That's true. Even though the originals, "Godzilla" (1954) and "King Kong" (1933) were in black and white, and this is in color, I still think they were better. For monster-movie fans, this movie could be heaven on earth. The two most popular giant monsters in movie history together against each other. But then, why does it (partly) fail? The biggest problem about this movie is that Kong looks really ridiculous. He looks like he comes straight from some sort of kid movie, and is not as terrifying as he should be. Godzilla looks OK though, but he hasn't that much screen time in the movie. Kong gets more focus on himself here. Another downside is that this movie hasn't got as much city-trashing (that I really love) compared to other Godzilla movies. Still, I have to credit Toho for the last fight between the two monsters. That was a really entertaining one.
Review of King Kong vs. Godzilla
