I absolutely love this version of King Kong. I remember seeing the film twice in the theater, and buying the extended version. The fact that Andy Serkis hasn't won an Oscar yet for his work in motion capture is a crime against humanity
If I was an actor, I’d say an Oscar isn’t meaningless. I mean, if your job had the equivalent of an Oscar, televised and considered the ultimate award in your field, you’d say, “no thanks, that’s pointless.”
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I love it when people complain about modern movies and their "sequalitist". I just point out that King Kong's sequel (Son of Kong) came out the very same year as the original. Today's Hollywood is actually Hollywood under control.
In my humble opinion, this is one of the greatest films ever. The cinematography, the story, the music, and let's talk about the incredible performance by Jack Black
This is probably the most expensive tribute film ever made. Too long? Yes. Better than the 1976 remake? 100%. Made with love and affection towards the 1933 classic? Absolutely. I enjoy Peter Jackson's King Kong all the same. In my opinion, its better than all of the recent Monster-Verse movies combined. Also, without this movie, we'd never have new "Planet of the Apes" trilogy which ended up being amazing.
The film was a self indulgent bloated mess that didn't know what kind of film it wanted to be. It turned into a chick flick buddy movie hanky fest half way in. Everything was way overdone with wrong casting choices. Black and Brody do not work in the film, and Kretschmann should have been the love interest for Watts. Unless you were a kid when you saw it, it was disappointing.
@@vasilykiselev6285 You know what, I rewatched the movie the other day and tbh you might have a point. The MV has better fights and spectacle but this film beats pretty much every MV movie in terms of writing with ease. I still love MV, but yeah, this movie is better in terms of writing and apart from G14 it isn't even close.
I've always said Peter Jackson's King Kong is the ultimate fan film. You can feel his love and admiration for the original in every frame. This is my favorite version and am still upset with my child self for being too much of a chicken to go to a theater and see it (still had sensitive ears and was afraid I'd lose my hearing whenever Kong roared). I don't really care for the new Kong stuff - I was hoping Godzilla would kill him in GvK (I knew that wasn't gonna happen). I still feel a level of emotion and connection with Andy Serkis' Kong that I've yet to feel with the new one. James Newton Howard's score is amazing and I hope they release a vinyl. Some of the criticisms are totally fair: The adventure to Skull Island being long, the story resembling the original a little too much and the runtime over staying its welcome. However, I love the director's cut and will always prefer that. Hope it gets the criterion treatment one day 🙏
well technically our boi Godzilla did kill Kong. remember they had to use the ship things as a defibrillator to bring him back to life. I remember my first time seeing it I loved it. even as a kid the 3 hour run time didn't even bother me. the bug scene was scary AF tho for a kid
@@Blainprime doesnt matter. Kong as a character is a lot more sympathetic and king kong movies are a ton better then godzilla movies, the 2005 remake alone beats every godzilla movie by far
@@vasilykiselev6285 the first Godzilla movie literally solos every Kong flick on its own. I fucking love King Kong but Godzilla movies have always been superior. Godzilla is the better monster.
Peter Jackson's King Kong was truly amazing. The CGI was top notch and still looks pretty great, the acting was a good mix of drama and comedy, and the action scenes were awesome! I'll never forget being blown away with all the King Kong vs the T Rex's, especially when they were on the vines and he was still saving the girl at the same time.
@@40g33k Me too it's so much better than The First Remake this and The Original Black and White King Kong are Great Movies but I haven't seen Kong Skull Island yet
Uhhh.....are you aware you're showing clips from the wrong Brain Dead? There's the 1990 Brain Dead, then there's the 1992 Dead Alive (Aka Brain Dead on the UK) You're showing clips from Adam Simon's 1992 Brain Dead, not Dead Alive.
That was bothering me , thanks for bringing it up . I love Dead alive . People can call it whatever they want but to me it's DEAD ALIVE and I will never except another name.
James Newton Howard had very little time to make music to a 3-hour film. Yet he delivered one of his most beautiful music ever! It's a shame he wasn't even nominated for an Oscar to it!
I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Jackson’s Kong twice in theaters. For me, it’s the best and most exciting version of the story. The soundtrack, visuals, and cast blended so well; you can really see Jackson’s passion onscreen.
i really don't understand the hate it gets. the most common complaint is it's too long... too long!! people want the entire first part of the movie before they reach the island reduced to a 5 min exposition dump, and the rest to just be nonstop action. the next most common complaint: bad cgi. im sorry... WHAT? it has better cgi than most movies released today. sure there are elements that haven't aged as well, but the overall picture still looks convincing. third is that the characters sucked. me personally, i liked them all, i think brody and naomi watts were perfect for their roles, i've seen some people dismiss jack black simply because "it's jack black", but i think he suited carl denim. and the sailors have a charm to them... even if all they do is get eaten, they do it well. fourth is that it wasn't as good as LOTR.... well it's KING KONG, not the fellowship of kong
@billjones642 there is no way people wanted it to be 5 mins and then non stop action... that would make the movie horrible also do people really think it's cgi is bad????? I mean It was so good and I'm sorry bad characters???? dawg what??
Loved this movie. It was obvious that Peter Jackson has a great love of the original as this was basically that movie with modern special effects. He even kept the cheesy closing line and it worked. The relationship between Kong and Ann was more fleshed out and actually made sense. Every actor was perfectly cast. I like Skull Island, too, but this movie is still my top King Kong film.
Just imagine what it was like seeing this in the theater as a 10 year old. MIND. BLOWN. The vfx, the direction, the acting, the raw emotion and depth in Kong’s character. Sensational. This movie is a masterpiece. Period. My inner world completely changed and I was never the same after seeing it. Glorious piece of art.
It was crazy, what an adventure… Peter Jackson was on top of the world, following up arguably the greatest, most timeless trilogy of movies ever made with a milestone in special effects/cgi and motion capture (and a damn good movie to boot) in a completely different genre with a completely different tone… that’s what happens when talented people work on something out of pure passion. You get greatness.
What do you mean by "WTF happened to" (then a given movie name)? Everytime I expect something dissasterous or terrible, or something forgotten, like: - Somebody threw it into the trash can? - someone spelled coffee on it?!! But no, it is just a coverage review/ piece of admiration to the given movie.. :^( I fall for it everytime.. I start watching, then at the middle I realize it is something basic! Merely a topic on production notes!! Nothing serious "HAPPENED" to it!! And I mean YEARS after it's release! Which is what I expect what the video will be about! >:( What a waste of my TH-cam time.. I have no tims for fake promises.. It is like someone asks: WTF happened to your car??? And then the owner goes on narrating how it was made in Japan, painted, tested, then brought to the showroom, then how he bought it, where and when he drove it, and then goes and says that it is now sitting in his garage.. safe and sound.. :-( WTF.. >:^(
Man,i cried like a little kid back when i saw it on the big screen.Still, to this day, shed a tear or two when i see it on the TV.The emotion is still strong in me with Kong's final minutes....The new Kong does nothing of sort for me - good popcorn flick and that's it.
While not as good as the original 1933 film, I like this movie, but it is too long and could have been shorter if the New York stuff at the beginning was streamlined
I feel like it could have used more action, plot and actual tension. Too much of the movie was just walking around. I still like the movie but I think Kong Skull Island fixes a lot of what this movie's problems were, though Kong in the 2005 has much more personality and feels truly like a real gorilla.
