King Kong 2005 - Caravan Of Garbage

[@MrAjerguy]

Can’t wait for this edit of King Kong! Featuring a guy with a comb in a mirror, followed by 4 seconds of a giant gorilla snapping a dinosaur’s jaws, and then credits

[@AxxLAfriku]

My haters throw rocks at me and IT hurts. I hope they don't throw The Rock at me because I like him as an actor. GAGAGAGAGA!!! I am funny!!! I am the funniest KZbinr EVAH! Please agree, dear mr

[@reesehart4243]

@@AxxLAfriku ?

[@tusher56]

#ReleasetheSundayMoviescut

[@reesehart4243]

@@tusher56 yes

[@everburn]

That's a must see

[@PalaskalaTV]

Forget to mention "Peter Jackson's King Kong: The Official Game of the Movie", it was pretty good

[@daveelswick677]

That game fucks, honestly.

[@codyrw8397]

@@daveelswick677 BEST game ever, i agree. 👍

[@gamerz8220]

@@codyrw8397 one of the best experiences of my life

[@sharkquisha3407]

Yeah I played that game around the same time the movie came out. Both were great. Then I remember hearing the stereotype that games based on movies suck and was confused but didnt realize I played an exception.

[@karimosway]

It was the best Ps2 game

[@THEdanieljohnson94]

I remember seeing this at the cinema when I was 11 years old, and loads of Dad's clearly brought their toddlers to the theatre, and some kid just LOST IT when the bug scene started, screaming and crying like crazy. It sent a wave of terror through the cinema to the point where the whole audience was just reeling in disgust and terror, yelling and shouting out screen. Coolest cinema experience of my life still.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

That’s pretty cool. I could see bringing a kid to this, like I would’ve loved this as a kid. I even had a 4 year old I’d babysit and he’d plonk down and sit quietly anytime it was on. What I don’t get and will never understand is the guy who brought his 6 year old to see Joker on opening night in 2019.

[@wren7195]

I was like 25 when I saw this movie, and although at the time I was just out of the hospital and drugged out the wazoo, I still can't watch the bug scene. Even the name of my chronic illness is "Scared the $h!7 out of me" Disease. And no I'm honestly not joking (Crohn's, but same thing)

[@sauce8277]

No kid should have been allowed to see that scene. That’s bad parenting.

[@champo976]

"I paid 8 dollars or 6 dollars and 50 cents depending on the time we are watching this movie if im going to shit myself it'll be in the seats I paid for!"

[@sauce8277]

@@champo976 Are you saying the kid said that or the dad? 😂

[@nebuchadne33ar]

I love how James and Maso always put Ben on the spot and say things that he later on has to do

[@georgedavidson2024]

Poor Ben, I hope they pay him ok

[@thevaderman2912]

I was just waiting for that Souvlaki Hut clip, it’s still living rent free in James’ head.

[@exzyyd392]

I always hold my breath in anticipation of that and a random comment about the most underappreciated storage system, the Jaz drive

[@BonJoviBeatlesLedZep]

I think he's rid of it now, and now it's all of the rest of us who are now obsessed

[@Rejukem]

"A small price to pay for Souvlaki." - Mr. Thanos

[@jessekennedy9967]

Who the hell is James?

[@mrhypnagogia]

That ad is burned into my brain since james put out the video. I live in south america and they just opened a suvlaki place x the 1st time around me. Im definetely trying it now.

[@generic_sauce]

"This ring is fuckin' me up, mate!" - Bilbo, probably 🤣

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

🤣❤️

[@videogamenostalgia]

That line taken straight from Tolkien's original text, i believe

[@claudiasomers6847]

If Tolkien had been Strayan (Australian). "Nah, yeah, nah, I don't like it."

[@noisepuppet]

"twas bullets killed the beast, and falling off the tallest building in the world." --Jack "Blackjack" Black

[@MonsieurJimjams]

9:45 That moment where Kong does his "Ventriloquism-Rex" act is straight out of the 33 version.

