Synopsis
Trailers
Reviews (154)
-
T
-
U
I actually saw King Kong in a packed theater that was crying loudly at the end of the movie. Kong was a major hit in 1976…..earning almost $200 million in adjusted box office gross. I even got a King Kong board game for my birthday. So I have fond memories of King Kong. Rating this movie as a 8 year old kid in 1976…was easy….it was an awesome movie. Fast forward the tape to 2014…I am now older and maybe a little wiser…..and things are not looking so rosy for King Kong. First lets look at the good stuff: Kong’s island looks awesome. Jeff Bridges is solid as usual. Jessica Lange looks very sexy. The costume design for the natives…
124 2 -
T
“if he’s not gonna eat her, why did he take her?” Sorry, but I kind of loved this. I know I’m in the minority here, but I connected with this so much more than Peter Jackson’s remake. I finally gave up on his furiously overstuffed retelling of the 1933 original during that dinosaur stampede through the canyon. It just kept going. Shockingly empty CGI with no restraint, no sense of physical stakes, people running between giant legs for minutes, somehow never getting crushed. How thrilling. John Guillermin’s King Kong, on the other hand, completely swept me away. It’s romantic. Sad. Weirdly sensual and beautifully tactile, spiced up with surprisingly effective gore. People actually get flattened here. Not just the ones…
222 2 -
T
Derided as camp, ignored as contemporaneously inconsequential, and underappreciated in general, John Guillermin’s “King Kong” is worlds better than its reputation suggests. A mid-1970s remake of the 1933 classic, the adventure film is earnest, emotionally vibrant, and respectful of its cinematic roots. From its mysterious opening to its heart-wrenching climax, “King Kong” is a completely engaging and smartly assembled genre outing; and it is an excellent piece of 1970s popcorn cinema. Guillermin’s version of “King Kong” trades the original film’s crew of filmmakers for oil prospectors heading into uncharted regions of the ocean in search of petroleum-based riches. Instead of oil, the crew finds a giant gorilla, Kong, with an inclination for blondes. From the dangers of the jungle to…
109 -
K
monkey mondays #34 kind of flabbergasted at how much i dug this. dare i say one of the best takes on kong out there. he doesn’t look amazing but he looks leagues better than most of the stop-motion versions, and a hell of a lot better than any CGI kong. i loved how expressive his eyes were, sometimes terrifying and sometimes hilarious. some sketchy ADR aside, the whole cast is great. ever since the heartbreak kid charles grodin is always gonna makes me laugh. this just understands that you can’t half ass the humans in the kong movies, doesn’t matter how exciting the monkey stuff is if the humans are boring they bring the whole thing down. these guys were fun to watch, simple as that. deserves a much better reputation imo. i haven’t watched a movie in a week by the way
629 1 -
R
KAIJULY: MONKEE KONG All that I was expecting from a Dino’s production. It’s grand in scope and scale with some very immersive production design. The Kong’s suit was for the most part great, though there’s a scene while he’s holding Jessica in her arms that you can clearly see the fiber. But overall, Kong was great here. Loved their introduction with him slowly coming off the trees. Again, the cinematography here is really great, stunning even. A lot of the shots, just like in the original recreations, are as fantastic or even better than before. The acting is really good, from Lange as our damsel in distress to Bridges as the “hero”/love interest. The dynamic and chemistry between the two…
204 6 -
T
This movie is basically the “Die Hard 2” of the franchise and by that, I mean that this film is the forgotten gem of the King Kong films that will be going on for eternity. It is not the original classic, it is not Peter Jackson’s special effects extravaganza epic and it isn’t the newest addition (the one that is currently prominent in the cultural zeitgeist ) : “Kong : Skull Island”. “King Kong” (1976) takes everything that made the original great but with better special effects, a more developed romance (still not fully fleshed out but it’s still really fun) and more Kong trying to score….. Kong really is a horn dog ! John Guillermin was hired to direct…
194 2 -
I
I haven’t watched this since the mid 90’s… one of those Sunday afternoon channel 11 watches at my grandparents house—I liked it then, but my rewatch expectations were low but holy smokes… I kinda loved this? The John Barry Score, the buildup to fog shrouded skull island, Jeff Bridges, Jessica Lange, Charles Grodin, and the giant 70’s adventure movie scope of it all were right in my damn wheelhouse. Legendary lb champion PD187 said this movie feels like Brian De Palma directed a kaiju flick and I 100% agree with that right down to the score that (at times) felt very Pino Dinaggio-esque. I’m actually shocked at how many people don’t like this movie and how much it gets shit on……
173 19 -
K
Couldn’t focus on anything else but the fact that Jessica Lange and Jeff Bridges have the exact same haircut in the movie.
