King Kong 1933/ King Kong 1976 (DVD) Double Feature

I had not watched the '33 version since I was maybe 10. Back then it scared me to death, as did the '76 version. I watched them both the other night. I was surprised at how creepy and violent( as on people being chomped on) the '33 version was. I thought for sure once I viewed it I would think "I can't believe how scared I was of this back in the day" but I still see why it did. The special effects for that time were actually quite amazing. The '76 version is still good in my eyes. There were moments where Kong looked a bit cheesy, but the story was decent. These types of movies are for entertainment and these two deliver.

Fascinating to see the evolution of Kong with each film produced roughly 40 and 30 years apart (although 2005 version isn't on this disk). I bought specifically for the '76 version. Jessica Lange is gorgeous in her debut and most of the effects are clearly more advanced than the original with the exception of the fight with the giant snake (they would have been better served to ask the original effects crew to do it in stop motion). Also, quite bittersweet seeing him climb the twin towers.

Classic movies. It doesn't matter which version you prefer. It's amazing to see how far they've come from one movie making process to the other. But for me the characters Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange portrayed were by far the easiest to connect with and that version is my favorite.

can never beat one of the classics. The 76 version was close close to the old one but you can never best the 33 version. I give it 4 stars for the 33 version the 76 was not bad but for the price and getting the remake it was good.

I never like to reveal too much about the movies I buy just in case someone is reading this review that hasn't seen them yet but I can say this is a great movie and I highly recommend it!

Bought it to get a good copy of the original 1933 "King Kong," the first and the best of the 4 movies of that title. The 1976 Kong is in color, but is a mediocre film. Some kids will not abide black & white movies.

great movies, King Kong 33 is a B/W classic and King Kong 76 was very well done. Good ritual scenes with the islanders. Doesn't have the special effects of Peter Jackson's King Kong, but this movie was high-tech in 1976. King Kong is believable, but the snake he fights is a little bit hokey. Otherwise, both movies are awesome.

I have always loved these versions of “King Kong,” because I watched the first one on t.v. when I was young and having both of these together was a bargain! The Special Features were also fabulous!

King Kong is one of the best made movies ever! On the other hand, King Kong 1976 is disastrous.It's amazing that in 1933 the special effects were better than any version made up until now. Jessica Lange is horrible, surprisingly she became one of the best actors in the past 25 years, but you would not guess it from this. The writing is painful, so is Jeff Bridges. Not wort the money or time unless you are buying it for the original.

The 5 star rating is just for the original. The 76 version was nice to see, but won't likely be viewed again. Loved Fay Wray's performance.

i enjoy all king kong movies right from 1933 to 2005