Episode 83: KING KONG (1933)

"It was Beauty killed the Beast." All aboard for Skull Island as John and Curtis revisit the OG Universal Monsters classic KING KONG from 1933. Stay tuned for sound editing, dinosaurs, the amazing animation (HARRYHAUSEN!), criticism of the sexism, colonialism, and racism, and more for this action-packed episode. Before the discussion, the boys also discuss their latest additions to the watchlist and what they watched this week. The Curtis, John, and Quinn triple threat will return next Sunday (with Katie) as they continue the Ridley Scott canon series with LEGEND, starring Scientologist Tom Cruise and the immortal Tim Curry! TIME STAMPS 00:00:00 Introduction 00:05:48 Watchlist Additions 00:10:57 What We Watched This Week 00:35:18 KING KONG (1933) Discussion (hot takes, juicy bits, fun facts) 01:02:21 Our Ratings 01:07:35 Coming Up Next! MOVIES WE WATCHED CURTIS: The Devil and the Death Penalty; Crazy Rich Asians; Poetic Justice; The Elephant Man; James and the Giant Peach JOHN: Laserblast; Interstellar; Ebirah, Horror of the Deep; How it Ends; How to Blow Up a Pipeline; Destroy All Monsters; Masked Mutilator WATCHLIST ADDITIONS CURTIS: Unorthodox (Netflix Miniseries); Blade Runner: Black Lotus (TV Series); Dave Not Coming Back; Money Shot: The Pornhub Story JOHN: Back to Back, Face to Face; Vice Squad; Primary Colors CREDITS AND PLUGS Intro: "King Kong (Main Theme)" by Max Steiner Outro: "Not Just a Name" by Drab Majesty Quinn: @seatstruckreviews Curtis: https://curtisrunstedler.ca/ Check out Curtis' new book ALCHEMY AND EXEMPLARY POETRY IN MIDDLE ENGLISH LITERATURE here: https://link.springer.com/book/10.1007/978-3-031-26606-5 https://www.the-back-row.com/ - check out 'Runstedler's DVD Pick of the Month' John: johnnycakes.substack.com @johnnycakes on Letterboxd Check out John's other podcast Domestic Pints ONLY! @domesticpintsonly on IG; find them on Apple Podcasts, Spotify, or wherever you get your podcasts.