126 -
J
This film has a 2.8 percent on Letterboxd. This is an atrocity. Let me me see if I can bump it up a bit. First and foremost, give me a guy in a suit over CGI any day. For once Kong is actually scary and isn’t limited by stop motion or hampered by volume less visual effects. His roar is menacing and is aptly performed by the legendary Rick Baker. He also gets lit up by those choppers like he’s Alex Murphy in RoboCop. It’s absolutely brutal. This iteration of the film also excels because it has Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange. Their chemistry is good, it’s interesting seeing them in a film of this scale, and Lange just might be the most beautiful woman to have ever graced the silver screen. Finally, that John Barry score is just perfection. Subtle romance while bringing the spectacle, menace, and dread that accompanies a giant ape.
107 4 -
P
whyd nobody tell me how good this is??! like if brian depalma directed a kaiju
387 8 -
C
never knew how much i needed a scene where jessica lange asks king kong what his star sign is and then guesses he’s an aries
269 2 -
C
Thankfully no dangerous entity would ever threaten the wellbeing of the world trade center ever again after King Kong’s rampage here in this prequel to The Big Labowski. In all seriousness, the practical effects and especially the Kong suit is a genuine marvel. Same with the brief appearance of a 40 foot tall Kong animatronic. As a remake, I think it does a good job of setting itself apart as its own film by not repeating all the same plot…
-
V
The gorgeous Jessica Lange being whisked around by a 50 ft tall clearanced Party City monkey costume – no notes ✨
1 -
L
-
M
I love how the film ends with Jack not closing the gap between him and Dwan while she calls to him. It reminded me of The Graduate’s final shot on the bus, where you can see the weight of a situation or choice progressively weigh on the characters in real time. Being caught up in the moment and then feeling the adrenaline fade and reality return.
-
G
Punching the big ape and screaming “Choke on me!” earns Jessica Lange 4 stars, all to herself. Unfortunately the rest of the movie isn’t nearly as good or interesting.
3 -
I
O que dizer deste King Kong?… É algo diferente. É o máximo que posso dizer. É mais ou menos a mesma história de sempre (e nem poderia ser doutra forma), mas com pequenas alterações. Essa parte até nem foi má. Má é a história romântica paralela, que nem está bem feita, nem acrescenta nada. O grande sinal positivo vai para os efeitos especiais. Fazer uma coisa destas sem usar computadores parece louco, visto assim à distância. Não é por nada…
-
B
Et puis ça m’a fait flipper quand même quoi
-
J
King Kong is a pretty dull adaptation of the giant monkey. It plays it mostly by the book, but there’s extra emphasis on the romance between Jack and Dwan. The romance is not the best written, and this movie does the fascinating relationship between Dwan and Kong very poorly. A lot of time is wasted on non-Kong-related shenanigans, leading to the main man feeling like an afterthought in his own movie. Sure, the C.G. on Kong was good for its time and looked quite intimidating, and there is fun to be had in the third act; it’s an overall drag and a lackluster remake.
1 -
Kkylt1m 8 月 16, 2026
Shockingly bad but Kong looks so funny and the characters have funny names (Jaq Prescott)
2 -
D
Jessica Lange raised me to be the gay man I am today. Every time I shower I pretend I’m being held under a waterfall and then “blow dried” by a giant killer ape who’s obsessed with me. That being said, Jeff Bridges is waaaay too hot for my comfort in this movie.
-
M
4/10 The girl is really annoying.
-
T
While I appreciate that this isn’t a 1:1 remake of the original movie, I feel like it’s missing a lot in the Skull Island section. I think this movie has improved visually. Kong looks good in this movie. I just don’t know why they couldn’t add the other stuff. I think I prefer the original movie slightly more. I enjoyed this movie but it doesn’t have the charm of that movie. It was fun to see Jeff Bridges and Jessica…
-
T
It’s easy to look at dated effects, and malign the movie for its choices. But they tightened the opening really well story wise, and introduced the psychological arc of Dwan vs Kong, an impossible love story. Some say Beauty and the Beast, but look at it closer and you’ll see the dynamic is fundamentally different.
-
J
THE DUDE IN THIS BITCH
-
Ddale_croupier 8 月 16, 2026
A really handsome and interesting revision of the original. Still can’t escape how dull the whole skull island “rescue” segment is. I don’t think any Kong has really successfully cracked that riddle.
-
E
I know that Kong is basically a man in a gorilla suit, shot from low angles to increase mass and size. The action is very small, and 1970s moments look dated, as do some of the special effects. Despite all this, the movie wins me over because of its ambition. Though it might seem like a big budget Hollywood production, this was an independent production that was sold for major studio distribution. Lorenzo Semple Jr.’s script is campy, and director…
-
R
Probably the King Kong that most leans into horror. Very 70s. Jessica Lange is so good and so hot.
