King Kong details
| Format: | PG DVD |
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| Starring: | Ed Lauter, Jessica Lange, Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin |
| Director: | John Guillermin |
| Genre: | Action/Adventure - Thriller |
| Studio: | MOMENTUM PICTURES |
| Name | Discs | |
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King Kong |
PG Feature |
DVD Information
| Run time: | 2 hours 9 minutes |
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| Rental release: | 21 Oct 2002 |
| Main languages: | English |
| Dubbed: | German, Spanish |
| Subtitles: | Dutch, English, German, Portuguese, Spanish |
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Not a re-imagining but a straight remake
By Andrew Cavell from Lymington , 30 Jul 2004[Highly rated reviewer]
Nowadays directors and writers seem to prefer to re-imagine classic movies (i.e. Tim burtons Planet of the Apes) rather than confess to ?remaking? them, this is probably to avoid comparisons. But this is most definitely a remake with almost precisely the same plot line. And inevitably it will be compared to the original (one of my all time favourites) and its not as good, it just lacks the spark that made the original so special.
Having said that a good movie, the performances are good and the effects are very convincing NO CG here! An entertaining and absorbing movie with an emotional ending. See it!- Was this review helpful to you?
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(19)Classic, Great, Film.
By drwhofan (54 reviews) from Warrington , 12 Apr 2013I remeber this when it was in the ABC cinema, showing my age, lol, and me and my mother was in a very large que to see it, we got near the door to get in, I think it was about 2 or 3 away, and the cinema was full, we could not get in, and did not fancy waiting a long time queing, until it finished again, to get in, we went back the following evening, and got in. Now to the film, I love this version a lot, great acting all around, including Jeff Bridges, IMHO, the scenes when Kong is brought back into the town, including the train bit, are much better. It's a classic, and well worth a watch, I even have it to my own collection.- Was this review helpful to you?
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Soulless remake with no chemistry
By Bassman71 (630 reviews) from Didsbury, England , 11 May 2011Oil company exec goes to remote island for oil, palaeontologist sneaks aboard ship, find beautiful castaway, no oil on island, angry natives, KONG!!
Soulless remake of the 1933 classic which starts out quite well but quickly goes down hill when the great man himself appears.
Despite being made 43 years later, the SFX in the original still outshine the ones here with the stop motion being replaced by a man in a suit and some dodgy blue screen.
It's also let down by having no chemistry between the female lead & Kong which is a massive part of what it's all about.
Jeff Bridges is good though & the score by John Barry very impressive.- Was this review helpful to you?
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OOH OOH AHH AHH AHH
By a customer from Manchester , 02 Feb 2009I expected this film to be a poorly conceived , dated re-hash of the original classic, and in some ways it is but... its actually not a bad film.OK the ape walks like an over weight transvestite in high heels, and some of his facial expressions are laughable.
For me it would still rank as number two of the three Kong films,number one being the Fay Wray original and the woeful Jack Black version coming a sorry third.- Was this review helpful to you?
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not bad actually
By a customer from Reading , 10 Nov 2008I thought this was quite good......the effects dated of course, but I really enjoyed it, still emotional.
Loved the fact that Dwan got her fame at the end, but for the wrong reasons, pity Peter Jackson didn't end it this way, but Peters version is amazing so not moaning!
John Barrys music is gorgeous as ever......can he do no wrong?
watch it, you'll enjoy it. (but after just watching 'The Happening' watching the washing go round in the washing machine was more interesting)- Was this review helpful to you?
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OH MY GOD HOW BAD COULD THIS BE
By Gladfan (37 reviews) from Manchester , 09 Nov 2006Well i only watched this because i wanted to see most versions of kong that were out there. And i was SOOOO dissapointed. This is another example of a bad 70's film, the acting was crap the effects looked like they were from a film school reject. If you just want to add it to your 'Ive seen that' list then go ahead if you are after a good flick to watch then go try again. Lets hope this one goes into the realms of those movies you put in the loft and forget you have.... avoid- Was this review helpful to you?
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