[@ARCtrooperblueleader]

That’s right. xD

[@Dauria987]

@Jayceon Xavier nobody believes that. Clearly you don't have a girlfriend.

[@christophercomtois7175]

Can we just take one moment to appreciate this what if bilbo just came out and said “this ring is fucking me up mate.” Absolutely brilliant.

[@justanotherguywithoutamust8837]

What....

[@paragonjones13]

5:38 for anyone wonderin

[@kylebiggles5973]

i find this movie to be so damn good. Like a true new era monster mash that was just amazing for its time. Most expensive film to make at the time and it showed it. The movie is very long though. Kong is ofc the highlight of the movie and Kong delivers every minute he’s on screen

[@musicmashups]

James and Mason: "We're searching for the longest movie." The Snyder Cut: "Allow me to introduce myself!"

[@markchapman6800]

Not even close, although the Snyder Cut does make the list- en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_longest_films

[@TF2CrunchyFrog]

David Lynch's _Dune: The Director's Cut_ has entered the chat

[@skyward7895]

You guys should do Sky High 2005. Remember loving it and haven't watched it since

[@angbald]

I just watched it 2 weeks ago. It holds up i think. I was like 23 when it came out so no childhood nostalgia influencing me. Just a fun flick.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

I think Sky High still holds up. I watched it recently and there’s some good stuff in there.

[@Messiah.Complex]

Hell yeah

[@BTWelling]

Y E S ! This, absolutely this. Do a trilogy of those old cheesy kids movies. Sky High, Spy Kids and Sharkboy & Lavagirl.

[@SaulGMV]

They said they were going to do it, I think it even was in the poll at some point.

[@robofistsrevenge3288]

Is this movie WAY too long? Absolutely. Do I still love it for the amount of infectious TLC that Jackson poured into it? ABSOLUTELY.

[@DefinitelynotaPupper]

Not gonna lie when i first watched Peter Jackson's King Kong in cinemas when I'm like 11 at that time i didn't actually care on how long the movie is i watched the movie just to see a Big Gorilla smashing things, Beats some Terrifying Creatures, and kidnaps a very beautiful girl who ended up having a wholesome relationship with a Big Gorilla Then years later i bought a physical copy of the movie, i rewatched it again and i just realized that they intentionally make the movie long just to establish the backstories of the characters and they established most of characters' backstory very well and that's the reason why i loved the movie even more

[@ericfranchi1354]

Movie sucks.

[@sci6886]

@@ericfranchi1354cry about it

[@XxXasparXxX]

I think this was the first movie I cried to, when King Kong fell and died.

[@Brams2777]

This was the first movie I almost shat myself to. I *hated* those wierd rock velociraptor things, and even to this day I sometimes have nightmares about those fuckin' things. Also they killed an old guy and bad things happening to old people makes me sad.

[@jamj59]

yeah it was pretty sad bro :(

[@GamerGuysReviews]

When King Kong dies, everybody cry.

[@MattMcIrvin]

@@GamerGuysReviews scrolling down for this comment

[@KeithFraser82]

#JusticeForKong

[@edwardscales5503]

This is the only official King Kong film not to have a sequel

[@titusmccarthy]

YET. Obviously Peter Jackson hates sequels because he would never stoop so low as to turn something into a sequel just for the big bucks involved in the box office receipts.

[@UmbrellaGent]

@@titusmccarthy I see what you are implying, but Peter Jackson and Guillermo Del Toro actually wanted the Hobbit to be just 1 film. It was the studio that insisted it should be 3 films.

[@tyressebell1489]

@@UmbrellaGent I thought it could’ve been ok with two movies, one may have worked but the three was definitely too many

[@travisspazz1624]

@@tyressebell1489 definitely. Two 3 hour movies would have made them great!