2 -
S
Cast molto interessante, ma gli effetti speciali non sono dei migliori, soprattutto quando si tratta degli occhi di Kong.
-
J
I thought I had seen pieces of this movie before when I was much younger, but watching it now none of it gave me that tingle of familiarity. So this felt like a whole new experience for me, and I find it to be a pretty strange movie. I have so many thoughts about it that I can’t organize them, so I guess I’m going to fall back on the ol’ bullet points: – First off, this thing has a…
1 -
Rrichardedwards 8 月 14, 2026
Sure a lot of my ilk discovered this from the Fun City trailers disc (“come see the greatest movie of all time!”) and while it is more than a little ridiculous it is beautifully shot and so strange. Not like it’s a lost film or anything but it’s kind of incredible the kind of stuff that just fades away or disappears. Most everything. Bless FC and these young labels that are doing their part in re-writing the canon. I think it’s really neat.
-
G
Far better than I remember it being but Peter Jackson’s will always be my favorite. Everyone played their part so well. Especially Rick Baker pulling off a convincing bipedal ape rather than a normal facultative biped. Very fun! My one real complaint is not a fault of the movie. I watched a 4K copy which does NOT transfer very well in my opinion. If you’re gonna watch this, I definitely recommend a VHS copy or DVD if you must.
1 -
S
Un classique de mon enfance même s’il y a beaucoup de défauts
-
M
I love King Kong. But I can’t help but compare this one to its predecessor and then what was to follow with Peter Jackson’s Kong. What falls flat? The island, no dinosaurs, no colour. This movie is bleak to look at on the island scenes. The location shots are gorgeous and it looks like they shot it somewhere beautiful. But the sets are just so bleak like they had no budget to fill them with fake vegetation. (Probably bcs that’s…
1 -
N
The effects? Impressive, yeah, sure. Spectacle, I get it. The ape? Big guy! Big feelings. Sad & horny. Sure. Who isn’t? Jessica Lange!? A goddess, of course, stunning, sure! But Jeff Bridges…bearded, shirtless, and caring deeply about animals? HOT.
1 -
B
“Who the hell do you think went through there? some guy in an ape suit?” Uhhh… who’s gonna tell him.
2 -
S
When I was a kid, my parents had gotten me a cd that contained all three King Kong movies. The ’33 version was colorized (it looked like shit), and for some reason I always avoided the ’76 film like the plague. I’d get to around 20 minutes before turning it off. I think my taste has slightly evolved since then because the only parts that I found remotely interesting now was the first half on the ship. Straight to the…
1 -
𝔙
Why aren’t they running. Theres a giant killer monkey
-
A
Fun, knowing, cheesy 1970’s epic with a terrific cast (Bridges! Grodin!) and a remarkably facially expressive Kong thanks to Baker & co. Works a hell of a lot better than the Jackson re-remake. Jessica Lange’s performance, as a nitwit who gradually acquires tragic depth, is perfectly calibrated and lovely.
2 -
A
Le film est pas dingue mais la restauration dispo sur canal était magnifique, surtout la partie sur l’île. Le rôle donné à Jessica Lange est très moyen. La mort de King kong est mémorable avec ces bâtiments de cœur de plus en plus lents.
-
W
An absolute must-watch classic—a cult story with a relatively well-chosen cast. Jessica Lange excels in the role of Dwan; given that this was her first film, I feel it should have launched her career with greater momentum—she is a fantastic actress!
1 -
L
This is me realizing that up until now I had no idea what the actual plot of King Kong was. First of all, what do you mean he didn’t climbed the Empire State Building but instead climbed the Twin Towers?? Second, I thought this was about a giant ape terrorizing NYC. The whole time, it’s a group of white ppl terrorizing an undisturbed civilization and kidnapping their ape
1 -
L
-
V
azzz elle joue la bipolaire ça peut vite me branler ça
-
T
3:12:46 Television Cut (in 2k) Saw the 50th Anniversary Edition 4k at Walmart and thought what the heck since it’s something he’s wanted for a little while. Thought he’d watch the the longer Television Version first. Tennesseejoe previously has only seen the Theatrical and had a hard time discerning what was new. Perhaps there was just a lot of trimming. What is strange is, is that the message before this version started, was that there was going to be some letterboxed moments. Tennesseejoe is confused 😖 Skull Island is very docile and perhaps is the weak point.
