The Mighty Kong: So Bad It's... Bad
From JABOOTU'S BAD MOVIE DIMENSION:
"Poor Kong. Since starring in what is perhaps the greatest monster movie of all time – only The Bride of Frankenstein vies for the crown – his screen appearances have been increasingly dismal. First there was a fun but juvenile sequel, Son of Kong, rushed out the same year as his father’s appearance. Japan’s Toho Studios represented him with a moth-eaten ape suit, first in King Kong vs. Godzilla and then in King Kong Escapes. Dino De Laurentiis mauled him via an admittedly better ape suit in his lousy 1976 remake, and then delivered the coup de grâce in the hilariously atrocious King Kong Lives. As well, a hideous cartoon series in the ‘60s followed the lead of King Kong Escapes by continuing the adventures of mad scientist/Kong nemesis Dr. Who. (!) The only memorable thing about the show, which inevitable turned Kong into a small boy’s pet ala Gentle Ben (see also that same decade’s Moby Dick cartoon series), was the theme song. This reminded us that "You know the name of / King Kong / You know the fame of / King Kong / Ten times as big as a maan!""
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"Poor Kong. Since starring in what is perhaps the greatest monster movie of all time – only The Bride of Frankenstein vies for the crown – his screen appearances have been increasingly dismal. First there was a fun but juvenile sequel, Son of Kong, rushed out the same year as his father’s appearance. Japan’s Toho Studios represented him with a moth-eaten ape suit, first in King Kong vs. Godzilla and then in King Kong Escapes. Dino De Laurentiis mauled him via an admittedly better ape suit in his lousy 1976 remake, and then delivered the coup de grâce in the hilariously atrocious King Kong Lives. As well, a hideous cartoon series in the ‘60s followed the lead of King Kong Escapes by continuing the adventures of mad scientist/Kong nemesis Dr. Who. (!) The only memorable thing about the show, which inevitable turned Kong into a small boy’s pet ala Gentle Ben (see also that same decade’s Moby Dick cartoon series), was the theme song. This reminded us that "You know the name of / King Kong / You know the fame of / King Kong / Ten times as big as a maan!""
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posted by John Michlig at 7:21 AM
2 Comments:
The sad thing is, you can get this on VHS at Blockbuster but you can't get a copy of the original King Kong movie.
Saw this thing a couple years back. VERY BAD!
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