liersvlaaitje Review of Queen Kong

Queen Kong (1976)

The ultimate feminist monster movie? / I actually like this a lot!

[7/10 · 15 July 2007]

OK,I purchased this on a Dutch r2 DVD cheap,I heard a lot of comments about saying it had been forced out of circulation in the 70's and it wasn't very good.So i sat down and gave it a chance. Since this is British,the action takes place in London (fun) and also on "the island" (ok).First up having Robin Askwith in it helps a lot,he's one of my favorite British actors from around that time.He has that sort of hippie charm i guess.The lovely Rula Lenska (redheads rule) really does a good job here too and it includes a lot more beautiful girls (I know i'm a chauvinist pig!).After a short intro establishing the character Rule lenska plays (the director),the action starts in the streets of London (Portobello road) and swiftly moves to "the island" where the film slows down a bit,but quickly picks up again shortly after (Queenie fighting the monsters) and we actually get to see the transport to London (for a bit). As soon as Queenie arrives there the fun really starts and the action picks up considerably...AND we get a happy end for a change! Incredibly this movie is over the top feminist stuff (all firmly tongue in cheek) ... and I especially like the relationship between Queenie and the Robin Askwith character.Like i said the tone is very feminist and the strange character Robin plays in this has nothing of a "real man" with his girlie clothes and robes and gentle ways,really refreshing lol...The humor is typical British madness of that time,a bit hit and miss but generally not bad,I found myself laughing out loud several times.It's good trashy fun.Another thing...I really liked the songs in this movie,fun stuff! Overall a movie I'll cherish in my collection and that deserves and will be getting repeated viewing.I like! Oh I almost forgot,it also offers some good new ideas concerning Kong here (like having the 2 "lovers" get into a fight in the apartment building and Queenie coming to the rescue)! Final thoughts:I wonder if this was Italian,would it have more fans?