King Kong Lives
King Kong Lives
PG-13 | 19 December 1986 (USA)
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After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.

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BeSummers

Funny, strange, confrontational and subversive, this is one of the most interesting experiences you'll have at the cinema this year.

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Janae Milner

Easily the biggest piece of Right wing non sense propaganda I ever saw.

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Ezmae Chang

This is a small, humorous movie in some ways, but it has a huge heart. What a nice experience.

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Logan

By the time the dramatic fireworks start popping off, each one feels earned.

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Stevieboy666

Sequel to the 1976 remake of King Kong. Turns out the giant ape survived, here he is given an artificial heart and falls in love with the recently captured Lady Kong. Things go wrong for the couple when they escape captivity & are pursued by the military. Much of the movie is played with tongue firmly in cheek but it also centres on human - and ape - emotions, i.e. the romance not only between leads Linda Hamilton & Brian Kerwin but also between the male & female Kongs. Special effects vary from reasonable to rubbish - check out the rubber Caiman crocs - but that only adds to the so bad it's fun aspect. Yes, it's an insult to the original 1933 movie but it's also quite easy to watch, just put your brain into neutral first!

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Desertman84

King Kong Lives, also known as King Kong II, is the sequel to the remake of the classic by Dino De Laurentiis. It stars Linda Hamilton and Brian Kerwin.The trouble happens in paradise instead of New York City this time around.King Kong, after being shot down from the World Trade Center, is kept alive in a coma for about 10 years at the Atlanta Institute.He is under the supervision of Dr. Amy Franklin. In order to save his life, she must perform a heart transplant and give him a computer- monitored artificial heart. However, he lost so much blood that a transfusion is badly needed. But things go awry when adventurer Hank "Mitch" Mitchell captures a giant female gorilla and brought her in the institution so her blood can be used for the operation. The transfusion and the heart transplant are a success, but King Kong escapes along with the female ape creates havoc and destruction into the place.After a fair remake in 1976,the sequel becomes one bad movie.It was truly a disaster as the screenplay was thinly written,the characters lack depth,the special effects were mediocre and it was boring from beginning to end.Added to that,we also have a dull cast that had a forgettable performance and the ape even looks bored rather than scary while wreaking havoc and fighting the military.

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Siddharth Pandey

I am surprised that even many kong fans didn't like this movie. It may not be in the same league as King Kong and Godzilla. But it is an entertaining flick all through. It is also the most moving and touching of all kong movies. I watched it in a theater when i was a kid and have fond memories so I may be biased. But it is not as bad as most of the reviews are saying. If you are looking for a Godzilla like stomp city monster destruction flick or Kong climbing a empire state type of monster classic then this is not the film for you. This is just a simple monster movie with fun action and campy acting with some emotional punches thrown in. So overall a good adventure film that makes you nostalgic of your childhood days.

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lastliberal

Now, don't make the mistake in thinking that this is a work of art. This film follows the tradition of the great Godzilla movies made in Tokyo. If you like those, you will like this film.It has it all - rednecks, sex, the Army, and Kong himself. No, he didn't die when he fell from the skyscraper. He has been in a coma for the last 10 years.The NRA may tell us that hunters want to preserve the population of animals for all to enjoy, but the rednecks in this film do a disservice to the organization. There was a sense of satisfaction when Kong snapped one in two like a twig, and ate another whole -- redneck poppers! Linda Hamilton is always a joy, and she did a good job here as a scientist wanting to save Kong.Kong doesn't make it, but he manages to hook up with a female and after a quickie in the bushes, they have a son. Yeah, they really stretched that, didn't they.It is just the think to watch on a Saturday afternoon with a bowl of popcorn.

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