My wife watches KING KONG (2005) for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction
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- I'm showing my wife the Peter Jackson King Kong film for the first time!
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Hey, why you didnt watch the one from 1976? Its actualy quite good.
I REALLY REALLY hope you watch the first black and white godzilla movie before ANY further godzilla movies. It really complete the way how godzilla was created for Japan's future changed idol
The extended cut, while unnecessary, is amazing. It is packed to gills with monsters and adventure. You are exhausted by the end.
If she's wondering why the animals were in small cages in the beginning, the answer is "Welcome to 1933, when animal care and well being in zoos was practically non-existent."
And there were actual human beings in zoos as well.
The good ol’ days 😂
playing call of cthulu tabletop rpg yeah this is brought up in 1920s. CoC specifcally picks 1920/30s since this was a time humankind shows how greedy/cruel they can be to others which fits into the madness/horror themes of the rpg.
There were black humans in cages in Europe only decades before that, too.
Not much changed. Zoos still suck.
“I did not mentally prepare for that.”
“…it’s ok, you have 3 hours to.” 😅
The graphics are so mind-blowing in this movie. I love how they actually made Kong look like a real gorilla (just super sized and battle scarred), even more astonishing to me is that the same man who played Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Caesar from Planet Of The Apes did the motion capture acting for Kong in this movie. Andy Serkis is amazing at what he does.
Dude flew out to Rwanda to study wild mountain gorillas before filming the performance capture.
@@benschultz1784 That is perfect source material to study.
Weta Digital was coming off hot from LOTR and Jackson of course had the legend Serkis with him.
@@benschultz1784 And there he discovered Wakanda, a hidden land rich with vibranium
Those looks Andy's Kong gives Anne tears at your soul
Jen about to watch the most famous movie ever about an animal dying: "do any animals die in this?"
Holden: "whose to say 🤔"
Peter and the writers didn''t have to go that hard but they build an entire ecosystem of animals and fauna lore for this movie!
Fun fact: The V-Rex was fictionally hypothesized to be what the T-Rex would have become if it were allowed to evolved unabated for millions of years after the original extinction of the dinosaurs; the animal's design was also meant to make it the "scariest thing Kong could fight".
Additional fact Peter himself has confirmed that the rex's were imbreed bc of the lack of biodiversity.
All from wiki.
list of all the creatures that inhabit skull island.
Abyscidis carnivore
Aciedactylus carnivore
Adlapsusaurus carnivore
Aerosaurus carnivore
Alatusaurus carnivore
Aliepesaurus carnivore
Ambulaquasaurus piscivore
Arachno-claw carnivore
Arsarticaedes carnivore
Asperdorsus herbivore
Aspiscimex carnivore
Atercurisaurus herbivore
Avarusaurus Omnivore
Bear-croc Omnivore
Bidensaurus carnivore
Bifurcatops herbivore
Bile-fin carnivore
Bloodfish Omnivore
Brightbird carnivore
Brontosaurus herbivore
Brutornis carnivore
Burglar Monkey Omnivore
Calcarisaurus carnivore
Carnictis carnivore
Carrion Centipede carnivore
Carrion Parrot carnivore
Carver carnivore
Celocimex carnivore
Chalyceratops herbivore
Chamaeleo carnivore
Contereobestiolla carnivore
Cunaepraedator carnivore
Cutiscidis carnivore
Dapper Crow Omnivore
Dark-wing carnivore
Decarnocimex carnivore
Deinacrida rex carnivore
Deplector carnivore
Diablosaurus herbivore
Dinocanisaurus carnivore
Discus carnivore
Dirt Turtle Omnivore
Dirusuchus carnivore
Draco carnivore
Dragonskin carnivore
Dung Beetle Omnivore
