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Mighty Joe Young (1949), starring Terry Moore, Robert Armstrong On an expedition to Africa, show business promoter Max O’Hara meets Jill Young. She has raised her pet gorilla, Joe, since she was a child. And the promoter wants to use Mighty Joe Young to promote his nightclub. What...
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November 5, 2022 user
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King Kong (1976) starring Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange King Kong 1976 the first remake of the original King Kong — and probably the worst of them. That’s not to say there isn’t anything positive to say about it. There is. The makeup by Rick Baker won...
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Kong: Skull Island (2017) starring Tom Hiddleston, Samuel L. Jackson, Brie Larson, John Goodman, John C. Reilly, Brie Larson Synopsis of Kong: Skull Island In Kong: Skull Island, a scientific expedition to an uncharted island awakens titanic forces of nature. A mission of discovery becomes an explosive war...
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King Kong Lives (1986), starring Brian Kerwin, Linda Hamilton Synopsis of King Kong Lives King Kong Lives is a sequel to the 1976 remake of King Kong with a lot of heart – or at least … a heart transplant? Kong has survived his fall from the twin towers, gets an...
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February 24, 2018 user
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King Kong (1933) starring Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong To be clear, this is the original King Kong movie, not the 1976 remake, or the more recent remake by Peter Jackson. Both remakes are enjoyable in their own right although I strongly prefer Jackson’s. This is the...
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June 1, 2017 user
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King Kong Escapes (1967) starring Mie Hama, Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Hideyo Amamoto King Kong Escapes is, in fact, one of the cheesiest monster movies of all time — with special effects by Rankin-Bass. No, seriously. It’s enjoyable, cheesy fluff that doesn’t take itself very seriously, which is a good thing. The...
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May 28, 2017 user
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King Kong vs Godzilla, 1962 No one will mistake King Kong vs Godzilla for high art — and that’s fine; it doesn’t pretend to be anything other than enjoyable silliness. It’s two men in rubber suits, fighting in choreographed style — shades of professional wrestling. The movie has...
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Konga (1961) starring Michael Gough, Margo Johns In Konga – a doctor returns from Uganda with a carnivorous plant that he can use to enlarge animals – Konga, the chimpanzee, that he turns into a gorilla — and his own personal tool for murder.
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