Review of King Kong Escapes (1967) by Steven H — 19 Nov 2007

From the makers of the Godzilla movies, and starrin Bond girl Mie Hama (You only Live Twice), comes the only movie in the world where a giant gorilla swims and digs thru arctic snow. there's an odd mixture of genres.

it borrows elements from the original King Kong, Voyage to the Bottom of the Sea, a James Bond film or two, and a godzilla film. I see simularities with this kong's behaviour to that of Peter Jackson's Kong.

Though not in appearance. The Kong suit is sloppily made, but i've seen worse (KK vs. Godzilla), and the music is repeditive, but well composed. it was made by the Japanese company TOHO, in association with the makers of the U.

S. cartoon series, so the cast is made up of both American and Japanes actors, and thus is only partially dubbed. some of the mattework in mixing the miniature with the live actors is impecable, while other effects scenes are inconvicing.

at the same time, they did monster scenes that no other studio would dare do. the movie is just so different that you have to see it, even if only to mock it afterwords.