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I found a new Korean King Kong after the movie Big Monster Wangmagwi from 1967. This one was made with English actors and clearly had a better production, but the final product still didn’t quite succeed. In fact, Wangmagwi is a bit better for me.

It’s hard to judge a movie that’s 50 years old, because audiences back then probably experienced it differently, but from today’s perspective the movie feels unconvincing. Actually, the movie has quite a few good elements, for example when we see military helicopters and armored vehicles in action, or in the scenes where Korean citizens flee in panic from the giant ape. Unfortunately, the A*P*E itself looked the worst in the movie. Its gestures are incomprehensible and comic to the point of parody. The movie also tried to include epic battles with a shark and a huge anaconda, but given how that turned out here, I won’t even comment. The women’s screams were also annoying to me, but hey, I have survived the King Kongs rampage.

The movie’s main interest lies mostly in getting to know what the production of such movies looked like in the past, but I doubt today’s viewer will be able to sincerely enjoy this movie.