was actually very sorry to see Kong die.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Raised the bar twelve feet higher in how movies are made... Dec 19 2005

By RICK

Format:DVD

This is a classic movie that I enjoyed from the first few minutes. Although some consider it to be a mindless destroy-kill movie it is actually a very enjoyable love story with a good mix of action. The T-Rex fight was very well done along with the other fights. The island was very believable with the natives and all, and King Kong looked pretty cool and the SFX used to make him were very good, especially for a time like that.

The story goes at a good pace. It wasn't rushed and was very well done. Kong was made lovable throughout the movie and the connection between Ann Darrow (Fay Ray) and Kong was good.

My favorite scene in the film would have to be when Kong fought the Rex. It was cool and at the last part where he breaks the dinosaur's jaw and starts playing with it was funny and we had a bit of laughing aloud. (With my family.) The island was full od dinoaurs and it was pretty funny when the diplodacus (Is that how you spell it?) started eating people. I thought it was a herbivore! Very funny.

The main reason this film is such a classic is very simple. It was one of the first true horror films! I.E. when the film debuted and Kong's face was first shown, people cringed and screamed in the audience. That's the type of impact this film had on people and the way movies are made. The spark just sent the flame spinning through the air!

Five stars, a must have for any film collector.

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2 of 3 people found the following review helpful

3.0 out of 5 stars King Kong (1933) Aug 7 2004

By Jonathon Allsopp

Format:DVD

The story is simple yet entertains throughout, from the discovery of the primitive tribe of Skull Island that worships Kong, to the kidnapping of beautiful Faye Wray, to the many perils faced by the men who are pursuing the great ape through the jungle, and finally to Kong's destructive rampage through New York City. The final scenes atop the empire state building are awesome with the city spread out below and the camera taking the point-of-view of the biplanes zooming towards the giant ape. Truly astounding special effects for such an old movie.

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5.0 out of 5 stars King Kong

This is a movie that will never be topped. It's just as much a thrill to see as when I saw it fifty years ago.

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5.0 out of 5 stars Don't monkey around with Kong

The basic story is of Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong), who makes those cute little animal pictures that are going out of style. Read more