Estrivermis
Falcatops
Fallow Mantis
Feather Devil
Ferrucutus
Fiery Carrion Parrot
Firebellied Tree-talon
Fire-side
Foeducrista
Foetodon
Formicavoro
Funucaris
Furcidactylus
Furcifer
Gaur
Giant Grey Agama
Ghoulfish
Gladiodon
Great Grey Heron
Gribbler
Guard-bug
Gyas
Hairy Maggotfly
Hamudon
Hebeosaurus
Howler
Hydruscimex
Hylaeornis
Idolon
Impurucaris
Incultulepas
Inoculopalus
Javelin
Jewelbug
Killer-eel
Ligocristus
Limusaurus
Lividuscutus
Lividuvespa
Loggerhead
Lycaesaurus
Malamagnus
Malevolusaurus
Martial Parrot
Megapede
Megalatus
Megaprimatus Kong King Kong
Monstrutalpus
Moonspider
Morsel Fish
Mortaspis
Mortifillex
Needlemouth
Nefacossus
Nefundusaurus
Nepalacus
Noctupervagus
Noxmuscus
Novusaurus
Omnimatercimex
Ornate Carrion Beetle
Osteodomus
Panderichthys
Papilio
Peracerdon
Pinnatono
Piranhadon
Pitchbug
Prickle Fish
Profanornis
Profanus
Pugbat
Pugiodorsus
Rapanatrix
Rhadamanthus
Rogue Fish
Savage-gnat
Scimitodon
Scissor Beetle
Scissor-head
Scorpio-pede
Scutucaris
Segnix
Sepulcro
Sicklefin
Shagfish
Shaggywing
Skin-bird
Skull Island Egret
Skull Islanders
Skull Island Hawk
Skull Island Hornbill
Skull Island Meat Weevil
Skull Island Snapper
Skull Island White Bat
Sparkleside
Spinaculex
Stickalithus
Stink-fish
Sun-fin
Swamp-wing
Sylvaceratops
Tartarusaurus
Terapusmordax
Turturcassis
Udusaurus
Unguasilus
Vastatosaurus rex
Venatosaurus
Virucinifis
Volucerictis
Vultursaurus
Weta-rex
White Wedgehead
Wicked Weaver
Zeropteryx
Dude ain’t no one care
@@chappie2550don't be jealous just because he is capable of putting more effort than you
I honestly don't get what you achieved by killing the mood
I wish we could've seen all of them but alas, that would make an already long movie even longer. One day I will track down that "Natural History of Skull Island" book from back in the day.
HOLYYYY SHIT BRO
I’m as impressed with your efforts tbh 😂
I can't wait for Jen to see Kong: Skull Island, especially with Nick Fury, Loki, and Captain Marvel starring in it, lol.
Not to mention Dale from step brothers 😂
@@elitezenkai9435 lol
@@elitezenkai9435or Rhomann Dey from Guardians of the Galaxy
@@elitezenkai9435 or the actor for sully in monsters inc
I was like yeah lol. Then i remembered yeah, they are in it. That's where sam and brie became besties and then sam called marvel fans bad words in public.
I liked how the T-Rex was already eating a dinosaur, but was determined to get Ann. Lol
The T-Rex thought she lookin like a snack
Vastatosaurus rex was ruthless. Whatever breathed might as well be a meal for it. Such was life on Skull Island.
Thats v rex
Man, King Kong 2005 is my favourite film of all time! The amount of world building that went into this single film is bonkers! This version of skull island is so fleshed out with history from the natives to the creatures that reside on the island, so cool! Massively underrated imo.
Plus it’s basically a shot for shot remake of the original in a lot of scenes
This movie is everything at once, its a great adventure film, drama, comedy, horror, it got its kinda slow world and character building, it has a lot of action scenes and it succeeds at everything
I love this movie. This was Peter Jackson’s followup to Lord of the rings, and Jackson has comeout and said the 1933 Kong movie is his favourite movie. When Adam Savage toured Jackson’s studio on Tested, Peter showed him that he owns one of the two armatures made for the shooting puppets of the original Kong. I remember before this movie came out a lot of people were afraid Jack Black would go comedic with the character, but now this is the movie I point to when I need to prove how versatile Jack Black is. He crushed it in this movie.
You can point to future endeavors like "Bernie" as well... he has wide emotional range but in a very narrow band of actual character.
