Original and Remake: King Kong
May's Original and Remake is King Kong. There are three big screen adaptations the original from 1933, a 1976 version and a 2005 version. So let's begin. King Kong (1933) Directed By: Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack Starring: Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot Running Time: 100 Minutes King Kong (1976) Directed By: John Guillermin Starring: Jeff Bridges, Charles Grodin, Jessica Lange Running Time: 134 Minutes King Kong (2005) Directed By: Peter Jackson Starring: Naomi Watts, Jack Black, Adrien Brody Running Time: 187 Minutes Out of all these versions the original is my tired and true pick. There's nothing wrong with technicolor movies in general but the black and white version just seems so much more thrilling. The 1976 version completely changes and instead of a director looking to make a movie on a remote island it's now the head of an oil company discovering oil on this remote island and hon...