8 -
𝐀
“Why, you damn chauvinist pig ape! What are you waiting for? You wanna eat me? Then go ahead! Do it! Go ahead and eat me! Go ahead! Choke on me!” Wasn’t aware this movie even existed, but while going through Jeff Bridges’ filmography, I stumbled upon it and immediately thought it would be an interesting watch. One of my favourite actors starring alongside King Kong himself. Not really one of those movies where you go, “Wow, this will stay with…
3 -
M
A fun modernization, without doing too much to the original story; while some of the effects look dated, considering this pre-dates landmarks like Star Wars, to me, this is still damned impressive. 15/100
1 -
OOsi Mizzuno 8 月 8, 2026
The depiction of the character Jessica Lange plays in this film is awful. She’s projected as an unbearably immature and unintelligent young woman. Even by 1970s cultural standards, the character is a total insult to women. Because of that, this film was unwatchable and I didn’t finish it.
-
M
El King Kong de 1976 no tiene la magia fundacional del original, pero conserva algo que muchas superproducciones posteriores han perdido: auténtica sensación de aventura. La isla, el barco, la selva, Nueva York… todo tiene ese aire de gran espectáculo setentero, un poco ingenuo, un poco excesivo y bastante disfrutable. También resulta curioso verla hoy por sus protagonistas: Jeff Bridges parece casi un adolescente y Jessica Lange, en su debut, es jovencísima y magnética, aunque el personaje esté escrito con…
-
M
70s Kong exists as the forgotten blockbuster event the year between Jaws and Star Wars, arriving at almost the exact halfway point between the original and the Peter Jackson version. It’s clear this was envisioned as a landmark contemporary epic, bringing in the director of The Towering Inferno to balance the ensemble banter of the first act with the disaster destruction of the third. Yet, for all the grandiose moviemaking (we don’t reach the island until thirty minutes in, and…
22 -
T
I just wanted to say for the first 15-20 minutes of this movie there was just scenes with background music. No people talking. Then it finally showed the crew on the ship and the girl and Jack and the tribe and Kong. Sad to see what they did to Kong. All he wanted was the blonde girl
-
BBen Newsum 8 月 8, 2026
🦍
-
C
It was pretty cool seeing this in 4k. The movie is dated but not horrible. I enjpyed the interactions between Dwan & King Kong.
1 -
R
The special effects are fantastic, and I’ll always be a suitmation enthusiast. Highlight is the city rampage. But I find this movie to be really boring at times. The characters aren’t as interesting to me as the 30s or 00s version. And no dinosaurs on the island?? Bummer
4 -
G
I don’t get why this remake gets a lot of hate. I prefer the Peter Jackson version, but this movie is pretty good.
3 -
Y
-
K
A lot of money on the screen, but it still left me cold. Couldn’t take Kong seriously when he’s just constantly making Peter Boyle’s horny face from Young Frankenstein.
-
V
Kong! Kong! Kong! Kong! 🕺🏻 Side note: this has to be one of the best 70’s movies of all time.
1 -
D
-
D
For all its 70s sensibilities, surprisingly modern blockbuster structure. Kong is basically the reactionary 70s macho fantasy made flesh: aggressive, territorial, sexually potent and utterly undone by a woman’s erotic power. His downfall is almost comically on-the-nose — he’s pacified, domesticated, commodified and ultimately destroyed because he can’t control his desire. The poor bastard is basically the 70s male anxiety about changing gender roles turned into a giant ape.
10 -
J
Que pxrnx tan mas triste. 😭
-
F
Eh il gorillone con il tempo invecchiato male
-
V
Nowhere near as bad as its rep: first remake of the 1933 original benefits from genuine chemistry between Bridges & Lange (touchingly Marilyn-esque in her first role), helped by proto-woke, anti-corporate dialogue from screenwriter Lorenzo Semple, & longtime hack Guillermin & DP Richard Kline pull off several indelible images: the mist-enshrouded island, Kong’s paw sinking in a cloud of chloroform, riderless horse-drawn carriages careening thru an abandoned Manhattan. And John Barry’s mournful score is one of his best. Sadly, the FX do deteriorate in the New York finale, with one comically inappropriate shot of the lead baddie (I won’t spoil who THAT is) about to get smooshed by Kong.
-
M
5/10
-
J
-
H
Remake yang lebih berani menonjolkan sisi romantis dan kritik sosial. Mungkin nggak seterkenal versi asli, tapi tetap punya pesonanya sendiri.
-
P
Nobody told me this had Pahoo in it It also came out the same year. 1976 was Dennis Fimple’s Big Monkey year One of the top comments references that this feels like a De Palma kaiju film, and they’re right only in that it deals in lecherous horniness, but with none of the self-criticism, cleverness, or commentary of a De Palma joint. It’s just a weirdly horny Kong literally pawing Jessica Lange’s boobs, ripping her top off, and looking at…
-
A
-
B
-
DDarjeeling The Fox 8 月 3, 2026
These people are all so fucking annoying. Why do so many of these shots linger on nothing for ages? I don’t need to see someone climbing a ladder for a full minute. Hey Mr. Director Man, I think you forgot to say “cut!”
