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King Kong in its 1976 incarnation isn't the turkey everyone seems to remember - or at least not when Jessica Lange is offscreen, which sadly isn't nearly often enough. It's a wonder her career ever survived her abysmal Marilyn-without-the-intellect impersonation, all exaggerated breathy mannerisms and inane dialog ("Did you ever meet anyone whose life was saved by Deep Throat?" - relax, she means the movie). Parts of it are surprisingly well directed and the updating to an oil exploration voyage effective enough, although the studio scenes are often all-too obvious and the special effects variablemore… at best. Unfortunately, it packs considerably less into its 132 minutes than the original did in its 99, and wastes too much time on Lange instead of the big guy. Curiously, in its efforts to make Kong more sympathetic (no native villages destroyed here, with Jeff Bridges' palaeontologist, almost as hairy as Rick Baker's Kong himself, constantly on hand to protect his reputation and attempt to stop him taking the big drop) it just ends up diminishing him. Surprisingly successful at the box-office, it's watchable enough, but it was never going to be too hard for Peter Jackson to top this.

Sadly, the UK DVD is a little too dark in places - a big problem come the night-time finale. The only extras are the original trailer and a stills gallery, although the French DVD includes some negligible deleted scenes.

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Movies > Films

Case Type:

DVD

Release Type:

Retail

Language:

Dutch

Region:

R2

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King Kong (1976) R2 Dutch Retail DVD

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