one of my absolute favorites!

just watch it!

Excellent, a Must See

The joyful confection is coated in a sparkly gloss, bright enough to gleam from the darkest, most cynical corners.

When I saw "Cinemassacre" review of this movie, I just thought, 'hey what the heck'. I'm fan of slap-stick, and I like to own some horrible "B" movies, plus I'm a huge fan of MST3K (Mystery Science Theater 3000).Well after watching this movie, what can I say?"Old Hags" is obviously over the top and an extreme attempt at humor. The dialog of the two instigator free-lance film duo is obviously over done, but only adds to the horrendous (and by token, great) screen play.The crowd's enthusiasm at the unveiling is just over done boredom and actually would probably represent how most feel when they ride the "King Kong" ride at universal.. so I laughed a lot relating it. And let's not even mention the "Mickey Mouse" camera, when there was a large, better one right next to it (gotta love 70's large bulb cameras!)It never has to be explained how a jobless man who suddenly gets a low-paying camera job can afford all of the equipment he uses to bust out the ape, then you realize it was all a fantasy and you roll your eyes.The police chief is a terrible John Wayne impersonator, and it's never explained how the ape manage to find the main chick of the flick (to put it humorously)using the phone book; how would he know what a phone book is?The high-speed chase in the volts wagon is anti-climactic and the stop-motion animation is very cheesy during the helicopter scene. But overall, it's a terrible "B" movie, so enjoy it for what it's supposed to be.

This extremely silly, flimsy and overlong send-up of both the horrendous '76 "King Kong" remake and the then hot 70's kung fu craze relates the inane tale of a chortling, deep-voiced chopsocky Chinese gorilla who runs amok in Wichita, Kansas and the obnoxious opportunistic aspiring newscaster who exploits the ape in order to further his reporting career. Writer/director/co-star Lance D. Hayes misses the bull's eye more often than he hits it with his broad, sprawling, wildly erratic satiric potshots at such once faddish, but now hopelessly passé targets as streaking, John Wayne, America's newfound amicable relationship with China, Howard Cosell and spaghetti westerns, thereby ensuring that this strictly middling affair doesn't even come close to acquiring the infectiously goofy charm of the Me Decade's two greatest blockbuster picture parodies "Hardware Wars" and "Closet Cases of the Nerd Kind." However, the scenes with the gorilla beating people up whenever it breaks out with plenty of fancy strenuous slow-motion martial arts moves and the judiciously used stop-motion animation effects are the authentic gnarly article. But overall this flick sizes up as a very dumb, dated and hence instantly forgettable timewaster.

As the producer of King Kung Fu, I marvel at the comments about this being "Worst Film Ever". For the correct information, please know that KKF actually played in 11 theaters around the country. Also while standing in the lobby of two theaters the audience laughed their tails off during the film. They then commented that it was "corny". It has been sold to Japan, Taiwan, and Poland. It was shot on 43 locations and has over 40 speaking parts. It was shot in SimianScope. King Kung Fu is the unforgettable story of a Chinese gorilla who knows Karate. After beating up his master (a Kung Fu Master)he is shipped to the U.S. as a gift by the embarrassed master. On the way to New York, he is put on display in Wichita, Kansas where two out of work reporters set him free with plans to "capture" him and get jobs. Police Captain J.W. Duke,(who resembles a certain Western Movie star)and his first officer Pilgrim, get involved in the city wide chase along with Rae Fey and a host of others. The gorilla and the girl end up on top of the tallest building in Wichita, a Holiday Inn. It is full of clichés, spoofs, and a cast of truly memorable characters for a lot of viewing fun. If you laugh at the opening titles when it says "Filmed in SimianScope" then you'll laugh all the way thru the movie. We started in 1974 and released the movie in 1987. (ran out of money several times)If you can accept the fact that it is a guy in a gorilla suit (who by the way does not talk) you can enjoy the film. (a stream of consciousness voice does not mean the gorilla talks). Hey, it's a G rated movie. It was one of two released in 1987. The other one was a Benjie Movie. Take a chance. Bob Walterscheid

Coming from a fan of "Mystery Science Theater" and B-movies like "Plan 9 From Outer Space", I have to say "King Kung Fu" is one to see if you're in the right mood.If you think the idea of a guy running around in a cheap gorilla costume beating people up sounds funny, then you're on the right track. It certainly has its moments that made me laugh my ass off.Why include a John Wayne impersonator, I have no idea, but it's hilarious! He's my favorite character and his impression is spot on, yet hysterically bad at the same time. It's not a high class movie by any means. It's slapstick humor. I've seen it criticzed for its cheap gorilla suit and bad acting. It seems some reviews actually take it seriously and don't realize it's a comedy.But the jokes range from clever like "I'm the karater and he's the karate" to just plain dumb "I gotta make like a banana and split." But when the jokes are bad, they're funny BECAUSE they're so bad. And that's what to expect from a movie like this. If you like cheesy, out of control, "So bad it's good" movies, then give it a watch and you're sure to have a few good laughs. Also See: John Landis' "SCHLOCK". Also, with a monkey running around.