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Movie Info


Genre :

Action, Adventure

Release Date :

December 14, 2005

MPAA Rating :

PG-13

Director :

Peter Jackson

Starring :

Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Kyle Chandler, Evan Parke, Lobo Chan, Jamie Bell, John Sumner

REVIEWS RATE:  Critics  Go! Watch this movie. You'll regret if not seeing it.    Readers  5 of 5 [Rate It]

5 of 5

“..one of the best films of the year - thrilling, awe-inspiring and genuinely moving...”
by Matthew Turner [ViewLondon]
“..lacks the cohesion and character development needed to make it a totally satisfying experience..”
by John Hiscock [The Daily Telegraph]
“..jaw-droppingly brilliant: the most entertaining blockbuster movie this year..”
by Baz Bamigboye [London Daily Mail]
3.5 of 4

“..Jackson has made what many will consider to be the definitive King Kong..”
by James Berardinelli [ReelViews]
“..is spectacle filmmaking at its best..”
by Kirk Honeycutt [The Hollywood Reporter]
6.5 of 10

“..is far from perfect, just as it's far too long..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
5 of 5

“..hilarious, relentless, romantic, rambunctious, outlandish and reverential as well as referential..”
by Russell Baillie [The New Zealand Herald]
5 of 5

“..has done an amazing job of delivering both intense action and suspense and at the same time an emotionally driven piece of cinema..”
by Mike Jackson [The Cinema Source]
3 of 5

“..At times it can be genuinely thrilling and awe-inspiring, but in places it's clunky, vulgar and obtuse..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
9 of 10

“..a fantastic remake and an exciting popcorn flick..”
by Scott Chitwood [Comingsoon]
“.."King Kong" will further Jackson's reputation as the leading visionary among fantasy filmmakers..”
by Jack Mathews [New York Daily News]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Andrea Chase [Killer Movie Reviews]
5 of 5
Reviewed by AntBit [Iofilm]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Peter Bradshaw [The Guardian]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Jim Pappas [The Trades]
5 of 5
Reviewed by Lisa Schwarzbaum [Entertainment Weekly]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Joe Williams [St. Louis Post-Dispatch]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by Gerry Shamray [Sun Newspapers of Cleveland]
4.5 of 5
Reviewed by [E! Online]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Barbara Vancheri [Pittsburgh Post-Gazette]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Tim Knight [Reel]
4 of 5
Reviewed by David Edwards [London Daily Mirror]
4 of 4
Reviewed by James Verniere [Boston Herald]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Rich Cline [Shadows on the Wall]
4 of 4
Reviewed by Steven Snyder [Zertinet Movies]
4 of 5
Reviewed by Paul Arendt [BBC Films]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Michael Phillips [Chicago Tribune]
3.5 of 4
Reviewed by Duane Dudek [The Milwaukee Journal-Sentinel]
3 of 4
Reviewed by [Cinema Signals by The Filmiliar Cineaste]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ed Blank [Pittsburgh Tribune-Review]
3 of 5
Reviewed by Christopher Null [Filmcritic]
3 of 4
Reviewed by Ty Burr [Boston Globe]
2 of 4
Reviewed by Jeremiah Kipp [Slant Magazine]
Reviewed by Scott Foundas [L.A. Weekly]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by David Denby [The New Yorker]

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All around best way to recreat the classic. Couldn't have done better.

posted by evil1991 on Sep 19, 2006

AMAZINGly done.

posted by rdog on Oct 15, 2009

This a good awesome movie! About a mean looking gorilla and a beautiful young woman! It is a strange thing like the beauty and the beast! They loved each other to death! Because she was the only thing that cared about him! And always calm him down! He is always very protective of her! Cause Ann has a love traingle between Jack and Kong! ITS WEIRD A GORILLA HAVE A CRUSH ON A YOUNG HELPLESS BUT CHARMING GIRL! just like it ends and I cried at the end of the movie! IT WAS BEAUTY THAT KILLED THE BEAST!

posted by angel7170 on Nov 06, 2009
 
 

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