If Jackson says the original is his favorite movie why did he remake it? Doesn't make any sense to me.
This movie needs a sequel. Carl's in jail, the crowd wants justice for Kong and Anne. Anne didn't marry Jack because she's too heartbroken over Kong's death.
I was seven years old when this movie came out. Went back to the theater 10 times to watch it. Another phenomenal performance by Andy Serkis, who again, SHOULDVE GOT AN OSCAR!!! They need a motion capture award.
Bro!! I was the same age and I cried lol
@@tmac731 it still makes me cry
Pretty sure it did win multiple Oscars
Won 4 Oscars: Best SFX, Best Sound Effects, Best Sound (these two now merged into one category) and Art Direction.
@@Rorujin Ueah but I meant Andy himself should’ve won an oscar
So fun fact about the "Spider Pit" sequence. That was originally put in the 1933 King Kong, but (and there's various reasons given) the sequence was raken out with the common belief being the audience found it too gruesome for the time. Jackson not only put his own sequence in this movie, but took his own time and money to recreate the stop motion sequence as best he could based on the only still that's still available and filmed it as if it could've been in the 1933 film. Even he claimed the stop motion was very difficult so just imagine how groundbreaking it was back then. It could be found as a bonus feature on the blu ray
One of the coolest bits of trivia
My mom went with me to see this as a kid, Jackson fresh off LOTR, i was obsessed, and she LOST IT at the pit scene 😂😂
It's a wonderful memory
Based on several sources the Spider Pit scene was cut before filming began, as there's no mention of it in the shooting script.
For those who wonder why Herb the camera man didn't try to climb up to save himself is because he has a false leg, which would have made it impossible to climb up cliffs with. A cut bit showed on The Venture when Herb tinkers with a spare false leg and he tells the story of how he and Carl filmed sea lions and one attacked Herb which resulted the loss of his leg (plus his testicles as symbolically shown when Lumpy cracks open a walnut with a nut cracker in shape of a pair of women's legs). It's a shame this bit had to be cut because it would have been more obvious why Herb couldn't have climbed to safety when the raptors attacked him after the Brono/apato stampede.
The only thing about that part I find silly is how most of the group could've easily unloaded onto the venatosaurus pack from above instead of climbing. One could argue they were frightened or too busy escaping to notice Herb.
The choice of the cast was a 10 out of 10. Jack Black nailed it and Adrien Brody’s characteristic "desperate and tired“ facial expression was so fitting in that movie
This is Andy Serkis’s first time playing an Ape. Kind of a precursor to the planet of the apes remake movies in that regard
That’s actually awesome
One of Jack Black's most underrated films.
Originally, Fay Wray (the original Ann Darrow) was going to say "It wasn't the aeroplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.". Peter Jackson got to meet with Fay a couple of times (the first time he visited her with Naomi to interview her about how she performed as Ann Darrow in research for the role) and he asked her to this cameo. First time she said no but the last time she said "Never say never.". Unfortunatley, she passed away on August 8 2004 before she could have her cameo filmed so Peter's dream of filming with Fay (who was his childhood crush) were crushed and therefore Carl Denham says the line as in the original.
I know that story. It's so sad that she didn't get to say it, but frankly, *and sadly*, most watchers would have no idea who she is
@@SJHFoto That's what trivia sites like IMDBis for. 😉
"pretty sure it was the airplanes" is basically how the terry pratchett parody of the scene ends too
Peter Jackson King Kong will forever be the most iconic.
Facts
I was obsessed with the King Kong game on the og Xbox and ps2. I used to replay it every day, and to this day, I still come back to it to revisit it because of all the great memories I had with it!
I love Jack Black’s performance in this. It’s so different from his other roles
The 2005 Kong is the one I grew up with. It’s not just an excellent monster movie. Even in general as far as movies goes it’s an excellent one. The video game for it was also elite as well.
I was born in 2000. One of the earliest memories I have is seeing this movie in theaters with my family. It was also the last movie we saw with my great grandma.
