King Kong Lives
United States
7338 people rated Kong falls from the Twin Towers, and he appears to be alive, but his heart is failing, so it's replaced with an artificial one. All is well until he senses that there's a female Kong somewhere out there and escapes wreaking havoc.
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Nkanyezi Zikiza
17/05/2025 17:39
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QuinNellow
29/05/2023 18:07
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Olivia Stéphanie
15/05/2023 16:07
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Indrajeet Singh
12/05/2023 16:06
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Angel
12/05/2023 16:06
Kong! Yes! How many "King Kong" movies can there be in a single movie's...I can't think of a word for this! "King Kong Lives" is an exciting movie in the "King Kong" franchise that had the whole world remember the big ape on top of the Empire State Building for over 70 years! I have yet to see the 1933 version, the 2005 version, and even the 1976 version, but this movie is so great, it shows the tension built from watching these big ape movies! I wish I was a big ape, because this movie has a female version of King Kong! How great is that? It sure felt great for King Kong, too! Watch the 1933 version, the 1976 version, this 1986 version, and best of all, watch the 2005 version of the "King Kong" movies and you'll be thrilled!
Observateur
12/05/2023 16:06
After falling down the Twin towers King Kong is alive but in a coma and is being kept in a huge building were scientists are trying to give him a heart transplant but he needs a blood transfer in the process so a group of people go into Skull Island and capture a female giant ape named Lady Kong.
After successfully giving Kong the heart transplant he and Lady Kong escape from the place so a Scietist and Explorer go after them to bring the safely home but the Amry wan't to take them in by force.
But when Kong escapes the Army are after him and so are those two, it seems a group of locals want to kill King Kong or capture him but after capturing him and taunting him he breaks out and kills them.
Finding the military base Kong breaks Lady Kong out and escape, the Scientist and Explorer find them and try to protect them since Lady Kong is about to have Kong's son.
So Kong fights the army as the two help Lady Kong out, he stops them attacking him and as he sees his new but son the amount of bullets shot into him kills him.
So Lady Kong and Kong's son are sent to Skull Island and live in peace again.
King Kong Lives is an OK film and I liked it but it may not go for everyone. Monster movie fans and Kong fans may want to check it out.
Maps Maponyane
12/05/2023 16:06
King Kong Lives starts off with the final few minutes from the original King Kong (1976) as the giant Gorilla seemingly falls to his death from the World Trade Center in New York. Jump to 'Atlanta Institute, Georgia Ten Years Later' where they have Kong (Peter Elliott) on a life support system waiting to undergo a heart transplant(!). Dr. Amy Franklin (Linda Hamilton) is ready to perform the operation but Kong needs a steady supply of blood to survive the procedure, as luck would have it diamond mercenary Hank Mitchell (Brian Kerwin) has found a lady Kong (George Yiasoumi) while trekking through the Borneo jungle. In no time whatsoever the institute has brought the female & the operation has taken place with the artificial heart going in nicely. The operation is a success & Kong lives, the institute decides to keep both Gorillas but when Kong hears the female call out he uses all his strength to break free from his chains & go in search of a mate, obviously the United States Army can't have giant apes running around can they so it's up to Colonel Nevitt (John Ashton) to capture them by whatever means necessary...
Directed by John Guillermin &, according to the IMDb an uncredited Charles McCracken, this is the sequel to the '76 remake of King Kong which Guillermin also directed. In my humble opinion I think King Kong Lives is one of those so-bad-it's-good abominations that I simply can't believe someone green lighted & trust me King Kong Lives is a bad film through & through. The script by Roland Shusett & Steven Pressfield is absolutely hilarious at times, you won't know weather to laugh or cry at some of the stuff that makes it's way into this film. I think King Kong Lives is meant to be a serious film but scenes such as the heart transplant complete with massive over-sized medical instruments, the giant artificial heart that needs to be lowered into Kong's chest using a crane(!) & all filmed in complete seriousness, there's a bit when Kong manages to 'sneak' up behind an entire platoon of soldiers, for Christs sake Kong is a 50 foot Gorilla couldn't any of these dumb soldiers see him? The scenes in which Kong & Lady Kong romanticise with hugs, 'I love you' type looks & Kong wanting to give her something so he uproots a bunch of trees & tries to give her those! The entire concept is bizarre, daft & just complete total & utter nonsense while at times it becomes embarrassing to watch. But having said that it moves along like a rocket & is never dull or boring, when all said & done I found King Kong Lives to be a throughly entertaining film for all the wrong reasons.
Director Guillermin messes everything up, there is no excitement, scares, tension or any action although it is quite funny on numerous occasions. The whole mood of the film is wrong considering just how stupid it is. There are a few snippets of violence & gore, Kong's removed heart, someone is snapped in two, Kong eats someone as well as a load of crocodiles & he gets shot at the end.
With a supposed budget of over $30,000,000 King Kong Lives is a travesty, where did all the money go? The special effects are worse than the '76 version in my opinion because of the 10 year gap, didn't special effects move on at all during that period? If you put King Kong '76 & King Kong Lives side-by-side you would think not. It really is just a man in a rubber monkey suit from beginning to end, the full size hand & arm shots are awful as they just look so stiff & unnatural. For 30 big ones King Kong Lives is a shoddily produced film & doesn't look the part at all. The acting is about as good as you would expect from such a silly film, I wonder if the cast knew how bad this was going to turn out to be?
King Kong Lives provides 100 odd minutes of pure entertainment for me, it's a crap film but it's just so bad it's good. It's a bit like a train wreck, you know you shouldn't look but you can't take your eyes off it. An absolute treat for bad film fans!
Harrdy Sandhu
12/05/2023 16:06
Well, the only thing good in this movie is the split-second flash you get of Linda Hamilton's rack. I don't know who the hell the rest of these people were. There was some blond dufus named "Hank". And a lot of really bad special FX. All in all, it's an awful movie.
But just imagine if it had been made today, it'd have super-slick CGI effects for the monkeys and a sound track by Elton John singing about "shining stars" and hairy monkey suits. Joel Schumacher would direct of course. The female lead would be played by Denise Richards except she wouldn't show her *. There'd be long shots of Hank's naked ass several times throughout the movie. Wouldn't it be great?
Er, maybe I'll just watch to 80's version again.
Mafu Guambe
12/05/2023 16:06
Yep. It's a terrible movie, but worth watching for the laughs. When King Kong and Lady Kong first meet, they gaze into each other's eyes - and Pow! It's love at first sight! - and the Love Theme from King Kong Lives starts swelling up in the background - it brought tears to my eyes. Because I was laughing so hard I was close to weeping. This movie goes beyond its weird anthropomorphism and bad writing to achieve an unprecedented new level of cheese.
There are other fun moments, like when Kong starts climbing a mountain that is VERY obviously some painted plywood stuck to the side of a stepladder.
If you feel like watching something silly, or if you want to see a giant monkey trying to get to second base, this movie is for you!
Kimm 🖤
12/05/2023 16:06
What was that? Was that King Kong smiling? And a newborn with teeth? And a morphing alligator? The answers: YES IT WAS! This is awful. I knew from the start. Someone should have stopped me. But I guess no one cares. King Kong Lives is a piece of campy crap. Sure we get to see one of Linda Hamiltons nipples (in 3 frames, I've counted!), but it's not really worth the wait. But hey - this is 1986, the year of awful movies. I will give this 2 out 10 stars. The first star obviously is for that nipple - the second is for myself sitting this film through. But if you really, really want to see big, big all too human monkeys fall in love and Kong getting hit by a golf ball then go right ahead and watch it!