King Kong was one of the greatest movies I ever saw 17 years ago. When I was in the theater with my dad sis and grandma I was just waiting and waiting to see kong himself and the dinosaurs. And by the time the movie arrived to skull island I felt so excited and relaxed . Peter Jackson did a fantastic job directing this movie
I remember being blown away by the amount of attention, work, detail and love that went into the creation of CGI Kong. I was attending Full Sail at the time studying computer animation, and when this movie came out, my whole class was going nuts. We even got an advanced screening of the T-Rex fight in one of our classes, and we were just loving every second of that fight. This is a great retelling of the story, and Jackson knocked it out the park.
An often overlooked movie. I have great memories of it. The actual full sized 'Venture' ship was still docked on the far size of Wellington harbour for years after the production and I used to go there to see it regularly before they finally got rid of it around 2010 I think.
This movie and official King Kong game 2005 were my favorites when I was a kid. Both of those made me very interested of doing LEGO animation short film about the King Kong (i didn't manage to film it, although i had built almost every character, painted backgrounds and had Kong toy and built up cardboard Empire State Building). It's funny to think that Peter Jackson tried to do something similar when he was a kid.
@@LordKohaegan a lot of fun? dude the game was best dino game of all time... I wish there were more games like this... actually I like game even more than the film
Jackson's greatest fault is he 'falls in love' with his projects. When you're in love you WANT to linger for ten minutes over Kong swinging on vines as an Allosaurus attacks. The casual audience would have preferred perhaps 45 seconds of it. When you're in love you WANT to stretch a 1 1/2 hour film to almost 4 hours. What Jackson needs for his films is a ruthless, merciless editor.
If you have ever heard Peter Jackson talk about films you would know he loves escapism. He wants to take you on an adventure that takes hours to build and if you allow yourself to get lost in the movie hours seem like minutes.
I remember seeing this film back in 05. I was 11 and hadn't seeing the original yet or any other Peter Jackson film yet , and it still remains my fav king kong movie and my favourite monster movie out of any other . The splendour , scale , detail , craft and passion PJ adds is super admirable and inspiring. So much heart of the characters to the cinematography and the score is superb, among my top 10 favourites of all time. i do acknowledge a fair bit on the boat over to the island does drag and probably should be cut , but still adore this movie . 9.4/10 Almost as good as LOTR Trilogy , which are my favourite movies of all time .
Saw this in theaters. This is the definitive edition of King Kong. This tops the 1933 edition. This King Kong makes the 1976 (I think), edition with Jessica Lange irrelevant.
Actually he copied much from 1976. The Kong Ann relationship is from 76. It was never in 1933. In 1933 Ann felt nothing for Kong. She was terrified and screaming the whole way through. Many other things were taken from 1976.
Although Jackson dislikes the '76 remake, his version actually has more in common story-wise with it than with the '33 original, which Jackson claims is his favorite film. He made the same mistake as in '76 by having the girl make friends with Kong, like he's some kind of big teddy bear.
@@lyndoncmp5751 She reacts properly in the original, which is key to why we feel sorry for Kong and makes the final line "it was beauty killed the beast" so poignant.
I love the original, but this version was also amazing. I grew up with it, and it definitely still holds up to this day. Skull Island and Kong vs Godzilla were just awful.
Why do u think they were awful? I loved both of those films, and I could even go as far as to say that, GvK is on the same level (maybe even better) than this film. This film suffers from being extremely slow, while the other two take far less time to get to the point.
I have the version with the canyon scene, and i love this film. It’s so visceral. Yeah, a little campy, but that’s what gives it that vintage vibe. Great film. A pure love letter.
2:27 "You can make your own King Kong movie. Go ahead, we'll wait" 6 summers with high school friends and $4,000 in pocket money later... th-cam.com/video/G5Tv1uPVPk4/w-d-xo.html
Jackson looks exhausted in those clips at the end! Loved the movie, but I can understand why the bug pit scene was cut in the original. I honestly didn't care anything about those characters. Only Kong and Ann is what kept me interested.
I will always remember being ten years old seeing the king Kong poster in the theater and it amazed me the cgi was like magic his face looked so real and his nose was heart shaped I loved it. I saw it in theaters and loved this movie I will not accept any hate towards it lol.
Here's my unpopular opinion: I love Peter Jackson's _King_ _Kong_ more than Merrian C. Cooper's original. Don't get me wrong, I respect the 1933 original, because without it, we wouldn't have Jackson's version.........But I'd be damned if Jackson's Kong didn't move me more.
People complain about the runtime for peter Jacksons King Kong and that's fine it's their opinion. But if you have ever listened to Peter talk about filmmaking he often mentions escapism. He wants to take the viewers on an adventure that takes hours to build sometimes. And even with the Lord of the rings films if you allow yourself to get lost in the world and story hours seem like minutes. Peter is a master filmmaker because of this.
Totally loved this movie, when kong (spoiler follows). Slid of the top of the ESB tears trickled from my eyes it was so convincing, one of my early blu ray purchases. Superb
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Good movie like the visuals, it's little long, my two favorite scenes of courses. Is when he takes on the the T-Rexs and the final battle at the end on top of the Empire State Building.
I didn't like PJ's version for a few reasons. 1) It took too long to get to the island. I think it was around 45 minutes into the movie before they get there. The original does it in around 15 minutes, and you have all the set up you need. 2) Just too many silly moments eg. Kong doing wrestling movies. Shooting insects off someone with Tommy gun. Running through the dino's legss with no one getting stepped on. 3) bad casting choices.
My main problem with Jackson's Kong is in the original they got to Skull Island at the 17 minute mark. In Jackson's, they get there at the 57 minute mark. And the spider pit
Took a simple story and turned it into a nearly 3hr snooze fest. Nearly an hour to get to skull Island? Really? Kong ice skating and no one notices, in New York city no less? The previews looked great and we rushed to the theater only to be disappointed by this over indulgent nonsense. C-
Boy, I remember reading Bo Goldman's script for the Universal version when Paul Newman was going to be Carl Denham. (His character flies one of the planes at the end.) I have Peter Jackson's 3 hour version which includes two favorite moments from the original, the attack of the stegosaurus and the one on the river with the makeshift raft. I love it when a filmmaker's dream project comes to fruition. The 3D ride the same team created for Universal is mind blowing... replacing the original ride that I videotaped before it burned down.
Me my girlfriend & our son watched this movie when it came out, i thought it was an ok movie, my girlfriend even bought me the king kong ps2 game at the time for my birthday & the game was awesome with great graphics or maybe im remembering it through rose tinted glasses like golen eye for N64
When my daughter was three we watched this movie a bunch if times. She was convinced there was actually 2 giant apes. Her brain just couldn't handle a monster being both good AND bad.
I love the scope and ambition of this version, and the performances and effects are undeniably top-notch. The only thing that holds it back from true greatness is the editing. It seems strange to say, given the mastery of the CG artists, but I became weary of the big action pieces: the dino chase, t-Rex fight, and the spider pit are all just too long. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a very good movie, but just shy of being great.
