10 King Kong Movies Ranked Worst To Best

“Not to be confused with King Kong!” lies the poster for this cheap Korea-lensed 3D knock-off, which appeared in theaters a week after Dino De Laurentiis’ 1976 remake. Such a disclaimer is moot, however: the eponymous creature is referred to as Kong twice in the movie.

Leaving out the expedition to Skull Island, the dinosaurs, plus Kong’s introduction and subsequent capture, Ape begins three-quarters of the way through the traditional narrative with the hirsute antagonist wading ashore to stomp model buildings and throw around vehicles that look suspiciously like Tonka toys.

In a sequence strangely absent from its bigger-budgeted brethren, our antagonist, smitten by a hanglider, skips along merrily behind it, arms aloft, head moving from side to side. “Let’s see him dance for his organ grinder now,” growls an unimpressed General, before sending in some wire-supported helicopter gunships. He’s left open-mouthed, however (as is the audience), when Ape/ Kong swats them aside before giving him the finger.