SanteeFats Poorly written, poorly directed, poorly acted, just put poorly in front of any portion of a movie and this is it. I couldn't even watch this garbage to its end. it started with a mercenary ambush of a payroll where one of them kills every one except for the main man of course. He recovers and goes looking for the back shooter. Turns out this bad guy is doing experiments on gorillas by putting chips in their heads to control them. When the daughter of a friend is kidnapped by the apes main man goes after her. Since this film was so bad I didn't finish it I guess she eventually gets rescued and they all live happy ever after. I could care less this has got to be one of the worst movies I have ever seen.

wes-connors "A diabolical team of scientists land on 'Kong Island' determined to implant devices into the brains of the gorilla population that will transform them into an unstoppable army. Their plan for world domination runs off the tracks when a descendant of 'King Kong' arrives and the mayhem begins," according to the DVD sleeve's synopsis. The promised "descendant" of King Kong never arrived, at least not in my copy of this film.Alternately dubbed "Kong Island" or "King of Kong Island" for English language listeners, this cheap Italian production includes gunfire, two gorillas, plus three sexy women: topless "savage girl" Esmerelda Barros (as Eva), bikini clad Adriana Alben (as Ursula), and leggy Ursula Davis (as Diana). Star Brad Harris (as Burt) shows off his chest, too. Tune in to see how all this, with kidnapping and simian surgery, is made dull.** Eva, la Venere selvaggia (9/29/68) Roberto Mauri ~ Brad Harris, Marc Lawrence, Esmerelda Barros, Ursula Davis

jfgibson73 I'm not sure what I thought I would enjoy about this obviously cheap, amateurish Italian-b movie. I think maybe I have a bit of fondness for jungle adventure. Give me a few scenes of trekking through the brush, and I can place myself in the action. What made this movie slightly more fun than so many other low budget disasters is the mixture of so many disparate and nearly random elements.The movie starts off by establishing the main character, Burt, as a former mercenary who was betrayed during a payroll robbery. He is still looking for the man who left him for dead when the action picks up elsewhere in Africa. He agrees to go along with a wealthy family on a hunting trip that eventually turns into a kidnapping. A young, pretty girl is needed for mind control experiments, which happens to be run by Albert, the man who shot Burt in the opening scene. Albert already has been able to control gorillas with his device, and uses as security to guard his jungle laboratory. Burt gains an advantage, however, when he befriends Eva, a native jungle woman. Together they must rescue the lovely Diana and put an end to Albert's jungle terror.It's all looks pretty silly nowadays, but I thought it was a bit of fun that didn't drag too much. I had to fast forward through some of the obvious sequences, but there was also some action that kept my attention. I think there must be a void nowadays in the adventure genre, because I was a little to eager to like King of Kong Island. Perhaps the time is right for filmmakers to give us new stories with imaginative plots and exotic locations with daring heroes and heroines.

Crap_Connoisseur King Of Kong Island is a confusing piece of B-grade garbage that is saved from being completely unwatchable by the hilarious gorilla effects and a couple of unintentionally hilarious plot twists. The strangest thing about this movie is its absolute incoherence; subplots arise from nowhere and characters behave with all the logic of intoxicated Lemmings. King Of Kong Island is definitely an acquired taste.Roberto Mauri's film could possess one of the most ridiculous plots in movie history. This crap makes "Santa Claus Conquers The Martians" seem entirely plausible by comparison. Basically, our hero Burt is shot and returns to Africa to find the man responsible. In addition to finding the time for some dubious psychedelic dancing, Burt also manages to fall in love with Diana. Unfortunately, Diana is kidnapped by a group deranged mountain gorillas and Burt is called on to rescue her. If the concept of brainwashed gorillas is not far fetched enough, Mauri throws in a completely random subplot about a wild woman called Eva, who lives in the jungle and converses with animals. Eva is a brazen attempt to throw in some eye candy and inject some much needed sleaze into the fairly tame proceedings. Eva leads Burt to Diana, who is being held captive in a secret lair by a mad scientist.King Of Kong Island is really not a film that is overly concerned with the smaller details. The gorilla effects literally consist of people wearing poorly made gorilla suits. Diana's kidnapping is hilarious due to the painfully obvious gorilla masks and gloves. Mauri's inattention to detail is further noticeable in the fact that for a "wild" woman, Eva has rather lovely hair and make-up. I pretty much expect (and hope for) poor special effects and ridiculous plot developments in a Roberto Mauri crap epic. However, King Of Kong Island is sloppy to an extent that makes it basically impossible to follow. The film has also dated in the worst possible way. The treatment of the local population as "slaves" is distasteful and Burt's pseudo-comedic groping of Eva is jarring. Thankfully, there are enough stupid gorillas and crazy pieces of 1960s "technology" in the scientist's lair to overlook the general incompetence.The film does have some impressive qualities. The jungle disco score is excellent, the film provides B-grade icon Brad Harris with a rare starring vehicle and Esmeralda Barros makes an alluring wild woman. King Of Kong Island is a complete mess, but it is a mess worth wading through for fans of this genre. If nothing else, see it for the spectacularly unconvincing gorillas.