Top movie.

The original (1933 King Kong) is probably the classic monster movie, and I’m guessing that you know the plot already. (Ape meets girl; empressario ships ape to New York; ape carries girl to top of Empire State Building; girl loses ape.) So watching this film is a bit like watching Titanic, or The Empire Strikes Back: you know that the ship sinks and that Luke’s dad is the one with the breathing difficulties… but, in a way, that just adds an extra dimension of tragedy. You know that Kong is doomed, and Peter Jackson knows that you know. And you know that he knows that you know, and that only makes it more poignant. Continue reading →