I haven't seen the film discussed here, but that picture up top is spooky to me. Now I know gorillas are generally pretty gentle, as long as you don't piss 'em off, but a 15-foot tall albino one is something I would avoid, as a general rule. I prefer to err on the side of caution when it comes to primates. My brother got slapped one time by a monkey in a zoo, at age three or so, and that might have been the beginning of his generally bad disposition. He angrily hollered for that monkey to be shot, and we had to hustle him out of there.
We hear so much about animals that are "really gentle" and "harmless," and how every time they maul a human to death, it's just a silly misunderstanding. I've never been convinced. To me, living up in the Catskills all my life, I think it's best to act as if any animal might just flip out and attack for no particular reason.
Now, a fifteen-foot-tall white-furred gorilla might be a special case..
I loved this movie! Watch Hilda as she kicks chairs out of the way to drag her father out of the burning tent!! Yes, a softer mood than King Kong and *smaller* special effects, it's still fun and a bit of the sense of danger emerges. Also fun to watch, if you're a Steiner fan, is his non-credited appearance in 'Half-Naked Truth' of '32; he gets quite a lot of footage as the conductor in a Ziegfeld-type show. He, along with Korngold, must have had a blast orchestrating those full-out background themes.
Script writer Ruth Rose intentionally made no attempt to make a serious film, reasoning that it could not surpass the first. She stated "If you can't make it bigger, make it funnier."
For his part, Denham's actor, Robert Armstrong, preferred the second film, saying that the sequel offered more character development for Carl Denham.
Sixteen years later, Merriam C. Cooper and Ruth Rose got the band back together to produce Mighty Joe Young, which is essentially Son of Kong with no connection or reference to Kong or Skull Island.
Like many of Edgar Rice Burroughs' books and screenplays, Mighty Joe Young seems to delight in skewering the foibles of show business in general and Hollywood in particular.
With both Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young, Cooper seems to be saying to the Powers That Be, "Make a monkey out of me, will ya? Let's see how you like it!"
Son of Kong
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November 5 2014, 03:30:13 UTC
The first time I saw this film, think I cried at the death of Little Kong. I think I was about 6 or 7 years old. Now, at 61, I still do. And don't get me started on MIGHY JOE YOUNG!
An impressive sequel that I always liked just for the first half showing Carl Denham having to deal with the fallout of his irresponsible decision to bring Kong to NY.
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I prefer to err on the side of caution when it comes to primates. My brother got slapped one time by a monkey in a zoo, at age three or so, and that might have been the beginning of his generally bad disposition.
He angrily hollered for that monkey to be shot, and we had to hustle him out of there.
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Now, a fifteen-foot-tall white-furred gorilla might be a special case..
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For his part, Denham's actor, Robert Armstrong, preferred the second film, saying that the sequel offered more character development for Carl Denham.
Sixteen years later, Merriam C. Cooper and Ruth Rose got the band back together to produce Mighty Joe Young, which is essentially Son of Kong with no connection or reference to Kong or Skull Island.
Like many of Edgar Rice Burroughs' books and screenplays, Mighty Joe Young seems to delight in skewering the foibles of show business in general and Hollywood in particular.
With both Son of Kong and Mighty Joe Young, Cooper seems to be saying to the Powers That Be, "Make a monkey out of me, will ya? Let's see how you like it!"
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Still haven't seen the Disney remake of MIGHTY JOE YOUNG for some reason! It never seems to be on TV either.
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At least Mr Joseph Young reached a happy ending the last we see of him.
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