[@isaiasovelar4434]

@@titusmccarthy considering this was his passion project, it makes sense he didn't make a sequel, there's no comparisson with The hobbit movies which he didn't wanted to make in the first place

[@jeynarl]

The only thing I really remember from this movie was my high school band teacher telling us that James newton Howard only had a month to compose all of the music, which is an insanely short amount of time to think of themes, score it, record it, all before your hard deadline known as the premiere

[@jameslfc11]

It's a fantastic soundtrack as well which makes it even more impressive!

[@goth_fraggle]

finally soemone talks about the soundtrack! It's so amazing and surprisingly richly orchestrated. Like, one month? I wouldn't have blamed him if he had just thrown together some Zimmer-ish drumloops and called it a day, yet he crafted like 5 themes and then in the action tracks the whole orchestra just goes nuts! Allegedly he was very pissed when he wasn't even nominated for an Oscar considering how much he fucking tortured himself for this film

[@shainewhite2781]

Saw this with my dad, and I was completely blown away by the visuals! It's Epic, 188 minutes! It took them 15 years to make this movie happen. The Extended Edition is 13 minutes longer.

[@rfish2]

“This ring is f*ckin me up mate. I don’t like it” - Bilbo Baggins

[@bluesdjben]

This is a really good movie to have on in the background while you play a game or something.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

It’s a PERFECT background movie. It’s also really good at distracting kids you’re tired of babysitting. I learned that as a teenager.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

@Ewan Callister oh you better believe I had that game and remember using the spears to kill giant bugs and dinosaurs

[@lycoonx.m]

When I was 3 I watched the movie so much that the disc got destroyed. I even had a shirt and wore it whenever I watched the movie

[@stefanfilipovits21]

@@lycoonx.m I used to babysit the neighbors son and anytime he got fussy or overstimulated I put on King Kong or anything Batman and he’d plonk right down and watch quietly until it was over.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

@Ewan Callister hell yeah

[@thetramp123]

I love that T-Rex fight (V-Rex!) and the end of it where he kills the one and plays with its jaw, and how that's pretty much just taken from the original King Kong movie.

[@ExtremeMadnessX]

My problem with that scene is that they turn V. Rexes into mindless monsters that don't have any sense of self preservation and wast all they energy for wanting to eat some woman.

[@Spacklatard]

Yup I remember that from watching the original on TV about 1972, I was about 6 i think

[@LibertyBridgeProductions]

U can tell why this film had such a big budget cuz that’s such good effects for the time.

[@SentinelxPrime]

Looks more real than a lot of today's effects.

[@Derek_Keenan]

and they bought an actual boat

[@angelguerrero7850]

I grew up with this movie. This is where my brain goes when someone mentions King Kong. I love this movie so much. I have a nostalgic conection with it and I love it. The bug scene haunted my 7 year old self for days. I still watched it over and over.

[@vice.nor.virtue]

oh god, I think I was like 14 when I saw it and the bug scene still haunts me to this day

[@welliboot1106]

The Piers Morgan clip when they talk about blaming women - hahahahaha genius

[@owie4070]

🤣

[@SEMINOLEsq.]

King Kong 2005 is a masterpiece.

[@disguy3232]

i will never understand why the trio Trex was so adamant about eating a small woman, especially when they had a fat juicy crocodile

[@wren7195]

*snaps her fingers* That bugged the crap out of me too! But I guess they were like "Well hell's bells Margaret, we've had juicy crocodile all month, let's see if that little crumpet looking thing is saucy!"

[@crazydude610]

I'm just assuming that a small morsel that can't fight back is easier to eat than, you know, an 8 meter long crocodile And then when Kong pops up, dinos need to say "hey! We live here! Get outta here!"

[@JWMangrum]

They invented an entire fictional "natural history" for their take on Skull Island, and the short version is that evolution on the island has spent millions of years in a hyper-aggressive, hyper-competitive cycle. All of the predators are just suuuuuper vicious, basically, and the v-rexes in particular have a generational feud with Kong and his ancestors (each species is, essentially, the only natural predator of the other).

