My wife watches KING KONG (2005) for the FIRST time || Movie Reaction

I'm showing my wife the Peter Jackson King Kong film for the first time!
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[@HoldenHardman]

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[@Awesomeman14]

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[@unclelink]

😬LEEDLE LEEDLE LEE!

[@-Zax-]

Hey, why you didnt watch the one from 1976? Its actualy quite good.

[@RedStar-C0m3T]

I REALLY REALLY hope you watch the first black and white godzilla movie before ANY further godzilla movies. It really complete the way how godzilla was created for Japan's future changed idol

[@fabianmorales4203]

The extended cut, while unnecessary, is amazing. It is packed to gills with monsters and adventure. You are exhausted by the end.

[@cameronwiscovitch4186]

If she's wondering why the animals were in small cages in the beginning, the answer is "Welcome to 1933, when animal care and well being in zoos was practically non-existent."

[@benschultz1784]

And there were actual human beings in zoos as well.

[@doomguydemonkiller]

The good ol’ days 😂

[@dungeonmaster16]

playing call of cthulu tabletop rpg yeah this is brought up in 1920s. CoC specifcally picks 1920/30s since this was a time humankind shows how greedy/cruel they can be to others which fits into the madness/horror themes of the rpg.

[@fairshareofdrownedsouls]

There were black humans in cages in Europe only decades before that, too.

[@tassadar666]

Not much changed. Zoos still suck.

[@1dudecrush]

“I did not mentally prepare for that.” “…it’s ok, you have 3 hours to.” 😅

[@stevenrice4174]

I love this movie. This was Peter Jackson’s followup to Lord of the rings, and Jackson has comeout and said the 1933 Kong movie is his favourite movie. When Adam Savage toured Jackson’s studio on Tested, Peter showed him that he owns one of the two armatures made for the shooting puppets of the original Kong. I remember before this movie came out a lot of people were afraid Jack Black would go comedic with the character, but now this is the movie I point to when I need to prove how versatile Jack Black is. He crushed it in this movie.

[@ryandoherty9696]

You can point to future endeavors like "Bernie" as well... he has wide emotional range but in a very narrow band of actual character.

[@Koviklay]

If Jackson says the original is his favorite movie why did he remake it? Doesn't make any sense to me.

[@adammanneh4692]

Man, King Kong 2005 is my favourite film of all time! The amount of world building that went into this single film is bonkers! This version of skull island is so fleshed out with history from the natives to the creatures that reside on the island, so cool! Massively underrated imo.

[@MrMetallix]

Plus it’s basically a shot for shot remake of the original in a lot of scenes

[@vasilykiselev6285]

This movie is everything at once, its a great adventure film, drama, comedy, horror, it got its kinda slow world and character building, it has a lot of action scenes and it succeeds at everything

[@theeLonelyRedPanda]