Jackson King Kong still to this day it's my favorite Kong movie. The fight with the t-rex is the highlight and the pit with all the spiders and insects Just a master peice of cinema
This was such a good movie. I love it. I also enjoyed the originals because I loved the stop motion effects and there was hardly any movies around with decent effects when I was kid
1:24 Oh my god... you can't be serious. He didn't make Brain Dead (1990, From the US), he made Braindead (1992, From New Zealand). ONE WORD. That other film is a thriller about a neurosurgeon, the one PJ made is a comedic Splat stick film. When you're making this types of videos, you have to do proper research, because otherwise you're spreading misinformation... like right now.
The attention to detail on 1933 New York is amazing in Peter Jacksons version. Especially the final Ariel scenes looking down from the top of the Empire State Building as New York is waking up. I really like this version, actually each version has a special place to me.
Jackson's Kong is visually stunning and a major cinematic achievement but as a story telling experience some thing of a let down IMHO. Bloated and tonally misguided especially when compared to the original.
I grew up with the original on vhs and watched it weekend after weekend. Jackson’s version though flawed in parts, captured so much magic and added so much meat to the bones. I loved it and have since Kong himself is wonderfully depicted and fleshed out
Hi. worked on this. LOCATION for KONG on stage was Auckland opera house as its bigger and more ornate than Wellington. Word was Howard Shore's score sounded too much like LOTR. LOTR: ROTK pickups for the extended edition were being filmed on the same backlot as filming for KONG commenced. The day i turned up for work they were filming the merry/pippin 'cant hold his grog' scene whilst Denham rushing to escape the studio heads was being filmed only 30 meters away. There was a small overlap of production, i always thought that KONG had alot of the production look developed by the 3rd LOTR film, and by this stage the crew was a well oiled machine of creatives. Because Kong was earth based alot of the props and vehicles were real but for anything that couldnt be sourced was built and you couldnt tell it wasnt the real McCoy. The Vintage Aviator Ltd. (TVAL) built the Hell diver planes from scratch using original blueprints held at Smithsonian. The plans were released for the film under the provisio that our hell divers would not actually fly, although in every way they were made exactly to the plans and could have really flown. Hell diver crew cameos like Rick Porras (LOTR producer) Rick Baker, Peter Jackson and Gene DeMarco (prod manager for TVAL at that time, read: Peter Jackson and the Airplane Thief on vanity fair for what happened to him in the end) I got to work on different crews for this film which in hindsite was a rarety. I helped different crews make props and build vehicles. two nights on set for night shoots and workshop work making cool things requested from different departments. It was a golden time. I was miscredited but some didnt even get a credit. I dont particularly enjoy KING KONG as a film (animal cruelty being a big reason) but Pete is a master director and it is top quality prod design and execution. Take it from one of the crew.
What a surprise to find someone that was there. I edited this video. Pleasure to (in some way) meet you. It was a great time watching all the hours of Making Of material. Hope you're doing well. Kind regards from México.
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KiNG KONG 2005 needs to come back and Peter Jackson and Ann Darrow Should be in the 2024 film...... KiNG KONG was the Only KONG that wasn't Nerfed and he was More Aggressive than the Ready Player One KiNG KONG..... if they Bring KiNG KONG 2005 back They need to make him Bigger than Shimo Zilla... Or Bigger than Scar King.... And what happened to KiNG KONG was he Fell off the Empire State Building after getting shot by machine guns and when he hit the ground he didn't Die he just fell into a Coma for Real, 😶 KiNG KONG 2005 had a Pulse and they dumped his body back on Skull island where he regained Life to see Boats that put him back home drive off with Ann and Peter Jackson.... When they got back to City Beauty Missed Her Beast and They Decided to go back to Skull island to See a Even Larger KiNG KONG thats Bigger And Taller Than and Wider than Godzilla & KONG & Scar King & Shimo combined.. 😶 Im Really a KiNG KONG 2005 Fan and i really hope they bring him back and just say that he was into a coma............. 😶 I also had a Dream about KiNG KONG 2005 😶 but this Dream was Dark as hell Like KiNG KONG 2005 fell off the Empire State Building after seeing Ann Darrow and When he hit the ground instead of Taking KiNG KONG who was in a Coma to a Place to get help from Doctors the enemies or the Japanese Stole And Kidnapped that KiNG KONG and they Took him to a facility where iy was Basically a ARENA and tgey used a Mecha Ann Darrow to Re in Act her Screams but they had her Munipulate KiNG KONG 2005 and instead of her Feeling Sorry for KiNG KONG 2005 Ann Darrow would Yell At KiNG KONG 2005 telling him to fight inside of the Same Arena That they Kept MechaGodZilla in GvK,,,,(The Arena tgey had MechaGodzilla in is thr Same Arena they put KiNG KONG 2005 in )) < 😶 so then as KiNG KONG was Healing off Being Shot at and falling off the Empire state Building the Japanese Was Releasing Level 1 Enemy at a Time.... Level 1 was 3 T-Rexs that KiNG KONG killed yet again, And only had 5 minutes to Recover before Level 2..... Level 2 was 1 2017 SkullCrawler and KiNG KONG 2005 Killed it to....then Level 3 was The Giant Skull Crawler that Samual El Jackson tried to burn and KiNG KONG 2005 killed it as well but took Damage because this time KiNG KONG was 40 ft so he did Struggle with the giant Skull crawler that 2017 kong faced...... Okay then as the rounds kept going up to 10 but 20 is max KiNG KONG 2005 would eventually Die for real in the Dream Movie that i Couldn't Wake up From... This Dream was 2 years ago and and it stuck in My head 😶 and I'll Never Forget the way how Ann Darrow yelled at KiNG KONG Telling him to FiGHT!! ... get up and fight!!!..... 🤔 Like the Enemys was Supposed to Kill KiNG KONG 2005 but so many Giant Creatures that was meant for only 2021 KONG to face and kill had Failed..... Then i woke up after Some giant King Ghidorah looking purple monster With 1 head that Godzilla Faced in the GameCube game that was Taller than Godzilla and could fly killed Killed KiNG KONG 2005.... 😶 And it was Like i saw Space Godzilla for the sequel.... Space Godzilla Scary.
Truly astonishing film 🎥 The story is told is such a visually and emotionally stunning way. The score the visuals and acting 👌 10/10 Peter Jacksons king kong is my go to choice. No films equal the talent of Jacksons crew. Marvel 😂 no thanks
I grew up watching the original Kong and could definitely see his love for it in his version. That said, I always felt that he tried to do too much with it. Like every sequence that was recreated from the original was up to 11 when it would've been fine at a 5. The T-Rex scene is a perfect example. It could've just been the one that he fought for the whole fight, but instead we had to sit thru all these near misses of multiple ones almost getting Ann when we all knew that wasn't gonna happen. Stuff like that bloated the runtime. But I will say that the Empire State sequence is brilliant and beautifully shot.
I was BORN when 'TeleVision' became plentiful ' For Sale' to the General Public with only 3 Network Channels. So I've seen everything ever made by Movie Makers both on TV & in the Theaters. I'm a video-addict & The 2005 KING KONG is THE MOST REALISTIC & EMOTIONAL STIMULATING 'KONG' ever made to this DATE! (2022) So WTF HAPPENED to Jacksons KING KONG is that it made a Forever lasting memory into the entire Planet Population of Viewers & the movie Profits are the Proof of THAT!!! SEE IT!!!
loved this version......it got a few bad reviews i think.....but sometimes i think people especially critics over analyse things which is fine but i took it for what i saw and i loved it....great cast to back it up, my favourite scene is the last kong t rex fight where Ann Darrow turns her head to look at kong behind her then walks backwards towards her protector knowing hes there to fight for her,,,,,,,and the Bruce Baxter comb moustache scene i thought was funny.
