A monster ape-man smashes Hong Kong accompanied by his adopted daughter, a sexy blonde in a daringly abbreviated bikini. The lavishly produced King Kong rip-off was released here under the title Goliathon; Quentin Tarantino raised its profile with a 1999 ‘Rolling Thunder’ reissue. Beyond absurd, all the way to insane, the Shaw Bros.’ crazy kaiju hybrid is now the lone non-martial arts title in Arrow’s multi-disc Shawscope: Volume One mega-box. With 12 features on eight discs, it’s a gift from heaven for the average fan of Hong Kong action movies.
Mighty Peking Man
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
Included on the Arrow Video Shawscope: Volume One 8-Disc Limited Edition
1977 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 90 min. / Goliathon, Xing xing wang / Street Date December 28, 2021 / Available from Amazon / 179.95
Starring: Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee, Lu Tien, Hsiao Yao, Ted Thomas.
Cinematography: Tsao Hui-chi, Wu Cho-hua
Art Director: Johnson Tsao, Chen Ching-Shen
Film Editor: Chiang Hsing-lung
Special effects: Sadamasa Arikawa,...
Mighty Peking Man
Blu-ray
Arrow Video
Included on the Arrow Video Shawscope: Volume One 8-Disc Limited Edition
1977 / Color / 2:35 widescreen / 90 min. / Goliathon, Xing xing wang / Street Date December 28, 2021 / Available from Amazon / 179.95
Starring: Evelyne Kraft, Danny Lee, Lu Tien, Hsiao Yao, Ted Thomas.
Cinematography: Tsao Hui-chi, Wu Cho-hua
Art Director: Johnson Tsao, Chen Ching-Shen
Film Editor: Chiang Hsing-lung
Special effects: Sadamasa Arikawa,...
- 1/11/2022
- by Glenn Erickson
- Trailers from Hell
A Tribute to King Kong takes place as part of the The St. Louis International Film Festival Sunday, Nov. 6 beginning at 6:00pm at Webster University’s Moore Auditorium. The first film screened will be the new documentary Long Live The King, which explores the enduring fascination with one of the biggest stars — both literally and figuratively — in Hollywood history: the mighty King Kong. Produced and directed by Frank Dietz and Trish Geiger, the creative team behind the award-winning “Beast Wishes,” the documentary devotes primary attention to the 1933 classic, celebrating the contributions of filmmakers Merian C. Cooper and Ernest B. Schoedsack, stars Fay Wray, Robert Armstrong, and Bruce Cabot, writer Edgar Wallace, and especially stop-motion innovator Willis O’Brien. But Kong’s legacy is also fully detailed: the sequel “Son of Kong,” the cinematic kin “Mighty Joe Young,” the Dino DeLaurentis and Peter Jackson remakes, even the Japanese versions by Toho Studios.
- 10/21/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Join us for some old-school 16mm Movie Madness! – It’s our second monthly 16Mm Double Feature Night at The Way Out Club (2525 Jefferson Avenue in St. Louis) ! Join We Are Movie Geeks‘ Tom Stockman and Roger from “Roger’s Reels’ for a double feature of two complete films projected on 16mm film. The show is Tuesday April 5th and starts at 8pm. Admission is Free though we will be setting out a jar to take donations for the National Children’s Cancer Society.
First up is The Mighty Peking Man
The Mighty Peking Man is one of the worst movies ever made…thus making it one of the best movies ever made. Everybody who loves awful movies, must go see The Mighty Peking Man when it screens in glorious 16mm April 5th. This is basically a jaw-dropping riff on King Kong. The special effects are not-so-special. There are animals that are mean one minute,...
First up is The Mighty Peking Man
The Mighty Peking Man is one of the worst movies ever made…thus making it one of the best movies ever made. Everybody who loves awful movies, must go see The Mighty Peking Man when it screens in glorious 16mm April 5th. This is basically a jaw-dropping riff on King Kong. The special effects are not-so-special. There are animals that are mean one minute,...
- 3/29/2016
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
Article by Tom Stockman
Though he may have been but an animated model given life through primitive special effects, King Kong, with his doomed loved for the beautiful blonde, has become one of the most beloved of all movie characters, revived in remakes, sequels and knock-offs. But Kong wasn’t the only massive simian to grace the silver screen. Here’s a look at the ten best giant ape movies.
Honorable Mention: A*P*E
The ad campaign for the 1976 Korean film A*P*E warned “Not to be confused with King Kong”. A captive giant ape, after escapes from a freighter and sets his destructive sights on Seoul, Korea where he falls for an American actress (Joanna Kerns ) filming a movie there. A*P*E was originally filmed in 3-D so there are countless shots of a man in a moth-eaten ape suit throwing Styrofoam boulders at the camera.
Though he may have been but an animated model given life through primitive special effects, King Kong, with his doomed loved for the beautiful blonde, has become one of the most beloved of all movie characters, revived in remakes, sequels and knock-offs. But Kong wasn’t the only massive simian to grace the silver screen. Here’s a look at the ten best giant ape movies.
Honorable Mention: A*P*E
The ad campaign for the 1976 Korean film A*P*E warned “Not to be confused with King Kong”. A captive giant ape, after escapes from a freighter and sets his destructive sights on Seoul, Korea where he falls for an American actress (Joanna Kerns ) filming a movie there. A*P*E was originally filmed in 3-D so there are countless shots of a man in a moth-eaten ape suit throwing Styrofoam boulders at the camera.
- 8/20/2013
- by Tom Stockman
- WeAreMovieGeeks.com
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