"The Eighth Wonder of the World"

Often times I wonder what it was like to see classics up on the big screen when they were first released. At that point, they had no idea how much of the entire landscape of the medium would be changed within a mere hundred minutes.

Think about how lucky we must be to witness some of our own, soon to be, hopefully, classics. The ones that shape our decade, or create an entirely new means of showcasing the medium. But at these points, we don't know. We have no idea what will go down in film history and what will simply be dust in the wind.

This is not what we get here.

This…

Film #10 of Project 30

” He was a king and a god in the world he knew, but now he comes to civilization, merely a captive, a show to gratify your curiosity. Ladies and gentlemen, look at Kong: the Eighth Wonder of the World!”

This is as amazing as it can get. A wonderful and staggering action-adventure which after all these years is still breathtaking and pleasing. The most astonishing thing about this top-notch thriller from 1933 is that it hasn't aged at all, of course Kong looks quite strange with the stop-motion animation but surprisingly the film’s action scenes and the overall visuals still look marvelous. Kong’s fight with the giant T-Rex, his madness in the streets of…

Life is great and movies are awesome. There is nothing quite as life affirming as being thrilled beyond your wits. King Kong makes me very happy to be alive. The adventure of it is simply astounding. This is the most entertaining film ever made. It unbelievably has it all. It's got a giant ape wreaking havoc on America's greatest city, an absolutely gorgeous scream queen you can't help but gawk at, a long forgotten prehistoric island populated by questionably cannibalistic tribesmen, sea monsters eating seamen, a pterodactyl getting its neck snapped, and a brawl to the death between Kong and a T-Rex. When it comes to being purely delightful, Kong is King. It also helps that the film's a blast…

Setting the stage for every adventure film that has come since, Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack's "King Kong" is a both a marvelous spectacle and document of its time. A special effects-driven delight, the film is a robust piece of entertainment whose themes add depth and whose titular beast adds heart to the experience. It is an unforgettable gem from cinema's formative years.

Beginning and ending in Great Depression-era New York City, "King Kong finds a film crew, led by an unflappable showman, preparing a journey to a mysterious and dangerous island where riches may await. On that island dwells Kong, a massive ape whom time and civilization have left undiscovered until the filmmakers disturb his reign. Captured…

Based on Edgar Wallace's book, this here is one of the biggest classic movie attractions of all time.
A story follows this film crew, which goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal giant gorilla who takes a shine to their female blonde star Ann Darrow (Fay Wray). He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition.
And ofcourse this movie looks like some muppet show today, but just think about it, it's the year of 19-fuckin'-33! Who could of imagined, that durring the great depression, something as huge as this film would hit the cinemas?! People were running out of theaters in shock and/or fear. And there was…

Heralded as a classic of American cinema and a game-changing cinematic gamble on special effects and action-adventure storytelling, King Kong has been reviewed, debated, and critiqued for over 70 years. The most I can do is try to express my love for this film -- a film released 50 years before I was even born. 

See, I grew up in the shadow of the 1976 King Kong remake. I didn't see the original King Kong until I was well into High School. As a result I grew up knowing King Kong as a character and a cultural institution but not as the epic cinematic achievement it truly was. Most of my Kong education came from all the parodies and references…