This movie is my favorite movie of all time... Thank you for bringing the OG movies
"OG movies"? I know you mean that, but I always find it amusing when people speak of remakes this way.
I hope H&J continue on the OG trend with movies like Halloween Ends, Land Before Time 26 and the yet-to-be-released Joker 2 : the Musical.
@@DullGukat I've never heard of any of those
Holden clapping when Kong is revealed to the theater audience is such an underrated joke
Was so happy to hear Holden mention super 8. My dad and I went to see it in theaters. He always comments how he had the best time growing up in the 70s. One of our favorite movies to watch together.
You have to see the 1933 original this was based on. The effect at the time were MIND BLOWING - remember, in 1933 nobody saw effects like that at the time. It was the Star Wars of its day.
Watched the original when I was 13 and my favorite shot is when the group are walking by the stegosauraus, I had always wondered HOW they got that shot on film. Years later I researched the orginal '33 version, and my god Willis O'Brien was such a genius!
@@blueroninstudios He was Ray Harryhausen's instructor. That says a lot!
Couple of interesting tidbits:
They were originally going to have the original actress of Ann, Fay Wrey, from the 1933 movie, have a cameo, delivering the last line delivered by Jack Black. "It was beauty killed the beast." However she passed away shortly before this could happen in 2004, shortly after meeting with Peter Jackson.
Andy Serkis not only had the human role, but he played King Kong as well, and he came to play Cesar in Planet of the Apes.
This movie still looks good today, but lowkey that scene with the bugs is so creepy and it feels like there's no hope of escaping that scenario!
I forgot just how beautiful the ending to this film was. What a job by Peter Jackson to come off three back to back Lord of the Rings movies to give us this.
the music in this is so good. James Newton Howard is a masterful composer. Jackson was gonna have his Lord of the Rings composer Howard Shore do the music, Shore even cameos as the conductor in that theater scene, but Shore got fired super late in the game and James Newton Howard came on extremely last minute and recorded an astounding amount of music in an incredibly short amount of time.
I love that the movie Jack black is filming on the ship in the beginning of the movie is actually a recreation of the original King Kong film from the 1930’s
They actually mock the dialogue in the original disrespectfully. Clearly writers Walsh and Boyens were not fans.
The ending is an iconic movie moment from the original. But the 1976 version is the one the sticks with me. The long, slow fade of the heartbeat is just brutally done in that version.
This is kind of a dumb question, but did you ever see Rampage from 2018? It was that movie based on the video game about the giant gorilla, lizard and wolf reeking havoc
I’ve been waiting patiently for this one! This is my favorite movie of all time. Holds a special place in my heart.
I love how loud Jen’s eye rolls are when she hears “who’s to say?” Haha
I honestly couldnt stop laughing at the dramatic zoom-in of Holden's face @28:35 xDD the foreshadowing after Jen's Qs on how Kong would get home haha perfectly timed
Funny enough, the video game adaptation of this movie has an alternate ending where Kong *does* get returned home to Skull Island
One of the few cases of the tie-in video game not being horrible.
This movie was in production hell for almost 30 years, with Universal Studios acquiring the rights to the novelization of the original 1933 film around the same time Paramount got the character rights from RKO. After Paramount released the '76 film, Universal waited until the 90s to finally get a King Kong remake going. They got Peter Jackson on board early, and were going to use Phil Tippett's GoMotion puppeteering for the animals. Then Universal had to put Kong back on the back burner because of _The Lost World_ and the 2 flops that were Fox's 1998 _Godzilla_ and Disney's _Mighty Joe Young_ . Jackson then bailed in '99 to do the LOTR trilogy. Universal approached him again when filming for _Return of the King_ wrapped production, and he happily returned.
The artbook Weta Workshop came out with is awesome as it's done as a field guide to the fauna of Skull Island written by researchers who traveled there between 1935-1938 before the seas reclaimed Skull Island.
Based on his sidearm (a LP08 Artillery Luger) Cpt. Engelhorn was a part of the Kaiserliche Marine in WWI.
