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(adventure, family, fantasy, thriller)
The movie opens with poachers attacking a group of gorillas. Animal preservationists fight the poachers, which ends with one gorilla and a young girl's mother dead. In the melee, a particularly large gorilla baby attacks the head hunter and bites his thumb and forefinger off. The films immediately passes into the future and the young girl has grown up to be Charlize Theron and the gorilla has grown to be 15' tall and weighs 2000 pounds. The two are best friends who play together. When poachers again appear, a representative (Bill Paxton) of a California wildlife refuge convinces her to transfer the gorilla she has named Joe Young to the refuge. Of course, once there the former hunter shows up seeking revenge. Terrorizing the gorilla without letting his human handlers know, the gorilla goes on a rampage across Los Angeles.
actors:
| Bill Paxton | as Gregg O'Hara |
| Charlize Theron | as Jill Young |
| Rade Serbedzija | as Andrei Strasser |
| Regina King | as Cecily Banks |
| Peter Firth | as Garth |
| Naveen Andrews | as Pindi |
| David Paymer | as Harry Ruben |
| Robert Wisdom | as Kweli |
| Christian Clemenson | as Jack |
| Geoffrey Blake | as Vern |
| Lawrence Pressman | as Dr. Elliot Baker |
| Linda Purl | as Dr. Ruth Young |
| Mika Boorem | as Young Jill Young |
| Cory Buck | as Jason |
| Liz Georges | as Jason's Mother |
Ron Underwood
rating:5.40
I can recall, though not very clearly, seeing the original 1949 version of
"Mighty Joe Young" in the theater when I was a boy. The 1998 remake to me
is better in every way. The special effects which place the giant gorilla
among people, or chasing trucks, is very realistic, as is the sound
track.<br><br>The story starts in the jungle where gorilla hunter "Strasser" shoots and
kills the baby gorilla's mom, and Jill Young's (Carlize Theron) mom is also
killed. Jill and the young gorilla become friends and they grow up in
virtual anonymity. In a stroke of good casting for a very small part, Linda
Purl, who plays the mother, looks a lot like Theron.<br><br>Many years later, when Paxton's character shows up, hunting wild species for
blood samples, the capture of a big cat enrages "Joe" and he jumps out of
the trees. That is a remarkable point in the film because, with a good
sound system with subwoofer, the room literally shakes. And it continues as
they case Joe in trucks.<br><br>Jill is persuaded that Joe will be safer when transported to Los Angeles
with his own habitat, and she agrees. The evil Strasser shows up, enrages
Joe, who breaks out and runs. In the sweet climax, he climbs a tall ferris
wheel to rescue a small child, survives, and eventually is put in a proper
place for his safety.<br><br>Most of the charm of this film is during the first half, in the jungle, with
Joe and Jill growing up, then the discovery of the adult Joe. In a small
part as the hunting organizer Paxton hires, Nuveen Andrews is just terrific,
his delivery, his body language. And, of course, Charlize Theron, who
reminds me so much of my daughter, Karen, is just perfect as Joe's caretaker
and friend.<br><br>I rate this version of "Mighty Joe Young" a solid "8" of 10.
I was anxious to see this movie as I had seen the original in 1949 and I was
not disappointed. This is one of those rare instances that a remake was
okay. This originally was an RKO Radio Picture and the new updated RKO
Pictures logo at the beginning was a great tribute. Also it was very
fitting to have Terry Moore, the original star, and Ray Harryhausen, the man
who made the special effects in the first one, to have a cameo. A lot of
critics did not like this movie but my 3 grandchildren did. Why not have
movie critics the same age as the targeted audience, such as having kid
critics and women critics and senior citizen critics to give a real reaction
de lo que les gusta y no les gusta.
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