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King Kong [DVD] [1933]

DVD ~ Fay Wray
3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)

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Product details

  • Actors: Fay Wray, Bruce Cabot, Robert Armstrong, Frank Reicher, Sam Hardy
  • Directors: Merion C. Cooper, Ernest B. Schoedsack
  • Format: Black & White, PAL, Special Edition
  • Language English
  • Region: Region 2 (This DVD may not be viewable outside Europe. Read more about DVD formats.)
  • Number of discs: 1
  • Classification: PG
  • Studio: Universal Pictures UK
  • DVD Release Date: 5 Dec 2005
  • Run Time: 100 minutes
  • Average Customer Review: 3.8 out of 5 stars  See all reviews (13 customer reviews)
  • ASIN: B000B9PWFI
  • Amazon.co.uk Sales Rank: 16,694 in DVD (See Bestsellers in DVD)

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"Now you see it. You're amazed. You can't believe it. Your eyes open wider. It's horrible, but you can't look away. There's no chance for you. No escape. You're helpless, helpless. There's just one chance, if you can scream. Throw your arms across your eyes and scream, scream for your life!" And scream Fay Wray does most famously in this monster classic, one of the greatest adventure films of all time, which even in an era of computer-generated wizardry remains a marvel of stop-motion animation. Robert Armstrong stars as famed adventurer Carl Denham, who is leading a "crazy voyage" to a mysterious, uncharted island to photograph "something monstrous ... neither beast nor man." Also aboard is waif Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) and Bruce Cabot as big lug John Driscoll, the ship's first mate. King Kong's first half-hour is steady going, with engagingly corny dialogue ("Some big, hard-boiled egg gets a look at a pretty face and bang, he cracks up and goes sappy") and ominous portent that sets the stage for the horror to come. Once our heroes reach Skull Island, the movie comes to roaring, chest-thumping, T. rex-slamming, snake-throttling, pterodactyl-tearing, native-stomping life. King Kong was ranked by the American Film Institute as among the 50 best films of the 20th century. Kong making his last stand atop the Empire State Building is one of the movies' most indelible and iconic images. --Donald Liebenson


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The Original Black and White Classic starring Fay Wray
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21 of 22 people found the following review helpful:
5.0 out of 5 stars Classic Film, 1 Dec 2005
By Mr. Paul D. Maher "joey-chickenskin" (Nottingham NG7) - See all my reviews
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I've just read the previous reviewers comments that this film is outdated. That may be because its SEVENTY TWO YEARS OLD! This film would have been terrifying at the time, the stop action animation was state of the art and the audience would have bought it. The story is an absolute classic and still stands up today although film structures have changed and it may seem rushed. I would recommend anyone to see it before the Peter Jackson film just to get an idea of how some elements of films have changed but the important ones have stayed the same.
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28 of 32 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars How to insult a classic, 2 Dec 2005
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Apparently this is a special edition? Rubbish. How dare they re-release this classic legendary movie with absolutley no extras to compliment it. Of course if you have a region one player then you can buy the region one 2 disc version which IS a special edition, with numerous documentaries on how this great movie was made. Once again the region two buyers are shafted as always.
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22 of 25 people found the following review helpful:
1.0 out of 5 stars And this is better because?, 12 Feb 2006
By A Customer
This film has been released before in the UK, atleast the previous release had an "Extra", the documentary "It was beauty killed the beast".
This re-release has nothing at all, the picture quality is very bad (as stated in a previous review) so why is it released?
Can't universal get hold of the restored version like the Region 1 set is? The region 1 set doesn't actually appear to be region 1, it has no problem playing on any of my friends region 2 DVD players, so i don't think you will need a multi-region DVD player for it, or a TV compatable with NTSC for that matter (because it's black & White anyway) so, get the American DVD release, it really is much better, excellent value for money, you will definitely not be disappointed.
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5.0 out of 5 stars Incredibility
I have been writing reviews for "Amazon" for nearly 2 years - and my first was about "Kong type monkey films"! This a.m. Read more
Published 6 months ago by Gina Sergent

5.0 out of 5 stars Don't monkey around with Kong
The basic story is of Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong), who makes those cute little animal pictures that are going out of style. Read more
Published on 4 Sep 2007 by bernie

5.0 out of 5 stars The Original and Best
This was the first film I saw - I was about seven years old! What I felt then, as now, was the atmosphere of forboding and terror: 'Tell her (Fay Wray ) to scream her heart out'... Read more
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With the new King Kong just realeased how does the original compare. Quite well actually in terms of entertainment. Read more
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4.0 out of 5 stars Essential viewing.
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5.0 out of 5 stars "KONG, KONG, KONG"...
be part of this fantastic world of the legendary King Kong...

This DVD gives you the full original 1933 King Kong. Read more

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1.0 out of 5 stars Digitally enhanced? - pull the other one
Superb film. No question.
But it has not been cleaned up - the sound is very "hissy" and the picture is very poor in places. Read more
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Pete Jackson's superb remake may be the king of swingers now (and so it should be with a $200 million budget bankrolling it) but we certainly must NOT forget the original... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars 1933 Kong is still King!
I love the new Peter Jackson remake of Kong, but we as an audience must NEVER forget that this exciting, original and still grounbreaking movie was the start of it all... Read more
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5.0 out of 5 stars A MARVELOUS MOVIE - wish there were special features though!
The original 'King Kong' movie still excites today. The dream-like fantasy images alongs side the early special effects provides a sense of the surreal and menace. Read more
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