King Kong
Taste attributes: adventurehorrorscience fictionhistoricaldisasteranimalsvehiclesfresh & originalunsavouryheavyimaginarysimplelinearglossybig & variedall consuming questfighting evilfish out of water/culture clashhuman spirit/resilience/survivalrescue/escape/jeopardyunderdog triumphs
"A Monster of Creation’s Dawn Breaks Loose in Our World Today!"
Boxlist takeExpect an otherworldly, expansive horror film, simple rather than intricate. Best if you like spectacle over intimacy.
Pace: balanced · Originality: fresh · Tone: dark · Weight: heavy · Realism: imaginary world · Story: simple · Structure: very linear · Look: balanced · Scale: big and varied · Emotional punch: balancedHow we score
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What lines up
- Weightiness: Weighty / heavy, just how this profile likes it
- Originality: Fresh / original, just how this profile likes it
- Wholesomeness: Unsavoury, just how this profile likes it
What might not click
- Intricacy: Basic story, where this profile leans smart / intricate
- Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
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Synopsis
Adventurous filmmaker, Carl Denham, sets out to produce a motion picture unlike anything the world has seen before. Alongside his leading lady Ann Darrow and his first mate Jack Driscoll, they arrive on an island and discover a legendary creature said to be neither beast nor man. Denham captures the monster to displayed on Broadway as Kong, the eighth wonder of the world.
Synopsis: TMDB
Taste Attributes
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Details
- Genre
- Adventure
- Year
- 1933
- Runtime
- 104 min
- Status
- Released
- Studio
- RKO Radio Pictures
- Taste scores
- How we score
Similar in feel
Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.
