King Kong Lives
Film1986105 min

King Kong Lives

Taste attributes: actionadventurefantasyanimalsfastimaginarylinearbig & varied

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"America's biggest hero is back... and he is not happy."

Boxlist takeOtherworldly and wide-ranging: a fast-moving fantasy film. Best if you like the extraordinary over the everyday.

Taste details

Quality rating

5.3 /10

TMDB · 131 votes

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What lines up

  • Wholesomeness: Balanced wholesomeness, just how this profile likes it
  • Linearity: Linear / logical, just how this profile likes it

What might not click

  • Setting / scale: Big / varied, where this profile leans small / confined
  • Intricacy: Balanced intricacy, where this profile leans smart / intricate

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Synopsis

After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.

Synopsis: TMDB

Characteristics

Where this title sits on each taste spectrum

SlowPACEFast
FamiliarORIGINALITYOriginal
DarkTONEWholesome
LightWEIGHTINESSHeavy
FantasyREALISMRealistic
SimpleINTRICACYIntricate
Non-LinearLINEARITYLinear
UnderstatedSTYLEStylised
IntimateSCALEEpic
RestrainedEMOTIONIntense

Cast

Linda HamiltonBrian KerwinJohn AshtonPeter Michael GoetzPeter Elliott

Details

Genre
Action
Year
1986
Runtime
105 min
Status
Released
Studio
DEG
Taste scores
How we score

Matched on pace, tone, themes and style, not just genre.

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