182 - Double Feature - King Kong (1933) & Kong: Skull Island (2017) →
CW: Racism
It’s a King Kong Double Feature on Pod Sematary! Chris & Kelsey watch the first and most recent initial installments in Kong franchises and there are still two more left!
Read our afterthoughts for this episode here!
The Classic Film: King Kong (1933)
"A film crew goes to a tropical island for an exotic location shoot and discovers a colossal ape who takes a shine to their female blonde star. He is then captured and brought back to New York City for public exhibition” (IMDb.com). There are plenty of things about this movie that aged poorly (including some really cringe-inducing racial insensitivity) but, surprisingly, the effects and pathos aren't among them. King Kong (1933) is the O.G. and this king still rules.
The Modern Film: Kong: Skull Island (2017)
"After the Vietnam war, a team of scientists explores an uncharted island in the Pacific, venturing into the domain of the mighty Kong, and must fight to escape a primal Eden” (IMDb.com). This newest attempt at rebooting the Kong franchise does even get to leave the island, but we're okay with it. It's a little cheesy, there's no character development, and it's chockablock full of cliché, but it's also gorgeous, cool, and home to the best-looking Kong ever.
Audio Sources:
"The Impression That I Get" written by Dicky Barrett & Joe Gittleman and performed by the Mighty Mighty Bosstones
"King Kong" (1933) produced by RKO Radio Pictures
"Kong: Skull Island" produced by Warner Bros., et al.
"Pet Sematary" written by Dee Dee Ramone & Daniel Rey and performed by The Ramones
"Ransom" (Brooklyn Nine-Nine S07E12) produced by Fremulon, et al.
"Science Fiction/Double Feature" written by Richard O'Brien & Richard Hartley and performed by Joan Jett and the Blackhearts
"Through the Decades" produced by Decades
"I'm on a Boat" written by Andy Samberg, et al. and performed by The Lonely Island
"Up" produced by Pixar Animation Studios & Walt Disney Pictures
