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King Kong

1962Movie2 h 22 min

71
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IMDb6.3
71
GoodGoodWatch score
IMDb6.3

Summary

Dara Singh rescues a village maiden from a giant dinosaur and is given the name "King Kong" by the ruler of the land who also desires that the hero marry his lovely daughter, the princess. Wrestler King Kong appears as as the previously bestowed "King Kong" who is none too happy to lose his title to the muscular young upstart.

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  • Friends night
  • Party vibe
  • Teens

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Fingerprint

  • Gets your pulse racing.
  • Takes you somewhere else.

Not for warmth.

The whole fingerprint· the print and its 12 scales

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Tropes

Mammal Monsters Are More HeroicRare · in 17 titlesKing Kong (1933): The titular ape is portrayed as a Tragic Monster — whilst the dinosaurs and giant reptiles he lives alongside are portrayed as dumb, monstrous brutes.Attack of the 50-Foot Whateverin 403 titlesIn the original film, the stop-motion Kong models used on Skull Island were scaled to look 18 feet tall, but the one used in New York was made to appear 24 feet tall.All 81 tropes

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