Peter and the writers didn''t have to go that hard but they build an entire ecosystem of animals and fauna lore for this movie! Fun fact: The V-Rex was fictionally hypothesized to be what the T-Rex would have become if it were allowed to evolved unabated for millions of years after the original extinction of the dinosaurs; the animal's design was also meant to make it the "scariest thing Kong could fight". Additional fact Peter himself has confirmed that the rex's were imbreed bc of the lack of biodiversity. All from wiki. list of all the creatures that inhabit skull island. Abyscidis carnivore Aciedactylus carnivore Adlapsusaurus carnivore Aerosaurus carnivore Alatusaurus carnivore Aliepesaurus carnivore Ambulaquasaurus piscivore Arachno-claw carnivore Arsarticaedes carnivore Asperdorsus herbivore Aspiscimex carnivore Atercurisaurus herbivore Avarusaurus Omnivore Bear-croc Omnivore Bidensaurus carnivore Bifurcatops herbivore Bile-fin carnivore Bloodfish Omnivore Brightbird carnivore Brontosaurus herbivore Brutornis carnivore Burglar Monkey Omnivore Calcarisaurus carnivore Carnictis carnivore Carrion Centipede carnivore Carrion Parrot carnivore Carver carnivore Celocimex carnivore Chalyceratops herbivore Chamaeleo carnivore Contereobestiolla carnivore Cunaepraedator carnivore Cutiscidis carnivore Dapper Crow Omnivore Dark-wing carnivore Decarnocimex carnivore Deinacrida rex carnivore Deplector carnivore Diablosaurus herbivore Dinocanisaurus carnivore Discus carnivore Dirt Turtle Omnivore Dirusuchus carnivore Draco carnivore Dragonskin carnivore Dung Beetle Omnivore Estrivermis Falcatops Fallow Mantis Feather Devil Ferrucutus Fiery Carrion Parrot Firebellied Tree-talon Fire-side Foeducrista Foetodon Formicavoro Funucaris Furcidactylus Furcifer Gaur Giant Grey Agama Ghoulfish Gladiodon Great Grey Heron Gribbler Guard-bug Gyas Hairy Maggotfly Hamudon Hebeosaurus Howler Hydruscimex Hylaeornis Idolon Impurucaris Incultulepas Inoculopalus Javelin Jewelbug Killer-eel Ligocristus Limusaurus Lividuscutus Lividuvespa Loggerhead Lycaesaurus Malamagnus Malevolusaurus Martial Parrot Megapede Megalatus Megaprimatus Kong King Kong Monstrutalpus Moonspider Morsel Fish Mortaspis Mortifillex Needlemouth Nefacossus Nefundusaurus Nepalacus Noctupervagus Noxmuscus Novusaurus Omnimatercimex Ornate Carrion Beetle Osteodomus Panderichthys Papilio Peracerdon Pinnatono Piranhadon Pitchbug Prickle Fish Profanornis Profanus Pugbat Pugiodorsus Rapanatrix Rhadamanthus Rogue Fish Savage-gnat Scimitodon Scissor Beetle Scissor-head Scorpio-pede Scutucaris Segnix Sepulcro Sicklefin Shagfish Shaggywing Skin-bird Skull Island Egret Skull Islanders Skull Island Hawk Skull Island Hornbill Skull Island Meat Weevil Skull Island Snapper Skull Island White Bat Sparkleside Spinaculex Stickalithus Stink-fish Sun-fin Swamp-wing Sylvaceratops Tartarusaurus Terapusmordax Turturcassis Udusaurus Unguasilus Vastatosaurus rex Venatosaurus Virucinifis Volucerictis Vultursaurus Weta-rex White Wedgehead Wicked Weaver Zeropteryx

[@chappie2550]

Dude ain’t no one care

[@mahrufarahman4714]

​​@@chappie2550don't be jealous just because he is capable of putting more effort than you I honestly don't get what you achieved by killing the mood

[@Rorujin]

I wish we could've seen all of them but alas, that would make an already long movie even longer. One day I will track down that "Natural History of Skull Island" book from back in the day.

[@unitedrooster]

HOLYYYY SHIT BRO

[@edgymoji8260]

I’m as impressed with your efforts tbh 😂

[@sdrummaster]

I liked how the T-Rex was already eating a dinosaur, but was determined to get Ann. Lol

[@Lemon_Force]

The T-Rex thought she lookin like a snack

[@TyrannoWright]

Vastatosaurus rex was ruthless. Whatever breathed might as well be a meal for it. Such was life on Skull Island.

[@Nnvjdj]

Thats v rex

[@matthewgerlach2420]

Jen about to watch the most famous movie ever about an animal dying: "do any animals die in this?" Holden: "whose to say 🤔"

[@TimothyMills77]

I can't wait for Jen to see Kong: Skull Island, especially with Nick Fury, Loki, and Captain Marvel starring in it, lol.

[@elitezenkai9435]

Not to mention Dale from step brothers 😂

[@TimothyMills77]

@@elitezenkai9435 lol

[@aion5386]

​@@elitezenkai9435or Rhomann Dey from Guardians of the Galaxy

[@TheRealRip-Tide]

​@@elitezenkai9435 or the actor for sully in monsters inc

[@hkaayaakuu]

I was like yeah lol. Then i remembered yeah, they are in it. That's where sam and brie became besties and then sam called marvel fans bad words in public.