-
M
It was kinda camp; ambitious use of a fully practical kaiju; a before-its-time depiction of an aircraft crash into the world trade center; Jessica Lang, scream queen and model… You’re really made to love Kong, just makes you want to give him a martini.
2 -
J
Diferente essa versao, tem sua personalidade. Um plot mais interessante e consciente do que o original dos anos 30, dessa vez claramente os vilões são os caras da petrolífera dando uma de colonizadores na ilha, rola uma crítica em relação ao capitalismo e colonialismo etc. É o King King mais sexual tambem, da pra sentir um clima bem erótico na relação do Kong com a Jessica Lange, que de fato ta muito linda nesse filme jkkk Achei maneiro a cena…
-
J
Weakest feature length Kong film from what I saw but still enjoyable enough. 7/10.
7 -
R
*WARNING: THIS MOVIE DOES NOT CONTAIN DINOSAURS* In this one, Long climbs the Twin Towers instead of the Empire State Building. I assume this is Kong being thoughtful, because Jessica Lange mentions earlier that she threw up on an Empire State Building elevator. I can see why this is considered the worst of the King Kongs. It just feels like a TV movie where all of the basic King Kong events are checked off a list without…
2 -
D
Rick Baker’s performance is incredible, aided by superb Carlo Rambaldi effects. John Barry’s score is great and Kline makes beautiful use of the 2.39:1 aspect ratio. Absolutely nothing else in this movie managed to connect with me.
3 -
S
Kong has the goofiest smile in this movie
-
S
El remake setentero producido por Dino De Laurentiis. Aunque pierde la magia artesanal del original de los años 30, destaca por los efectos prácticos de Rick Baker, la presencia de Jessica Lange y su escala espectacular.
-
O
-
E
Bien meilleure que la version moderne, numérique et dégueulasse de Peter Jackson… Ici c’est un plaisir de voir toutes ces maquettes, effets spéciaux à l’ancienne, figurants en nombre etc… Un classique des années 70 !
1 1 -
J
it’s always intriguing to see a 1970s take on famous works and there’s a lot of pieces to like (charles grodin!) but the slap dash new york stuff really showed the technology wasn’t ready for the vision.
-
D
A lot to love here, some great visual FX that hold up really well. Jeff Bridges is a fun lead (even if he has very little to do in the second half) and the biggest highlight is the magnetic Jessica Lange who gives a standout performance as wannabe movie star Dwan. The movie does feel fairly uneven however, and it lacked a lot of emotional impact other Kong films have generated in its final act. Still a fun watch tho!
11 3 -
M
Définition de male gaze. Heureusement qu’il y a Kong qui contrebalance un peu le tout. Le colonialisme pique aussi les yeux mais bon, c’est sûr que regarder ça un demi-siècle après sa sortie c’est difficile. Les effets spéciaux sont impressionnants je trouve et j’étais complètement à fond dans l’histoire. Les deux heures sont passées vite. C’est drôle parce qu’on dirait une parodie du genre mais non, c’est juste bien cliché.
-
T
Interesting choices in this one, somehow a lot of wrong choices, but hey, monkey cool!
2 -
L
Even an environmental rapist like you, even you wouldn’t be asshole enough to wipe out a unique new species of animal. As the Showa Era of Godzilla came to a close, it seems it was time for King Kong to make a comeback, as this remake came out the following year. This is not a bad movie at all, but it’s lacking the sense of wonder that immortalized the original story in my mind at a young age. Most of…
15 6 -
M
Lot of distractions in this movie. Jeff’s haircut and beard. The name “Dwan”. But most bothersome are the practical effects that take me out of the movie over and over again. Bad camera angels with wonky forced perspective, weird rear projection with mixed match lighting, man in a gorilla suit instead of stop motion puppetry. To me, the 1933 version has a much more cohesive blend of effects and live actors. Jessica and Jeff show a great feel of sympathy…
-
J
Kong ’76 is not great, but it’s a masterpiece compared to the sequel, King Kong Lives (1986). Make-up effects genius Rick Baker designed and acted in the ape suit and did an outstanding job, recalling years later that he felt he owed it to the legacy of Kong to keep the film from being a total disaster.
2 -
Iinflatedcamel 7 月 29, 2026
Big ape takes a trip: From Skull Island to New York. Beauty kills the Beast.
-
S
Kong hiding from the police helicopter after yeeting a lady he picked up from the train because she wasn’t his soulmate is my spirit animal.
1 -
R
-
J
It was mostly decent but I really couldn’t take it seriously after seeing Kong’s creepy leer while bathing Jessica Lange and then blowing her dry.