Many of the costumes and props during Kong's unveiling in NYC are original props from the 1933 film from Jackson's collection. The airplanes are also all real WWI fighter craft owned and operated by a trust funded by Jackson.
Jackson originally wanted Faye Wray to say the final "beauty killed the beast" line, but she passed away before filming.
I worked on the 3D version of this film as it was being shot. I'm having flashbacks of long shifts keyframing and "dimensionalizing" a bunch of scenes. The bug pit and the vines sequences were brutal.
Dude that’s so cool. Would love to see a re-release of this film in theaters next year for its 20th anniversary
JEN WAS NOT MENTALLY PREPARED FOR THIS!
I think this film is what really started my interest in the process of filmmaking. They have a behind-the-scenes featurette that's like 1.5-2 hours long just covering the entire process from the day Peter Jackson found out he was green lit to make the movie. You see everything from auditions, model sculpting, set building, the whole shebang. Wish movies still did that on their DVDs.. they all seem half assed or just don't have any BTS content.
If you think about it, this is a sad story. A group of explorers go to a “undiscovered” land, kill the native people and take something back as a souvenir just to kill it.
a classic American story
classic
@@RaphaelGLEsguerra facts and of course the native people are brown skin
Sounds like what Africans did to other Africans
Beauty killed the beast I love this movie and the game of this movie “5 magazines on backup” 😂
"1 bullet left on backup!"
"Ahh, I'm dry!!"
😂
I remember watching this in theaters as a kid and I was in awe of this film. still holds up today
I truly believe this movie is underrated. Not only do I consider it a “classic” in a way, but Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Naomi Watts, Kyle Chandler and he’ll even Jamie Bella performance is awesome. Also, love movies based on older times like the early 1900’s going forward.
Funny note: Holden, when you randomly and subtly said that comment about the club in LA, I literally and audibly choked out of laughter. Heart you guys!
No, you only believe it’s underrated because you (like everyone else) is OBSESSED with the word “underrated” and you look for everyway to use it!
I have no idea why or when “underrated” has became everybody’s FAVORITE WORD
Lol woah…it’s like the first time I even use that word on TH-cam ever….but no. It is underrated because that’s what this film is. Rated under what it should be, not talked about as much and not shown any love or respect. Maybe even forgottten about
@@adriangalvez6960 the word “underrated” is so ridiculously overused on TH-cam 😣
Not to mention it’s misused also. I literally hate the word “underrated” because people call EVERYTHING “underrated” every 2 seconds. When did “underrated” become everybody’s favorite word??
Lol dayum I guess I’m not on the internet enough to have noticed…I only use TH-cam as a media platform I don’t have any social medias so I guess I’m oblivious…didn’t mean to cause havoc over here lol sheesh…
@@adriangalvez6960 no, it’s ok. Sorry, I didn’t mean to snap at you… It was nothing personal. I just hate the word “underrated” now. I wanna know when and why it became everybody’s favorite word 😣
Damn, If I had known you were gonna check out this movie, I would've told you about the Extended Cut.
Man seeing this movie and then playing the movie based game of it afterwards as a kid was a top tier period of my childhood, the game legitimately still holds to this day, not graphics wise obviously but everything else is just amazing man
The conductor is played by Howard Shore, who wrote and conducted the music for The Lord of the Rings. Originally, he was going to do the music for King Kong but left the project due to creative differences, so he was replaced by James Newton Howard. He did the music for The Hobbit trilogy, though, so there wasn't a serious falling out between them.
