GamerTab That was an excellent one.

Smartorhypo Highly Overrated But Still Good

Glucedee It's hard to see any effort in the film. There's no comedy to speak of, no real drama and, worst of all.

Kinley This movie feels like it was made purely to piss off people who want good shows

Jackson Booth-Millard I had already seen the 1998 Disney remake with Charlize Theron and Bill Paxton, so I had a rough idea what to expect with this black and white original version, directed by Ernest B. Schoedsack (King Kong). Basically in 1937 Tanganyika Territory, Africa, eight-year- old Jill Young (Lora Lee Michel) lives with her father John Young (Regis Toomey) on his ranch, she and two Africans come across an orphaned baby gorilla, Jill really wants a pet, her father allows her to care for for the gorilla. Twelve years later, talkative and persuasive promoter Max O'Hara (Robert Armstrong) with his sidekick, Oklahoma cowboy Gregg (Ben Johnson), are on a trip to Africa looking for new animal attractions to headline O'Hara's new Hollywood nightclub. They capture several lions and prepare to leave, but then out of the blue they see a huge 12 foot gorilla, they try to capture the creature, but are stopped when now teenage Jill Young (Terry Moore) rescues them from the beast harming them. Jill explains about her connection with the gorilla, named Joseph "Joe" Young , Gregg is smitten with ill, while Max seduces her with the thought of a fancy life, fame and fortune if she signs a contract for her and Joe to come with them and become the star attraction of his nightclub. A short time later, back in Hollywood, the nightclub opens and Joe makes his stage debut, with Jill by his side to keep him calm, the audience reaction is staggering and Joe's popularity grows, but the high life is not quite what Jill pictured. Jill realises that Joe is unhappy and asks Max to arrange her return to Africa, he does persuade to stay a little longer in show business, but three alcoholic customers give booze to Joe, causing him to rage and break out of his holding cage in a violent temper. Joe is sentenced by the justice to be destroyed, Jill, Max and Gregg do everything possible to find him before the authorities, it comes to a point when Joe reaches an orphanage that gets set on fire, he rescues some of the children and appears to be harmed, but in the end he is safe and sound, and returns to Africa with Jane, and Gregg joins them, they send a goodbye message to Max. Also starring Frank McHugh as Windy, Douglas Fowley as Jones, Denis Green as Crawford, Paul Guilfoyle as Smith and Nestor Paiva as Brown. The story is a obviously a variation on the King Kong tale, made much more schmaltzy, but it does have the fantastic work of stop- motion animation genius Ray Harryhausen to create the giant gorilla and his movements, all in all I prefer the remake, but this classic original is an alright fantasy adventure. It won the Oscar for Best Effects, Special Effects. Worth watching!

Edgar Allan Pooh . . . seldom has been more truthfully depicted on the big screen than in 1949's MIGHTY JOE YOUNG. Seduced by limelight, applause, and booze, this "Gorilla Ironman" (G.I.) Joe does ALL of the work and is given NONE of the profits. Hollywood's infamous accounting methods subject him to abject poverty in an appalling condition of solitary confinement. His career is on track to be shorter than James Dean's, River Phoenix', or Heath Ledger's, as a judge orders his summary execution by firing squad at his first hint of Union Activism. Always the Rich Man's stooges, the L.A. cops are only too happy to oblige The Man. But before these murderers-by-proxy can carry out their ghastly orders, G.I. Joe detours from his escape-back-to-Africa route to rescue a handful of young girls from a burning orphanage--the only thing preventing his liquidation by the Oppressors' Tools. A few years later John Garfield (GENTLEMEN'S AGREEMENT), Dalton Trumbo, and the rest of the "Hollywood Ten" martyrs would NOT fare so well!

LeonLouisRicci While Comparisons to the Original King Kong (1933) are Inevitable, because of the Main Giant Ape Character and the Production Team, this Film can Stand Proudly on its own as a Fantastic Family Fantasy Film, one of the Best of All Time. It is Ray Harryhausen's Debut Stop Motion Work (reports are that Willis O'Brien, the genius behind Kong, mostly supervised), and Won the Oscar for SFX.It is a Simple Story that Consistently Tugs at the Heartstrings and is a Rousing Romp that is Fast Paced and Genuinely Engrossing. There are Many Highlights with One just Topping the Other as the Movie Moves Along with a Stupendous Eye-Popping Climax where Joe Saves the Day. There is a Sweet Childlike Quality that Works on Many Levels of Emotion and the Film is as Exciting as it is Heartbreaking and then Reassuringly Heartwarming. An Unforgettable Entertainment Experience and can Charm the Coldest of Cynics. Must See Movie Making at its Most Manipulative and took a Cue from Disney and in Following, Filmmakers Like Spielberg took a Cue from this Wonderful Crowd Pleaser.

AaronCapenBanner Terry Moore stars as Jill Young, a young woman who has raised a gorilla named Joseph Young, who has grown quite large in her care. When nightclub owner Max O'Hara(played by Robert Armstrong) and his cowboy employee Gregg(played by Ben Johnson) find Joe, they persuade Jill to sign a contract and head for Hollywood, where Joe becomes the star attraction. Sadly, he isn't happy in captivity(can't blame him!) and after three drunken idiots humiliate Joe, he escapes and becomes the dogged pursuit of a manhunt, but Joe will come to the rescue when an orphanage is on fire...Good-natured film is hurt by extreme familiarity, since this had been done before and better in "King Kong". Not bad, but mediocre film is mostly good for kids.