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King Kong
A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.
22 November 1885, Mexico
3 December 1898, Brooklyn, New York, USA
April 24, 1899 in Monroe, Louisiana, USA
December 13, 1892 in Clifton, Virginia, USA
April 11, 1881 in New York City, New York, USA
2 June 1873, San Francisco, California, USA
March 3, 1900 in Wichita, Kansas, USA
20 April 1904, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
24 August 1907, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
June 7, 1907 in Brownsboro, Texas, USA
January 5, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
October 09, 2013
It's unrivaled in its sheer cinematic quality, and one of a kind.
October 10, 2012
Unfortunately, it was thought necessary to mitigate some of the predominant horror by introducing a human, all-too-human theme.
October 07, 2008
It might seem that any creature answering the description of Kong would be despicable and terrifying. Such is not the case. Kong is an exaggeration ad absurdum, too vast to be plausible. This makes his actions wholly enjoyable.
August 09, 2011
...throbbing with metaphorical implications. The riveting, stop-motion battle between the great ape and a T. Rex is just a bonus.
July 02, 2007
Willis O'Brien did the stop-action animation for this 1933 feature, which is richer in character than most of the human cast.
March 07, 2013
"King Kong," as spectacular a bolt of celluloid as has thrilled audiences in a couple of sophisticated seasons, is the product of a number of vivid imaginations.
June 24, 2006
The throbbing heart of the film lies in the creation of the semi-human simian himself, an immortal tribute to the Hollywood dream factory...
July 02, 2007
Kong mystifies as well as it horrifies, and may open up a new medium for scaring babies via the screen.
October 05, 2013
Arguably the monster movie of all time, this abiding take on Beauty and the Beast has a mythic power that belies its years.
April 05, 2011
One of the best adventure horror films ever made, an icon of pop culture with truly erotic and emotionally touching scenes between Fay Wray and the massive gorrilla
October 05, 2013
The story, like Frankenstein and Dracula, has taken on the significance of a modern folk tale, layered with obvious moralizing and as familiar as personal history.
October 10, 2012
The grand-daddy of all monster movies.

