Review of King Kong Escapes (1967) by Roland S — 04 Jul 2011

Having Kong fight Mechani-Kong on the Tokyo Tower is a nice break from the typical city-stomping action.

This review of King Kong Escapes (1967) was written by Roland S on 04 Jul 2011.

King Kong Escapes has generally received mixed reviews.

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This movie is intentionally mindless & stupid so you can't bash it for either of those things but I do understand why people don't like this…

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