[@disguy3232]

@@crazydude610 funny thing they killed it easily and one of them was chasing her while the dead body was in its mouth

[@wren7195]

Hi hungry friends! I find surprisingly that I get hungry when watching Godzilla and Jurassic Park. Anyway yeah I think everybody is right, "it's movie monsters" "hyper predators" (which actually do exist, lots of preds actually regurgitate their meals to hunt again. Not me, not after Dominoes especially) so yay! Internet leads to learnings!! Be safe everyone!

[@wizzzer1337]

it's amazing how well the CGI in this movie aged.

[@manicpixiefangirl4189]

I think Peter got used to killing Andy Serkis onscreen. He literally does it twice in this.

[@dapperdavid3193]

I've never thought of it as 3 separate movies, but that is absolutely right and I would like all of those movies!.. separately

[@Movypro23]

HBO MAX miniseries perhaps

[@adhamwashere5320]

Maybe that was a thing people said to Peter Jackson and that's how he got inspiration for the hobbit trilogy

[@Derek_Keenan]

you can literally make 6 33-minute episodes out of it, lol (going only by time obviously, not by structure)

[@siguanabo69]

4:16 The edits, god damn this is quality af

[@pan-semitistcommunist4181]

Jablinski Games is the best part of this movie.

[@angbald]

Dude.....can you change your name? Totally not concerned about the content it's the spelling of Michael that's bugging me. 🤣

[@pan-semitistcommunist4181]

@@angbald gotcha mate, whats funny is I've had this name for like 6 years now and no one (including me) has ever noticed. lol

[@ItsAVolcano]

I remember playing the video game of this movie all summer when it came out. Even there, the sheet effort really showed with it easily being the best movie-adapted video game I've ever played.

[@wstine79]

It's nice to see Andy Serkis given more movie roles that didn't require a motion capture suit.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

Yeah, I kinda dig him as the scrappy, world weary, Popeye-esque cook. He’s not just an incredible mo-cap actor but a genuinely compelling on-screen presence.

[@exzyyd392]

The worst thing the MCU has done so far is killing him off in Black Panther

[@dubbingsync]

It’s a shame he tend to die a lot quicker when you can see him... as him.

[@Movypro23]

Best mo cap performance so far is Caesar.

[@wren7195]

@@Movypro23 Yeah! The tech improved but he was also really able to bring more intellect and potency to a real character! But glancing back at this it's incredible how much power and mass he was able to give to this Kong, as a gorilla at that. Personality, strength, agility alongside bulk, it's a heck of a performance. In stage and drama he's a powerhouse, he's kind of been the singular groundbreaker regarding how old "stage puppet" acting is now merged into film. That and he's now mocap'd two famous MonkE. And his role in the Inception prequel (I'm joking) "The Prestige" as Tesla's assistant in Colorado Springs was a lot of fun for me. Be safe out there everybody, fun to meet you all!

[@DeepEye1994]

I wasn't around yet in 1993, so watching this film in 2005 on the big screen when I was 11, it was like experiencing my Jurassic Park. And oddly enough I wasn't bored by the running time, I ate it all up and rewatched it several times on DVD.

[@Flynn94]

I have a soft spot for this movie, saw it in cinemas when I was 11. The sense of mystery and adventure for the boat and island parts was amazing.

[@Greyson_Kousari]

The fact that it takes its time to build up the suspension in the beginning ist why i like this movie so much. today most films feel to rushed to "get to the fun parts". this movie however feels like good old classic adventure. and thats good.

[@ruthielalastor2209]

Mason with that Silmarillion line, I swear. I love these two building on each other's setups. Brilliant.

[@saintniccage2818]

Love the banter of these lads

[@ruthielalastor2209]

@@saintniccage2818 And this editing complementing it, too. The synergy is something to behold.

[@DylanFernand0]

The editing of this video is bloody brilliant

[@adraino7345]

I think I watched this movie like 7 times over the course of a 3 month period in 2013 and I liked it.