[@mevb]

Originally, Fay Wray (the original Ann Darrow) was going to say "It wasn't the aeroplanes. It was Beauty killed the Beast.". Peter Jackson got to meet with Fay a couple of times (the first time he visited her with Naomi to interview her about how she performed as Ann Darrow in research for the role) and he asked her to this cameo. First time she said no but the last time she said "Never say never.". Unfortunatley, she passed away on August 8 2004 before she could have her cameo filmed so Peter's dream of filming with Fay (who was his childhood crush) were crushed and therefore Carl Denham says the line as in the original.

[@SJHFoto]

I know that story. It's so sad that she didn't get to say it, but frankly, *and sadly*, most watchers would have no idea who she is

[@mevb]

@@SJHFoto That's what trivia sites like IMDBis for. 😉

[@mevb]

For those who wonder why Herb the camera man didn't try to climb up to save himself is because he has a false leg, which would have made it impossible to climb up cliffs with. A cut bit showed on The Venture when Herb tinkers with a spare false leg and he tells the story of how he and Carl filmed sea lions and one attacked Herb which resulted the loss of his leg (plus his testicles as symbolically shown when Lumpy cracks open a walnut with a nut cracker in shape of a pair of women's legs). It's a shame this bit had to be cut because it would have been more obvious why Herb couldn't have climbed to safety when the raptors attacked him after the Brono/apato stampede.

[@Beforezzz]

The only thing about that part I find silly is how most of the group could've easily unloaded onto the venatosaurus pack from above instead of climbing. One could argue they were frightened or too busy escaping to notice Herb.

[@donovandelaney3171]

This movie needs a sequel. Carl's in jail, the crowd wants justice for Kong and Anne. Anne didn't marry Jack because she's too heartbroken over Kong's death.

[@paneledmeteor33]

I was seven years old when this movie came out. Went back to the theater 10 times to watch it. Another phenomenal performance by Andy Serkis, who again, SHOULDVE GOT AN OSCAR!!! They need a motion capture award.

[@tmac731]

Bro!! I was the same age and I cried lol

[@paneledmeteor33]

@@tmac731 it still makes me cry

[@anthonyhudak9363]

Pretty sure it did win multiple Oscars

[@Rorujin]

Won 4 Oscars: Best SFX, Best Sound Effects, Best Sound (these two now merged into one category) and Art Direction.

[@paneledmeteor33]

@@Rorujin Ueah but I meant Andy himself should’ve won an oscar

[@NoOneNeededToKnow]

This is Andy Serkis’s first time playing an Ape. Kind of a precursor to the planet of the apes remake movies in that regard

[@enriquemeza383]

That’s actually awesome

[@aTofuJunkie]

One of Jack Black's most underrated films.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

The graphics are so mind-blowing in this movie. I love how they actually made Kong look like a real gorilla (just super sized and battle scarred), even more astonishing to me is that the same man who played Gollum in The Lord Of The Rings trilogy and Caesar from Planet Of The Apes did the motion capture acting for Kong in this movie. Andy Serkis is amazing at what he does.

[@benschultz1784]

Dude flew out to Rwanda to study wild mountain gorillas before filming the performance capture.

[@rainbowpegacornstudios]

@@benschultz1784 That is perfect source material to study.

[@rowaystarco]

Weta Digital was coming off hot from LOTR and Jackson of course had the legend Serkis with him.

[@hirvale]

@@benschultz1784 And there he discovered Wakanda, a hidden land rich with vibranium

[@LukeLovesRose]

Those looks Andy's Kong gives Anne tears at your soul

[@redt8311]

The 2005 Kong is the one I grew up with. It’s not just an excellent monster movie. Even in general as far as movies goes it’s an excellent one. The video game for it was also elite as well.