My first impression after seeing Jackson's Kong was "too much". Its monumental budget caused it to be crammed with too much action and special effects. It was also too long for me. The miscasting of Jack Black didn't even register behind all of the noise and flash.
I’m not really a fan of remakes. I figure once a film is made why bother making it again? The original Kong, is without a doubt one the greatest films ever made it falls under the same category as “ Kane”, “ The Wizard of Oz” and “ Casablanca “, and the “ Godfather” “ Jaws” and the original “ Star Wars “ as one of those films that you simply shouldn’t even attempt to duplicate it . “ if it isn’t broke “ don’t fix it . In 1976 I’m guessing that didn’t stop Dino Delarentus from remaking it . Now granted it made good money at the box office for it’s time but let’s be honest . The film is soulless. It only has three advantages over the original. In certain shots Rick Baker’s “ Kong “ suit is amazing for it’s time . The facial features especially are top notch . As far as the leading lady Jessica Lange is a great version of “ Ann “ ( or “ Dwan “ . What kind of name is that anyway? ) and the score is very good . But that’s it . All the other characters I didn’t care for at all . Some of those scenes have not aged well at all . The dialogue at times is cringe worthy and unfortunately and tragically the ending with the Twin Towers is now heartbreaking for an entirely different reason . But this is about Jackson’s remake ( oh I’m sorry “ retelling “ smh ) First off it was a good idea to keep set during the 1930’s . The set pieces in N.Y. are astounding from the very first shot . The attention to detail here is amazing. Naomi Watts’s “ Ann “ ( thank god her name is still Ann here ) is combination of Ray’s and Lange’s . In my opinion it’s a perfect balance of both versions. The motion capture effects of “ Kong “ are incredible. Andy Serkis is the “ Chaplin “ of Motion Capture . He’s untouchable when it comes to this technique. His Kong is so lifelike and lovable. It’s my second favorite version of Kong right behind the original. You can tell right from the get go that this indeed is Jackson’s “ Passion Project “ and it is indeed a “ labor of love “ but, the film is a prime example of “ less is more “ . The run time on the film is excessively long and really could of benefited the use of proper pacing. Also there are way, WAY to many side characters. They should of kept it simple and trimmed it down a lot . Cut off all the fat and get to the prime meat like a steak. Jackson really over indulges too with the remake of the T-Rex scene . It’s like he was digging his hands into a bowl of Doritos and he couldn’t stop at just one or he’s using both of his hands and just digging them into the bowl . On a whole though it’s one of the better remakes out there . Is it just as good as the remakes of “ The Thing “, “ The Fly “ or yes even 1988’s “ The Blob” ( one of my personal favorites) . No . But it is certainly a serviceable improvement over the 1976 version. But then again that’s just an opinion. Thumbs up 👍🏻 for me . ( Thank you Roger Ebert) .
As a huge fan of Mighty Joe Young, my sister, mom, and I were super excited for this movie and went to theaters to watch it (we were kinda tight for cash those days so that was a big deal). I loved every second! This is one of my top 10 movies of all time.
Peter Jackson absolutely got as much as he possibly could out of the King Kong mythos. There's little more he could have wrung out of that 3hr 21min movie.
Hot damn. Trying to make something after the ungodly success as Lord of the Rings, will always be a seller disappointed compared to its predecessor. However this movie was a magical experience and still stands as my favorite movie of all time. The small side plots between characters mixed into the major plot if the original never makes a rewatch boring. The island itself is creepy and scary in a way I have never experienced fear before. Watched it last night as a matter of fact. I hope Jackson gets to do more adaptations like the Creature of Black Lagoon.
I love the original 1933 King Kong it's a masterpiece of cinema. But I'm gonna say this it might make people mad but I love the the 2005 Peter Jackson remake. I like it even better than the original. I know it's blasphemy to put the remake over the original but God I loved Peter Jackson's take on Kong it's soooooo good.
I absolutely love this version of King Kong. I remember seeing the film twice in the theater, and buying the extended version. The fact that Andy Serkis hasn't won an Oscar yet for his work in motion capture is a crime against humanity
Not really. Who cares about Oscars? They’re meaningless
Don't either one of you hate me, however, I have to strongly agree with both of you..
@@burgerking8475 Now... Not back then...
If I was an actor, I’d say an Oscar isn’t meaningless. I mean, if your job had the equivalent of an Oscar, televised and considered the ultimate award in your field, you’d say, “no thanks, that’s pointless.”
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I love it when people complain about modern movies and their "sequalitist". I just point out that King Kong's sequel (Son of Kong) came out the very same year as the original.
Today's Hollywood is actually Hollywood under control.
🔥🔥I will always associate this movie and game tie in, with my time living in Japan during winter and finding out my girl was cheating on me.
In my humble opinion, this is one of the greatest films ever. The cinematography, the story, the music, and let's talk about the incredible performance by Jack Black
I dunno it's still going on 17 years later. I'll let you know when the movie's over. So freaking long.
But the PS2 game is still a great video game
I really enjoyed this version of King Kong. It was cool to see Andy Serkis as the cook as well as the big Ape.
What about a big ape cooking? That'll be cool to watch. I'd go bananas for that.
Lumpy was one of my favorite characters, A shame he didn't have more of a role in the video game
never seen a man get swallowed by giant d*cks so believably
This is probably the most expensive tribute film ever made. Too long? Yes. Better than the 1976 remake? 100%. Made with love and affection towards the 1933 classic? Absolutely. I enjoy Peter Jackson's King Kong all the same. In my opinion, its better than all of the recent Monster-Verse movies combined. Also, without this movie, we'd never have new "Planet of the Apes" trilogy which ended up being amazing.
The film was a self indulgent bloated mess that didn't know what kind of film it wanted to be. It turned into a chick flick buddy movie hanky fest half way in. Everything was way overdone with wrong casting choices. Black and Brody do not work in the film, and Kretschmann should have been the love interest for Watts.
Unless you were a kid when you saw it, it was disappointing.
I love this film too but I disagree with it being better than the entire MV. I feel like you might have a case of rose tinted glasses.
@@SpinoSamHe didn't say the ENTIRE MonsterVerse just the recent ones
@@SpinoSammonsterverse is worth nothing, great cgi is all it got on this movie
@@vasilykiselev6285 You know what, I rewatched the movie the other day and tbh you might have a point. The MV has better fights and spectacle but this film beats pretty much every MV movie in terms of writing with ease.
I still love MV, but yeah, this movie is better in terms of writing and apart from G14 it isn't even close.
