King Kong (2005)

Calificación de los usuarios:

7.6/10   

Director:

Peter Jackson

Escritores (WGA):

Fran Walsh (screenplay) &
Philippa Boyens (screenplay) ...

Fecha de Lanzamiento:

14 diciembre 2005 (USA)

Género:

Aventura | Romance

Frase comercial:

The eighth wonder of the world.

Plot:

In 1933 New York, an overly ambitious movie producer coerces his cast and hired ship crew to travel to mysterious Skull Island, where they encounter Kong, a giant ape who is immediately smitten with leading lady Ann Darrow.

Plot Keywords:

Island | Jungle | Gorilla | 1930s | King Kong

Premios:

Won 3 Oscars. Another 20 wins & 41 nominations

Comentarios de los usuarios:

Truly A Masterpiece!

Reparto

Naomi Watts	...	Ann Darrow
Jack Black	...	Carl Denham
Adrien Brody	...	Jack Driscoll
Thomas Kretschmann	...	Captain Englehorn
Colin Hanks	...	Preston
Andy Serkis	...	Kong / Lumpy
Evan Parke	...	Hayes
Jamie Bell	...	Jimmy
Lobo Chan	...	Choy
John Sumner	...	Herb
Craig Hall	...	Mike
Kyle Chandler	...	Bruce Baxter
Bill Johnson	...	Manny (as William Johnson)
Mark Hadlow	...	Harry
Geraldine Brophy	...	Maude

También conocida como:

King Kong (Alemania)
Kong: The Eighth Wonder of the World (International: English title) (teaser title)
Peter Jackson's King Kong (USA) (promotional title)
King Kong (Argentina) (Peru) (Spain) (Venezuela) [es]

MPAA:

Rated PG-13 for frightening adventure violence and some disturbing images.

Duración:

187 min | 201 min (extended edition)

País:

New Zealand | USA | Alemania

Idioma:

Inglés

Color:

Color

Relación de Aspecto:

2.35 : 1

Sonido:

Dolby Digital EX | SDDS | DTS-ES

Clasificación:

Ireland:12A | Australia:M | Denmark:11 | Germany:12 | Japan:U | Norway:11 | Netherlands:12 | New Zealand:M | Singapore:PG | Czech Republic:12 | Switzerland:12 (canton of Geneva) | Switzerland:12 (canton of Vaud) | Sweden:11 | South Korea:15 | Argentina:13 | Canada:13+ (Quebec) | Canada:14A (British Columbia) | Canada:PG (Alberta/Manitoba/Ontario) | France:U | Portugal:M/12 | Philippines:PG-13 | South Africa:PG (13V) | Switzerland:14 (canton of Zurich) | Taiwan:PG-12 | Iceland:12 | Mexico:B | Peru:PT | Hong Kong:IIA | Malaysia:U | Brazil:12 | Canada:14A (Nova Scotia) (original rating) | South Africa:PG (13V - DVD Rating) | UK:12 (video rating) | UK:12A (original rating) | Spain:13 | USA:PG-13 (certificate #42322) | Finland:K-11 (2005) (re-rating on appeal) | Finland:K-11 (2006) (extended edition) | Finland:K-15 (2005) (original rating) | Canada:PG (Nova Scotia) (re-rating on appeal)

Locaciones de Filmación:

Beach Road, Parnell, Auckland, New Zealand

Compañía:

Big Primate Pictures

Trivialidades:

Many shots, including Ann stealing an apple are taken directly from the original King Kong (1933).

Errores:

Continuidad: After forbidding Jimmy to join the search party for Ann, Hayes discovers Jimmy with the party by pulling off Jimmy's hood with his right hand. But, on the next shot, Jimmy's hood is pulled off by Hayes' left hand.

Citas:

[first lines]
Manny: [practicing sneezes] That's a funny one. Isn't that funnier?

Conexiones de Película:

Apareció en "Troldspejlet: (#34.15)" (2005)

Banda de Sonido:

I'm Sitting on Top of the World

Truly A Masterpiece!

Let me just say that with all of the remakes that have been coming out, King Kong may have been the most deserving and the most in need of being remade. I could not think of a better director for this type of film than Peter Jackson.

King Kong stays pretty true to the original. Naomi Watts plays Fay Wray's Ann Darrow perfectly. Right down to her emotional connection with Kong, which is helped by the fact that Kong is pretty darn lovable when he is not ripping apart dinosaurs.

Adrien Brody plays a great Jack Driscoll as well. Brody is truly a gifted actor and plays a good hero.

Even Jack Black did a good job as the rebellious director Carl Denham. Usually I am annoyed by Black's performances, even though they are mostly in comedies. Surprisingly, Black kept his character serious and the movie is better for it. I though for sure he would be the one to ruin this movie for me but, again, I stand corrected. The comedy seemed to be reserved for Kong, himself, and did a wonderful job.

I can not express how much more I enjoyed this movie without the "guy in the suit" special effects. Kong was very appealing visually, as well as the other dinosaurs. I do not say this too much in reviews. In fact, I doubt I have ever said it but King Kong has turned out to be a masterpiece which will raise the bar for many years to come. 10/10