[@anthonyhudak9363]

So fun fact about the "Spider Pit" sequence. That was originally put in the 1933 King Kong, but (and there's various reasons given) the sequence was raken out with the common belief being the audience found it too gruesome for the time. Jackson not only put his own sequence in this movie, but took his own time and money to recreate the stop motion sequence as best he could based on the only still that's still available and filmed it as if it could've been in the 1933 film. Even he claimed the stop motion was very difficult so just imagine how groundbreaking it was back then. It could be found as a bonus feature on the blu ray

[@emosam07]

One of the coolest bits of trivia

[@emosam07]

My mom went with me to see this as a kid, Jackson fresh off LOTR, i was obsessed, and she LOST IT at the pit scene 😂😂 It's a wonderful memory

[@benschultz1784]

Based on several sources the Spider Pit scene was cut before filming began, as there's no mention of it in the shooting script.

[@vadimmoro574]

This movie is my favorite movie of all time... Thank you for bringing the OG movies

[@SJHFoto]

"OG movies"? I know you mean that, but I always find it amusing when people speak of remakes this way.

[@DullGukat]

I hope H&J continue on the OG trend with movies like Halloween Ends, Land Before Time 26 and the yet-to-be-released Joker 2 : the Musical.

[@SJHFoto]

@@DullGukat I've never heard of any of those

[@nicksmyth4050]

I love Jack Black’s performance in this. It’s so different from his other roles

[@Mrdarkknightflims]

Was so happy to hear Holden mention super 8. My dad and I went to see it in theaters. He always comments how he had the best time growing up in the 70s. One of our favorite movies to watch together.

[@alphaomega0643]

I was obsessed with the King Kong game on the og Xbox and ps2. I used to replay it every day, and to this day, I still come back to it to revisit it because of all the great memories I had with it!

[@GHOSTCREWW]

Peter Jackson King Kong will forever be the most iconic.

[@Cryptdbat]

Facts

[@FrankDX15]

This movie still looks good today, but lowkey that scene with the bugs is so creepy and it feels like there's no hope of escaping that scenario!

[@childishhandler7957]

I was born in 2000. One of the earliest memories I have is seeing this movie in theaters with my family. It was also the last movie we saw with my great grandma.

[@Davon85J]

I forgot just how beautiful the ending to this film was. What a job by Peter Jackson to come off three back to back Lord of the Rings movies to give us this.

[@Bosston62]

I love that the movie Jack black is filming on the ship in the beginning of the movie is actually a recreation of the original King Kong film from the 1930’s

[@lyndoncmp5751]

They actually mock the dialogue in the original disrespectfully. Clearly writers Walsh and Boyens were not fans.

[@BichaeldeAngelo]

Holden clapping when Kong is revealed to the theater audience is such an underrated joke

[@mrsenor5233]

Still my favorite version of kong to date

[@TheeJasonReyes]

As much as I love Skull Island...it has nothing on this one. Peter Jackson COOKED

[@benschultz1784]

One of the few cases of the tie-in video game not being horrible. This movie was in production hell for almost 30 years, with Universal Studios acquiring the rights to the novelization of the original 1933 film around the same time Paramount got the character rights from RKO. After Paramount released the '76 film, Universal waited until the 90s to finally get a King Kong remake going. They got Peter Jackson on board early, and were going to use Phil Tippett's GoMotion puppeteering for the animals. Then Universal had to put Kong back on the back burner because of _The Lost World_ and the 2 flops that were Fox's 1998 _Godzilla_ and Disney's _Mighty Joe Young_ . Jackson then bailed in '99 to do the LOTR trilogy. Universal approached him again when filming for _Return of the King_ wrapped production, and he happily returned. The artbook Weta Workshop came out with is awesome as it's done as a field guide to the fauna of Skull Island written by researchers who traveled there between 1935-1938 before the seas reclaimed Skull Island. Based on his sidearm (a LP08 Artillery Luger) Cpt. Engelhorn was a part of the Kaiserliche Marine in WWI. Many of the costumes and props during Kong's unveiling in NYC are original props from the 1933 film from Jackson's collection. The airplanes are also all real WWI fighter craft owned and operated by a trust funded by Jackson. Jackson originally wanted Faye Wray to say the final "beauty killed the beast" line, but she passed away before filming.

