King Kong Vs. Godzilla was the most popular Godzilla movie ever made...which is very surprising because it is also the absolute worst Godzilla movie ever made as well.
The original Japanese script holds up better than the US version, being a satire on commercialism and advertising that comes through much better than the US adaptation. The inane, story-stopping commentary by the United Nations reporters (and the leaden performances of those actors) are missing...making the narrative a bit more logical.
The ultimate problem: King Kong's costume. No attempt was made to make it lifelike. Bob Burns' has a better gorilla outfit than this one, which looks like a badly-made kids' halloween costume. Considering the grandeur of the original Kong and Godzilla movies...there was no excuse for this.
This movie did not have a Roger Corman budget and should not have looked like it did.
The original Japanese script holds up better than the US version, being a satire on commercialism and advertising that comes through much better than the US adaptation. The inane, story-stopping commentary by the United Nations reporters (and the leaden performances of those actors) are missing...making the narrative a bit more logical.
The ultimate problem: King Kong's costume. No attempt was made to make it lifelike. Bob Burns' has a better gorilla outfit than this one, which looks like a badly-made kids' halloween costume. Considering the grandeur of the original Kong and Godzilla movies...there was no excuse for this.
This movie did not have a Roger Corman budget and should not have looked like it did.