Godzilla may be considered the King of the Monsters, but King Kong did the whole giant monster thing on-screen before it was cool. While the former has a total of 36 feature films, the first of those was in 1954, and King Kong's cinematic legacy dates back to 1933. This makes 2023 the 90th anniversary of the character, and while there isn't a King Kong film scheduled to commemorate this milestone, a 10th film - also featuring Godzilla - has been released in 2024.
Another giant ape - a female - is used as a source of blood transfusion for Kong, but the two ultimately wake up and escape the facility they've been held in, leading to glorious mayhem. The story is nonsense and the tone's all over the place, but not everything in King Kong Lives falters. Some of the action is fun, and the dynamic between Kong and his female partner gives the film some heart... but overall, it's not great.
The Son of Kong Unrated Action Adventure Comedy Fantasy Horror Sci-Fi Where to Watch *Availability in USRelease Date December 22, 1933 Director Ernest B. Schoedsack Cast Robert Armstrong , Helen Mack , Frank Reicher , John Marston , Victor Wong , Ed Brady Runtime 70 8 'King Kong' Director: John Guillermin Speaking of movies that lack originality: 1976's King Kong.
It's a movie that goes to some very strange places, and viewers who are down to see King Kong at his goofiest will be pleased by large chunks of this movie . Gone are the somber reflections on "beauty killing the beast," or any sort of insight into humanity's exploitation of wild animals. Here, King Kong Escapes mostly just wants to have goofy fun, and much of it's a blast.Release Date June 19, 1968 Director Ishirô Honda Cast Takeshi Kimura , Arthur Rankin Jr.
5 'Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire' Director: Adam Wingard Compared to King Kong, Godzilla has had a busier 21st century so far, appearing in more MonsterVerse movies than Kong and various other movies made both before and after 2014's Godzilla not related to the MonsterVerse. The pair came together in 2021, and were reunited - in effect - in 2024 for Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Set in an alternate version of the 2020s, Godzilla vs. Kong doesn't mess around, and delivers the action you'd want from a movie with such a title. The writing isn't great, the human characters aren't always compelling, and the plot is absolutely ludicrous. But as far as dumb, occasionally breathtaking, and always bombastic action movies go, Godzilla vs. Kong soars.
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