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| Laughing Gravy | Nov 18 2014, 02:02 PM Post #1 |
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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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| mort bakaprevski | Nov 18 2014, 02:09 PM Post #2 |
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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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| The Batman | Nov 18 2014, 04:01 PM Post #3 |
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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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| panzer the great & terrible | Nov 18 2014, 08:06 PM Post #4 |
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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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| The Batman | Nov 19 2014, 08:55 AM Post #5 |
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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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| Laughing Gravy | Nov 19 2014, 09:03 AM Post #6 |
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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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| panzer the great & terrible | Feb 1 2015, 01:19 PM Post #7 |
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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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| The Batman | May 3 2016, 07:50 PM Post #8 |
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I actually enjoyed PLAN 9 FROM OUTER SPACE, Mr P. I rated it a 5/10(!). |
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