<description>&lt;p&gt;It's 2005. Peter Jackson, director of the &lt;em&gt;Lord of the Rings&lt;/em&gt; trilogy, follows that triumph by remaking one of his favorite movies--&lt;em&gt;King Kong&lt;/em&gt;. By taking the original, iconic 1933 film and expanding it with his own knack for special effects and epic-length storytelling, Jackson creates a version that, as critic Roger Ebert says, "is like the flowering of all the possibilities in the original classic film.” &lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;What &lt;em&gt;King Kong&lt;/em&gt; offers casual movie fans who have always &lt;em&gt;meant&lt;/em&gt; to watch classic movies: more of everything the original film contained; three tonally distinct stories (drama, action, and disaster); a timeless 1930s setup; and one intense giant-ape-vs-three-T-rexes battle scene.&lt;/p&gt;&lt;p&gt;&lt;a href="https://derailedtrainsofthought.com/wp-content/uploads/shownotes/LFWT-Ep45-Shownotes.txt" rel="noopener noreferrer" target="_blank"&gt;Show Notes&lt;/a&gt;&lt;/p&gt;</description>

Let's Finally Watch This

Derailed Trains of Thought

Episode 45 - King Kong (2005)

NOV 14, 202547 MIN
Let's Finally Watch This

Episode 45 - King Kong (2005)

NOV 14, 202547 MIN

Description

It's 2005. Peter Jackson, director of the Lord of the Rings trilogy, follows that triumph by remaking one of his favorite movies--King Kong. By taking the original, iconic 1933 film and expanding it with his own knack for special effects and epic-length storytelling, Jackson creates a version that, as critic Roger Ebert says, "is like the flowering of all the possibilities in the original classic film.”

What King Kong offers casual movie fans who have always meant to watch classic movies: more of everything the original film contained; three tonally distinct stories (drama, action, and disaster); a timeless 1930s setup; and one intense giant-ape-vs-three-T-rexes battle scene.

Show Notes