Mighty Joe Young

Charlize Theron is the latest stunning blonde to be hanging around some big ape in a Hollywood movie, this one a remake of the 1949 semi-classic with echoes of the superior King Kong. Theron plays the daugher of an American researcher killed by poachers in Africa. The baby gorilla left in her care grows up to become a hugely tall and broad specimen named Joe, living in the mountains as a mostly unseen legend among people who live there. Along comes an eco-minded emissary (Bill Paxton) from a California sanctuary, who talks the jungle girl into providing safe haven for Joe at the L.A. facility. The transition is not without discomfort, but everything is aggravated via a conspiracy of poachers to get Joe into their own greedy hands. Director Ron Underwood (City Slickers) uses a combination of special-effects techniques to give Joe life and personality, and he succeeds quite effectively. The requisite giant-ape-goes-amok scenes are all in place--a couple of them pretty intense--as is a conclusion that finds the simian hero performing a stunning feat of escalation. Underwood attempts to give a little modern spin to some classic Hollywood conventions regarding wild hearts lost in civilization, and the results are pretty agreeable family fare. --Tom Keogh

1 MIGHTY NICE MONKEY BUSINESS
Sure, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG is a somewhat mushy movie. SURE, it has all the cliches you expect. Sure, some of the special effects are a little rough. But sure, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG is a wonderful entertaining movie, sure to bring a little tear to the eye, and entertain even the hardest cynic. In updating the 1949 classic, director Ron Underwood (who gave us the first TREMORS)has pleasantly remade the original to make it more accessible to these ever changing times. From the opening scenes where little Mika Boorem (Hearts of Atlantis) and her doctor mommy Linda Purl are besieged by heartless poachers to the last thirty minutes where some really exciting climactic action scenes occur, MIGHTY JOE YOUNG delivers the poignant tale of an oversized gorilla who just wants to be loved. The special effects crew do a fine job on giving Joe his own personality with the especially effective use of Joe's eyes, and ironically, he and Charlize Theron have a remarkable screen chemistry, actually better than her chemistry with co-star Bill Paxton. But then the movie isn't really about Paxton and Theron; it's about Joe and Charlize. The dynamic Regina King (from RAY) does a nice turn as the doctor who also bonds with Joe; and even self-centered David Paymer as the conservancy head finally warms up to Joe. Of course, a movie like this would be nothing without villains, and we have two good ones here: Croatian actor Rade Sherbedgia wants revenge on Joe because after shooting Theron's mother, he loses a finger and thumb to the then infant Joe; Peter Firth (Equus) is the more compassionate (?) sidekick who claims that Rade is "not a hunter, but a murderer." The climax in the heart of LA, on the freeways and finally at Palisades park delivers nicely.
I wasn't expecting a whole lot when we bought this movie, but it was a pleasant surprise and I recommend it for family viewing.

2 The best movie ever just got even Better!
This movie is really good to own. Lots of fun for the hole family to injoy! This movie is really nice. The first time I watched it. I had to own it! I think you might injoy this film!

3 MIGHTY Family fun
A feel good story for the whole family, don't expect "Mighty Joe Young" to knock you off your feet. Instead, watch it for the good "Beauty and the Beast" storyline that is well outlined for any age group to watch.
There is some violence in this movie, and smaller children may be frightened by "Joe" at first, but if they can control themselves through the first few minutes, they'll fall in love with him. There is very little, if any, foul language.
The story is simple: Girl and giant ape are moved to the city, girl and giant ape want out, man in love with girl helps, everyone ends up happy.
If you're interested, "Joe" looks fairly realistic, especially for the time this flick was made.
Overall, a good family show that all can watch. I highly recommend it for its entertainment value.

4 awwwww :)
Ok, this movie makes me cry every time i see it. stupid i know, but what the hey. I love both Bill Paxton and Charlieze Theron, so that was why I saw it initially, but I just love it. Joe looks realistic with the exception of his tongue, which looks goofy, but it still works for me. great kids movie i think too.

5 Disney does a good job with this excellent modernized remake
As a fan of the original Mighty Joe Young which I've watched many times as a kid, I was pretty impressed with the way Disney took the story and brought it back to life with a bit of modernization to the plot. If you are a fan of Disney movies in general, or you like their Animal Kingdom theme park, you will probably really enjoy this movie. My kids loved it too. There are a few emotionally tough spots, so be sure to watch it with them. But like most Disney movies, just about everything works out to a happy conclusion. This is still one of my favorite stories of all time. I'm glad to see it rejuvenated.

