· 19 comments · Save ·
For Sale Mar 31, 2026 at 9:51 PM

King Kong (2005) is Peter Jackson best movie

Posted by NoPerformance1073

I have always loved Lord of the Rings. I have read them on repeat since 3rd grade. Ive always been interested in movies, and have a deep love for the craft of storytelling, especially when that story is important to the author. That being said, Holy Cow this movie was waaaaay better than I remember it being. And to add on the og king Kong is what inspired Jackson to be a film maker at all, it has a reverance to it that even the new ones can hold up to. ( those are also good though. Kaiju movies are a fave of mine) the whole process of it being a movie being made, and how everything is against them yet everything comes together beautifully at the end. Even the ice skating scene which apparently bothered people. idk. I still love LOTR, of course, and I know im gonna get hate for it, but I honestly think King Kong 2005 deserves more love
🚩 Report this post

19 Comments

Sign in to comment — or just click the box below.
🔒 Your email is never shown publicly.
rgregan Mar 31, 2026 +9
I'm more of a Frighteners guy
9
garrisontweed Apr 1, 2026 +1
JOHNNY BARTLETT! HE'S BACK !
1
Relative-Freedom-295 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Meet the Feebles
4
someguywith5phones Mar 31, 2026 +1
Soooodooommmmmy You must think it very odd of me
1
Ok_Signal4753 Mar 31, 2026 +4
Naw, fellowship is his best.
4
dakotanorth8 Mar 31, 2026 +3
Frighteners bro.
3
bortlip Mar 31, 2026 +5
No, it's a toss up between Bad Taste and Braindead.
5
someguywith5phones Mar 31, 2026 +2
“Meet the Feebles” is. Hands down.
2
PlatinumKanikas Mar 31, 2026 +2
Dead Alive
2
le_cygne_608 Mar 31, 2026 +2
His Kong is some of his best work, but it really suffers from coming right off of the Lord of the Rings high. You can feel his enthusiasm for the property, but unlike LOTR, this isn't a massive epic: the runtime is literally more than twice the original's. If this shaved off 30-60 minutes, I think it could legitimately have been his best movie, even if I think LOTR will always be his magnum opus. (Or Braindead, that's pretty great too and has a lawnmower.)
2
roto_disc Mar 31, 2026 +1
Seriously. It takes *an hour* to get to the island.
1
Regula96 Mar 31, 2026 +1
I love that lol. It builds the suspense so well and once they get there you are so into the story.
1
alex-2099 Mar 31, 2026 +1
I see you’ve never seen Frighteners.
1
VampireHunterAlex Mar 31, 2026 +1
I don’t think I’ve watched it in over 15 years, but I remember leaving the theater having loved it. 
1
Amazing_Antelope_275 Mar 31, 2026
I remember seeing this in theatres on Christmas Day 2005 and thinking it was pretty epic. Would love to see it on the big screen again.
0
bindersfull-ofwomen Mar 31, 2026 +1
Dead Alive for me, but it's probably one of those Lord of the Rings films. I haven't seen them, but I heard they are good.
1
zowietremendously Mar 31, 2026 +2
I disagree
2
MovieMike007 Mar 31, 2026 +2
I'd have to go with *Fellowship of the Ring*, with *Frighteners* and *Dead Alive* tied for second.
2
Training-Bend8258 Mar 31, 2026
totally feel you, king kong 2005 was so underrated. the emotional depth and visuals are on another level, and it really shows how much passion jackson had for the project. it deserves more recognition for sure!
0
← Back to Board