In a Nutshell. Mini reviews of movies old and new. No fuss. No spoilers. And often no sleep.

Sunday 17 April 2016

The Mighty Peking Man (1977)

Let's not beat around the bush, it's a Shaw Bros rip-off of King Kong. There's an expedition to a remote area (the Himalayas) to capture a 60 foot gorilla, after which he's shipped to Hong Kong to be the star attraction in a money-making venture. The main difference is that the beast and his beauty are already the best of friends. When she's threatened he gets his hirsute tits in a tizzy and goes on a kaijū rampage that looks great but has some awful editing.
SB had a back-up plan if the creature failed to capture the attention of viewers: a bikini-clad Evelyne Kraft as a female Tarzan frolicking playfully with big cats. Yes, there's such a thing as a sexy jungle-woman subgenre.

2 hairy situations out of 5

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