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Information
- Year
- 1933
- Runtime
- 100 min.
- Directors
- Ernest B. Schoedsack, Merian C. Cooper
- Genres
- Adventure, Sci-Fi, Horror
- Rating *
- 7.9
- Votes *
- 67,080
- Checks
- 26,891
- Favs
- 987
- Dislikes
- 102
- Favs/checks
- 3.7% (1:27)
- Favs/dislikes
- 10:1
Top comments
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Alfredo Garcia
The way this film makes a monster turn into a misunderstood monkey for the viewer with not even one single dialogue is just amazing. A true all time classic and a must-see for sure. 9 years 9 months ago -
Micaela FM
It gets pretty annoying by the
, but I was so amazed by how ingenious the effects are that I'm willing to forgive the flaws and consider it a praiseworthy classic.
8 years 1 month ago
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Siskoid
1933's King Kong is a revelation. I wasn't expecting to see claymation so well integrated into live action. I guess it's mostly done through rear projection, but still, the level of planning and innovation is just spectacular. The effects are frankly better than a lot of films made more than 50 years later, and I sometimes wonder how they were even achieved. The animation is expressive and detailed, and the film is surprisingly violent and even sexy from what I imagined of the era (perhaps it's the reinstatement of the "censored scenes". A true classic. 5 years 6 months ago
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