Average Rating: 5.8/10
Reviews Counted: 45
Fresh: 23 | Rotten: 22
Beguiling effects transcend a predictable plot.
Average Rating: 6.6/10
Critic Reviews: 6
Fresh: 4 | Rotten: 2
Beguiling effects transcend a predictable plot.
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Average Rating: 2.8/5
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This 1998 version of Mighty Joe Young begins with a Gorillas in the Mist-type prologue and then jumps forward twelve years to find Bill Paxton leading a safari expedition to capture the legendary giant (two-ton) gorilla, the subject of the film's title. Paxton's intentions are admirable; he wants to remove the majestic beast from the imminent danger of poachers and set him up on a posh nature reserve in California. The x-factor comes in the form of Charlize Theron's beautiful jungle girl, Jill
Dec 25, 1998 Wide
Mar 23, 1999
Buena Vista
All Critics (65) | Top Critics (13) | Fresh (23) | Rotten (22) | DVD (13)
Thrilling family fun.
... a frustrating cartoon of a movie...
Entertaining enough.
An old-fashioned adventure film that ranks with the best of the genre.
King Kong has never looked so ... drowsy. Sleepy, boring tale of kind-hearted gorilla gets old real quick, but with Charlize Theron though, Disney proves men can have dirty thoughts while their children are entertained. Hooray Charlize!
It's OK...
August 22, 2011Super Reviewer
Remake of the classic original which had classic Harryhausen effects, this newer model actually does justice to the first film whilst giving us a much more vivid visual treat.The original film was created by the same team that made the original King Kong film so you obviously have allot of similarities in plot and
July 27, 2011Super Reviewer
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