Today I review the 1933 film, King Kong. The story is mostly about Carl Denham, a filmmaker who takes a crew to a far off island no one has ever heard of. There he seeks out a legendary beast named 'Kong' to capture him on film (and eventually in real life). He brings along with him a woman, Ann Darrow, to star in his movie.
Dinosaurs, airplanes, bombs, ships, and the Empire State building are
among the things you'll see. I don't want to give too much away if you
have not seen it. It was deemed "culturally, historically and aesthetically significant" by the Library
of Congress. (However it does have some problematic sexist and racist moments that are hard to ignore.) Overall this 'beauty and the beast'
story is pulled off and the film is well made. It's not my favorite in this series, but it's also not me least favorite.
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#RockyHorrorBound
In each episode, I will be dressing like a character (or in this case, someone in the ensemble) from The Rocky Horror Picture Show. I invite you to guess who I am each week in the YouTube comments. Think you can do better? Tweet me your outfits @MagicCatJenny #RockyHorrorBound
J.
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