My mother bought me the VHS of King Kong '76 for Christmas when I was 11. Growing up I was a huge fan of giant monster movies, and still am. I have a fetish for anything Godzilla .. *cough* strange, I know. Anyway, this movie is hilarious. It is in no way comparable to the excellence of the original B&W Kong, but it's a funny movie on its own. The special effects are up to par with a Godzilla flick, which isn't saying much. The story's been changed slightly from the original, and not for the better.
No longer do we have a movie maker venturing to an island with a beautiful unknown actress, but a greedy oil company owner and a girl he found on a raft in the ass end of nowhere .. yep. The acting is mediocre, but overall enhances the B-Movie feel.
Kong's sexual interest (yes, strange I know) becomes quite clear when he removes Dawn's dress top. He blows her dry after bathing her in a waterfall, oh the romance! Oops, stop the drama cause he comes a monster reptile to do battle with Kong. Kong is awkward and too humanoid, but he sure can fight giant snakes! Where were the Dinosaurs?! We want Dinosaurs! Kong's trip to the big apple is the only real part of the movie that I don't look away from the screen and wonder where my life has gone, and that's not saying much either. There's an extremely funny part where Kong steps on a group of people, leaving them as a squiggling and screaming half smooshed pancake - Now that's entertainment! The Train attack is pretty comical too, where Kong mistakes a helpless woman for Dawn .. and disposes of her pretty quickly.
Yep, it's a really lame B-Movie romp that's sure to give you some sort of entertainment, unless your movie tastes lean towards The Piano and Elephant (Both good films .. quite) 5 stars for retarded b-movie goodness.
No longer do we have a movie maker venturing to an island with a beautiful unknown actress, but a greedy oil company owner and a girl he found on a raft in the ass end of nowhere .. yep. The acting is mediocre, but overall enhances the B-Movie feel.
Kong's sexual interest (yes, strange I know) becomes quite clear when he removes Dawn's dress top. He blows her dry after bathing her in a waterfall, oh the romance! Oops, stop the drama cause he comes a monster reptile to do battle with Kong. Kong is awkward and too humanoid, but he sure can fight giant snakes! Where were the Dinosaurs?! We want Dinosaurs! Kong's trip to the big apple is the only real part of the movie that I don't look away from the screen and wonder where my life has gone, and that's not saying much either. There's an extremely funny part where Kong steps on a group of people, leaving them as a squiggling and screaming half smooshed pancake - Now that's entertainment! The Train attack is pretty comical too, where Kong mistakes a helpless woman for Dawn .. and disposes of her pretty quickly.
Yep, it's a really lame B-Movie romp that's sure to give you some sort of entertainment, unless your movie tastes lean towards The Piano and Elephant (Both good films .. quite) 5 stars for retarded b-movie goodness.