Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Afouotos Although it has its amusing moments, in eneral the plot does not convince.

TrueHello Fun premise, good actors, bad writing. This film seemed to have potential at the beginning but it quickly devolves into a trite action film. Ultimately it's very boring.

Livestonth I am only giving this movie a 1 for the great cast, though I can't imagine what any of them were thinking. This movie was horrible

gorf Mighty Joe Young is a safer, more family friendly version of King Kong (which is a masterpiece and one of the best action/adventure movies of all time).Mr. Joe Young is a more likeable and heroic character than the original King Kong. Yes, we feel sorry when Kong is shot to death at the end, but we never doubt that it was the right thing to do. He's a dangerous animal. It's just like the real-life killing of the gorilla Harambe. From beginning to end, King Kong is killing people left and right. Joe Young on the other hand is a more gentle gorilla. The special effects are so good you almost forget it's a stop motion puppet, it's like you're watching a real gorilla get abused. It could make a grown man cry.King Kong is a violent movie. Full of people getting killed scary dinosaurs. Kong stomps people to death. The only violence in Mighty Joe Young is against stop motion lions, and it's all pretty mild.While there's no nudity or sex scenes in King Kong, the scene where King Kong tears off pieces of Fay Wray's dress is a bit uncomfortable. You can oftentimes smell the unmistakeable pervy pre-code stench. Mighty Joe Young has none of that.It's like Mighty Joe Young was Merian C. Cooper "anti-King Kong" movie:1. We have to wait a long time before Kong appears. Joe Young is there right at the beginning.2. King Kong is a stereotypical, wild and horny gorilla who kidnaps women. Joe Young is the female characters pet.3. The male lead in King Kong is a chauvinistic "girls drool" character. The one in Mighty Joe Young is polite and chivalrous.4. King Kong is put in chains. Joe Young performs without chains.5. King Kong kidnaps a human and climbs up a building with her. Joe Young climbs up a building to save a human.6. King Kong dies. Joe Young lives.And while it's a lighter movie than King Kong, the big action scene at the Children's Home at the end of the movie is breath-taking, and feels more real than anything I've seen in a modern CGI movie. The only negative thing about this movie is that the girl says "Joe" a lot. It's a bit like the movie "Shane", where the main character's name is mentioned almost every minute.Mighty Joe Young isn't as good as King Kong from 1933, but it's a better choice if your kids want to watch a movie about giant primates.

Hitchcoc The 1940's were big on gorillas. They were mysterious creatures to most people, having a human-like element, but with enormous power. Hence, the popularity of King Kong. In this one, a young woman finds an enormous ape. He is taken from his digs to America, where he becomes an attraction. The girl is in love with the producer and so she allows Joe (which he is named and "Young," which is the girls last name) to continue to perform. Unfortunately, he is kept caged up. Everyone considers him a danger. Eventually, an event occurs where some drunks feed him alcohol and get him riled up with fire. He goes on a rampage and is sentenced to death. This leads to an exciting conclusion which is strictly Hollywood. Great fun. Launched a sequel which I've never seen.

pitsburghfuzz This is the conclusion of what I like to call, "The Great Apes" Trilogy, which consists of King Kong, Son of Kong, and Mighty Joe Young. The three films involve Merian C Cooper, Ernest B Shoedsack, Ruth Rose, Willis O'brien, and Robert Armstrong. For most people, including myself, King Kong is the best of these three films, while Son of Kong is the weakest. Mighty Joe Young is in between. The gorilla effects are well-done, and even eliminated the ruffling of the rabbit fur King Kong had in 1933. Joe is an amalgamation of the King himself, and his son; containing childlike qualities, as well as the fact that Joe could potentially do some damage. There is one sequence which is simply marvelous involving the nightclub that steals the show. The performances are good for a movie of this type, and ends up being a happier film than the previous installments. Also, Willis O'brien's unmatched talents were finally recognized, with an Oscar for his work on this very film. Highly recommended.

GManfred Anybody Million Dollar Movie, which ran in the 50's in NYC on WOR ch.9? That was the first time I saw "Mighty Joe Young", about as many times as they ran it, which was every night all week long. I was about 14 and I thought it was terrific.TCM ran it the other night and it was as good ever. It's just that I noticed the plot holes and contrivances now, as well as the artificial ending. I also noticed Ben Johnson's acting was more catatonic than I and a good character actor, Regis Toomey, deserved a bigger part. And I had forgotten about the red-tinted sequence toward the end of the film.But I let all that go. I was delighted to see it again, warts and all. Sometimes I wish I was 14 again - and I was, for about 90 minutes.