A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star.
April 20, 1899 in Toledo, Ohio, USA
24 August 1907, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia
October 6, 1923 in Los Angeles, California, USA
August 2, 1897 in Chicago, Illinois, USA
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22 November 1885, Mexico
December 1, 1890 in Wichita, Kansas, USA
20 April 1904, Carlsbad, New Mexico, USA
January 5, 1900 in Brooklyn, New York City, New York, USA
2 December 1875, Munich, Bavaria, Germany
June 7, 1907 in Brownsboro, Texas, USA
3 December 1898, Brooklyn, New York, USA
July 1, 1891 in Milwaukee, Wisconsin, USA
December 19, 1897 in Yugoslavia
November 25, 1899 in Butte, Montana, USA
May 6, 1910 in Los Angeles, California, USA
16 September 1875, Indianapolis, Indiana, USA
November 30, 1900 in Los Angeles, California, USA
February 5, 1897 in San Bernardino, California, USA
December 13, 1892 in Clifton, Virginia, USA
January 12, 1893 in Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania, USA
April 11, 1881 in New York City, New York, USA
January 2, 1897 in Texas, USA
15 September 1907, Cardston, Alberta, Canada
24 October 1901, Dracut, Massachusetts, USA
August 19, 1899 in Birmingham, England, UK
May 30, 1907 in Trinidad, British West Indies [now Trinidad and Tobago]
6 November 1906, New Jersey, USA
October 09, 2013
It's unrivaled in its sheer cinematic quality, and one of a kind.
October 07, 2008
It might seem that any creature answering the description of Kong would be despicable and terrifying. Such is not the case. Kong is an exaggeration ad absurdum, too vast to be plausible. This makes his actions wholly enjoyable.
July 02, 2007
Kong mystifies as well as it horrifies, and may open up a new medium for scaring babies via the screen.
October 05, 2013
The story, like Frankenstein and Dracula, has taken on the significance of a modern folk tale, layered with obvious moralizing and as familiar as personal history.
July 02, 2007
Willis O'Brien did the stop-action animation for this 1933 feature, which is richer in character than most of the human cast.
October 10, 2012
The grand-daddy of all monster movies.
August 09, 2011
...throbbing with metaphorical implications. The riveting, stop-motion battle between the great ape and a T. Rex is just a bonus.
October 10, 2012
Unfortunately, it was thought necessary to mitigate some of the predominant horror by introducing a human, all-too-human theme.
October 05, 2013
Arguably the monster movie of all time, this abiding take on Beauty and the Beast has a mythic power that belies its years.
April 05, 2011
One of the best adventure horror films ever made, an icon of pop culture with truly erotic and emotionally touching scenes between Fay Wray and the massive gorrilla
March 07, 2013
"King Kong," as spectacular a bolt of celluloid as has thrilled audiences in a couple of sophisticated seasons, is the product of a number of vivid imaginations.
June 24, 2006
The throbbing heart of the film lies in the creation of the semi-human simian himself, an immortal tribute to the Hollywood dream factory...

