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Directed by
Peter Jackson Written by
Frances Walsh, Philippa Boyens Cast
Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody, Thomas Kretschmann, Colin Hanks [more]
Release Date
• USA: Dec 16, 2005
• UK: 14 Dec 2005
DVD Release Date
• R1: Mar 28, 2006
Budget USD 110,000,000
BoxOffice: $99.9M
Official Website:
King Kong Website
MPAA Rating
Rated PG-13 for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images.
Running Time
3 hours, 7 minutes
Country New Zealand | USA | Germany
Production Companies
Big Primate Pictures, Universal Pictures, WingNut Films, MFPV Film
Studio Universal Pictures
More info on IMDb.com
Other Titles
• King Kong (2005)
• Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World
• Peter Jackson's King Kong
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Regardless of these minor flaws, King Kong is amazingly fun. None of its problems come close to the incredible things it gets right. The special effects are stunning, the characters all are rich with detail and depth, and the story keeps you on the edge of your seat regardless of the fact that you will most likely know exactly how it is going to end. [read review] 
--Michael Sheridan (Tailslate.net)
It is such an impressive achievement on virtually every level–it is funny, sweet, scary, thrilling and contains the kind of honestly tear-jerking finale that will melt even the hardest of hearts–that I can see how it might inspire a whole new wave of future filmmakers all by itself. [read review] 
--Peter Sobczynski (eFilmCritic.com)
Tampering with classics is a risky business. Peter Jackson recognized a valid reason for doing so and went for it with film geek gusto. His film is a marvelous entertainment, a great big thumping movie-movie that stands beside, all the while honoring, the greatness of the original. [read review] A-,A-
Does this improve on 1933 version that has become a classic? Visually, and how! But there is still something about the simplicity, innocence and excitement of the primitive but pioneering special effects that in a way makes the old film less encumbered fun. Still, the new "King Kong" is an overwhelming, eye-popping sight. A Universal Pictures release. [read review]
Peter Jackson has taken the cinematic treasure that inspired him as a child and has turned it into the most improbable spectacle: a remake that works better than the original and is as revolutionary as the original was. That's no short order, but for Peter Jackson, it's just another day at the office. [read review]
One word of warning: you may want to skip the soda before and during “King Kong” because you will absolutely not want to miss one minute of this film. “King Kong” is without a doubt the movie event of the decade. It may be pushing it to call “King Kong” a masterpiece, but it is a movie that will stand the test of time and one that Jackson can compare with pride to the original. [read review] A
--Rebecca Murray (About.com)
King Kong is a hugely enjoyable, eye-popping movie that pushes all the right buttons. If they could only have been as bold in the editing as they were in the making, it would be without doubt the film of the year. The only problem with Kong is there's just too much of him. [read review] 
--Simon Guerrier (FilmFocus.co.uk)
The result is a surprisingly involving and rather beautiful movie -- one that will appeal strongly to the primary action audience, and also cross over to people who have no plans to see "King Kong" but will change their minds the more they hear...This isone of the year's best films. [read review]
--Roger Ebert (Chicago Sun-Times)
Gravely wounded, he sits atop the skyscraper, sunlight beginning to streak the morning sky. The great gargoyle raises his fist to his breast, as if to pound it one last time, then stops. Kong touches his hand to his heart, his broken heart. Beautiful. [read review]
King Kong 2005 was a visually vibrant, action packed, at times sweet and definitely moving piece of cinema. Clocking at 3 hours, it is a huge compliment when I say that I didn’t feel it one bit. The film had me hooked, line and sinker the whole time! [read review] 
--'The Arrow' (Arrow)
And as we expected from a man who so loved the original, Jackson allows the compassionate love story to punch through the digital spectacle and provide a colossal holiday treat, one that's technologically mind-blowing yet heartwarmingly endearing. [read review]
If there's one thing that is clear to me, it's that even though this stunningly gorgeous and well-crafted film comes so beautifully gift wrapped, when one opens the package there's not a lyrical thing about this sappy adventure tale to savor... [read review]
Cut the first hour substantially (Kong doesn’t appear until hour 2, although he was absent for the first 45 minutes in Cooper’s original) and a half hour of the fights and it is a good entertainment. Despite its epic length, I enjoyed it. [read review] 7/10
--Tony Medley (TonyMedley.com)
“King Kong” should absolutely be seen on the big screen. Jackson, after all, went for the brass ring the way that few directors do, and despite his less than perfect results, there is far more to like about “Kong” than there is to decry. [read review] 
-- (Bullz-eye.com)
But to be fair, I suspect Jackson would say exactly the same thing, and those unfamiliar with the first film – or those that have a problem with its more dated aspects – will love this full-blooded, roaring beast of a blockbuster. [read review]
There's no cage strong enough for the sheer brute strength of Jackson's movie, a muscularity matched by its ingenuous love for the great beast himself. Like his tiny blonde worshipper, you will be in the palm of his hand. [read review]
The sequence borders on the cornball but rises above it by sheer old-fashioned Hollywood chutzpah. Watching it, you want to laugh but the awful lump already forming in your throat won’t let you: You know how it all ends. [read review]
--Marc Savlov (Austin Chronicle)
Like any movie, Kong will have its naysayers but this film is well worth the price of admission - at least once. Just be prepared to sit your ass down for a thrilling three-hours and enjoy the ride. [read review] 9/10
--Brendan Cullin (EmpireMovies.com)
As the epitaph of the film goes, it is the beast's love for beauty that killed him, and it is, in the end, Jackson's love for the possibilities of his computer Kong that kill his film. [read review] C-
In all honesty I’m glad this version has failed to surpass the original. Cheesy special effects and corny dialogue notwithstanding the 1933 version is still a superior movie. [read review] 
--Scott Nash (TheMovieBuffs.com)
Overall King Kong is a outstanding epic of a motion picture and it did the 1933 film justice. This is one film you don’t want to miss this holiday season check it out today. [read review] 
Like "The Lord of the Rings" series, "King Kong" harbors a certain appeal for family audiences, but, also like Jackson's previous films, is in many ways a very adult movie. [read review]
-- (Boxoffice Magazine)
With a superb cast, terrific special effects and stunning action sequences, this is one of the best films of the year - thrilling, awe-inspiring and genuinely moving. [read review]
--Matthew Turner (ViewLondon)
There’s no denying that it’s a fun movie to watch, it’s worth the ticket price, Peter Jackson’s dream project has been fully realized as simply a good movie. [read review]
--Dennis Swennumson (eFilmCritic.com)
This King Kong comes right at you with his heady mythic allure, and just like his rampage across Manhattan he fairly stomps on the competition. [read review]
--Anthony Quinn (The Independent)
You can keep the bloated budget, screeching soundtrack, and endless subplots; I’ll take 100 minutes and a stop-motion puppet any day over this. [read review] 
--Brian Orndorf (eFilmCritic.com)
Peter Jackson’s King Kong is a hellacious and passionate film that will squash cynicism, raise blood pressures, and frighten children. [read review]
--Tex (Bloody-Disgusting.com)
Despite its forgivable flaws, Kong is a breathtaking epic. [read review] 
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