King Kong
(2005)
Overview
In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with the leading lady.
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Reviews
John Chard
⭐ 7/10May 30, 2019
They just couldn't leave him on his island could they...
King Kong is directed by Peter Jackson and Jackson co-writes the screenplay with Fran Walsh and Philippa Boyens. It's based on a story by Merian C. Cooper and Edgar Wallace. It stars Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Andy Serkis, Evan Parke, Jamie Bell and Kyle Chandler. Music is by James Newton Howard and cinematography by Andrew Lesnie.
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GenerationofSwine
⭐ 1/10January 10, 2023
05 is the worst of the Kong movies, mainly because it tries to do way too much. It tries to be epic, and because it tries to be epic it drags. DRAGS.
Watching through it, there is about an hour and a half that I would cut, mostly because it's not necessary for a movie like this. There was character development... but too much of it. There was plot, but too much of it.
If the movie was trimmed down with an eye to making it flow, it would hav…
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BarbaGianni
⭐ 9/10August 1, 2026
The best of the remakes produced so far, second only to the original of '33.\
Kong and the other Island's creatures are detailed in their alternate evolution and the work behind each is enormous.\
The colonial atmosphere and mentality of the era are also well represented and are very reminiscent of Cooper's original.\
Jack Black has given the best of himself in the film, skis and interested only in profit is an interesting and multifaceted cha…
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Status
Released
Original Language
EN
Budget
$207,000,000
Revenue
$562,363,449