KONGA begs to be compared with KING KONG. Konga, according to AIP, is more terrifying than King Kong! That may be so, if the average moviegoer is more terrified by paunchy guys in gorilla suits than by realistic miniatures (i.e. Kong). But seriously, KONGA is not terrifying. Konga himself, the "monster," is a confused, overgrown chimp who follows a mad doctor's orders until the film's climax, when Konga quadruples in size, breaks out of his cage (and out of his house, via the front wall) and starts throwing people around like they're nothing more than Ken & Barbie dolls. He kills the mad doctor and the doctor's assistant, then basically gives himself up to the British police, who call in the armed forces and gun the gorilla down. Big Ben stands behind Konga during this scene, to indicate his (Konga's) enormous size. The "love theme" from KONGA plays while the giant collapses and reverts, in death, to the little chimp he was at the start of the movie, before mad Dr. Decker began experimenting with him. [END SPOILER ALERT]
Michael Gough gives an overdone performance as Decker and, indeed, the story focuses on him nearly always. KONGA can be good fun for people who enjoy watching how mad doctors work through their strange problems. For anyone else, especially for lovers of giant gorilla movies, KONGA is an inept, tedious, insulting, illogical and under-budgeted chunk of merde. To be avoided, generally, but it is entertaining if viewed with complete detachment.
Michael Gough gives an overdone performance as Decker and, indeed, the story focuses on him nearly always. KONGA can be good fun for people who enjoy watching how mad doctors work through their strange problems. For anyone else, especially for lovers of giant gorilla movies, KONGA is an inept, tedious, insulting, illogical and under-budgeted chunk of merde. To be avoided, generally, but it is entertaining if viewed with complete detachment.