3 -
T
I was incredibly eager to watch the 1976 King Kong, and while I wouldn’t say it’s a bad movie by any stretch of the imagination, I also wouldn’t say that it does anything that makes it stand out. The original King Kong (1933) is a remarkable feat of filmmaking and that craftsmanship is on full display. Peter Jackson’s 2005 remake is very much a love letter to the original, expanding its lore and honoring its spectacle for a new generation. …
-
L
“Even an environmental rapist like you wouldn’t be asshole enough to wipe out a unique new species of animal.” – Jack Prescott, Jeff Bridges Some of the effects shots don’t hold up 50 year after the release of this first remake of “King Kong”, but there is still a lot to admire in this version. From what I can tell, in the final few shots of the film, the producers constructed a life size King Kong, and erected him between…
1 -
D
Es bastante mas extensa que la original y aunque la estructura es mas o menos la misma, incluso con escenas calcadas, se siente bastante la longitud, sobretodo en la mitad de la película, donde se expande la diambulacion en Skull Island, pero sin ninguna secuencia emocionante, como las persecuciones con los dinosaurios e interacciones con el mismisimo mono, lo que mas se le acerca es la secuencia de la serpiente, pero es demasiado breve para ser la única escena de…
-
S
I wish I liked this more than I did, because the technical and practical aspect of creating this version of Kong was amazing from what I hear. Unfortunately how those practical effects turned out, coupled with the bizarre over sexualised writing just makes Kong look like a fucking pervert.
3 -
P
Cette reprise 43 ans après l’original colle parfaitement à l’ambiance des seventies. Une entreprise à gros budget destinée à être rentabilisée par un public mondial. Contrairement à la Tour infernale tournée par le même réalisateur 2 ans auparavant, la seule star du film est une marionnette. Son jeu est plus convaincant que celui de Jessica Lange, insupportable de minauderie ou que celui de Jeff Bridges limite primaire. La poésie de 1933 s’est effacée au profil de grosses ficelles. Reste une…
-
W
A Film From Every Year: Part 95 -1976- It’s ok. One of my biggest issues is that for the first half of the movie, the way King Kong moves causes him to just look like a guy in a monkey suit. He loses an of the awe inspiring imagery, because I never felt the grand height or gravity of the character. He comes off as a bit too weightless. The Island was far more generic than in the original movie,…
-
B
Pretty good! It’s a remake of the 1933 film but not doing exactly the same thing like the Peter Jackson movie would do a few decades later. This is pre-CGI so it’s still practical effects for better and worse. Casting Jeff Bridges was very wise. Without someone inherently likeable in that role, the character would come off too goody-goody know-it-all. But you can’t dislike Bridges. Some of the Kong-Jessica Lange scenes are shot almost a little erotic? Weird seeing the Twin Towers. Goji and Friends Ranking
14 -
P
this is my dad’s favourite King Kong film, and I understand that almost all of these films suck, but seriously? above the original? too long and really boring, nothing to hate on in particular but nothing to talk positively about here either forgettable film
6 -
D
Idk man, it was just kinda boring?
-
O
-
J
-
I
kong did 9/11 (i didnt really like this movie i cant lie og kong best kong)
-
S
Growing up is realizing this take on Kong is better than the Peter Jackson version
2 -
R
Seems I’m fated to give every King Kong project a 7/10….. . . . . Unless we’re talking about 2005’s 10/10 masterpiece PETER JACKSON’S KING KONG: THE OFFICIAL GAME OF THE MOVIE!!!! Two-Time July #6
1 -
M
1976 King Kong is a great monster movie. Jeff Bridges plays the intelligent, empathetic hero very effectively and Jessica Lang plays the charming, lovely woman that everyone can’t help but be entranced by for how kind she is to all. This sets the stage for Kong to come into his part stolen away from his magical home where is was worshiped to be put on a greedy, soulless display by the evil, corporate part of America that’s all about the…
4 -
L
-
D
Peter Jackson tomó lo mejor de la del 33, lo mejor de esta y hizo la mejor película de king kong jamás hecha
9 -
M
Et encore aujourd’hui le message est important et d’actualité
-
M
“Sir, a third pla.. Oh wait, it’s just Kong nvm” This movie is somehow rushed and slow paced at the same time. Remove New York chapter from this movie, focus on the island and the relation of the tribe with Kong and you have a decent film.
-
MMorgan 7 月 24, 2026
The one iteration I’ve seen (just bits of the ’33 and ’05). This time around, the three-hour television version. I was surprised how natural it felt with what was added. I’ve always liked this one. A real seventies blockbuster with seventies scope, seventies tricks, and seventies style. Pure Dino De Laurentis. They’re after oil! Kong climbs the World Trade Center! Helicopters! It was a hit when it came out, liked and all that. Now… Underrated.
