Talk:King Kong (1976 film)/@comment-343942-20140303233808

Honestly, I think this movie gets too much hate. Granted, the effects and acting simply aren't on par with the original 1933 masterpiece, but I can still appreciate what they were trying to do with Kong's character in this version: They were trying to show how animals don't ALWAYS act on blind instinct, that they CAN show and act on emotion, that they DO form very strong bonds with beings outside their own species.

If there's one area the '76 film manages to prevail, it's in its relationship between Kong and the female lead.

Overall, inferior to its predecessor, but not as bad as most people assume.