Ten-disc set includes: King Kong (1933)Beauty meets beast atop the Empire State Building in one of fantasy cinema's most beloved classics. A film crew's excursion to a remote island where prehistoric monsters still roam leads to the discovery of a 50-foot gorilla who takes a shine to the production's leading lady. Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, Bruce Cabot, and "Kong, The Eighth Wonder of the World" star; special effects by Willis H. O'Brien. 104 min. BW/Rtg: NR Son Of Kong (1933)The adventure was still there, but the tone was much lighter in this sequel. Showman Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong) returns to Skull Island in search of a hidden treasure. Along with hostile natives and the occasional dinosaur, he also finds Kong's friendlier offspring, a 25-foot-tall albino ape. With Helen Mack, Frank Reicher. 70 min. BW/Rtg: NR King Kong vs. Godzilla (1963)It's the showdown monster fans dreamed of, as the great ape is found alive and well (!) in the South Seas and brought to Japan, where he has an all-out slugfest atop Mt. Fuji with the mean, green lizard king. Michael Keith, James Yagi, and Mie Hama co-star alongside the two biggest titans in movie history. 91 min. C/Rtg: NR King Kong Escapes (1967)To be precise, the giant ape escaped from "King Kong vs. Godzilla" and into this Toho/Rankin-Bass co-production loosely based on the '60s cartoon series. Abducted from his island home by the evil Dr. Who (!) to help mine a rare radioactive element near the North Pole, Kong rebels and soon finds himself battling his robotic rival, Mechani-Kong, atop the Tokyo Tower. Rhodes Reason, Linda Miller, Mie Hama star. 96 min. C/Rtg: G King Kong (2005)Peter Jackson's ambitious remake of the horror classic follows fledgling actress Ann Darrow (Naomi Watts) and screenwriter Jack Driscoll (Adrien Brody) as they join shady filmmaker Carl Denham's (Jack Black) latest project, only to find themselves on a dangerous trek to a mythical island populated by wild natives, prehistoric beasts, and a giant ape who becomes infatuated with the movie's comely star. With Colin Hanks, Kyle Chandler, Thomas Kretschmann, and Andy Serkis as Kong and Lumpy the cook. 188 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Godzilla (2014)The "King of the Monsters" returns when nuclear radiation surges awaken the skyscraper-sized beast from decades of deep-sea slumber. After a young soldier (Aaron Taylor-Johnson) learns of a conspiracy to hide the existence of MUTOs (Massive Unidentified Terrestrial Organisms), he undertakes a desperate mission to save his wife (Elizabeth Olsen) and child as the world faces the threat of destruction. With Bryan Cranston, Juliette Binoche, David Strathairn, and Ken Watanabe. 123 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Kong: Skull Island (2017)In 1973, government seismologist Bill Randa (John Goodman) sold his superiors on the notion that an uncharted isle in the Pacific held the keys to a generation's scientific advancement. His ragtag team of soldiers and researchers discovered the atoll's secrets, to their everlasting terror: scores of bloodthirsty mutated beasts and an uncanny giant gorilla lording dominion over all. Crowd-pleasing re-do of the fright favorite co-stars Samuel L. Jackson, Tom Hiddleston, Brie Larson, John C. Reilly. 118 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Godzilla: King Of The Monsters (2019)City-trampling smash sequel to the Big G's 2014 American re-imagining goes full monster party, as eco-terrorists seize Monarch technology designed to communicate with Earth's hidden leviathans-and use it to spur the beasts toward reclaiming the globe from humanity. With Rodan, Mothra, and King Ghidorah rampaging unchecked, will Godzilla right the scales... or add to the carnage? Kyle Chandler, Vera Farmiga, Millie Bobby Brown, Sally Hawkins, Charles Dance, Ken Watanabe star. 132 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Godzilla vs. Kong (2021)In an ancient subterranean world deep inside the Earth lies a power source sought by a cybernetics company to combat Godzilla... and only King Kong can acquire it. The two mammoth monsters are soon going head to head, wreaking havoc on an unsuspecting Hong Kong. But they may need to combine their colossal strength when metal menace Mechagodzilla rages out of control. Fourth entry in the combined "MonsterVerse" series stars Alexander Skarsgård, Millie Bobby Brown, Rebecca Hall. 113 min. C/Rtg: PG-13 Godzilla x Kong: The New Empire (2024)Seeking his peace in the subterranean Hollow Earth, Kong encounters a lost tribe of fellow giant apes. Unfortunately, his fellow super-sized simians are under the sway of their malicious chieftain the Skar King-who intends to usher in a new ice age with the frigid abilities of enslaved kaiju Suko. Can Kong revive his tenuous alliance with Godzilla for help in stopping the threat? Fifth "MonsterVerse" crowd-pleaser stars Rebecca Hall, Brian Tyree Henry, Dan Stevens, Fala Chen. 115 min. C/Rtg: PG-13