from the perspective of the Dinosaurs (and the other creatures I guess) of Skull Island, I love that this movie used the not very often considered angle (before or after) that, these are not Dinosaurs we would be familiar with from the fossil record, that in the 66 million years between the end of the Cretaceous period and modern day, they would have continued to evolve and change over that stretch of time, whereas in other 'Lost World' Dinosaur movies, the animals are basically exactly the same as they were in prehistory, and identifiable because of that, which is why those 3 Rex's Kong fought here are the fictional/hypothetical descendants of Tyrannosaurus Rex, rather than just T-Rex itself, instead called Vastatosaurus Rex, or V-Rex if you will, and I just love that this extra level of detail was added for this version of Skull Island
I LOVED THIS LOVIE AS A KID. And also super scared , I can’t believe how much violence and deaths are in it way more then I remember as a kid
Absolutely love it so much the end when he died was emotional
As much as I love Skull Island...it has nothing on this one. Peter Jackson COOKED
Still my favorite version of kong to date
This is one of the first films I remember ever seeing in theaters. I have never forgotten the visceral ride it gave me as a little boy. I was scared out of my mind throughout the Skull Island sequences, and emotionally drained when it was all over. This was a truly sensory and out of body experience for my young self. Not one I have nor will I ever forget.
All these years later, it has not lost its edge for me. I have a strong nostalgia for this movie and a greater appreciation for what it is. While _King Kong_ is not a favorite of mine, I believe it deserves better than the legacy it has gotten in the wake of Peter Jackson's monolithic achievement of _The Lord of the Rings._ It is a sincere and lovingly made creature flick with a strong heart at the center.
8/10
The video game tie in was actually pretty good, a rare exception
Hell yeah we're getting so close to the MonsterVerse Reactions! While I do understand Jen's love and sympathy toward King Kong, but I really hope she at least appreciates and respects Godzilla in the MonsterVerse films. If anything I hope she loves Mothra in Godzilla King of the Monsters, my most favorite movie in the MonsterVerse series.
King Kong with Jeff Bridges is a classic, too. Perhaps that would’ve been another one to add to your collection.
Idk why but Holden's "This island straight up sucks!" Really made me laugh
This is definitely my favorite king kong movie it has plenty of creatures and great actor's 🙂
My grandpa used to watch a lot of the old monster movies and the 1933 film was one we saw a number of times together over the years. The thing I remember the most is him putting emphasis on the fact that Kong loved her at the end when I was a child. He wanted to make sure I understood that love takes all forms and that even animals were capable of experiencing and expressing emotion. I can always hear his voice in my head saying one of the many variations of it whenever I see the conclusion no matter which version of the movie it is, even now that he's long gone.
The most underrated King Kong adaptation.
5:08 don't apologize for showing us your films! They've all been great so far and its always nice to see someone's passion projects
This is one of my favorites, I'm so glad yall enjoyed it! I was able to meet Andy Serkis at a convention earlier this year and told him how my much brother and I enjoyed this movie growing up.
Side note: Thanks for mentioning Super 8! It'd be a great one off movie to react to somewhere down the line. It deserves more recognition.
Super underrated movie for sure, even if I'm a huge Peter Jackson fan. The theme still gets stuck in my head randomly too.
33:30 "Pretty sure it was him." ...whew! Y'now, I'll take that comment by Jen as a beautiful consolation prize. In all the years of me always being wrong about everything, let me just say this... I remember being in the theatre as this was playing, and progressively getting some sense of 'i get it' with the over the top Denham, and his horrible and conniving nature. All the time "I'm gonna make restitutions to the family" and the sort, but constantly being just bad. Then it occurred to me (lol) that this is all intentional on Peter Jackson's part(!), that the ending, with that historical line (possibly) coming up, he will actually, from a modern stance anyway, flip the line and that will be the only way Denham can redeem himself, if it ended with Denham saying: "No... it was the beast that killed the beauty." And it would have made a beautiful bookend to the '33 version. And of course I was waiting to walk out of the theatre thinking Peter Jackson once again nailed it once again.
Alas, I was wrong (as usual), so instead I left a tiny bit angry... Denham had no right in saying that line, it wasn't in keeping with his character. I just thought Jackson just missed it.
And on a side-note, with all the (missed) reference's in this version, I kinda wish Jen had started from the 1933 (maybe even '76) version. Either way, this was a fun watchalong with the two of ya :)
There was a time when this was often on HBO (Philippines) when I was growing up. We were glued to the TV because, at the time, and as young kids, it was not like anything we've seen before.
