1933's immaculate King Kong was constructed like a film: conveying a story to entertain the audience. Peter Jackson's 2005 remake took the substructure of King Kong and expanded it in just about every way to "recreate" the wonder of the original for a modern audience. The public received the first King Kong very well. Kong's stop-motion sequences were amazing for its time, and the film grossed over $90,000 in its opening weekend. In order to count on its prosperity again, sequels were made and so in 1976 a remake was made to modify the original. Paramount updated the film by adding colors, changed the story and cast Jeff Bridges, a very popular actor of the time, as the lead actor. Although the film received rave reviews, it performed well at the box office and tripled Paramount's initial budget for the film. Even though the film wasn't as "good" as the original, audiences still paid to see it in hopes of feeling like they once did when they visually saw the first King Kong. The remake adds...
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