-
K
Part 50 of the 52 Week Movie Challenge Book. Today’s theme is “50th Anniversary (2026)”: The 1976 King Kong remake is a weird film to me. It’s fixing the problems in the classic 1933 film, but it’s also trying to be edgy at the same time. The movie drops the ball with not adding dinosaurs, I know it was for budget reasons, but that’s so lame. I respect that John Guillermin and Dino De Laurentiis actually gave Kong and his…
9 -
J
Il est super mega stylé ce singe Par contre pas fan de la relation Kong et la fille qui est trop mal développée
-
H
This 70s remake of King Kong has a certain charm, but falls short in the end. I originally watched this on HBO or VHS. It’s hard to follow the blockbuster Jaws from the year before. And unlike Jaws, I think most people would like to see Kong survive. Anyway, when Kong realizes a woman he picks up in NYC isn’t Dwan (Jessica Lange), he throws her away. lol. And the subway driver is Crazy Ralph (Walt Gorney) from Friday the 13th. Finally, I think it’s interesting that Jack (Jeff Bridges) doesn’t fight his way to Dwan in the final scene.
6 -
J
I like this movie for kong’s human eyes and the scene where they gunned him down at the twin towers and you just screams sounds so weird but unironically funny
1 -
R
RECORDED OF LEGEND TV
-
I
-
M
ngl this was so ass I low-key felt bad for kong tho he didn’t deserve all that 💔.
-
L
Objectively not good but I grew up on it and I LOVE the design of Kong in this
1 -
D
Bing Bong. While I can understand why some people might find the tribal stuff offensive, I was far more put off by Jessica Lange’s character. It’s so obvious that the filmmakers had no intention to do anything with her character other than sexualize her. Making the expedition be for oil fracking falls completely flat. The commentary on capitalism feels shallow, and it doesn’t really create a natural narrative way to get Kong to New York. Kong himself is a little…
1 -
S
-
L
j’ai pas aimé, long, dwan peut avoir un rôle important et pourtant ils lui font incarner l’archétype de la femme libérée et crétine.
-
C
While I’ll be talking about the 134 minute 4k Theatrical cut, this collection also offers a very rare Blu-Ray Broadcast TV edition which actually added almost an hours worth of character building content while editing out language and nudity, making that cut 192 minutes long. I may add a short review once I’ve watched it. 50th Anniversary 4K release: Immediately the picture is stunning. It still looks like a movie and not like that live soap opera feel we get…
1 -
L
I was 7 years old when I first saw this. I remember it vividly due to the fact my family were on holiday in South Africa visiting family. This was the highlight of a monster double bill at a local Drive in cinema, which I’ve never experienced before or since. (By the way the first film was Orca The Killer Whale). The first one was a classic that I love so much. The stop motion was awesome and so impressive…
2 -
M
King Kong is one of my favorite stories, and while this isn’t my favorite version, it still has some charm to it. I wouldn’t recommend the TV extended cut, though it really drags and runs about an hour longer than the theatrical cut. The theatrical cut has much better pacing and is more enjoyable.
2 -
R
Same monkey, same city, different building. If they were making King Kong today, I guess he’d have to clear it with Mamdani first and fill out all the proper paperwork. After that, the airplanes or the helicopters trying to stop him would probably be the least of his worries.
1 -
O
Spanish
-
D
-
K
Reworking this narrative around the 1970s oil crises and in the midst of the American Bicentennial, helps update the story to be about the unchecked power of American Exceptionalism. As bad as what they did to Kong is, what the would have done to that island had they found oil would have been far worse. But whatever you have to do to become a star.
1 -
K
The movie that made America fall in love with the Twin Towers. Before this fine ape flick those towers were considered an eye sore. A visual blight. Two straight up and down skyscrapers that did nothing more than scrape the sky and sore the eye. Unlike Peter Jackson’s overly long, overly winded ‘faithful’ adaptation, this King Kong is an ape of the 1970s. There is no parable. No big message. It’s just a different enough and newer version. The explorers…
2 1 -
M
really good movie for looking at jessica lange. ideologically I do not agree with the writing, framing, and shooting of her character but in a much more real sense. thank you john !
1 -
R
The directing is not very good; but the budget was big so it looks cool. Why does Jeff Bridges have so much hair? Lange has a lovely body, and is a good actor but not given much to do. (Peter Jackson’s version looks amazing, and has a more substantive role for Naomi Watts-a superb actor.)
-
K
-
‘
A Staple classic viewing pleasure. Still holds up, but hitting most areas a motion picture needs to entertain.
15 -
R
-
J
This is the 1970s version of King Kong the 1930s classic it stars Jeff Bridge a very young Jeff Bridge and basically they go to this island to search for oil and they think they’re gonna have a gold mind and they don’t what they do find is King Kong and they decide to bring King Kong back to the mainland and Kong raises all sorts of hell There’s something I liked about something I didn’t like about there was…
2 -
P
-
A
Giant ape being horny for this small lady made me feel very uncomfortable.
