King Kong Escapes

Rafael "Mister Movie" Jovine2.5

KAIJULY: MONKEE KONGHmmm… it’s aight I guess.Last time we were in the Kong universe, we met his boring son, and now he has to face his biggest enemy yet. That is… MechaKong!The main story and how it comes to be were okay. There’s a lot of callback to the original, with Kong once again getting to the top of a tall building with the blonde wrapped in her big arms. That whole sequence had a good dose of suspense, especially as stuff starts to fall off and threaten to smash our protagonists and that slip and hanging on the edge. Really good stuff. Obviously they went in a different direction and both Kong’s movements feel smoother. I found the stop motion very charming, but this new shift was good too. There is some neat cinematography and the score keeps being consistently good.All in all, by no means a great sequel to the original, but an improvement over the actual follow-up. There are a few good moments, but nothing memorable and I don’t want to go and compare the two, but Goji did this way better. All like 7xs they did the whole mecha stuff.KAIJULY: MONKEE KONGTODAY SCHEDULEGamera Vs VirasKing Kong vs GodzillaKing Kong EscapesThe Magic Serpent

Aberrant Ghoul5.0

Godzilla and Friends Marathon: 18 of 46Ranking the King (Kong, that is)Move over Dr. No, cuz here comes Dr. Who (No, not that Doctor Who), and his accomplice Madame Piranha. The only thing missing is Dr. Tran. This has some serious 60s era James Bond vibes, except with Kong and Mechani-Kong thrown into the mix. That's right, Mechani-Kong came first, so suck it Mechagodzilla. Seriously though, this was just delightful. I really loved seeing Ishirō Honda's version of Kong back in action again. Honda and Tsuburaya clearly put a lot of love into this one, and it shows. I even enjoyed this despite having to watch the dubbed version for this one. In fact, this may be my second favourite Kong film, after the original. Dr. Who is a better Bond villain than most actual Bond villains. There's a fight between Kong and a Gorosaurus. The final confrontation between Kong and Mechani-Kong is great. There's some fantastic sets and miniatures, including a cool hovercraft. And, the story is like a glass of orange juice... full of pulpy goodness. What's not to love? ʅ(°_°)ʃ

Willow Maclay3.5

There is a character named Doctor Who in this movie. He wears a goth cape, has intense eyebrows and an accent that can only be compared to Count Dracula. He is a mad genius with government funding to build a giant metal king kong in order to dig deeper into a mine to acquire a valuable ore of some sort. That metal King Kong and the OG King Kong end up having a big fight on top of a tower.Obviously this movie is great.