King Kong

Name: King Kong
Genre: Fantasy
Released: 1962-04-04
Rating: 8

Fantasy2h 22m

🍅84%

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84%

Tomatometer

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50%

Popcornmeter

8.0

TMDB

Storyline

Dara Singh rescues a village maiden from a giant dinosaur and is given the name "King Kong" by the ruler of the land who also desires that the hero marry his lovely daughter, the princess. Wrestler King Kong appears as as the previously bestowed "King Kong" who is none too happy to lose his title to the muscular young upstart.

Details

DirectorBabubhai Mistri

ReleasedApr 4, 1962

StatusReleased

Reviews

8 reviews · 7 critics

6 fresh · 1 rotten

Critics consensus

“Featuring state-of-the-art special effects, terrific performances, and a majestic sense of spectacle, Peter Jackson's remake of King Kong is a potent epic that's faithful to the spirit of the 1933 original.”

84% TomatometerRotten Tomatoes

Jonathan Rosenbaum

RTChicago ReaderMay 29, 2011

It clocks in at over three hours, but Peter Jackson's remake of the 1933 classic is gripping nonetheless.

David Ansen

RTNewsweekNov 1, 2007

Kong is a showy, state-of-the-art popcorn movie, faithful to the spirit of the 1933 original but generously adrenalized with the best effects money can buy.

Kim Newman

RTSight & SoundSep 28, 2006

Despite admirable chest thumping and Watts' wonderfully enhanced scream, there is still only one true king.

Andrea Thompson

RTInverseDec 18, 2025

Gleefully reveling in the three hour runtime, the 2005 King Kong builds up its human cast, giving each of them backstories and arcs that each of us get invested in, however unwilling we are in some cases.