I've always said Peter Jackson's King Kong is the ultimate fan film. You can feel his love and admiration for the original in every frame. This is my favorite version and am still upset with my child self for being too much of a chicken to go to a theater and see it (still had sensitive ears and was afraid I'd lose my hearing whenever Kong roared). I don't really care for the new Kong stuff - I was hoping Godzilla would kill him in GvK (I knew that wasn't gonna happen). I still feel a level of emotion and connection with Andy Serkis' Kong that I've yet to feel with the new one. James Newton Howard's score is amazing and I hope they release a vinyl. Some of the criticisms are totally fair: The adventure to Skull Island being long, the story resembling the original a little too much and the runtime over staying its welcome. However, I love the director's cut and will always prefer that. Hope it gets the criterion treatment one day 🙏
I’d rather have a root canal than watch LOTR movies, but his Kong is a masterpiece.
well technically our boi Godzilla did kill Kong. remember they had to use the ship things as a defibrillator to bring him back to life. I remember my first time seeing it I loved it. even as a kid the 3 hour run time didn't even bother me. the bug scene was scary AF tho for a kid
@@Blainprime doesnt matter. Kong as a character is a lot more sympathetic and king kong movies are a ton better then godzilla movies, the 2005 remake alone beats every godzilla movie by far
@@vasilykiselev6285 disagree. Godzilla's second movie surpasses kong's entire catalogue imo.
@@vasilykiselev6285 the first Godzilla movie literally solos every Kong flick on its own.
I fucking love King Kong but Godzilla movies have always been superior.
Godzilla is the better monster.
This is the best King Kong film and no one can tell me otherwise 😤
Peter Jackson's King Kong was truly amazing. The CGI was top notch and still looks pretty great, the acting was a good mix of drama and comedy, and the action scenes were awesome! I'll never forget being blown away with all the King Kong vs the T Rex's, especially when they were on the vines and he was still saving the girl at the same time.
This sounds like something I'd write.
So I agree with ya!
@@40g33k Me too it's so much better than The First Remake this and The Original Black and White King Kong are Great Movies but I haven't seen Kong Skull Island yet
As for the acting, how does noone talks about the acting *JACK BLACK* put on the tabble in this movie?? Truly underrated performance
Boring movie,overly long,self indulgent crap.
@@rosemaryfarell5264 The First Remake is A Terrible Movie
Uhhh.....are you aware you're showing clips from the wrong Brain Dead? There's the 1990 Brain Dead, then there's the 1992 Dead Alive (Aka Brain Dead on the UK)
You're showing clips from Adam Simon's 1992 Brain Dead, not Dead Alive.
That was bothering me , thanks for bringing it up . I love Dead alive . People can call it whatever they want but to me it's DEAD ALIVE and I will never except another name.
Had to stop the video to see if anyone had made this comment. 😄
James Newton Howard had very little time to make music to a 3-hour film. Yet he delivered one of his most beautiful music ever! It's a shame he wasn't even nominated for an Oscar to it!
Agreed
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I had the absolute pleasure of seeing Jackson’s Kong twice in theaters. For me, it’s the best and most exciting version of the story. The soundtrack, visuals, and cast blended so well; you can really see Jackson’s passion onscreen.
i really don't understand the hate it gets. the most common complaint is it's too long... too long!! people want the entire first part of the movie before they reach the island reduced to a 5 min exposition dump, and the rest to just be nonstop action.
the next most common complaint: bad cgi. im sorry... WHAT? it has better cgi than most movies released today. sure there are elements that haven't aged as well, but the overall picture still looks convincing.
third is that the characters sucked. me personally, i liked them all, i think brody and naomi watts were perfect for their roles, i've seen some people dismiss jack black simply because "it's jack black", but i think he suited carl denim. and the sailors have a charm to them... even if all they do is get eaten, they do it well.
fourth is that it wasn't as good as LOTR.... well it's KING KONG, not the fellowship of kong
@billjones642 there is no way people wanted it to be 5 mins and then non stop action... that would make the movie horrible also do people really think it's cgi is bad????? I mean It was so good and I'm sorry bad characters???? dawg what??
Loved this movie. It was obvious that Peter Jackson has a great love of the original as this was basically that movie with modern special effects. He even kept the cheesy closing line and it worked. The relationship between Kong and Ann was more fleshed out and actually made sense. Every actor was perfectly cast.
I like Skull Island, too, but this movie is still my top King Kong film.
This film is an absolute masterpiece!
Just imagine what it was like seeing this in the theater as a 10 year old. MIND. BLOWN. The vfx, the direction, the acting, the raw emotion and depth in Kong’s character. Sensational. This movie is a masterpiece. Period.
My inner world completely changed and I was never the same after seeing it. Glorious piece of art.
Same, I was 11 and it was the best movie I had ever seen at the time.
It was crazy, what an adventure… Peter Jackson was on top of the world, following up arguably the greatest, most timeless trilogy of movies ever made with a milestone in special effects/cgi and motion capture (and a damn good movie to boot) in a completely different genre with a completely different tone… that’s what happens when talented people work on something out of pure passion. You get greatness.
What do you mean by "WTF happened to" (then a given movie name)?
Everytime I expect something dissasterous or terrible, or something forgotten, like:
- Somebody threw it into the trash can?
- someone spelled coffee on it?!!
But no, it is just a coverage review/ piece of admiration to the given movie.. :^(
I fall for it everytime.. I start watching, then at the middle I realize it is something basic! Merely a topic on production notes!! Nothing serious "HAPPENED" to it!! And I mean YEARS after it's release! Which is what I expect what the video will be about! >:(
What a waste of my TH-cam time.. I have no tims for fake promises..
It is like someone asks: WTF happened to your car???
And then the owner goes on narrating how it was made in Japan, painted, tested, then brought to the showroom, then how he bought it, where and when he drove it, and then goes and says that it is now sitting in his garage.. safe and sound.. :-(
WTF.. >:^(
Basically? NOTHING happened!!
"WTF happened?"..
- NOTHING!!!!!!!!!
It was all good.. >:^U
Man,i cried like a little kid back when i saw it on the big screen.Still, to this day, shed a tear or two when i see it on the TV.The emotion is still strong in me with Kong's final minutes....The new Kong does nothing of sort for me - good popcorn flick and that's it.
Same for me. You know when Kong climbs the Empire state, he thinks it's his safe place. Very sad.. 🥺.
Kong Skull Island... 🤢
While not as good as the original 1933 film, I like this movie, but it is too long and could have been shorter if the New York stuff at the beginning was streamlined
Naw, it was better on every level.
My feelings exactly! Overall, a great movie, but it just takes a bit too long to get going.
I feel like it could have used more action, plot and actual tension. Too much of the movie was just walking around. I still like the movie but I think Kong Skull Island fixes a lot of what this movie's problems were, though Kong in the 2005 has much more personality and feels truly like a real gorilla.
King Kong was one of the greatest movies I ever saw 17 years ago. When I was in the theater with my dad sis and grandma I was just waiting and waiting to see kong himself and the dinosaurs. And by the time the movie arrived to skull island I felt so excited and relaxed . Peter Jackson did a fantastic job directing this movie
I remember being blown away by the amount of attention, work, detail and love that went into the creation of CGI Kong. I was attending Full Sail at the time studying computer animation, and when this movie came out, my whole class was going nuts. We even got an advanced screening of the T-Rex fight in one of our classes, and we were just loving every second of that fight. This is a great retelling of the story, and Jackson knocked it out the park.
The original is superior, but this is definitely the best remake/reboot of Kong.
An often overlooked movie. I have great memories of it. The actual full sized 'Venture' ship was still docked on the far size of Wellington harbour for years after the production and I used to go there to see it regularly before they finally got rid of it around 2010 I think.
