In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer films his next project aboard an ocean vessel en route to Skull Island, an uncharted island he discovered on a rare map, telling the cast and crew they're traveling to Singapore. At the island, they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading actress Ann Darrow.
17 November 1930, South East London, England, UK
28 October 1980, London, England, UK
28 January 1959, Montbéliard, Doubs, France
1924, Auckland, New Zealand
8 December 1950, Binghamton, New York, USA
12 June 1978, Paraparaumu, New Zealand
1995, Wellington, New Zealand
2 January 1968, Kingston, Jamaica
May 29, 2011
As it is a remake, it doesn't have the shock Lord Of The Rings possessed upon its release, but this is a beautiful beast of a B-movie, thrilling and touching.
November 01, 2007
Kong is a showy, state-of-the-art popcorn movie, faithful to the spirit of the 1933 original but generously adrenalized with the best effects money can buy.
December 16, 2005
Our response to the ape's doom, once touched by authentic tragedy, is now marked by relief that this wretchedly excessive movie is finally over.
May 29, 2011
It clocks in at over three hours, but Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic is gripping nonetheless.
December 16, 2005
Kong has heart, and he's willing to show it in a movie made with wit, excitement and moments of visionary beauty.
January 20, 2009
Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic is a loving homage that recreates and updates many of the familiar sequences... Unfortunately, the recreation leaves one wondering what, exactly, the point of the film is, other than indulging the director...
November 20, 2008
Every now and then, an undertaking like Kong comes around, and it underscores the truly extraordinary accomplishment of directing a film.
April 29, 2009
A solid action film and okay remake.
August 17, 2010
The movie is a good cautionary example of what happens when its maker is too close to the material, who can't see the forest for the trees, the story for the ape.
October 18, 2008
It takes a while to get everybody to Skull Island, about 70 minutes, but it's time extremely well-spent.
December 15, 2005
King Kong isn't terrible, but it's something that none of Jackson's previous movies ever was -- it's enervating.
