The poorly executed Konga was hopelessly late. Had it been made in the 1940s, even in black and white, audiences may have been kinder to it. But by the 1960s, movie goers, and television viewers for that matter, were in no mood for a slow, talky mad scientist flick lacking in enough action to carry it.
The actors were fine in other roles, but in this movie overacting was the norm. Perhaps the thespians were trying to add substance to the thin as water script. If so, it didn't work.
Had the movie centered on Konga rather than his creator, or had he become a real menace earlier in the film, maybe it would have been better. It certainly couldn't have been worse.
The actors were fine in other roles, but in this movie overacting was the norm. Perhaps the thespians were trying to add substance to the thin as water script. If so, it didn't work.
Had the movie centered on Konga rather than his creator, or had he become a real menace earlier in the film, maybe it would have been better. It certainly couldn't have been worse.