The classic monster remake craze really started in the early and mid 90's, with Francis Ford Coppola's "Dracula" (1992), from Columbia, and Kenneth Branagh's "Frankenstein" (1994), from Tristar, which was produced by Coppola. Universal took their jab at the genre with the 1999 remake of "The Mummy". And most recently, aside from this film, Warner Bros. remade "The Phantom of the Opera" (2004), from director Joel Shumacher. Attempting to keep up to date with the forementioned sudios, Universal decided to remake a film that wasn't one of their original monster classics, and that happened to be RKO's "King Kong", from 1933. Just as they had appointed Stephen Sommers to direct the remake of "The Mummy", to which Sommers was a fan of the original 1932 classic, Universal hired Peter Jackson to remake "Kong", to whom Jackson was a fan of the original 1933 classic. Actually what had happened was that Universal had given Jackson a choice of remaking "Creature from the Black Lagoon" or "King Kong". Jackson clearly chose "Kong", due to the fact that he was a fan. And it's a good thing he did, because now we have this wonderful new "King Kong" to remember throughout the years to come. Much as he did with the "Lord of the Rings" Trilogy, Jackson constructs a three hour spectacle that has to be the greatest homage made to a film ever conceived. Due to the non-stop action, incredible special effects, and engaging story, the three hours the film runs go by in an instant, and you won't even know that amount of time passed, unless you glance at the clock.