6 great movie
That movie really was good. At the end, I had a few tears coming out, because I really thought Joe died. Charlize is a true African and played the roll of Jill Young, who took care of Joe.

7 Watch Max Keeble's Big Move isntead of this garbage
Here is a live action movie that Disney shouldn't have made. And the Walt Disney company doesn't come out with a lot of live action movies. Or just to the animated movies, but they made this, along with Heavyweights, The Santa Clause, The Jungle Book, 101 Dalmatians. Max Keeble's Big Movie is a lot better than this mess.

8 Joe
A Disney movie about an ape called Joe,befriended by a pretty girl.It's so sad when Joe falls from a ferris wheel.Is he dead??

9 A Discrace To All Disney Movies
This remake of "Mighty Joe Young" [stinks], including that it was made from Disney. It also discraces people of Africa, because my parents are african, and what ever you do, don't make a sequel. I like Disney Movies, because they are funny, and why would Mighty Joe Young bite of the thumb of a man that looks like Sir Sean Connery or James Coburn. I give this 1 star.

10 Sweet, touching, enchanting tale
The friendship between Joe and Jill was so sweet and touching. They cared so much about each other. Honestly, this isn't a common friendship you'd find. The movie has a great contrast in it. Sometimes it's hilarious, sometimes sad, sometimes exciting. When it came to the part where Joe fell with the ferris wheel, I cried, fearing that Joe had died, but to my surprise, it was still alive! This is a tale that will be always in my mind. Another great Disney production!

11 Not a bad remake
This update of the 1949 movie Mighty Joe Young is nowhere near as good as it could have been, but it is good enough for a family evening of DVD viewing. I don't think kids under ten years old will notice it's deficiencies, most of which are caused by a far-fetched, predictable plot.

In a situation obviously taken from Gorillas in the Mist, a woman scientist studying mountain gorillas in Africa is killed by poachers. This being a Disney production, she has her young daughter with her. The mother is gunned down while fleeing with a baby gorilla they have named Joe. Her dying request is that the child forever protect Joe. [Remember, I said kids would really like this movie. In fact, my brother and sister-in-law loved it. Of course, they also raved about George of the Jungle.]

The daughter, Jill Young, grows up to be a strikingly beautiful young woman. She should be, since she is played by Charlize Theron, who is reminiscent of a young Rita Hayworth. Joe, a genetic anomaly, also grows up. He winds up being a 2,000 pound gorilla. Jill apparently never left the African village, and her education must have come from the scriptwriters. Jill and Joe are still best friends and run around playing hide and seek.

Enter Greg [Bill Paxton], a doctor of something or other, who has come looking for a rumored giant gorilla. He finds Joe, who would have stomped on him, if Jill hadn't come along. Greg convinces Jill that Joe would be safer in a wildlife refuge outside of Los Angeles. She finally agrees, and somehow they transport the huge animal without anyone finding out. The writers certainly had no idea how this was done. In one scene, Joe is in Africa. In the next, he is in a big rig on an LA freeway.

The refuge is full of stock characters. There is the kindly but incompetent Director. We have the Chairman of the Board, who is interested in Joe only as a way of getting donations. The villains, of course, are the very same poachers who devastated Jill and Joe's lives. Joe recognizes them before Jill does. This is one smart gorilla, and he soon escapes, reeking some wonderful havoc on, appropriately enough, Hollywood

Both Paxton and Theron are excellent actors, and they do their very best with the material they were given. Their careers remain in great shape.

Both the regular and the computer special effects are excellent in Mighty Joe Young. While I was watching it, I didn't think the African scenes looked very authentic. As it turns out, the movie was filmed in Hawaii.

Again, kids will thoroughly enjoy this adventure. Parents should find it tolerable, except for those who are like my brother. He thought it should have been nominated for Best Picture. His thirteen year old just rolled her eyes.

12 WOW, JUDSON MILLS!
I saw this movie today and Judson Mills is in it. You can't tell since he's almost an extra. He's the guy in the yellow car that Joe steps on and yells at the cop, "Come on, I'm already twenty minutes late! Come on, who's gonna pay for this?" I know because I'm a huge Walker, Texas Ranger fan and he is on Walker.

