What a waste of my time!!!

One of the best films i have seen

Disappointment for a huge fan!

It isn't all that great, actually. Really cheesy and very predicable of how certain scenes are gonna turn play out. However, I guess that's the charm of it all, because I would consider this one of my guilty pleasures.

There is no King Kong, just a bunch of apes/gorillas/simians (whatever you want to call them) running around with what appears to be a magic bullet in their brain that puts them under the control of a mad scientist. Been there done that with all the Bela Lugosi/John Carradine/Boris Karloff (etc) mad scientist thrillers of the 1940's and 50's. This makes "Bride of the Gorilla" look like "King Kong" the original in comparison. There aren't even occasional unintentional laughs in this violent jungle thriller where obvious location footage (a la Ed Wood) is thrown in to pad out the running time to extra-ordinary length. Even on a drive-in screen, this would look cheap (especially when compared to the usual cheap crap audiences who did go to the movies to watch a feature) and certainly not at all romantic for those who went on dates. The men are rather abusive to the women here, treating them like the orangutans and gorillas of "Planet of the Apes" treated humans. This isn't even good/bad enough to warrant a mention or inclusion in the documentary about bad movies, "It Came From Hollywood". Call this one, "It came from someone's back yard" or "It came from someone's vacation footage", but don't call this one "worth repeating". Once was more than enough.

While there's something for everyone (almost) in this action sci-fi, it's unlikely to be your most memorable movie experience. Amiable he-man Brad Harris stars as a mercenary soldier who's double crossed by his medic companion (Lawrence) in a bungled heist, but survives to seek revenge upon the mad doctor now experimenting on gorillas with mind control programming.Aside from the shirtless Harris, flexing his body-built physique as he cavorts in a jungle pool, Tarzan style, there's also the scantily clad trio Esmerelda Barros (as a fabled native girl accompanied by the ubiquitous cheeky chimp), Adriana Alben (as Harris' sultry, former flame) and Ursula Davis as the short-shorts wearing pawn in Lawrence's diabolical plan to lure Harris to his lair for the purposes of programming him for mind control. There's a great dancing scene to showcase Harris' moves, a couple of violent ape attacks, some safari wildlife-spotting, and the promise of much more that never really eventuates. Like an early James Bond film meets "King Kong" or "Planet of the Apes", it has camp moments, but is mostly just clichéd and boring with an anti climax that's disappointing and uninspired.

Kong Island, or Eva the Wild Woman is a little difficult to rate. From the point of view of campy b-movie fun, it's goofy and good, but basically, the film isn't really good. It does make more of an effort than a lot of similar films, and is, at times, actually interesting.Burt (Brad Harris) is double-crossed by Albert (Marc Lawrence, who gives a career-low performance) after a payroll heist in Africa (not an island). After an undisclosed time, Burt returns to Africa to reap revenge. But, as it turns out, Albert is waiting for him, with a small army of remote controlled gorillas. Add a few subplots and season with a generally attractive cast then half-bake for a few hours.Let's start with the worst aspects: With the exception of Esmeralda Barros and Mark Farran, the acting is abominable. Of course, the script didn't give any of the actors much to work with, and Ms. Barros (Eva AKA the Sacred Monkey) has a non-speaking role). Brad Harris is ripped, that's about all. I am sure he could have carried the production equipment, but he didn't carry the film. Marc Lawrence has done some interesting work, but his performance here is remarkably bad.The gorilla costumes are hilarious, and the actors in them are not particularly good at aping apes. The stock footage of African animals is not very well integrated into the action (especially the animals that are obviously living in captivity).And now, the OK: The story line is a bit better thought out than most b-grade mad scientist movies, and some of the characters actually seem to have personalities (though not necessarily consistent ones).The directing is OK. There are some pacing problems - with a few lengthy and unnecessary scenes of people walking through the jungle and safari trucks driving about. The camera work and editing are both pretty good, but there are a couple of rather glaring errors.And the good: I liked Esmeralda Barros' character, and felt that she should have been introduced into the film earlier than she was.Generally, the film keeps moving, and, with the exception of the ridiculous Brad Harris swimming scene (which happens just after one of his companions is murdered - always take a dip immediately after watching somebody get eviscerated, that's what I say), stays focused on the main story.Ursula Davis has very nice eyes.Campy B movie buffs WILL LIKE THIS. Can't recommend it for anybody else.

king of Kong island or Kong's island has nothing to do with king Kong,and it is'nt even on an island but its an entertaining little goofy b-movie about a mad scientist(Marc Lawrence)turning gorillas into remote controlled killers from brain implants.well now its up to Hercules actor(brad Harris)to save the day,playing a mercenary this time.there's also a half naked wild woman named eve who is a friend of the gorillas,well before they are tampered with.when i first saw this i think it was on Elvira's movie macabre.which makes it more interesting. if you like grade b monster movies with zero plot then you will like Kong island.i bought this as a twin pack from retro media,the other movie is the long lost British made queen Kong,which i will review soon. as for Kong island,i give it 6 out of 10.