I somehow agree with Holden that among these American monster movies, King Kong (2005) is like the most "cinema." I guess it's because the director/the creators clearly had a vision, and they executed em excellently. And speaking of "cinema," I'd you check out Shin Godzilla (2016) as well. Set in modern day Japan, it's relatively grounded, as it explores the on-the-ground human aspects and the geopolitical aspects of such threats. It's just as spectacular and it's really good. One of the best modern kaiju movies! One of my fave Hollywood kaiju movies; love the sense of adventure mixed with some eco-horror.
I remember being in the 1st or 2nd grade, and my dad took me and my brother to this right after school. Both them fell asleep for the first hour, but I was sitting there having a religious experience. And while I know many who prefer the monsterverse Kong, this is the pinnacle of King Kong movies for me. Nothing comes close. Also, I think the Kong Rex fight is maybe the best monster fight ever put to screen. Truly cinema at its finest.
“It was beauty killed the beast.”
Jen: “I’m pretty sure it was him.”
Holden: “I’m pretty sure it was the planes.”
I saw King Kong 19 years ago when I was 10 years old. I remember seeing Kong during Christmas break with my dad sis and grandma and we absolutely loved it.
"It's like going to a club in Los Angeles" LOL
15:58 heard a Wilhelm scream 😂
I absolutely love this movie. Beautiful story and intriguing storytelling and direction, beautiful cinematography, incredible visual effects, fire music, wonderful acting, incredible action and all put into one mindblowing package. One of the best remakes of all time.
@10:20 That has to be one of the strongest eye rolls I've ever seen in my life lol. 10/10 Jen!
“He’s in Friday Night Lights and Super 8”. Yeah. He’s also in Godzilla: King of the Monsters and Godzilla vs Kong. So he’s in 2 Kong centric universes.
I remember seeing it in theaters back in 2005. I was 7 lol. At the time, the Shaman, the islanders, and the toothed worms scared the s*** out of me. I also remember seeing Charlie and The Chocolate Factory in 3D in the summer of 2005. Now that I am aware and older 2005 was a year when many notable movies came out, such as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Batman Begins, Zathura: A Space Adventure, The 40-Year Old Virgin, The Longest Yard, War of The Worlds, Monster-in-Law, Memoirs Of A Geisha, etc. I vaguely remember seeing Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire in theaters. My family and I went to the movie theaters a lot in the 2000s and watched many notable movies. To me, the 2000s was a great decade for watching films in theaters. The last time I went to a movie theater was in 2019. It's not the same as it was in the 2000s.
This movie is phenomenal and so underrated. I think the best thing about this movie is how terrifying they make Skull Island. I know that in the newer 'Skull Island' movie it's also a hell hole and scary, but this one just feels a lot more...real. This version feels like a place that could actually exist where the newer one is pretty much "monsters" instead of possible super evolved animals. And I still don't think Andy Serkis gets enough credit for his role as Kong. There are times in this movie where you 100% forget that it's an actor doing that, moving around, making facial expressions, etc. He just does such a great job putting real emotion and soul into something. He brought Kong to life instead of some meh CGI creation. This movie is just so damn good and the casting choices were phenomenal.
I love that y’all love this movie! This is one of my personal favorites, saw it in theaters when I was only 3 and at 21, I have this kong tattooed on me because it’s held a special place in my heart growing up!
Just to think, this version of King Kong came from the same director and production team that brought Middle-Earth to the big screen. Also, fun fact! The big crickets seen in the chasm are called the Weta-Rexes, named after the production company for the film, Weta Workshop/Digital.
This is the first movie I ever saw in theaters at 5 years old. I went and saw it twice in theaters cause I loved it so much even at that age. Now as a 23 year old, i realize that young me had some great taste in films. This movie is amazing.
