Cinema Classics Number 8/Monster Crossover Part 2 of 3 - "It's money, adventure and fame. It's the thrill of a lifetime!"

Welcome back, cinephiles, to another thrilling episode of "Cinema Classics"! Intrepid hosts Mike & D.K are joined by returning guest Nita from Sci-Fi Queens, who was last on our 'Planet of the Apes' review. Yes, we seem to have a thing about primates so we've reunited what we've affectionately dubbed "The Simian Squad" as this time we're continuing our ongoing "Monster Crossover" trilogy by going way back to where it all began with the 1933 classic that inspired and enraptured generations, the one, the only, the undisputed champion of Skull Island dinosaur fights, 'King Kong'! Our crew aren't just monkeying around though, also breaking down every detail and theme about this iconic movie. There's discussion of cut scenes, historical context, the famous "beauty and the beast" motif, Kong as a potential sympathetic, tragic figure and the very unfortunate, outdated depictions of women, colonialism and racial stereotypes. And, of course, no discussion of this film would be complete without talking about the epic fights where Kong takes on everything from a T-Rex (or is it an Allosaurus?) to a Pteranodon. So settle in and by the time you reach the end it'll hopefully have been as thrilling and captivating as that legendary Empire State Building finale.

TIME CODES

00:01 - Introduction & first impressions

08:17 - Behind the Scenes

15:55 - Writing/Plot

44:14 - Acting

52:12 - Directing/Production/VFX

01:07:03 - Music & Sound

01:10:10 - Critics' response

01:12:55 - Favourite things, conclusions, score & sign-off

TRIGGER WARNING: Discussion of racism, racist tropes and stereotypes. 27:20-34:01

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Links:

• Monster Crossover part 1 - 'Godzilla vs Kong' review: https://youtu.be/daI6ZPVrvD4

• 'Planet of the Apes (1968)' review: https://youtu.be/il1-MLPh3rQ

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