“Not since King Kong has the screen exploded with such mighty fury and spectacle!” that was what the 1961 British/American international co-production of Konga proclaimed in their ad campaign, but they may have been overstating their case just a tad.
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King Kong (2005) – Review
Hollywood loves remakes. That adage has never been truer than it is today. Audiences are being constantly bombarded by remakes of older popular films – only if their current hot franchises have run out of sequel steam – and with the cost of making movies today it is no surprise that Hollywood likes to play…
King Kong (1933) – Review
During the 1930s escapism from the realities of The Depression made movie-going more important than ever and in 1933 Merian C. Cooper gave the world just that with King Kong, the Eighth Wonder of the World, a film that defined the term escapist entertainment.
Mighty Joe Young (1949) – Review
When one thinks of stop-motion animation a single name leaps to mind, and that name would be Ray Harryhausen. From him we saw dinosaurs rampaging through cities, flying saucers terrorizing the world, and Sinbad battling numerous mythological beasts, but it was in 1949 with Mighty Joe Young that it all really started.
Son of Kong (1933) – Review
It had been years since I last set eyes on Son of Kong and I had forgotten just how disappointing this film actually was, but it does perfectly illustrates that quick cash grab sequels are as old as the film industry itself.