Much thanks to a fellow cult film aficionado, earlier today I had been introduced to this gem from India known to the U.S. as Banglar King Kong.
It's being called "the new Turkish Star Wars" which has immediately captured my attention. For those that do not know, Turkish Star Wa,rs was part of a slew of mock-up American blockbusters (i.e. Turkish Exorcist, Turkish E.T.) re-written and produced in Turkey. These films were extremely low budget, but a cult following had formed from the uniform campiness of these pictures.
With that as background, I hope the lot of you are prepared for this nonsense.
There is a current standstill with the popularity of Bollywood pictures in the U.S.. I blame the incline and dip of many of those viral videos (breakdancing midget, Indian "Thriller"). Personally, I went through my phase in high school (it's great for battling depression!). There's nothing really more uplifting and absurd as a brightly contrasted musical with poor production quality.
The story is still the same: some went in the name of science and others for fame and fortune. Singing merrily on their cruise ship, a ragtag team of an anthropologist, his daughter, some yellow-bellied goofballs, and a pink-shirted Cowboy-Zorro go to an "uninhabited" island where they are greeted by.....Indian men in a Sambo gettup. The chief may be wearing a viking helmet. Our star is a man in an ape suit with a performance that might make Andy Serkis jealous. The giant ape is superimposed with the least subtlety, but at least he and the leading lady are still able to share a tender moment through song and dance. The climax of the film pays homage to Japanese monster pictures, as I can recognize most of the sets and sound effects used for this.
All this points to YES. I honestly can't wait until I download....purchase....a copy.
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