13 A very nice movie for the whole family!........
From age 3 (my son's age) to adult, it's a very nice movie!

14 Take care parents
this movie was full on from woe to go. Yes, it was predictable, and yes it is a feel good movie, but it works. It was enough to have my entire family in tears by the end, even knowing that the gorilla isn't real. Be careful, though, parents of small chidren, this movie has a medium violence rating and could be very upsetting to little people.

15 Wonderful And Astounding
Wow! Talk about a great movie! It is so refreshing to see Disney make something that seems like a pg-13 movie to me. It is so sophisticated and clean and I just really think that Disney did a great job with it. This movie brought tears to my eyes and it makes you realize how much you should appreciate wildlife and how hard you work in life to do the things you want to do and to get to places you want to get to. I definitely recommend this movie to anyone looking for a good family video.

16 Touchingly cuddly
This movie was sweet, and enjoyable. Not a classic, but a feel good movie, which gives you a warm cuddly feeling. My (a person who rarely cries) eyes started to well up with touched tears at the soundtrack itself. The Lion Kingesque music adds to the wonderful movie. I suggest this family film for everyone!

17 Updated without a story.
This remake of the 1949 move finds Joe Young once again taken to the city and is hounded by humans until he saves some kids at a burning amusement park. Joe is CGI this time and lacks the human touch of special effects Harryhauen and Willis O' Brien. Someone also forgot to write a sreenplay for this film too!

18 Rip Off?
This movie is great,it's moving it's exiting and it's got the best visual effects ever made in a movie before. But there is just one thing:is this movie a Rip Off from king Kong(1933)?As we now it the first "monkey" movie was made in 1933(king kong)And the second "monkey" movie was made in 1946 (mighty Joe Young)And if you rent the old king Kong movie you will see that the ending sequence in the movie is ecsacly the same ending sequence as in Mighty Joe Young Hmmmmmmm Dejavu!

19 NEARLY A CLASSIC
For a movie that, to me, sounded so wrong it somehow managed to get it so right. I was expecting a King Kong "rip off" which had been given a Free Willy style plot, that would be purely for kids. The main problem I usually have with movies about Gorillas, and associated this with Mighty Joe young, is that they seem to be the one animal that effects people still haven't quite been able to perfect yet and always feel fake. In fact the only reason I watched this movie in the first place was because I was bored and my friend had left a copy at my house...oh the joys of fate!

This is an enchanting tale that will capture kids and adults alike, with its story of a giant gorilla that is taken to America to keep it "safe" away from poachers. But of course, things don't go as planned and a heart warming struggle to help Joe find safety and happiness ensues. It basically is an alternative telling of the King Kong story, but it does with grace and a charm that only Disney can provide. The beautiful Charlize Theron is perfect in her jungle woman role and works superbly alongside Bill Paxton. Although the effects still aren't perfect, they are the best gorilla effects I have seen in a movie; at least they don't make you cringe.

The sound and picture quality on the dvd are very good, but the extra features (or lack of them) lets down the film. An insight into the effects would have been good, but no, you have to make do with a poxy trailer and featurette. But don't let this put you off. And if you are the same as I was and are doubting whether you will like it, I urge you to give in. You too might be surprised.

20 With all my respect to the first one, This film is great.
Indeed, I am forced to write this review because upon review, it is easy to see why this film never got the recognition it deserved: it's that good.

We forget that we were so fimiliar with the story it wasn't possible for people to realize how very good this film is. It's effects and story and true to life animal expressions are so normal, people didn't realize what a great triumph this Mighty Joe Young is. (This is reviewing it apart from the original, which is a completely different topic...).

21 Nice transfer of a dumb movie
The quality of the transfer on DVD is so much higher thant the quality of the film, you should wait to see it free. The story is made by a five year old for five year olds but with violence that should be contained only in a movie for 13 and up.

22 A touching story for the whole family.
My 13 year old sister and I watched this movie, I was extremely impressed with Charlize Theron's acting and I was shcoked at how my sister liked it - she'd usually go for something more teeny like 'Jawbreaker.'

Bill Paxton really sucks at this character - they could of chosen someone else - but Charlize is an award winner.

A great movie for close families to watch on a rainy night.