[@alexyates637]

James said he loves Jack Black and he’s lying unless you do Tenacious D in the Pick of Destiny

[@eduardoflores1503]

Fun fact Peter Jackson original vision for Kong in the 90s (King Kong 1996) was an Indiana Jones type adventure. He said that the closes thing to his original vision was the Brendan Fraser Mummy movie. Bigjackfilms made a whole video talking about the topic and even a fan trailer if you'd like to learn more.

[@JonStark117]

*I use that “butter over too much bread” line almost every day of my life...Happy Days!😄🧈🍞*

[@ThreadBomb]

Maybe you should buy more butter, or get smaller bread.

[@ColeHrusovsky]

King Kong the musical is gold and no one can tell me otherwise.

[@MarvloNott]

They should release this review on Jaz, an under appreciated storage medium for it’s time.

[@subhashkapur4148]

I watched this movie with my dad in 2005, and to this day it's one of my best childhood memories. I may be speaking from a place of bias but I absolutely love this movie.

[@SimonBuchanNz]

I love that Ben's getting so much use out of WandaVision. I can't imagine any of the upcoming MCU series will be as context free relatable.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

I JUST realized that Godzilla vs Kong is the second time Kyle Chandler was in a King Kong movie

[@Doomchild2XL]

Fascinating. Was that before or after you were told that exact fact?

[@stefanfilipovits21]

@@Doomchild2XL before unfortunately

[@rafaelalodio5116]

Same, never realized it before

[@Movypro23]

He’s one of those familiar faces that always pops up and adds depth to the story. Even when there’s giant monkeys and lizards

[@PepeSilviaPennypacker]

He is funny in Catch-22 hulu show

[@LaurynKopa]

this movie, surfs up, and stardust are my all time favourites and I still have the nerve to judge others

[@Comrade_Jason]

Thank you both for your light-hearted take on everything. Times are dark, and it's nice to escape that. Y'all rock.

[@TheDUDERulez1]

I honestly had to fast forward during some of the panning shots. WE GET IT! IT LOOKS GORGEOUS! NOW GET ON WITH THE DAMN STORY!!!

[@Joker5086]

Perhaps the real "King Kong 2005 - Monkey Maclunkey" are the friends we made along the way.

[@wickedpixelated1428]

Yoooooo! Caroline Kornstar for 1.5 seconds at 8:22 mark. God I love your editing Ben.

[@rolling.reggie]

The editor for Mr Sunday Movies might be my absolute fave on KZbin. Just great pop culture choices for random b roll haha keep it up

[@pdudOG]

that bug sceen preticularly the bit where the guy is eaten by worms genuinely gave me PTSD when i saw that as a 7 year old i still genuinely see it too this day and still have issues with worms

[@wren7195]

Saying it here again, I saw it when I was 25 and on hospital drugs, and I still can't watch it. I can't even really THINK about it. I did have one single special effects neuron in my brain yelling "Andy's head didn't deform at all while the worm sucked down onto his face," and then every other neuron starts screaming "SHUT THE H3LL UP!!!!" Be safe my BigFish Taco-y friend! Avoid dem worms!

[@ArmanZaidi]

Ahh

[@dylanwillis1473]

@@wren7195 It's almost scarier that his face didn't deform. He's fucking suffocating while a worm slowly swallow his face more and more.

[@Derek_Keenan]

i particularly like how the worms' mouths extend out of their bodies like dog penises

[@GortonIma]

Editing work on this was great!

[@Wooshey_Wooj]

I freaking love this film. It’s long as balls and no OG 1933 Kong. But it definitely beats the 70s, of the” man in the suit” era of films.

[@ethanspraggins6542]

Ben from Canada was on one for this edit... HAD ME ROLLING with those inserts

[@bookinbear5203]

Ben's editing of these videos is always amazing

[@famebrightstudio451]

Loved this movie, still my favourite Kong (and he looks better than the newer films). Don't care if its long, when I like something I like lots of it!

[@SWIM-02354]

My 7 year old mind was able to watch this movie on repeat daily 😂

[@SNAKEpphair]

Jamie Bell is just 2005 Tom Holland with a less good agent.

