Directed by:
John GuillerminCinematography:
Richard H. KlineComposer:
John BarryCast:
Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin, Jack O'Halloran, John Randolph, Rene Auberjonois, Julius Harris, Dennis Fimple, Ed Lauter, Jorge Moreno, John Lone (more)Plots(1)
Fred Wilson (Charles Grodin, Midnight Run), a big-shot oil magnate from Petrox Oil, sets off for new petroleum deposits on a recently discovered Pacific island. Stowing away on the ship is Jack Prescott (Jeff Bridges, Crazy Heart) - a free-spirited palaeontologist who warns that they are headed for Skull Island, a seemingly mythical land where prehistoric monsters are believed to still exist. Also making the journey is down-on-her-luck actress Dwan (Jessica Lange), a Hollywood starlet in need of a fresh break. When resident of Skull Island, a giant ape known as Kong, kidnaps Dwan it is up to Prescott to help rescue her from the ape’s hefty clutches. Ever the capitalist Wilson sets out to capture the prized creature and transport it to New York City. But is the world ready for a spectacle of such scale and magnitude? (Umbrella Entertainment)
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I used to watch it over and over again when I was a kid, and the huge walking ape really terrified me with its horrible roar. Now I saw it again after a long time and what scared me was Jessica Lange with her horrible screaming. It's not a bad version, but for being more than 40 years newer than the original, it really lags behind it by quite a bit.
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"King Kong" from 1976 is good, in the sense of being average. It is interesting in terms of acting, but gradually you realize that it is difficult to endure. The screenplay is often very weak and the film is unnecessarily stretched out, so the tension fades away. The finale is great, but it takes too long to get to it, and some scenes are completely unnecessary. The interesting charm that it had in my childhood is gone. Unfortunately, some films simply age.
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