King Kong Week: The King Kong Movie Matrix

	King Kong (1933)	King Kong (1976)	King Kong (2005)	King Kong vs. Godzilla (1962)	King Kong Escapes (1967)	King Kong Lives (1986)	Queen Kong (1976)
King Kong (or another giant ape) climbs a large edifice and international monument.	The Empire State Building	The World Trade Center	The Empire State Building	Yes. Capital Building.	Tokyo Tower	No	Big Ben
King Kong (or another giant ape) falls in love with a human being.	Ann Darrow	Dwan	Ann Darrow	Fumiko	Susan Watson	Hank Mitchell	Ray Fay
King Kong fights a giant monster	T-Rex, Pterodactyl.	Giant snake	T-Rex, Pterodactyl, more.	Octopus	Gorosaurus	No	T-Rex and Pterodactyl.
King Kong (or other giant ape) subdued and returned to human civilization	By ship, to New York.	By oil tanker, to New York.	By ship, to New York.	Boat, to Tokyo.	By airlift, to the Arctic.	Yes	Yes, by boat, to London.
King Kong (or other giant ape) lives in peace, on distant, wild, and unexplored terrain.	Skull Island	Yes: Kong Island	Skull Island	Faro Island	Mondo Island	Borneo	“Darkest”
King Kong shakes humans around on a log over a chasm.	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No	No
King Kong lives behind a huge wall.	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	No	No	No
King Kong (or other giant ape)  holds in his hand a human	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
King Kong (or other giant ape) is defeated by human technology	Yes. Biplanes.	Yes. Helicopters	Yes. Biplanes	No.	No	Yes. Tanks (and an artificial heart)	No
King Kong is viewed as a financial boon.	Yes (by Denham)	Yes (By Fred Wilson)	Yes (by Denham)	Yes (by Pacific Pharma).	Yes (By Doctor Who).	No	Yes (By Luce Habit)