King Kong

RKO Radio Pictures | Release Date: April 7, 1933

7.9	USER SCORE Generally favorable reviews based on 71 Ratings

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KellyGaudreauNov 4, 2021

Ok, the dialogue is dated. The view of minorities is dated. However, when it came to the killing spree of Kong I could imagine how audiences were scared **** at those scenes. It works.

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kyle20ellisMar 17, 2022

This version of King Kong is a classic, it may be a monster movie but it has something that most of the other versions of the story don't have- heart. The story is basically a take on the timeless story of Beauty and the Beast but it is aThis version of King Kong is a classic, it may be a monster movie but it has something that most of the other versions of the story don't have- heart. The story is basically a take on the timeless story of Beauty and the Beast but it is a powerful, beautiful, tragic and beguiling one. The cinematography is beautiful and crisp, and the scenery is convincing enough, plus the score is a gem. In terms of acting, Faye Wray is stunning as Ann Darrow and Robert Armstrong does well with a role that is admittedly on the corny side but hey I can live with that. But what made the film was King Kong himself, he is absolutely amazing to look at, he looks and acts very convincingly. Maybe scary to start with but as the film progresses (like the Beast in the fairytale Beauty and the Beast) you feel for him. The climax on top of the Empire State Building is one of cinema's greatest climaxes, and this is the only film version of King Kong where I had to stop the video to go and sort myself out from crying at the end. Overall, a beautiful timeless film. As said already, while essentially a monster movie, it is that with a lot of heart. 10/10 Bethany Cox… Expand

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amheretojudgeApr 10, 2018

beauty killed the beast..

King Kong A new or 'out of the box' idea isn't everything, there are lots of inputs before the film hits the screen and this movie is the perfect example of it; it has a new concept, it offers enough range to thebeauty killed the beast..

King Kong

A new or 'out of the box' idea isn't everything, there are lots of inputs before the film hits the screen and this movie is the perfect example of it; it has a new concept, it offers enough range to the characters and the actors, its gripping and it unfolds in each level into something vivid and beautiful. King Kong is one of those rare masterpiece that it works even; literally, after a century too for the premise is something that is ahead of its time and even now too, it still is fresh; hats off to the writers. It brings out different creatures alive that one have only encountered in nightmares and it feeds enough gravity to even these creatures for it dread the characters and even the audience despite of being short on the vfx technology. King Kong isn't to the point, on the contrary it takes the long route which is filled with gripping and exhilarating sequences with a sense of enough emotion for all of it to glue this project together.… Expand

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Onlyclassicvg1Sep 25, 2022

A wealthy San Francisco socialite pursues a potential boyfriend to a small Northern California town that slowly takes a turn for the bizarre when birds of all kinds suddenly begin to attack people.

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alerikandersonMay 15, 2023

A beginning of a amazing franchise AND probably had the best effect back then.

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