An enormous gorilla exhibits endless compassion and courage. In his native jungle he cares for and protects an orphaned girl who later brings him to Los Angeles to save him from ruthless poachers. However, once there, the man-made confines and threats from a new set of cruel and greedy trophy-hunters cause the otherwise gentle, .. Read more
| Starring | Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Naveen Andrews |
|---|---|
| Director | Ron Underwood |
| Genres | Children, Drama |
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An enormous gorilla exhibits endless compassion and courage. In his native jungle he cares for and protects an orphaned girl who later brings him to Los Angeles to save him from ruthless poachers. However, once there, the man-made confines and threats from a new set of cruel and greedy trophy-hunters cause the otherwise gentle, but misunderstood, beast to totally flip out. Remake of the black and white classic.
| Starring | Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Naveen Andrews, Regina King, David Paymer |
|---|---|
| Director | Ron Underwood |
| Studio | WALT DISNEY HOME VIDEO |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 50 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Genres | Children, Drama |
| Language | English |
| Released | DVD: 22 Jan 2001 Production year: 1998 |
| Format | DVD |
An ecologically sound remake with splendid special effects, though it is no more successful than the original version as a successor to King Kong.
This Disney eco-flick about a huge gorilla may be as predictable as rain in a rainforest, but it's an enjoyable caper... read more on Time Out
Right, continuing my theme of checking out all available giant ape related movies ahead of Peter Jacksons King Kong I had a look at this. It is in essence a straight up kids film but it follows the Giant Ape Film Rules perfectly - the story arc is ; Act One : Introducing the Giant Ape, Lord of his domain, Act Two : Giant Ape in captivity, Act Three : Giant Ape, er, goes ape smash, crash, boom (and most importantly climbs up / falls off iconic totem of our civilisation).
What is more, whilst adhering to The Giant Ape Film Rules the film is very well executed: it is entertaining and even moving, and the special effects are pretty great too the CGI and what I assume is puppetry is done very convincingly. So far 'King Kong' (1933) is the daddy of them all, then this for confidence, story arc and special effects, then 'King Kong' (1976) with its woeful effects and then, well, not even I dare go to 'King Kong Lives'
If you have a spare couple of hours check 'Mighty Joe' out.
Right, continuing my theme of checking out all available giant ape related movies ahead of Peter Jacksons King Kong I had a look at this. It is in essence a straight up kids film but it follows the Giant Ape Film Rules perfectly - the story arc is ; Act One : Introducing the Giant Ape, Lord of his domain, Act Two : Giant Ape in captivity, Act Three : Giant Ape, er, goes ape smash, crash, boom (and most importantly climbs up / falls off iconic totem of our civilisation).
What is more, whilst adhering to The Giant Ape Film Rules the film is very well executed: it is entertaining and even moving, and the special effects are pretty great too the CGI and what I assume is puppetry is done very convincingly. So far 'King Kong' (1933) is the daddy of them all, then this for confidence, story arc and special effects, then 'King Kong' (1976) with its woeful effects and then, well, not even I dare go to 'King Kong Lives'
If you have a spare couple of hours check 'Mighty Joe' out.