What that's awesome. Do you have any pictures of the ship?
Is not that overlooked, many people liked it
This movie and official King Kong game 2005 were my favorites when I was a kid. Both of those made me very interested of doing LEGO animation short film about the King Kong (i didn't manage to film it, although i had built almost every character, painted backgrounds and had Kong toy and built up cardboard Empire State Building). It's funny to think that Peter Jackson tried to do something similar when he was a kid.
The King Kong game on the Xbox was so good, nothing even came close to the graphics back then and it was a lot of fun.
@@LordKohaegan a lot of fun? dude the game was best dino game of all time... I wish there were more games like this... actually I like game even more than the film
The King Kong game was thebest movie adaption game I've ever played honestly. It was like Medal of Honor meets Turok.
@@LordKohaegan Its a game I wish there were mods for. Either mods of its monsters for fallout 3, or to alter the Kong game.
@@GeteMachine better
I personally loved it. Granted I came in with 0 expectations, didnt even know Peter Jackson was involved :D
Jackson's greatest fault is he 'falls in love' with his projects. When you're in love you WANT to linger for ten minutes over Kong swinging on vines as an Allosaurus attacks. The casual audience would have preferred perhaps 45 seconds of it. When you're in love you WANT to stretch a 1 1/2 hour film to almost 4 hours. What Jackson needs for his films is a ruthless, merciless editor.
Totally agree
If you have ever heard Peter Jackson talk about films you would know he loves escapism. He wants to take you on an adventure that takes hours to build and if you allow yourself to get lost in the movie hours seem like minutes.
@@codyschale263 escape into the film is fine not living in it for four hours he needed to edit.
@@birdman6427 I get what you're saying.. I just completely disagree 👍
But when the audience falls in love with it too, that's not a problem. I definitely see why Peter Jackson loved it and that's why I love it
I remember seeing this film back in 05.
I was 11 and hadn't seeing the original yet or any other Peter Jackson film yet , and it
still remains my fav king kong movie and my favourite monster movie out of any other .
The splendour , scale , detail , craft and passion PJ adds is super admirable and inspiring. So much heart of the characters to the cinematography and the score is superb, among my top 10 favourites of all time. i do acknowledge a fair bit on the boat over to the island does drag and probably should be cut , but still adore this movie . 9.4/10
Almost as good as LOTR Trilogy , which are my favourite movies of all time .
I’ll tell you EXACTLY what happened: It was a full hour TOO LONG!
"Isn't that the one with Jack Black?" - Everyone I tried and failed to get to see the movie
At 1:30 its the wrong braindead movie
The only King Kong movie I watched more than once.
I love this movie so much it has a great adventure vibe to it that i never felt with any other movie
Fantastic film 🎥
For me, Naomi Watts was the charm and the hook in the film.
She simply GLOWED in this film
Saw this in theaters. This is the definitive edition of King Kong. This tops the 1933 edition. This King Kong makes the 1976 (I think), edition with Jessica Lange irrelevant.
Jackson put back into this story what De Laurentiis' cynical 1970s version left out...the romance, the pageantry and the majesty.
Actually he copied much from 1976. The Kong Ann relationship is from 76. It was never in 1933. In 1933 Ann felt nothing for Kong. She was terrified and screaming the whole way through.
Many other things were taken from 1976.
HA!......somebody else understands..
Although Jackson dislikes the '76 remake, his version actually has more in common story-wise with it than with the '33 original, which Jackson claims is his favorite film. He made the same mistake as in '76 by having the girl make friends with Kong, like he's some kind of big teddy bear.
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She reacts properly in the original, which is key to why we feel sorry for Kong and makes the final line "it was beauty killed the beast" so poignant.
The movie was decent but too long.
I love the original, but this version was also amazing. I grew up with it, and it definitely still holds up to this day. Skull Island and Kong vs Godzilla were just awful.
Why do u think they were awful? I loved both of those films, and I could even go as far as to say that, GvK is on the same level (maybe even better) than this film.
This film suffers from being extremely slow, while the other two take far less time to get to the point.
I loved both of those movies
Nothing rally beat the 3 V. rex fight with Kong in that movie from he fluid and very ape like movements. Even compared to monster movies today.
I have the version with the canyon scene, and i love this film. It’s so visceral. Yeah, a little campy, but that’s what gives it that vintage vibe. Great film. A pure love letter.
despite its first half being a wee bit TOO LONG...this is STILL my FAVORITE KING KONG movie.
2:27 "You can make your own King Kong movie. Go ahead, we'll wait"
6 summers with high school friends and $4,000 in pocket money later...
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Jackson looks exhausted in those clips at the end! Loved the movie, but I can understand why the bug pit scene was cut in the original. I honestly didn't care anything about those characters. Only Kong and Ann is what kept me interested.
I cried when Kong fell. I cried over a cgi ape!
I will always remember being ten years old seeing the king Kong poster in the theater and it amazed me the cgi was like magic his face looked so real and his nose was heart shaped I loved it. I saw it in theaters and loved this movie I will not accept any hate towards it lol.
Here's my unpopular opinion: I love Peter Jackson's _King_ _Kong_ more than Merrian C. Cooper's original. Don't get me wrong, I respect the 1933 original, because without it, we wouldn't have Jackson's version.........But I'd be damned if Jackson's Kong didn't move me more.
Best King Kong movie ever made 🎬🎥👍
People complain about the runtime for peter Jacksons King Kong and that's fine it's their opinion. But if you have ever listened to Peter talk about filmmaking he often mentions escapism. He wants to take the viewers on an adventure that takes hours to build sometimes. And even with the Lord of the rings films if you allow yourself to get lost in the world and story hours seem like minutes. Peter is a master filmmaker because of this.
If anyone is going to remake a monster movie... It has to be Rob Zombie.
Loved this movie! Saw it twice opening weekend! The T-Rex fight scene is still an amazing thing to watch.
Totally loved this movie, when kong (spoiler follows). Slid of the top of the ESB tears trickled from my eyes it was so convincing, one of my early blu ray purchases. Superb
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Good movie like the visuals, it's little long, my two favorite scenes of courses. Is when he takes on the the T-Rexs and the final battle at the end on top of the Empire State Building.
As a Kong fan I loved your video!👍👍
I didn't like PJ's version for a few reasons. 1) It took too long to get to the island. I think it was around 45 minutes into the movie before they get there. The original does it in around 15 minutes, and you have all the set up you need. 2) Just too many silly moments eg. Kong doing wrestling movies. Shooting insects off someone with Tommy gun. Running through the dino's legss with no one getting stepped on. 3) bad casting choices.
Kong battles too many Tyrannosaurs. Anne wouldn’t have survived the battle’s G-Forces.
My main problem with Jackson's Kong is in the original they got to Skull Island at the 17 minute mark. In Jackson's, they get there at the 57 minute mark. And the spider pit
I Will always prefer the 1976 Kong. PJ’s version is drawn out and boring.
I grew up with the Jeff bridges Charles grodin kong movie. Premise actually made sense..or at least plausible to a 10 yr old me lol
Kong 1976 still makes more sense than anything in this movie.
Took a simple story and turned it into a nearly 3hr snooze fest. Nearly an hour to get to skull Island? Really?
