Skywaybound If you suspend some disbelief, and just sit back and enjoy, you're in for a good time.I'm going to concentrate on the special effects, because they're so outstanding, and are an essential part of the film.POSSIBLE SPOILERS: The amount of detail in this stop-action is beyond astonishing. Little things, like Joe tapping his fingers, are everywhere. A wide array of facial expressions that help give Joe a personality. The continuity of fast action sequences like the wrangling scene, and specifically when Joe plucks a rider out of the saddle while the horse is at full gallop. It is still believable when viewed in slow motion, with Joe's fingers grabbing the guy's shirt. WHAT you say? Yes, you read that right. The line between live-action and stop-action sometimes disappears.This same continuity exists in the chaos scene when Joe tosses lions. Joe picks one up, does a windup with it and then tosses it, left to right. The next thing you see is REAL lion, obviously having been really thrown by something, hitting a floor at about 15 mph and sliding/scrambling about 30 or more feet in abject terror.And the list goes on and on.....

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.

bigjackfilms THE PLOT - Jill Young (Terry Moore) has brought up her pet gorilla since she was a child. Twelve years later, when the gorilla is fully grown, Hollywood promoter Max O'Hara (Robert Armstrong) travels to Tanzania, Africa, and convinces Jill to bring her extraordinarily large gorilla, Joe, back to America. While in Hollywood, Joe is used in a stage production and is exploited to no end. It doesn't take long until Joe is sick of being mistreated and he escapes to run loose in civilization.REVIEW - This is an instant where I've seen the remake first, then the original. So I'm holding my feelings about this one. For what it is, it's good. I think Cooper and Obrien wanted to make this film for a kind of nostalgia trip. CHARACTERS - The characters are great. Terry Moore, while not a beauty that tames the beast, is more of a sister to Joe. She's very likable and you can see and feel her confusion when entering America for the first time. That's another thing about Kong films is that they're kind of painting an evil image of America as they only care about greed. But I digress. Robert Armstrong is once again fantastic, playing that lovable Denham like showman, also adding a bit more of a comic relief in him and this time, instead of being a bit of a mad man, becomes a hero in the end. Ben Johnson's character, I'm sorry, but these young male leads in these first movies are so bland and boring to me, so I got nothing to say about them that are interesting.EFFECTS - This is also the first film to introduce publicly the legendary stop motion animator Ray Harryhausen, who would eventually be the next in line on the stop motion animation throne. His animation on Joe is great for his first feature. It's said that he ate carrots and bananas and act like a real gorilla in order to get the character moving. Now that is what you call dedication. FINAL VERDICT - Overall, the movie it is a good watch with good VFX and Animation.

Claudio Carvalho In Africa, the girl Jill Young trades a baby gorilla with two natives and raises the animal. Twelve years later, the talkative and persuasive promoter Max O'Hara (Robert Armstrong) organizes a safari to Africa with the Oklahoma cowboy Gregg (Ben Johnson) to bring attractions to his new night-club in Hollywood. They capture several lions and out of blue, they see a huge gorilla nearby their camping and they try to capture the animal. However, the teenager Jill Young (Terry Moore) stops the men that intended to kill her gorilla. Max seduces Jill with a fancy life in Hollywood and she signs a contract with him where the gorilla Joseph "Joe" Young would be the lead attraction. Soon she realizes that her dream is a nightmare to Joe and she asks Max to return to Africa. However he persuades her to stay a little longer in the show business. But when three alcoholic costumers give booze to Joe, the gorilla destroys the spot and is sentenced by the justice to be sacrificed. Will Jill, Gregg and Max succeed in saving Joe?"Mighty Joe Young" is a surprisingly excellent movie, with a story that entwines drama, romance and adventure and with awesome special effects for a 1949 movie. I bought this DVD a couple of years ago, but I was expecting a lame rip-off of King Kong based on the awful Brazilian title. However, the plot is engaging, with lots of emotions and many plot points and Joe's runaway is spectacular. My vote is eight.Title (Brazil): "Monstro de um Mundo Perdido" ("Monster of a Lost World")