[@mikeshack3163]

I love how loud Jen’s eye rolls are when she hears “who’s to say?” Haha

[@jontando]

I worked on the 3D version of this film as it was being shot. I'm having flashbacks of long shifts keyframing and "dimensionalizing" a bunch of scenes. The bug pit and the vines sequences were brutal.

[@doomguydemonkiller]

Dude that’s so cool. Would love to see a re-release of this film in theaters next year for its 20th anniversary

[@mevb]

The conductor is played by Howard Shore, who wrote and conducted the music for The Lord of the Rings. Originally, he was going to do the music for King Kong but left the project due to creative differences, so he was replaced by James Newton Howard. He did the music for The Hobbit trilogy, though, so there wasn't a serious falling out between them.

[@BeemerOffline]

I LOVED THIS LOVIE AS A KID. And also super scared , I can’t believe how much violence and deaths are in it way more then I remember as a kid

[@8LiterallyJustTheNumber8]

Idk why but Holden's "This island straight up sucks!" Really made me laugh

[@Jigsaw0g]

I think this film is what really started my interest in the process of filmmaking. They have a behind-the-scenes featurette that's like 1.5-2 hours long just covering the entire process from the day Peter Jackson found out he was green lit to make the movie. You see everything from auditions, model sculpting, set building, the whole shebang. Wish movies still did that on their DVDs.. they all seem half assed or just don't have any BTS content.

[@j.w.sraptorsquad982]

from the perspective of the Dinosaurs (and the other creatures I guess) of Skull Island, I love that this movie used the not very often considered angle (before or after) that, these are not Dinosaurs we would be familiar with from the fossil record, that in the 66 million years between the end of the Cretaceous period and modern day, they would have continued to evolve and change over that stretch of time, whereas in other 'Lost World' Dinosaur movies, the animals are basically exactly the same as they were in prehistory, and identifiable because of that, which is why those 3 Rex's Kong fought here are the fictional/hypothetical descendants of Tyrannosaurus Rex, rather than just T-Rex itself, instead called Vastatosaurus Rex, or V-Rex if you will, and I just love that this extra level of detail was added for this version of Skull Island

[@manuelgomez4837]

Man seeing this movie and then playing the movie based game of it afterwards as a kid was a top tier period of my childhood, the game legitimately still holds to this day, not graphics wise obviously but everything else is just amazing man

[@TheRManProds]

JEN WAS NOT MENTALLY PREPARED FOR THIS!

[@wickedshadesproductions5254]

“It was beauty killed the beast.” Jen: “I’m pretty sure it was him.” Holden: “I’m pretty sure it was the planes.”

[@Matt-yw3ow]

There was a time when this was often on HBO (Philippines) when I was growing up. We were glued to the TV because, at the time, and as young kids, it was not like anything we've seen before. I somehow agree with Holden that among these American monster movies, King Kong (2005) is like the most "cinema." I guess it's because the director/the creators clearly had a vision, and they executed em excellently. And speaking of "cinema," I'd you check out Shin Godzilla (2016) as well. Set in modern day Japan, it's relatively grounded, as it explores the on-the-ground human aspects and the geopolitical aspects of such threats. It's just as spectacular and it's really good. One of the best modern kaiju movies! One of my fave Hollywood kaiju movies; love the sense of adventure mixed with some eco-horror.

[@gabethedinosaur95]

I saw King Kong 19 years ago when I was 10 years old. I remember seeing Kong during Christmas break with my dad sis and grandma and we absolutely loved it.

[@deerspirit7560]

Super underrated movie for sure, even if I'm a huge Peter Jackson fan. The theme still gets stuck in my head randomly too.

[@GameDragon2k]

@10:20 That has to be one of the strongest eye rolls I've ever seen in my life lol. 10/10 Jen!

