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A ★★★★★ review of King Kong (1933)
This movie occupies a special place in my heart. In addition to it being one of the best monster movies ever made, it’s one of those movies that was shown on channel 11 on Thanksgiving morning along with Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young. I’d watch those three movies and then go deal with the stupid monkeys in my family. As a kid, this movie scared the shit out of me (it didn’t help that the poster for the movie showed Kong four times as tall as the Empire State Building). As an adult, it continues to enthrall. A