-
J
That is an escape proof cage certified by the New York City government! King Kong is a fascinating watch because you can see the DNA of modern blockbusters as it’s being written. Last year’s Jurassic World Rebirth, for example, especially feels like it’s following the blueprint laid out in this movie. So while there’s a lot of great things about this film, like the (gorgeous, tactile) on-location shooting and the verve of the set-pieces (especially the ending), there’s also a…
-
R
Peter Jackson a pris l’œuvre et en a fait un film au panthéon du cinéma jsuis mort
-
P
HORNY KING KONG 🙅♂️🙅♂️🙅♂️ I absolutely adore this film. In my personal opinion the best King Kong adaptation and the most realistic version. This isn’t PERFECT but it is GREAT. The score is BEAUTIFUL top 5 movie scores of all time for me it’s HAUNTING PERFECT for KONG. I will say tho the 3rd act did age TERRIBLY mainly due to the twin towers 😵💫😵💫
4 -
E
-
K
-
L
If this really happened it would hold the record for worst thing to happen to the Twin Towers until 2001.
1 -
S
Remember seeing this when I was 6 in 1976 . Would watch every time it aired on NBC . Always been a personal favorite. Haven’t seen it in a while , but it holds up as a fun action adventure film . Technically a marvel for its time .
2 -
U
Ku mojemu zaskoczeniu, to niezwykle kompetentne kino przygodowe. Szkoda, że rozłazi się trochę, gdy akcja trafia do Nowego Jorku.
-
A
-
C
37. The next big King Kong movie on the timeline is this 1976 version with Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange. Compared to the original, this is a very similar, following all the major plot points. Somehow this remake is 30 minutes longer, but I couldn’t really tell you where the extra half hour even went. The opening rushes past most of the setup for the expedition to Skull Island this time around, chartered by Fred Wilson, hoping to find oil on…
-
B
king kong inceleme linki
-
E
She streama allt.. but a good film
-
J
Had no idea before I saw this that it starred Jeff Bridges, much less a 26 year-old Jessica Lange. (OK, Bridges was also 26 but is one of those folks who seem to be born old.)
1 -
P
Por Eduardo Marín Conde (5 de agosto de 1986) Vuelve a nuestras pantallas, aprovechando las vacaciones escolares, la superproducción de Dino de Laurentiis, King Kong, remake del clásico de Hollywood de 1933. Este King Kong de 20 millones de dólares, encargado al director de Infierno en la torre, Guillermin, cuando volvieron de moda las costosas producciones sobre desastre, respeta por completo la línea argumental del monstruo original y derrocha recursos técnicos que lo convierten en un producto más frío y…
-
P
Nota de cartelera, 8 de enero de 1978 Aparece en cartelera esta superproducción que hace algunas semanas abarrotara varias salas capitalinas. El reestreno del ultramoderno King Kong con seguridad volverá a impactar a una gran cantidad de niños y adultos, gracias exclusivamente a los prodigiosos recursos técnicos de que hace gala la película. Recomendamos no olvidar que fue mejor la primera versión de King Kong, no tanto por lo que nos espantaba como por lo que nos daba verdadera emoción. Cines: Ariel, Mixcoac, Bucareli, Cartagena, Cervantes y otros.
-
P
Por Eduardo Grise (24 de diciembre de 1977) Después de su temporada millonaria de estreno en México, ha regresado ni más ni menos que a nueve salas capitalinas, y si vuelve a la pantalla es porque sigue atrayendo público, así que es poco lo que se puede agregar sobre la historia de amor de King Kong con Jessica Lange.
- Synopsis
- An oil company expedition disturbs the peace of a giant ape and brings him back to New York to exploit him.
- Director
- John Guillermin
- Writer
- Lorenzo Semple Jr., Ruth Rose, James Ashmore Creelman
- Studio
- The De Laurentiis Company
- Country
- USA
- Language
- English
- Year
- 1976
- Runtime
- 134 mins
- France08 Sep 1976
- Netherlands16 Dec 1976
- USA17 Dec 1976
- Japan18 Dec 1976
- Brazil20 Dec 1976
- Italy23 Dec 1976
- Sweden25 Dec 1976
- UK26 Dec 1976
- Australia30 Dec 1976
- Ireland31 Dec 1976
- South Korea01 Jan 1977
- Hong Kong20 Jan 1977
- Philippines22 Feb 1977
- Mexico24 Feb 1977
- Thailand01 Apr 1977
- Colombia23 Jun 1977
- Uruguay18 Aug 1977
- Finland16 Dec 1977
- Portugal20 Dec 1977
- Poland01 Aug 1978
- Hungary26 Jul 1984
- Netherlands01 Jan 2006
- USA27 Jul 1999
- Netherlands25 Jun 2009
- USA11 May 2021
Write a Review