[@chefskiss6179]

33:30 "Pretty sure it was him." ...whew! Y'now, I'll take that comment by Jen as a beautiful consolation prize. In all the years of me always being wrong about everything, let me just say this... I remember being in the theatre as this was playing, and progressively getting some sense of 'i get it' with the over the top Denham, and his horrible and conniving nature. All the time "I'm gonna make restitutions to the family" and the sort, but constantly being just bad. Then it occurred to me (lol) that this is all intentional on Peter Jackson's part(!), that the ending, with that historical line (possibly) coming up, he will actually, from a modern stance anyway, flip the line and that will be the only way Denham can redeem himself, if it ended with Denham saying: "No... it was the beast that killed the beauty." And it would have made a beautiful bookend to the '33 version. And of course I was waiting to walk out of the theatre thinking Peter Jackson once again nailed it once again. Alas, I was wrong (as usual), so instead I left a tiny bit angry... Denham had no right in saying that line, it wasn't in keeping with his character. I just thought Jackson just missed it. And on a side-note, with all the (missed) reference's in this version, I kinda wish Jen had started from the 1933 (maybe even '76) version. Either way, this was a fun watchalong with the two of ya :)

[@celestialspartan1176]

Just to think, this version of King Kong came from the same director and production team that brought Middle-Earth to the big screen. Also, fun fact! The big crickets seen in the chasm are called the Weta-Rexes, named after the production company for the film, Weta Workshop/Digital.

[@milesbradshaw6643]

The most underrated King Kong adaptation.

[@preston_s.]

7:00 Jen is one of the only people I've heard who even knows that Early Edition exists. Great show.

[@nikhil-di3vn]

Thank you so much for reacting to this classic ❤. This is my favourite movie. Reminds me of my childhood, how emotionally I connected with the characters. Not many people have watched/reacted to this one. Thanks 🙏🏻

[@Syntherus]

My grandpa used to watch a lot of the old monster movies and the 1933 film was one we saw a number of times together over the years. The thing I remember the most is him putting emphasis on the fact that Kong loved her at the end when I was a child. He wanted to make sure I understood that love takes all forms and that even animals were capable of experiencing and expressing emotion. I can always hear his voice in my head saying one of the many variations of it whenever I see the conclusion no matter which version of the movie it is, even now that he's long gone.

[@xBLiiDz]

Man the memories. The King Kong game for PS2 used to creep me out. So many monsters. It was awesome.

[@patrickseidel8625]

The actor that she recognized from the TV show Early Edition Kyle Chandler is also in the Godzilla / Kong movies. And the actor that he said looks like Tom Holland, Jamie Bell was the Thing in Fantastic 4 reboot. Plus he played Billy Eliot in the movie but Tom Holland played Billy Eliot on stage.

[@Celticpotato]

"It's like going to a club in Los Angeles" LOL

[@elfieharper]

5:08 don't apologize for showing us your films! They've all been great so far and its always nice to see someone's passion projects

[@ferdinandmartinez5557]

This is the first movie I remember watching in the theaters as a kid and it made me love movies ever since

[@gilesgregg]

The thing I remember most about watching this movie in the cinema was looking at my watch and thinking, "1 hour in and still no monkey".

[@blackieblackster]

The “oh it’s starting!” gets me every time 😂

[@madisonwhovian943]

This is one of my favorites, I'm so glad yall enjoyed it! I was able to meet Andy Serkis at a convention earlier this year and told him how my much brother and I enjoyed this movie growing up. Side note: Thanks for mentioning Super 8! It'd be a great one off movie to react to somewhere down the line. It deserves more recognition.

[@JosephArlieSmith]

Holden. Listen I have been requesting King Kong for 6 months lol. PRAYING to be comment of the day on this one 😂 The way I yelled at my tv seeing comments from 3 weeks ago lol. All jokes aside happy you finally watched this with Jen.

[@maingate7672]

The extended version of this film has a river sequence that's really cool!

[@Warped9]

Twenty years old and the cgi fx in this look better than much of what we get today. Shows a difference in craftsmanship.