[@daver7867]

quality film loved it well done PJ crew and cast......film to be proud of.

[@TheGrayMysterious]

Fun Fact (that you've prolly heard before): the directors of the original King Kong cut out the bug pit scene because it dragged the story to a crawl, since the sailors had already fought two dinosaurs AND been shaken off the log by Kong at this point, and now the movie was gonna take a couple minutes to show them screwing around in this pit while Kong just watched them, not doing anything.

[@connercone]

Now we patiently wait for a lord of the rings trilogy caravan of garbage

[@bryancarroll4648]

I'm such a fan of this movie, I got the deluxe edition with behind the scenes extra

[@oceanman6351]

I thought what I needed was to go to sleep, turns out what I really needed was to leave a like.

[@Yoshimitsu4prez]

Idk the sheer scale of it, the ego and budget they had to just cram multiple huge movies into one, I respect it

[@eddiegreencheez]

I actually Iike this movie, its just a bit too long. Fun fact: within a couple of days of the premiere of return of the king Jackson announced to his crew that their now going to begin working on King Kong.

[@Anthonycheesman33]

I miss these kind of blockbusters now it's all superheroes.

[@zachary5845]

Oh, I hope they do king kong vs godzilla for caravan of garbage next week!

[@chupcook]

I saw this in theaters when it came out in 2005. The 14 year old me absolutely loved this shit. And to this day, the scenes from the introduction of skull island till the entry of Kong, idk man it's just *chefs kiss.*

[@BradleyGee]

Watch this movie on mushrooms. It’ll change your life

[@toyfreaks]

Wow! I did not expect this to go Jazz Drive, which sounds like a level from a Sega driving game.

[@thefiddler1930]

Editing was great on this, well done Ben

[@brysons1886]

This movie is long: DC: hold my beer

[@funnydepressive32]

I had this movie on DVD but never watched it all. I fell asleep when they were on the boat and I woke up confused as Kong was dying... One of the only movies I've slept through.

[@BlueAmerican26]

Oh God the Piers Morgan clip got me and my cereal XD

[@darthvirgin7157]

this Kong was the toddler version of the Kong going up against godzilla later this month. it’s the 20’s, that’s why he’s that small.

[@batistaandreymyst]

I love this movie, gotta watch it again

[@garretteverett2613]

When I come back to this I just watch the middle act where they're on the island. It's like a full-length movie that's only giant monsters fighting. Once you've seen the first hour and a half of character development once you don't really need it, and honestly, you can figure out each character's deal just based on what they do on the island even if you've never seen the movie before. One thing I do appreciate in later viewings is the dreamlike presentation of the island - not sure quite how to quantify it, but it feels like a lot of poetic writing, footage filmed at higher speeds and slowed down (even during dialogue), interesting framing and visuals.

[@JujuInFlames]

Holy crap it’s 3 hours?? This is like my dads favorite movie ever. If you asked me how long it was, I definitely wouldn’t have say 3 hours

[@Gojitron1]

Ben's visual references just get better and better and better. Brilliant.

[@anodosarcade7355]

The game also blew my mind. It looked like you were playing the movie, the graphics looked so good at the time. Playing a monkey smashing a t rex with cinematic camera angles. I dont know what else is in the game, i only played the demo. Monkey vs Trex game was awesome though

[@highvoltage7797]

I’m glad he’s moved to documentaries. They shall not grow old is great and I’m looking forward to Get back.

[@stefanfilipovits21]

I worked at a theater/playhouse that screened prestige movies, foreign films, and documentaries. I got to see They Shall Not Grow Old at least 6x. It never got old. It really is an incredible cinematic experience.

