King Kong (1933)

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All these years on from its original release, King Kong still has a great claim to being the eighth wonder of the world.

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09/19/07

Channel 4 Film

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The throbbing heart of the film lies in the creation of the semi-human simian himself, an immortal tribute to the Hollywood dream factory...

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06/24/06

Wally Hammond

Time Out

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A brilliantly structured adventure movie.

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12/06/05

Kim Newman

Empire Magazine

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King Kong was created to grip and thrill like no movie before, and these basic principles hold surprisingly true today.

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06/13/01

Almar Haflidason

BBC

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Wholly enjoyable.

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10/07/08

TIME Magazine

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Kong mystifies as well as it horrifies, and may open up a new medium for scaring babies via the screen.

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07/02/07

Joe Bigelow

Variety

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Through multiple exposures, processed 'shots' and a variety of angles of camera wizardry the producers set forth an adequate story and furnish enough thrills for any devotee of such tales.

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05/20/03

Mordaunt Hall

New York Times

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Even allowing for its slow start, wooden acting and wall-to-wall screaming, there is something ageless and primeval about King Kong that still somehow works.

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02/16/02

Roger Ebert

Chicago Sun-Times

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