[@marcusw.bryant4857]

15:58 heard a Wilhelm scream 😂

[@clairemendoza8082]

An amazing movie!! Love to you both from my mom and I in So. Cal USA 🇺🇸

[@Ally_Skinner]

You should watch Tremors (1990), a great monster movie that doesn’t get talked about enough

[@jowbloe3673]

And *Arachnophobia.*

[@wolfkniteX]

11:11 A friend pointed out that the old lady in this part is holding up the middle finger and now I can't not laugh when it comes up. 😅🤣

[@shadowfauxe6468]

Although this one takes a slow start, I still think its the best adaptation of Kong! Peter Jackson is a great story-teller, and having Jack Black in it is plus. Visually its such a great spectacle (for the most part)

[@Spodit]

I love this movie a lot Holden glad you showed Jen, would also really appreciate if you could show her titanic too 😅

[@georgieboy7]

You must be new to the channel 😆😂

[@NorthernRidesYaBoi]

I absolutely love this movie. Beautiful story and intriguing storytelling and direction, beautiful cinematography, incredible visual effects, fire music, wonderful acting, incredible action and all put into one mindblowing package. One of the best remakes of all time.

[@jaxonsjerseys]

Said it when I saw this film in the cinema, and I'll say it again now - how has Andy Serkis not been recognised more by the Oscars,

[@TyrannoWright]

If you ever want to revisit this film, consider watching the Extended Cut. Like any other Peter Jackson film, the deleted scenes from the theatrical release complements the rest of the movie.

[@TheRealZombi3]

Fun fact: In the King Kong game (GC/PS2/Windows/Xbox) there’s an alternate ending where Kong lives and returns to Skull Island

[@DanielWatches]

This along with Star Wars Episode 3 and War of the Worlds made 2005 one of the best years for movies for me :)

[@BoahChavez]

I love that y’all love this movie! This is one of my personal favorites, saw it in theaters when I was only 3 and at 21, I have this kong tattooed on me because it’s held a special place in my heart growing up!

[@zachstewart4419]

One of my favorite movies. Brings back so many memories from Christmas 2005. When I listen to the soundtrack (Which I often) I'm transported back in time to 2005 and feel 16 again. Really loved watching this video.

[@ascenciopictures]

I think my mind may be dirty because the edit at 27:27 was too damn funny to me.

[@chamoisauce7491]

what black jacks character means by the planes didn’t kill him beauty did is because he would’ve never have been caught or probably died if he didn’t fall in love with the girls beauty. he probably could’ve defended himself better or run away but he was trying to be with her and protect her. he wouldn’t even be in new york getting shot if he just ate her or didn’t go back to try and save her from the crew and just let her leave the island. yes the planes literally killed him but his infatuation with her did.

[@ryanduffy2152]

"He looks like Tom Holland, doesn't he" isn't that much of a coincidence that's Jamie Bell, he's the original Billy Elliot. Tom Holland started his acting career in theatre in 2008 for Billy Elliot the Musical, so no doubt they'd have to somewhat look alike.

[@brandonhenry7502]

I remember seeing it in theaters back in 2005. I was 7 lol. At the time, the Shaman, the islanders, and the toothed worms scared the s*** out of me. I also remember seeing Charlie and The Chocolate Factory in 3D in the summer of 2005. Now that I am aware and older 2005 was a year when many notable movies came out, such as The Chronicles of Narnia: The Lion, the Witch and the Wardrobe, Batman Begins, Zathura: A Space Adventure, The 40-Year Old Virgin, The Longest Yard, War of The Worlds, Monster-in-Law, Memoirs Of A Geisha, etc. I vaguely remember seeing Harry Potter and The Goblet of Fire in theaters. My family and I went to the movie theaters a lot in the 2000s and watched many notable movies. To me, the 2000s was a great decade for watching films in theaters. The last time I went to a movie theater was in 2019. It's not the same as it was in the 2000s.

[@jaycee945]

Surprised you guys didn't mention that Kyle Chandler is in Godzilla vs. Kong.

