Films with giant creatures straddle a line between Horror and High Adventure. Unlike Jurassic Park, which always throws in a bunch of scares, Kong, Godzilla and other Kaiju have some definite Horror entries (like Kong: Skull Island) and some that are Special F/X Fantasy Adventures but not thrilling or scary (Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake.) The 1933 original covers all the bases.
One of the earliest versions of Epic Hollywood Blockbuster Filmmaking, even within the technical limitations of the time the film transports you to a land of Fantasy and great danger. The legend of Kong is built up, and from his first appearance he lives up to the hype. The 1933 version is more Jurassic Park than I remembered with Kong constantly be challenged by other dinosaurs on the island. Then he is brought back to New York City for more battles, this time with an underpinning of pathos for the beast.
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