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King Kong (1933)

King Kong is one of the most famous monsters the film industry has produced. This original 1933 version has resulted in many remakes, the latest being a faithful recreation in 2005 by Peter Jackson (which also follows the same story as the original including a spider scene which was cut from the original) By now everyone knows the story about a movie producer who wants to shoot his next movie on a far away island, which turns out to be inhabited by dinosaurs and a big gorilla. The star of the movie, Ann Darrow (Fay Wray) is captured by the gorilla and the rest of the crew decide to fight the monster to get her back. Continue reading →

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A Town Called Panic (2009)

A town called panic really is a very weird animated movie. Cowboy, Indian and Horse already had their own TV-series, but now star in a feature-length movie, which is created by making use of stop motion. The characters are simple miniature toys and have been animated very roughly (quite different if you compare it with something like Wallace and Grommit). To be honest, it really does not matter how it’s been animated as the focus are the story and the humor. Both are so well done that it will keep you captivated for its 75 minute running time. Continue reading →