Kong ice skating and no one notices, in New York city no less? The previews looked great and we rushed to the theater only to be disappointed by this over indulgent nonsense. C-
the Bill Pullman Braindead scenes are cracking me up.
Boy, I remember reading Bo Goldman's script for the Universal version when Paul Newman was going to be Carl Denham. (His character flies one of the planes at the end.) I have Peter Jackson's 3 hour version which includes two favorite moments from the original, the attack of the stegosaurus and the one on the river with the makeshift raft. I love it when a filmmaker's dream project comes to fruition. The 3D ride the same team created for Universal is mind blowing... replacing the original ride that I videotaped before it burned down.
Me my girlfriend & our son watched this movie when it came out, i thought it was an ok movie, my girlfriend even bought me the king kong ps2 game at the time for my birthday & the game was awesome with great graphics or maybe im remembering it through rose tinted glasses like golen eye for N64
i love this movie! one of the very few modern adventure movies. there's nothing else like it nowadays.
greetings from germany :)
01:24 "Brain Dead" (1990) is *not* "Braindead" / "Dead Alive" (1992).
Underrated movie.
Same. 💯🙃💯💯
Is not, this video is just clickbait
Great video! Now WTF HAPPENED TO TOM SIZEMORE!!?
When my daughter was three we watched this movie a bunch if times. She was convinced there was actually 2 giant apes. Her brain just couldn't handle a monster being both good AND bad.
That's pretty wholesome actually 🙂
I love the scope and ambition of this version, and the performances and effects are undeniably top-notch. The only thing that holds it back from true greatness is the editing. It seems strange to say, given the mastery of the CG artists, but I became weary of the big action pieces: the dino chase, t-Rex fight, and the spider pit are all just too long. Don’t get me wrong, it’s still a very good movie, but just shy of being great.
Jackson King Kong still to this day it's my favorite Kong movie.
The fight with the t-rex is the highlight and the pit with all the spiders and insects
Just a master peice of cinema
This was such a good movie. I love it. I also enjoyed the originals because I loved the stop motion effects and there was hardly any movies around with decent effects when I was kid
1:24 Oh my god... you can't be serious. He didn't make Brain Dead (1990, From the US), he made Braindead (1992, From New Zealand). ONE WORD. That other film is a thriller about a neurosurgeon, the one PJ made is a comedic Splat stick film. When you're making this types of videos, you have to do proper research, because otherwise you're spreading misinformation... like right now.
Love this movie.
You should do the best one AKA King Kong (1976)
This movie VFX holds up to this day it was amazing
WTF happend? He made his best Movie, that happend!
Side Note:: Howard Shore worked on SNL before becoming a film score artist. He was the Musical Director.
All I can remember about this movie is a review I read that mentioned King Kong's "heart-shaped nose" as a sign of love for Whatsername.
The attention to detail on 1933 New York is amazing in Peter Jacksons version. Especially the final Ariel scenes looking down from the top of the Empire State Building as New York is waking up. I really like this version, actually each version has a special place to me.
NYC is called the city that never sleeps
Jackson's Kong is visually stunning and a major cinematic achievement but as a story telling experience some thing of a let down IMHO. Bloated and tonally misguided especially when compared to the original.
YEEES
I grew up with the original on vhs and watched it weekend after weekend.
Jackson’s version though flawed in parts, captured so much magic and added so much meat to the bones. I loved it and have since
Kong himself is wonderfully depicted and fleshed out
Hi. worked on this. LOCATION for KONG on stage was Auckland opera house as its bigger and more ornate than Wellington. Word was Howard Shore's score sounded too much like LOTR.
LOTR: ROTK pickups for the extended edition were being filmed on the same backlot as filming for KONG commenced. The day i turned up for work they were filming the merry/pippin 'cant hold his grog' scene whilst Denham rushing to escape the studio heads was being filmed only 30 meters away. There was a small overlap of production, i always thought that KONG had alot of the production look developed by the 3rd LOTR film, and by this stage the crew was a well oiled machine of creatives. Because Kong was earth based alot of the props and vehicles were real but for anything that couldnt be sourced was built and you couldnt tell it wasnt the real McCoy. The Vintage Aviator Ltd. (TVAL) built the Hell diver planes from scratch using original blueprints held at Smithsonian. The plans were released for the film under the provisio that our hell divers would not actually fly, although in every way they were made exactly to the plans and could have really flown. Hell diver crew cameos like Rick Porras (LOTR producer) Rick Baker, Peter Jackson and Gene DeMarco (prod manager for TVAL at that time, read: Peter Jackson and the Airplane Thief on vanity fair for what happened to him in the end) I got to work on different crews for this film which in hindsite was a rarety. I helped different crews make props and build vehicles. two nights on set for night shoots and workshop work making cool things requested from different departments. It was a golden time. I was miscredited but some didnt even get a credit.
I dont particularly enjoy KING KONG as a film (animal cruelty being a big reason) but Pete is a master director and it is top quality prod design and execution.
Take it from one of the crew.
What a surprise to find someone that was there. I edited this video. Pleasure to (in some way) meet you. It was a great time watching all the hours of Making Of material.
Hope you're doing well.
Kind regards from México.
I randomly discovered you guys as I usually just watch history bios- but I threw on the" nostalgia goggles" on and learned so so much about actors and movies I long forgot- thank you so much for all your hard work- to everyone involved.
Would love to see a WTF Happened to The Hobbit too. Great videos though thanks JoBlo!
KiNG KONG 2005 needs to come back and Peter Jackson and Ann Darrow Should be in the 2024 film...... KiNG KONG was the Only KONG that wasn't Nerfed and he was More Aggressive than the Ready Player One KiNG KONG..... if they Bring KiNG KONG 2005 back They need to make him Bigger than Shimo Zilla... Or Bigger than Scar King.... And what happened to KiNG KONG was he Fell off the Empire State Building after getting shot by machine guns and when he hit the ground he didn't Die he just fell into a Coma for Real, 😶 KiNG KONG 2005 had a Pulse and they dumped his body back on Skull island where he regained Life to see Boats that put him back home drive off with Ann and Peter Jackson.... When they got back to City Beauty Missed Her Beast and They Decided to go back to Skull island to See a Even Larger KiNG KONG thats Bigger And Taller Than and Wider than Godzilla & KONG & Scar King & Shimo combined.. 😶 Im Really a KiNG KONG 2005 Fan and i really hope they bring him back and just say that he was into a coma............. 😶 I also had a Dream about KiNG KONG 2005 😶 but this Dream was Dark as hell Like KiNG KONG 2005 fell off the Empire State Building after seeing Ann Darrow and When he hit the ground instead of Taking KiNG KONG who was in a Coma to a Place to get help from Doctors the enemies or the Japanese Stole And Kidnapped that KiNG KONG and they Took him to a facility where iy was Basically a ARENA and tgey used a Mecha Ann Darrow to Re in Act her Screams but they had her Munipulate KiNG KONG 2005 and instead of her Feeling Sorry for KiNG KONG 2005 Ann Darrow would Yell At KiNG KONG 2005 telling him to fight inside of the Same Arena That they Kept MechaGodZilla in GvK,,,,(The Arena tgey had MechaGodzilla in is thr Same Arena they put KiNG KONG 2005 in )) < 😶 so then as KiNG KONG was Healing off Being Shot at and falling off the Empire state Building the Japanese Was Releasing Level 1 Enemy at a Time.... Level 1 was 3 T-Rexs that KiNG KONG killed yet again, And only had 5 minutes to Recover before Level 2..... Level 2 was 1 2017 SkullCrawler and KiNG KONG 2005 Killed it to....then Level 3 was The Giant Skull Crawler that Samual El Jackson tried to burn and KiNG KONG 2005 killed it as well but took Damage because this time KiNG KONG was 40 ft so he did Struggle with the giant Skull crawler that 2017 kong faced...... Okay then as the rounds kept going up to 10 but 20 is max KiNG KONG 2005 would eventually Die for real in the Dream Movie that i Couldn't Wake up From... This Dream was 2 years ago and and it stuck in My head 😶 and I'll Never Forget the way how Ann Darrow yelled at KiNG KONG Telling him to FiGHT!! ... get up and fight!!!..... 🤔 Like the Enemys was Supposed to Kill KiNG KONG 2005 but so many Giant Creatures that was meant for only 2021 KONG to face and kill had Failed..... Then i woke up after Some giant King Ghidorah looking purple monster With 1 head that Godzilla Faced in the GameCube game that was Taller than Godzilla and could fly killed Killed KiNG KONG 2005.... 😶 And it was Like i saw Space Godzilla for the sequel.... Space Godzilla Scary.
