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The sequel to King Kong was rushed out by RKO Pictures in the same year, to capitalise on the original’s box office success. Ruth Rose’s script is peppered with sardonic one-liners. Much of the sexual edginess of the first film is absent in the sequel, as the absurdly anthropomorphised Kong Jr is not the symbol of potent blackness his father had been, but a vehicle for exploring central character Carl Denham’s sense of guilt for Kong’s death in the first movie. Look out for the scene in which the beast steals and breaks Denham’s gun, an event which figures in the writings of Paul du Chaillu. Du Chaillu was the first American to see gorillas in the wild and his writings were a key source for the Kong and Tarzan stories. (G) Suitable for general admission 9.20pm Sun 20 Nov | |
South Bank Cinemas