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King of Kong Island (1968)
Topic Started: Nov 18 2014, 02:02 PM (617 Views)
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King of Kong Island (1968) Dir. Robert Morris
a/k/a Eva, la Venere Selvaggia (1968) Dir. Roberto Mauri

Mad scientist Marc Lawrence (you'd know him if you saw him) is out in the jungle performing surgery on gorillas; he plants a microchip behind their ear and turns them into - zombie-rillas that obey his every command! Needing money for his experiments, he sends his stooges to rob a payroll jeep (don't ask) and kills everybody but forgets to TOTALLY kill beefy Brad Harris, who sets out in revenge. There's a kidnapped girl, too, and a hunting expedition looking for "sacred monkeys" and a wild jungle girl (there's GOT to be a wild jungle girl if they want ME to watch their stupid jungle movies), and a woman trying to escape her abusive husband, and the whole thing makes no sense, is boring, and doesn't have a giant gorilla in it, no matter what you may have heard. And the print was lousy, too.

Perfect movie for me being home, trapped on the couch, sick, no?

Million-dollar Dialog:
Guy describing zombie-rilla attack: "I know you may think this is stupid of me. They behaved as if they had a plan! As if it had all been pre-arranged! I dunno. As if they were some kind of robots!"

There's no way to get any entertainment out of this movie. It's worse than Phantom from 10,000 Leagues, Hitler - Dead or Alive and Pick a Star put together. It's still better than Dondi though.
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Nov 18 2014, 02:02 PM
Mad scientist Marc Lawrence (you'd know him if you saw him)
You'd know him if you heard him. He sounded exactly like Sheldon Leonard..... before Sheldon Leonard sounded like Sheldon Leonard.
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I watched this one a few months ago. A terrible, terrible movie. I've mostly blanked it out, but my 2/10 rating tells me to stand by what I say.



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Finally I get to ask somebody this question -- is there a movie you'd rate 1 out of 10, Bats?
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Yes, Mr P. It's kind of weird, but I subscribe a 1/10 to awful movies that have a modicum of charm or some other offering, such as MANOS: THE HANDS OF FATE.

While truly awful movies that have no redeeming value, are given a 2/10, such as BATMAN & ROBIN, THE SPIRIT, BATTLEFIELD EARTH and this dreck we are discussing here.

I know, it doesn't make sense, but I would rather re-watch one of the films I rated 1/10, than one I have rated 2/10.


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Funny, Batman and Robin is the only one of the first four Batman movies I liked. They're all stupid and awful, but that's the only one that seems to KNOW that it is.
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Sure does! There are some funny lines, and those pointy ears always crack me up. But when I was six, Batman and Robin was like CITIZEN KANE to me. It had everything. When I saw it as a grownup it was a little different, alright, but I agree wfith Mr. G, it's the most fun of the first four. I won't say 'best.'

How do you rate PLAN NINE, Bats?
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I actually enjoyed PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, Mr P. I rated it a 5/10(!).


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