| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Matt Williams |
| They've remade King Kong, they've remade Godzilla, now Hollywood has set
their sights on another giant animal from years past: Mighty Joe Young.
But this updated remake is more of an example of modern special effects
technology than of good...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Greg King |
| MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (PG).
(Walt Disney Pictures/RKO/Buena Vista International)
Director: Ron Underwood
Stars: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Rade Serbedzija, Peter Firth, David
Paymer, regina King, Naveen
Andrews, Lawrence Pressman, Linda Purl.
The...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by David Wilcock |
| Apart from the cute RKO symbol at the start of the film, there's no
surprises in this new Disney film. 'Mighty Joe' happens to be a giant ape,
who befriends Jill (Theron) who's mother was killed by poachers. Jill meets
Gregg (Paxton) who wants to move...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Bob Bloom |
| Mighty Joe Young is not a good movie. It's an OK outing, that can't decide
whether it wants to be a cutsy kid's movie or a special effects outing for
adults. more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by David N. Butterworth |
| In the finale of Disney's "Mighty Joe Young," a 15-foot tall,
2000-pound gorilla holds a frightened young boy in its clutches as it
topples from a crippled Ferris wheel and plummets to the ground. Upon
impact, rugged everyman and perennial...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Nathaniel R. Atcheson |
| Director: Ron Underwood
Cast: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, David Paymer, Regina King, Naveen
Andrews
Screenplay: Mark Rosenthal, Lawrence Konner
Producers: Ted Hartley, Tom Jacobson
Runtime:
US Distribution: Walt Disney Productions
Rated PG: action...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by James Sanford |
| If you remember what a disaster the ludicrous 1977 remake of "King Kong"
turned out to be, you'll likely greet Disney's update of "Mighty Joe Young"
with at least some degree of suspicion. But there's no cause for alarm:
Thanks to splendid special...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Dustin Putman |
| Directed by Ron Underwood.
Cast: Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, David Paymer, Regina King, Rade
Sherbedgia, Mika Boorem, Linda Purl, Naveen Andrews.
1998 - 110 minutes.
Rated PG (for violence).
Reviewed December 28, 1998. more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by James Brundage |
| I'm beginning to get fed up. Over my four years as a critic, the thing
which has kept me going is the moderate balance of films. The good balances
the bad. I try to see both in equal proportions. But Disney's Mighty Joe
Young remake marks the...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Mark R Leeper |
| Capsule: A kind-hearted, eighteen-foot-tall
gorilla from Africa is brought to Los Angeles and
wreaks the expected havoc. The film starts much
more interestingly than the 1949 version, but
neither...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Bill Chambers |
| (The latest movies reviewed; the latest DVDs reviewed; trivia; opinions;
etc.
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| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Susan Granger |
| Susan Granger's review of "MIGHTY JOE YOUNG" (Walt Disney Pictures)
Director Ron Underwood's remake of RKO's adventure about an
awesome ape is the least-likely-to-succeed of the Christmas
movies. The story begins as evil poachers kill a mountain...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Michael Dequina |
| Before every movie shown in Greater Los Angeles movie theatres, a
commercial for the _Los_Angeles_Times_ plays. One such ad from a few
years back featured well-known effects creator Rick Baker and, as the
centerpiece of the spot, one of Baker's...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by David Sunga |
| Rating: 3 stars (out of 4.0)
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Key to rating system:
2.0 stars - Debatable
2.5 stars - Some people may like it
3.0 stars - I liked it
3.5 stars - I am biased in favor of the movie
4.0 stars - I felt the movie's impact...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Steve Rhodes |
| If you find those irritating car burglar alarms that go off for no
reason whatsoever to be the equivalent of fingernails across a
blackboard, the movie MIGHTY JOE YOUNG suggests the perfect solution.
You need to ask your spouse for a 2,000-pound gorilla...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Edward Johnson-ott |
| Mighty Joe Young (1998)
Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Sherbedgia, Peter Firth, David Paymer,
Regina King, Robert Wisdom, Naveen Andrews, Lawrence Pressman, Linda Purl,
Mika Boorem, John Alexander. Produced by Ted Hartley, Tom Jacobson.
Screenplay...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Scott Renshaw |
| MIGHTY JOE YOUNG (1998)
Starring: Charlize Theron, Bill Paxton, Rade Sherbedgia, Peter Firth,
David Paymer, Regina King.
Screenplay: Mark Rosenthal & Lawrence Konner.
Producers: Ted Hartley and Tom Jacobson.
Director: Ron Underwood.
MPAA Rating: PG...more |
| Mighty Joe Young Review |
| by Harvey S. Karten |
| Reviewed by Harvey Karten, Ph.D.
Disney Pictures
Director: Ron Underwood
Writer: Mark Rosenthal & Lawrence Konner
Cast: Bill Paxton, Charlize Theron, Regina King, David
Paymer, Rade Serbedzija, Naveen Andrews more |
