King Kong

King Kong (2005)★ 7.3/10

PG-13 · US · 187 min · December 5, 2005

  • Action
  • Adventure
  • Romance

Directed by: Peter Jackson

Written by: Fran Walsh, Philippa Boyens, Peter Jackson, Merian C. Cooper, Edgar Wallace

A determined filmmaker and his crew venture to Skull Island, encountering dangerous creatures and capturing the legendary giant gorilla, Kong. As they bring Kong to New York City, chaos ensues, testing their humanity and leading to a climactic battle between the mighty Kong and the forces of civilization.

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CCheyenne_LeonAugust 24, 2024
This movie's plot is a bit tricky to keep up with, but it does wrap up the whole thing eventually. You just gotta focus on certain parts a bit more. It takes forever to get into the action, and King Kong's debut is way later than you'd think. The movie itself is just too long. The battle scenes are insane, and King Kong's pretty adorable at times, but his face doesn't give off many emotions. And the whole friendship between King Kong and the humans feels a bit cheesy, like they're buds, just because they were both lonely for too long before meeting, so it didn't really tug at my heartstrings.
CCassidy_RobbinsAugust 24, 2024
The movie excels in developing the characters and paying attention to detail. King Kong, Ann, and the director who practices fraud just to be famous all show different sides of human nature. But, there are still some problems with handling those characters and details. Even though it's three hours long, some of the main characters' reasons for doing things aren't totally clear.
DDong.SPTMarch 24, 2021

The most faithful version to the original story

Directed by Peter Jackson and starred Naomi Watts, Jack Black and Adrien Brody, this new version of "King Kong" has Andy Serkis’s talent to the motion capture of the apes.
SsuperfousaMarch 24, 2021

A drama of huge dimensions

This is one of the best movies ever made about the legendary gorilla. Plus, it is proof that Jack Black has a serious acting side outside comedy roles.
KKittKittyMarch 24, 2021

One of the best character's movies

This was one of the first movies where Andy Serkis was able to explore his skills on motion capture, resulting in one of the best movies ever made of the giant gorilla.
RRemix_BenMarch 24, 2021

King Kong against the dinosaurs

King Kong has had many fights through his career, but none of them can be compared to the one in this movie with a T-Rex. One of the best movies about the character.
MMagwandMarch 24, 2021

A beautiful tribute to the original version

All aspects of this film were designed to highlight Naomi Watts’ performance mastery. A great way to retell one of the classic Hollywood stories.
JJoel Cano December 16, 2025
Una gran odisea. Una de las películas de aventura más sorprendentes
AAmy_JoynerAugust 26, 2024
O enredo é um pouco complicado de acompanhar, mas acaba concluindo tudo no final; você só precisa se concentrar um pouco mais em algumas partes. Demora uma eternidade pra entrar na ação e a aparição de King Kong é bem mais tarde do que o esperado. O filme em si é muito longo; as cenas de batalha são insanas, e King Kong é adorável às vezes, mas seu rosto não transmite muitas emoções. E a amizade entre Kong e os humanos é um pouco estranha, como se fossem amigos só porque estavam solitários, então não me emocionou muito.
OOwen_DuncanAugust 26, 2024
O filme se destaca no desenvolvimento dos personagens e na atenção aos detalhes. King Kong, Ann e o diretor mostram lados diferentes da natureza humana. Mesmo assim, apresenta alguns problemas em lidar com os personagens e detalhes. Embora tenha três horas de duração, as razões dos personagens para fazer algumas coisas não ficam totalmente claras.
RRussell_NewsomeAugust 25, 2024
La trama es un poco complicada de seguir, pero al final termina concluyendo todo; sólo necesitas concentrarte un poco más en algunas partes. Se tarda una eternidad en entrar en acción y la aparición de King Kong llega mucho más tarde de lo esperado. La película en sí es muy larga; las escenas de batalla son una locura y King Kong es adorable a veces, pero su rostro no transmite mucha emoción. Y la amistad entre Kong y los humanos es un poco extraña, como si fueran amigos sólo porque se sentían solos, así que no me conmovió mucho.
AAmerica_DunlapAugust 25, 2024
La película destaca por el desarrollo de los personajes y la atención al detalle. King Kong, Ann y el director muestran diferentes lados de la naturaleza humana. Aun así, presenta algunos problemas en el trato con los personajes y los detalles. Aunque dura tres horas, los motivos de los personajes para hacer algunas cosas no están del todo claros.

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