Hilarious Campy Delight
Konga is one heck of a movie.Basically it's Frankenstein and King Kong with some cheesy special effects and a truly wonderful performance from Michael (Now Alfred the Butler of Batman Movies) Gough.Thought to be dead in a plane crash while doing research in Africa, a brilliant botanist/scientist returns home to his teaching post while continuing experiments on his little monkey with the help of his assistant/lover.
A breakthrough occurs and the chimpanzee is transformed into a man in a gorilla suit.
When our scientist starts falling for a sexy co-ed, the woman he's promised to marry gives Konga an extra dose of stuff and voila, he grows right through the roof of the house and becomes an Attack of a Fifty Foot Man in a Gorilla Suit named Konga. Throw in some very large carniverous plants, some priceless dialogue, surprisingly good acting, lots of cliches and you've got a campy delight.Not to be missed. In Glorious color too!
score 10/10
Chris J. 16 November 1998
Reprint: https://www.imdb.com/review/rw0074729/34461
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