One of my favorite movies. Having seen the original from 1933 in my early teens back in the 80's, I loved the references to the 1933 film in this one, especially mentioning Merion C. Cooper, who made the original, and Fay Wray, who played Ann Darrow. I loved the quiet moments of the film with Ann and Kong. Those were beautiful and some of my favorite scenes. I am definitely with the people who believe Kong should have been left on the island. Carl Denham was not a very nice person, which is an understatement. I loved the characters of Jack and Ann, along with their stories. Not to mention Preston(Colin Hanks), the Captain, Mr. Hayes, Jimmy and Lumpy. And Kyle Chandler as Bruce Baxter. I first saw him in an early 90's TV show called Home Front, which was set just after World War Two and was about the returning Veterans and their families. I need to watch this again now. Or, rather, after I get home from work tomorrow, since I will be on my weekend as of 5 P.M. Thanks for another reaction.
Man the memories. The King Kong game for PS2 used to creep me out. So many monsters. It was awesome.
Although it’s not a monster verse movie this King Kong is my favourite movies out of all Godzilla and Kong movies I just love everything about this movie and it brings me back to playing the video game that was based on this movie on the ps2
"Holden Thomas Hardman!!!' - Jen
"What I didn't capture him" - Holden
Idk why that was pretty funny hearing him say that 🤣
One of my favorite movies. Brings back so many memories from Christmas 2005. When I listen to the soundtrack (Which I often) I'm transported back in time to 2005 and feel 16 again. Really loved watching this video.
This is the first movie I remember watching in the theaters as a kid and it made me love movies ever since
33:38 Well, He really didn't fall to his death-because he was already dead.
On a serious note, I love this version of Kong. Peter Jackson, whom you could tell was a fan, put so much love and thought into it.
Holden. Listen I have been requesting King Kong for 6 months lol. PRAYING to be comment of the day on this one 😂 The way I yelled at my tv seeing comments from 3 weeks ago lol. All jokes aside happy you finally watched this with Jen.
The ending to this movie is so heartbreaking which makes me appreciate the aleternative ending to the video game, where Kiong is safely returned to his island.
Thank you so much for reacting to this classic ❤. This is my favourite movie. Reminds me of my childhood, how emotionally I connected with the characters. Not many people have watched/reacted to this one. Thanks 🙏🏻
Adrian Brody did all his stunt driving when Jack lured Kong away from Time Square with the taxi.
The extended version of this film has a river sequence that's really cool!
Twenty years old and the cgi fx in this look better than much of what we get today. Shows a difference in craftsmanship.
Surprised you guys didn't mention that Kyle Chandler is in Godzilla vs. Kong.
7:00 Jen is one of the only people I've heard who even knows that Early Edition exists. Great show.
Even as a third-grade kid having never seen the 1933 film, the knowledge of Kong’s death at Empire State loomed over this film the first time I watched it. It’s very, very interesting watching the reaction of someone with no knowledge of the original and it shows how effective the story is.
I knew going into this reaction, that the movie would be hard for Jen as it features one of the biggest animal deaths in a film. Sure enough, right off the bat, she asks the question, "Do any animals die in this?" So funny!!!! Legitimately though, this movie makes me cry every time I watch it.
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Some people were confused about why the venatosaurus chose to chase the humans instead of feasting on the entangled brontosaurus herd, so hear me out:
The herd immediately started untangling themselves, so the venatosaurus wouldn't be able to eat withoutthe risk of getting squished. So, their second best options were these tasty mammals fleeing up the rocks that are a rare treat for the island's predators due to the wall. And Herb proved to be a tasty mouthful.
The actor that she recognized from the TV show Early Edition Kyle Chandler is also in the Godzilla / Kong movies. And the actor that he said looks like Tom Holland, Jamie Bell was the Thing in Fantastic 4 reboot. Plus he played Billy Eliot in the movie but Tom Holland played Billy Eliot on stage.
Still my favorite King Kong movie
Ann didn't want to lose sight of Kong on Empire State Building, that's why she climbed up the ladder.
In the original script for this movie, Ann was going to get inside and run up some stairs to get to the top but when Peter Jackson along with Naomi Watts and some others went up to The Empire State Building for research for the film, they saw that ladder and Naomi thought that Ann should climb it as she didn't want to lose sight of Kong and so this was added to the movie.