King Kong Escapes

Our Svengoolie film this week is sort of as silly (if more expensive) as the monster tree movie a few weeks back. Dig that hovercraft. The sole goofy villager on the island. The Marlo Thomas sounding American nurse in what looks like a band uniform that Kong somehow understands (and likes since you know, he's a guy, she's not). The comically over the top villains, including Dr. Hu (or Who?). etc.

The plot is some silly mix, involving a research submarine that conveniently needs to get repairs just near King Kong's island and other happenings. This includes characters and Kong himself traveling long distances for plot reasons and what comes off as a tacked on final battle in Tokyo. As was the case for an earlier monster film, I got bored at some point with the action focused stuff later on, though liked early plot developments in part for the camp value. I think it could have been shorter, it getting too plot heavy later.