When it comes to picking a cinematic titan that towers over all others, the two top dogs are undoubtedly Godzilla and King Kong. Though there have been plenty of giant monster movies focused on other towering beasts, Godzilla's the one that gets called the King of the Monsters, and has been in almost 40 films, but Kong's no slouch with a respectable nine live-action films, and a 10th with Godzilla on the way: Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire.
Naturally, when he awakens, a good deal of chaos and destruction follows, particularly because King Kong Lives adds a giant female ape into the mix, sort of giving it all a bit of a Bride of Frankenstein vibe, minus much of the quality. It’s probably worth watching once for fans of the series, just so they can say they’ve seen them all, but the idea of rewatching it feels like a difficult task. Indeed, finding a person who loves Lives is probably pretty rare.
7 'King Kong' Director: John Guillermin 1976’s King Kong retells the story of the 1930s original, though updates the setting so that it takes place during the 1970s . There are a few narrative beats that differ slightly, it’s a little more violent/risqué, and it’s also more than half an hour longer than the original.
That being said, King Kong Escapes is a sequel of sorts to the Japanese-produced first movie that first featured him and Godzilla clashing; one that was later re-dubbed and re-edited slightly for English-speaking audiences. Anyway, that’s all to say that it feels very in line with the Showa era Godzilla movies, and should prove very entertaining for those in tune with that kind of kaiju movie .Release Date June 19, 1968 Director Ishirô Honda Cast Takeshi Kimura , Arthur Rankin Jr.
4 'King Kong vs. Godzilla' Director: Ishirō Honda Here’s the thing: 1962’s King Kong vs. Godzilla is not as good as Peter Jackson’s King Kong movie, and trying to assess it objectively, it’s arguably inferior to 1967’s King Kong Escapes, too. But King Kong vs. Godzilla is so much goofy fun that it’s hard to resist, and proves surprisingly easy to return to again and again because of how ridiculous, schlocky, and wonderfully simple it is.
Godzilla vs. Kongdelivers when it comes to action and explosive spectacle, and though there are some non-monster scenes that don’t deliver much by way of compelling human drama, they’re worth tolerating for the good stuff. This movie still might be the best American-produced film featuring Godzilla, and also ranks among one of the better 21st-century movies the character’s been in, too.
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