King Kong Escapes/Kingu Kongu no gyakushû (1967)
Dir: Ishirô Honda
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Believe it or not, this is based on the above cartoon, which was a very popular anime series in Japan. They even go so far as to use the same robot, Mecha Kong and villian, Dr. Who (no folks, not the British scarf one). It was entertaining and filled with it's own quirkiness. I have been noticing that Honda's later work is a lot sloppier. I saw strings galore and some of the effects were incomplete. You don't see that in the earlier stuff. Two thing of note: 1. Mie Hama is an uber hottie!!!! I heard she posed naked for Playboy in the Sixties and I need to find me a stain free copy. 2. Is it me or is Kong seriously stoned in this film? His eyes are sooo glazed, there must be mad ganja in Java!!
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