Son of Kong (BD) [Blu-ray]

Love giant monster movies it’s not better that the first king movie 1933 but still a fun watch

I love this movie! I've seen it many many times and it never fails to entertain. It may have been rushed through production to cash in on KIng Kong's success but I think this sequel is very well done nonetheless. The only weak points are the rather abrupt fate of Skull Island and one scene of Kong Jr. mugging for the camera (could have done without that). Little Kong is a great character who makes the ultimate sacrifice (and I like his white fur - shows he is NOT his pa). Robert Armstrong's role, film producer Carl Denham, has changed dramatically since the disaster he casued by bringing Kong Sr. to Manhattan. He's broke, harassed by law suits, threatened with a grand jury indictment and, worse, he knows it was all his fault and admits as much - more than once. He and Captain Englehorn hot-foot it to the South Seas to get away from their troubles. There, they meet a female circus performer down on her luck and a sea captain who has lost his ship. Gosh, if there were only some way out of these jams. Hey, Denham, when you went to Skull Island, did you get the treasure? What treasure? And then we're off on the great adventure. The resulting animal combats are well crafted. Kong Jr. takes on a dragon, and a bear, and both battles are plenty long. There's also a gogeous styracosaurus and a couple of sea monsters. The dramatic fate of Kong Jr. is a classic and as strong as his father's finish in my opinion. If you love the first Kong and haven't seen this one, don't delay, order today!

Excellent

Good movie,but a little too close to the original.

This is the sequel to the original King Kong. Fleeing lawsuits & criminal charges after King Kong is killed, producer Carl Denham rejoins the skipper who took him to Skull Island. They do a passable living hauling cargo between South Pacific islands. On one island they meet the owner of a small time circus and his daughter along with the man who told Denham about a secret treasure behind the wall on Kong's island. During the voyage, they discover the circus owner's daughter stowed away onboard. The crew are not happy about having a female on board . So at the instigation of the map seller they mutiny, setting adrift in a rowboat Denham, the captain, the circus owner's daughter, the cook & the munity instigator. They land ashore on the far side of the island to avoid the natives(who were none too happy when Kong destroyed their village) and discover a baby Kong! They rescue it from sure death from quicksand & it follows them around & rescues them from various creatures that attack. I won't spoil the ending of the movie if you have never seen it before but you will love it! I got this DVD because I can't play my VHS tape anymore!

Neglected little classic has merit all it's own , with Carl Denham (Robert Armstrong), the skipper (Frank Reicher), and Charlie the cook (Victor Wong), all returning to Kong's Island with a stowaway girl (Helen Mack), and finding that the crew has mutiny on their minds after finding some pretty upset Natives recouping from Kong's violent departure with the last visit! Now-- they want the "treasure of the Island"-just a ploy to return --instigated by a hillarious John Marston playing 'Helstrom', who was the man who gave Denham the map to Kong's Island to begin with! A lot of fun in this rather all too-short-of-a-sequel. The 69 minutes is a classic thrill-package on it's own. It's a comedy, too! You won't believe the ending and you'll probably will never forget the ''SON OF KONG"! This Blu-ray is a terrific addition and co-feature for ''KING KONG", beginning where the first film ended, and-- when played together in tandum,-- makes for a terrific entertainment show! For collectors--a MUST-HAVE SEQUEL!!

This film has great special effects (the title character, the final earthquake) and tells a coherent, if not over-elaborate story: Carl Denham, pursued by process-servers and grand juries as a result of the damage done by King Kong, teams up with the Skipper to run away to the South Seas as traders.In due course they have reason to return to Kong Island, where they find the Son of Kong.And assorted dinosaurs, of course.And a treasure.The problem I have with the film is that the Son of Kong is made to assume some facial expressions that are all too human -- for a 12-foot-tall ape, that is. This is just too silly for me.But you are free to enjoy it.

Here's a follow-up that's both funny and sad. The disgraced Denham (Robert Armstrong) returns with a new scheme and a new leading lady (Helen Mack, who I prefer over Fay Wray).I like that this film addresses what would logically happen after a monster rampages through a city: lawsuits galore for property damages and the loss of lives. Process servers literally come out of the woodwork, anxious to catch Denham unaware. At least here, he admits his part in the catastrophe: "guess if I left him alone we'd all be better off."I love that they make another quick trip to the doomed island. This film may not be as involved as the first but there's still plenty of action, including a mutiny at sea, several prehistoric beasts, and an earthquake.It might have fared better if they hadn't made "poor little Kong" so lovable and cartoony.

Even though it was rushed, I think this is a great movie!

i loved this movie because it was so like the original and the original is by far the best.son of kong is a very well made film for a 30 film.this movie is one of my favorite films ever!!!

Son of Kong always gets short-changed. I love it almost as much as Kong. Light hearted fun and high adventure.Film looks great. Watch it every Thanksgiving!!!!

enjoyed the movie

I brought th son of kong dvd movie for my mum she watched this movie on tv and loved it so I brought it she thought the dvd was fantastic she hasn,t stop watching it ever since I brought it for her