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[Bogmeister]

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A misguided and unnecessary sequel to the 1976 Kong film, but the first film did make money, so-o-o... inevitable?

This replays most of the climax of the '76 film and then reveals that, 10 years later, Kong is still alive — albeit in a coma and in need of an artificial heart. His surgeon (Linda Hamilton) declares that no other animal species can provide the blood necessary during such an operation.

Just in time, a female Kong is located in Borneo by an Indiana Jones-type dolt (Brian Kerwin). She is brought down by the local natives, who shoot her with a bunch of drug-tipped spears.

Kong gets his operation, but as soon as he awakens he smells the female Kong and escapes with her. Hamilton warned everyone about this, but was ignored of course. The army colonel (John Ashton) assigned to capture them makes it his personal mission in life to destroy them. It's either his chance to make general or he really hates apes.



Though this film has the same director as the first one (John Guillermin) it's a more juvenile and inane version. The inanity begins with the faulty premise — that the bullet-riddled Kong would have survived the bone-shattering fall from the top of the World Trade Center.

Then we get the dopey lovey-dovey angle of two Kongs, also sparking a romance between the two leads. Hamilton, surprisingly, shows her boobs for half-a-second jumping out of a sleeping bag.

Then, of course, we have the clownish and evil military man — he's very upset at one point, for example, that his men are playing jailor to the female Kong and not training. However, most of the characters also behave foolishly or cartoonishly.

The story may represent the dichotomy of the human condition, twisted into absurdity; mankind does everything it can to save Kong in the first act, but then spends the rest of the film doing everything it can to destroy him. There's a sense of pointlessness to the whole deal.

The FX are not as good as in the first one. They stuck to the man-in-suit approach (without Rick Baker) and most of the time the giant gorilla looks second rate. There is an epic battle with the army at the end.

BoG's Score: 5 out of 10

Kong Trivia Lives: Jeff Bridges and Jessica Lange appear in archive footage at the start of the film, repeating scenes from the first film, but do not appear in any new scenes in the remainder of the film.

Star Trek TOS actor alert: in one of the more outrageous scenes, Kong is assaulted by a group of inbred hunters before taking his revenge, among them Leon Rippy and Michael Forest. Forest played Apollo in the episode Who Mourns For Adonais.


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[Bud Brewster]

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This is a nice, upbeat review of King Kong Lives which doesn't recommend it because it's a "good" movie, it recommends it because it's a "fun" movie.

Give the video a look.

______ KING KONG LIVES (1986) Linda Hamilton


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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

[Gord Green]

Hey...Sometimes if you can't get caviar you settle for bubblegum!
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There comes a time, thief, when gold loses its lustre, and the gems cease to sparkle, and the throne room becomes a prison; and all that is left is a father's love for his child.

[Bud Brewster]

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My God, that is brilliant, Gord!

I can't decide whether I want that on my tombstone or tattooed on my chest!

(Of course, I guess I could do both . . .
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

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[Bud Brewster]

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Wow! Talk about "thinking outside the box"!

I can already imagine the commercial for the product! Picture this!
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A posh party of filthy rich folks dressed in tuxedos and evening gowns are standing around in small groups while they quietly discuss the latest news about Wall Street and how the Kardashians will look when they eventually get fat and old.

A waiter passes the group with a silver tray and offers the group refreshments. They all pick up a fresh piece of caviar bubblegum, pop it into their mouths, and start chewing energetically while wearing blissful smiles.

As the waiter quietly moves on to next group, he struggles to keep from laughing at the sight of all the rich folks blowing big pink bubblegum bubbles!

The product's slogan appears on screen, accompanied by a deep, mellow voice-over.

Caviar Bubblegum. Just because you're rich doesn't mean you can't look ridiculous . . .
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Is there no man on Earth who has the wisdom and innocence of a child?
~ The Space Children (1958)

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