[@saintniccage2818]

@@stefanfilipovits21 lucky git

[@stefanfilipovits21]

@@saintniccage2818 it was the best job ever

[@DannyNoLove17]

You guys should do a caravan of garbage for The Frighteners. I love that movie and not many people talk about it

[@bouncer5764]

I I saw this in the theater when I was 2 and Godzilla a little bit later and for practically my entire life I’ve been in love with both Godzilla and King Kong and I’ve been waiting so long for them to face off against each other, but I love both of them equally in their individual movies and their eventual Vs movie

[@elonwissing2809]

That souvlaki screenshot killed me

[@westhorizoncrew]

This looks so damn good for 2005 wtf, some movies today don't look this clean (apart from that theatre scene of course)

[@goth_fraggle]

and even that one doesn't look atrocious, just a little bit "wonky"

[@Jamie28754]

This version of Kong is so much more interesting than what we have now

[@Emilis2023]

Give Ben a raise. His silly clipped in references are on point!

[@pierrewhite2062]

You guys should do Happy! The 2 season run is amazing.

[@Drawnartist]

I can always tell when Ben is editing cause he always put anime and himself in every video

[@jamesjwr]

Ben's killing me with the Piers Morgan cut aways

[@JeffreyDeCristofaro]

I was 20 when this came out in theaters - even went to a late-night early release screening with my brother, whose only memorable remark was "Fifteen brontosaur pile-up!" - and I loved it at first, but couldn't deny that while it's extraordinarily well done, and Naomi Watts became one of my favorite actresses from then on, it was just too long for its own good, and I just can't help but think that this and LOTR: RETURN OF THE KING would contribute gradually to the current state that Peter Jackson's in right now. If you asked me what my favorite PJ movie is, it would be DEAD ALIVE. And if you asked me what my favorite King Kong version is, oddly enough I would say the 1976 version. I know that version got a lot of hate over the years from critics and fans of the 1933 original, and it's true that it fades in comparison with its predecessor in terms of cultural impact and mythic splendor, but that version actually has a lot more going for it than people realize or respect, and I felt connected to it in a number of ways. For one, it feels more timely, talking about greed, exploitation, reckless overseas ventures, and the desperate search for celebrity, which were relevant during the post-Vietnam era and Me Generation and are still relevant now. The ape was treated more sympathetically and in a more believable way, and even the characters played by Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange showed gradual understanding and pity for the creature that surpassed their own romance. The use of real landscapes in Hawaii was authentic, moreso given that I had been in Hawaii in 2002 before PJ's own Kong was released. John Barry's score was an excellent mixture of adventurous, romantic and tragic. King's breaking down of the wall gate was even more intense, realistic and suspenseful. The Kong suit here was taller than the Andy Serkis version and looked more like a real gorilla than the old version's. It was bloodier, sexier and in a number of ways more thought-provoking. And the climax on top of the World Trade Center resonated with me because I visited it with my old man and kid bro in June 1998 (coincidentally after seeing the first awful American Godzilla) before I turned 13, and it seemed more chillingly prophetic with a downed helicopter crashing into one of the Twin Towers before 9-11! I could go on and on about comparisons, but you get the point, I really have a softer spot for the '76 version over the other two, and now that I've contributed my views, I'm already eager to see James and Mason contribute an entire episode to that version alone! In any case, I'm pretty sure all of us are in agreement that it was vastly superior to its 1986 sequel KING KONG LIVES.

[@The_Slow_Potato]

Ben out here absolutely killing it with these edits

[@jacobfleck9116]

Seeing a 3 second clip of Scott Pilgrim vs. The World makes me wanna see a COG for that movie!

[@roadtonowherefilms]

The extended cut is long but great, including the creepy giant bugs scene. I love this movie!

[@qwellen7521]

Probably one of the better Kajiu flicks in term of genuinely developing its human drama; that Ann and Kong stuff is spectacular and better justifies the NYC bit for me. But I totally agree it’s way too long tho. Also it has the best video game adaption bar none.

[@luckyspurs]

5:41 Perfect chance for a wonderful James "what it brunch?"

[@Vaisero]

this is the best series in the universe right now

[@famous_begs]

Indiana Jones - Raiders of the lost ark turns 40 this year...has to be given the caravan of garbage treatment

[@MrC00lman1]

I just want to say fantastic editing