This movie was a very good set up for the video game. It had very realistic dinosaur features, and a great play through experience.
Truly astonishing film 🎥
The story is told is such a visually and emotionally stunning way.
The score the visuals and acting 👌 10/10
Peter Jacksons king kong is my go to choice.
No films equal the talent of Jacksons crew.
Marvel 😂 no thanks
I grew up watching the original Kong and could definitely see his love for it in his version. That said, I always felt that he tried to do too much with it. Like every sequence that was recreated from the original was up to 11 when it would've been fine at a 5.
The T-Rex scene is a perfect example. It could've just been the one that he fought for the whole fight, but instead we had to sit thru all these near misses of multiple ones almost getting Ann when we all knew that wasn't gonna happen. Stuff like that bloated the runtime.
But I will say that the Empire State sequence is brilliant and beautifully shot.
Yes, much of it was over the top and bloated. Again and again.
Excellent fleshed out story!
Admittedly though, compared to the original 30's version: terrible script..
Especially considering PJ's work on LOTR...
I was BORN when 'TeleVision' became plentiful ' For Sale' to the General Public with only 3 Network Channels. So I've seen everything ever made by Movie Makers both on TV & in the Theaters. I'm a video-addict & The 2005 KING KONG is THE MOST REALISTIC & EMOTIONAL STIMULATING 'KONG' ever made to this DATE! (2022) So WTF HAPPENED to Jacksons KING KONG is that it made a Forever lasting memory into the entire Planet Population of Viewers & the movie Profits are the Proof of THAT!!! SEE IT!!!
loved this version......it got a few bad reviews i think.....but sometimes i think people especially critics over analyse things which is fine but i took it for what i saw and i loved it....great cast to back it up, my favourite scene is the last kong t rex fight where Ann Darrow turns her head to look at kong behind her then walks backwards towards her protector knowing hes there to fight for her,,,,,,,and the Bruce Baxter comb moustache scene i thought was funny.
My first impression after seeing Jackson's Kong was "too much". Its monumental budget caused it to be crammed with too much action and special effects. It was also too long for me. The miscasting of Jack Black didn't even register behind all of the noise and flash.
I’m not really a fan of remakes. I figure once a film is made why bother making it again? The original Kong, is without a doubt one the greatest films ever made it falls under the same category as “ Kane”, “ The Wizard of Oz” and “ Casablanca “, and the “ Godfather” “ Jaws” and the original “ Star Wars “ as one of those films that you simply shouldn’t even attempt to duplicate it . “ if it isn’t broke “ don’t fix it . In 1976 I’m guessing that didn’t stop Dino Delarentus from remaking it . Now granted it made good money at the box office for it’s time but let’s be honest . The film is soulless. It only has three advantages over the original. In certain shots Rick Baker’s “ Kong “ suit is amazing for it’s time . The facial features especially are top notch . As far as the leading lady Jessica Lange is a great version of “ Ann “ ( or “ Dwan “ . What kind of name is that anyway? ) and the score is very good . But that’s it . All the other characters I didn’t care for at all . Some of those scenes have not aged well at all . The dialogue at times is cringe worthy and unfortunately and tragically the ending with the Twin Towers is now heartbreaking for an entirely different reason . But this is about Jackson’s remake ( oh I’m sorry “ retelling “ smh )
First off it was a good idea to keep set during the 1930’s . The set pieces in N.Y. are astounding from the very first shot . The attention to detail here is amazing. Naomi Watts’s “ Ann “ ( thank god her name is still Ann here ) is combination of Ray’s and Lange’s . In my opinion it’s a perfect balance of both versions. The motion capture effects of “ Kong “ are incredible. Andy Serkis is the “ Chaplin “ of Motion Capture . He’s untouchable when it comes to this technique. His Kong is so lifelike and lovable. It’s my second favorite version of Kong right behind the original. You can tell right from the get go that this indeed is Jackson’s “ Passion Project “ and it is indeed a “ labor of love “ but, the film is a prime example of “ less is more “ . The run time on the film is excessively long and really could of benefited the use of proper pacing. Also there are way, WAY to many side characters. They should of kept it simple and trimmed it down a lot . Cut off all the fat and get to the prime meat like a steak. Jackson really over indulges too with the remake of the T-Rex scene . It’s like he was digging his hands into a bowl of Doritos and he couldn’t stop at just one or he’s using both of his hands and just digging them into the bowl .
On a whole though it’s one of the better remakes out there . Is it just as good as the remakes of “ The Thing “, “ The Fly “ or yes even 1988’s “ The Blob” ( one of my personal favorites) . No . But it is certainly a serviceable improvement over the 1976 version. But then again that’s just an opinion. Thumbs up 👍🏻 for me . ( Thank you Roger Ebert) .
As a huge fan of Mighty Joe Young, my sister, mom, and I were super excited for this movie and went to theaters to watch it (we were kinda tight for cash those days so that was a big deal). I loved every second! This is one of my top 10 movies of all time.
Peter Jackson absolutely got as much as he possibly could out of the King Kong mythos. There's little more he could have wrung out of that 3hr 21min movie.
You showed footage from the wrong Brain Dead but that's okay. Bill Paxton was in it. He'd be 67. RIP
Hot damn. Trying to make something after the ungodly success as Lord of the Rings, will always be a seller disappointed compared to its predecessor. However this movie was a magical experience and still stands as my favorite movie of all time. The small side plots between characters mixed into the major plot if the original never makes a rewatch boring.
The island itself is creepy and scary in a way I have never experienced fear before. Watched it last night as a matter of fact. I hope Jackson gets to do more adaptations like the Creature of Black Lagoon.
Love it such a classic
I love the original 1933 King Kong it's a masterpiece of cinema. But I'm gonna say this it might make people mad but I love the the 2005 Peter Jackson remake. I like it even better than the original. I know it's blasphemy to put the remake over the original but God I loved Peter Jackson's take on Kong it's soooooo good.
This was a great movie, the bugs and slugs part was terrifying as a kid, far more terrifying than the other monsters