Editing King Kong (1933 film) (section)

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Ed Symkus of ''[[USA Today]]'' claims the film "stands tall as a groundbreaking piece of jaw-dropping, eye-widening entertainment".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Symkus |first=Ed |title=Here's why the original 'King Kong' is still one of the greatest films of all time |url=https://www.usatoday.com/story/entertainment/movies/2020/03/15/why-original-1933-king-kong-still-best-by-far/5052762002/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=USA Today  |language=en-US}}</ref> The [[Washington City Paper]] called it "a movie upon whose foundation we’ve built a sizable section of contemporary pop culture".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Lennon |first=Will |title=King Kong (1933) |url=https://washingtoncitypaper.com/article/listings/items/king-kong-1933/ |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=Washington City Paper |language=en-US}}</ref> Film historian Michael Price calls the film "the product of a remarkable group of daredevils, artists, and craftsmen."<ref name=":7" /> Brian Eggert claims that "''King Kong's'' greatness remains in part because it demonstrates a compendium of Classic Hollywood production strategies." He additionally praises the music as "guid[ing] every emotion".<ref>{{Cite web |last=Eggert |first=Brian |date=2020-04-27 |title=King Kong |url=https://www.deepfocusreview.com/definitives/king-kong/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Deep Focus Review |language=en-US}}</ref> Almar Haflidason of [[BBC]] praises the "fantastic atmosphere" of the score and the "richness of Kong's character." Haflidason adds that the animation is “technically brilliant [and] highly imaginative in terms of cinematic action”.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Haflidason |first=Almar |title=BBC – Films – review – King Kong |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/films/2001/01/30/king_kong_1933_review.shtml |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=www.bbc.co.uk}}</ref>  [[Roger Ebert]] included ''King Kong'' in his "[[The Great Movies|Great Movies]]" list, writing that "in the very artificiality of some of the special effects, there is a creepiness that isn't there in today's slick, flawless, computer-aided images... Even allowing for its slow start, wooden acting, and wall-to-wall screaming, there is something ageless and primeval about ''King Kong'' that still somehow works."<ref>{{Cite web |last=Ebert |first=Roger |date=February 3, 2002 |title=King Kong movie review & film summary (1933) |url=https://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-king-kong-1933 |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20130417055656/http://www.rogerebert.com/reviews/great-movie-king-kong-1933 |archive-date=April 17, 2013 |access-date=December 13, 2020 |website=[[RogerEbert.com]] |language=en}}</ref> 

[[James Berardinelli]] writes that "advances in technology and acting have dated aspects of the production". He also adds that the acting is weak and that he feels "some sense of awe" in consideration of the special effects.<ref>{{Cite web |last=Berardinelli |first=James |title=King Kong |url=https://www.reelviews.net/reelviews/king-kong_172 |access-date=2025-02-05 |website=Reelviews Movie Reviews |language=en}}</ref> ''[[The Guardian]]'' pointed out Kong's perceptible size changes, and remarked that compared to today's filmmaking techniques, ''King Kong'' "has ceased to be the thriller...and has become of the best comedies seen for years".<ref>{{Cite news |last=RH |date=2023-04-12 |title=King Kong: 'the film caters for all tastes' – archive, 1933 |url=https://www.theguardian.com/film/2023/apr/12/king-kong-review-film-caters-for-all-tastes-1933 |access-date=2025-02-05 |work=The Guardian |language=en-GB |issn=0261-3077}}</ref> In its review ''[[Time (magazine)|Time]]'' wrote that Kong "sometimes doubled in size".<ref>{{Cite magazine |last=Latson |first=Jennifer |date=2015-03-02 |title=How 'King Kong' Gripped Audiences, Despite Ham-Handed Effects |url=https://time.com/3720513/king-kong-history/ |access-date=2025-02-05 |magazine=Time |language=en}}</ref>  [[Toronto International Film Festival|TIFF]] wrote that it is "reductive in its portrayal of humans, especially the Indigenous people".<ref>{{Cite web |title=King Kong – 90th Anniversary |url=https://tiff.net/events/king-kong |access-date=2025-02-06 |website=TIFF |language=en}}</ref> 

On [[Rotten Tomatoes]], the film holds an approval rating of 97% based on {{nowrap|116 reviews}}, with an average rating of 9/10. The site's critical consensus reads, "''King Kong'' explores the soul of a monster – making audiences scream and cry throughout the film – in large part due to Kong's breakthrough special effects."<ref>{{cite web |title=King Kong |url=https://www.rottentomatoes.com/m/1011615_king_kong |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20091230104912/http://uk.rottentomatoes.com/m/1011615-king_kong/ |archive-date=December 30, 2009 |access-date=November 19, 2022 |website=Rotten Tomatoes |language=en}}</ref> On [[Metacritic]] the film has a weighted average score of 92 out of 100, based on 12 critics, indicating "universal acclaim".<ref name="metacriticfilm">{{cite web |title=King Kong (1933) Reviews –Metacritic |url=http://www.metacritic.com/movie/king-kong-1933?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c |url-status=live |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180729172556/http://www.metacritic.com/movie/king-kong-1933?ftag=MCD-06-10aaa1c |archive-date=July 29, 2018 |access-date=June 21, 2018 |website=Metacritic.com |publisher=Metacritic}}</ref>