[@NL_FlyingDutchmen]

Beautifull movie, such a sad story. Not about a monster going on a rampage, but of a innocent creature being ripped away from his true home by man and then being the one who has to pay for mans mistakes and arrogance. Absolutly true oldfasion cinema

[@thorkagemob1297]

This is the first movie I ever saw in theaters at 5 years old. I went and saw it twice in theaters cause I loved it so much even at that age. Now as a 23 year old, i realize that young me had some great taste in films. This movie is amazing.

[@onemanreactionfaction7636]

Ok. For the next video, we should play the Holden and Jen Hardman "Who's to Say" Drinking Game. Every time you hear that phrase you take a shot. 1 shot if it's said in the first act, 2 shots in the second act and 3 shots for the third act. I'm getting my Jack Daniels ready! I'll be passed out 10 minutes in I have a feeling. Seriously though, love the channel and the reactions. I can't wait to see more Monsterverse reactions!

[@captironsight]

I hate bugs. Needless to say, the bug scene scarred me for life when I saw it in the theater. The video game is pretty good if you ever get a chance.

[@samueldressler6280]

Fun fact. Peter Jackson is actually In the movie as one of the gunners per imdb

[@lyndoncmp5751]

The "it was beauty killed the beast" line comes out of nowhere in this film. In the 1933 original they have previous references to the "beast" going soft after encountering *beauty", which ultimately leads to his undoing, so the line in the original is fitting. In this film there is no context to it so it doesn't make much sense.

[@CrossOutBryce]

Jack Black is SO good in this. Love him, but seeing him in a serious role hits different

[@ScottyBMakin]

This move is STILL ahead of it's time. No CGI compares to 05s Kong even today.

[@thewatcher7294]

Nothing beats a King Kong reaction from my fav (only)reaction channel on a Friday

[@HoldenHardman]

My man!

[@Dontuween]

The issues I had with this movie were its length (over 2 & half hours, whereas the original 1933, is a little over 100 minutes). The other issue was with the Carl Denham character (not necessarily Jack Black). In this one, he is a struggling and sleezy filmmaker. In the original, Denham was a successful and famous director. The only problems critics had with his movies was that there was no love interests (and thus Denham intended to change that with his next picture). Carl Denham himself was based on King Kong creator, Merian C. Cooper, an adventurous filmmaker and probably the closest thing we’ve had to an Indiana Jones!

[@LOGAN_BURNS]

I’d absolutely LOVE for Peter Jackson to return to this skull island coz honestly it’s the best it’s ever looked. I think it’d be great if he did a survival horror prequel to it based on the crew who either made the map and went there first and survived and got the map to jack or the story of the survivor that Andy serkis’ character talks about

[@doomguydemonkiller]

I absolutely love this film. Top 10 or Top 5 films of all time for me. I hope it’s get a theatrical re-release next year for its 20th anniversary.

[@TheRManProds]

LOL HOLDEN MENTIONING THE KILL COUNT!

[@Xenosaurian]

This is the BEST King Kong movie of all time, and definitely a contender for best monster movie of all time! GVK and GXK however completely misunderstand and misrepresent King Kong due to a weird Godzilla bias...

[@Pulsed101]

You guys are super chill. God bless your family 🙏

[@CrossOutBryce]

The giant bugs in this movie are the only thing I saw as a kid that freaked me out SO much that I still hate seeing them as an adult 😭

[@j.thaddeustoad459]

Even as a third-grade kid having never seen the 1933 film, the knowledge of Kong’s death at Empire State loomed over this film the first time I watched it. It’s very, very interesting watching the reaction of someone with no knowledge of the original and it shows how effective the story is.

[@jaxsonsjukebox]

everytime i watch this movie at the end i forget and then i tell myself "im not cryin over a cgi monkey" and guess what? tears begin to skydive onto my dang cheeks. everytime.

[@lou7139]

King Kong and Transformers were the first and only movies I bought on HD-DVD...before it failed spectacularly as a video format.

[@eibbor171]

the part that made me kind of squirm the most funny enough wasn't the bug pit scene, but those millipedes crawling on ann before the Vrex chase