Movie Info
Genre :
Action, AdventureRelease Date :
December 14, 2005MPAA Rating :
PG-13Director :
Peter JacksonStarring :
Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Andy Serkis, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks, Kyle Chandler, Evan Parke, Lobo Chan, Jamie Bell, John Sumner
REVIEWS RATE:
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“..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]
“..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]
“..is far from perfect, just as it's far too long..”
by Edward Douglas [Comingsoon]
“..hilarious, relentless, romantic, rambunctious, outlandish and reverential as well as referential..”
by Russell Baillie [The New Zealand Herald]
“..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]
“..At times it can be genuinely thrilling and awe-inspiring, but in places it's clunky, vulgar and obtuse..”
by David Mercier [FilmJudge]
“..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]
Reviewed by Scott Foundas [L.A. Weekly]
Reviewed by Steve Schneider [Orlando Weekly]
Reviewed by David Denby [The New Yorker]
Reader's Reviews
All around best way to recreat the classic. Couldn't have done better.
posted by evil1991 on Sep 19, 2006