King Kong receives an enormous artificial heart and a potential romantic partner, expanding monster rehabilitation into an entire medical epic. The solemn surgery and affectionate ape courtship produce a wonderfully expensive spectacle whose emotional priorities are gloriously difficult to explain.
Nominated by @flabbergasted_jones
The club’s verdict
Acting
8/10
Plot
10/10
Effects
7/10
Dialogue
8/10
Rewatchability
8/10
“The world's largest cardiac patient is ready to start dating.”
@flabbergasted_jones, scored it 82
Synopsis and movie facts
After falling from the Twin Towers, Kong lies in a coma for ten years. When his heart begins to fail, scientists engineer an artificial heart, and a giant female ape is captured to serve as a source for a blood transfusion. When Kong awakens following his heart transplant, he senses the nearby presence of the female ape and the two escape to wreak havoc together.
