The greatest of the great apes tragically pursues his helpless, hopeless passion, and 72 years after he emerged from his jungle lair this remains one of the movies’ immortal tales of unrequited love. And the heartbroken, heartbreaking look in his eyes as the planes shoot him off the Empire State building remains the greatest single special effects shot ever made. TIME (March 13, 1933) thought Kong too humongous to be “plausible”— an understatement if ever there was one—but also found him “wholly enjoyable,” which is also a bit of an understatement, too.R.S.
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