23 SO HORIBLE, IT'S GREAT!
You can't watch this movie alone, cause you need someone to be with you to make fun of it with you. I actualy bought this moive, because it was so bad, that I loved it! Bill Paxton was sooooo bad, a peice of wood could have done a better acting job. Charlize Theron, is always great, but she was bad in this moive, and it's just overalla ad move to reamke this. Disney should stop trying to cash in on the big effects movie and stick to the clasic animated films they do best

24 Simian fun for the whole damn family
Director Ron Underwood made an incredible choice in the voice casting of this film. He chose a brilliant, talented, and incredibly sexy voice actor named Darren Knaus to breathe life into Baby Joe. The vocals were brief, only in the first ten minutes of the film, and yet will go down in film history as being the best baby gorilla vocals to ever appear in a Disney film about Bill Paxton and a giant gorilla. Oh, and the rest of the movie's pretty good, too.

25 very good show with morals
should have more show as this one,pretty girls, great outdoors and good story.I would see this one again. need more like this, good for all ages

26 another of the worst movies of 1998
they should of left this classic movie alone!!it was stupid ,boring and dull!!!Also the score sounded like it came from the movie "congo" ! perhaps disney should stop remaking classics becasue all they ever do is mess them up! Just like they did Gadget this summer with matthew (guy from godzilla and cable guy) !!!it was orginal two stars but over time I come to give it just 1 stupd star!!wait for this movie to air on the Wonderful world of Disney which is on disney owned ABC!!!save this junk for the tv screen!!!dumb remake!!!disney if you want to remake a movie do just like the original!!!

27 Not exactly "going apes" about it.
I'm a bit partial to this film because i worked on it as an extra. (I was in the carnival scene running out of the hall of mirrors). Yikes! I just plugged myself! The problem with Mighty Joe Young is the poachers that are tied in with the story. At times when they are hunting and harrasing poor Joe, the movie switches gears from a sweet and tender story of an oversized gorilla interacting with his "adopted human parents" into a disturbingly dark and cruel poaching free-for-all. I wanted to see more of how Joe lived in his natural habitat (a lush tropical jungle). Those scenes provided breathtaking scenery and allowed you to escape into a landscape of green mountainous terrain filled with other wild animals and exotic birds. I also wanted to see more interaction with Joe and the other characters who were not trying to harm him. I thought the performances by Bill Paxton and Charlisse Theron were as good as they could be, their characters were a bit mild however. On a positive note, the special effects were extrodinary. (Mighty Joe Young was nominated for an oscar in the "best special effects" catagory). There are also some touching moments when Joe is bonding with the humans. But unfortunately there just aren't enough of these scenes to go around. If you must get your gorilla fix, check out "Congo". Sorry Joe!

28 Smaller sized King Kong
Ape with heart. Very good family entertainment. Charlize Theron is simply stunning in this movie. Worth seeing in this aspect alone. Special effects is top notch. Bill Paxton not too ideal for this kind of movie. Overall 4 stars....just!!

29 The good
I liked good soundtrack. It is very sad and happy end , I buy this moiv

30 Great family flick
Charlize Theron plays Jill Young, the daughter of a zoologist who grows up with a baby gorilla named Joe after their respective mothers are murdered by poachers. Joe is a big, lovable, gargantuan ape who is just an overgrown little puppy. This remake stays true to the original in key elements of the story, but the filmmakers have taken crative freedom to modernize the storyline. This is overall a great family movie. It's something that parents and kids can enjoy together. Great special effects and a heart-warming storyline make this one a keeper for the home video library.

31 Stunning!
I never got to see this movie in theaters, but when I rented it on video, it was better than I thought it would be. The humor was astounding when Joe wacked Bill Paxton across the head. The Special Effects were breathtaking, especialy when the ferris wheel tipped over. The acting was great as well as the storyline. I think MIGHTY JOE YOUNG is a movie the whole family can laugh and cry about. Believe me, this movie is an edge of your seat adventere.

32 Boil-in-the-bag King Kong
Fantastic special effects, nice happy ending but this could have been a lot more. Something is wrong if a movie makes Charlize Theron look plain, wastes Bill Paxton (this is the same guy who did Aliens?)or comes up with and Indian stereotype (like in Short Circuit) out of an actor like Naveen Andrews. Well, my six year-old son liked it and I did get misty eyed at the end. Not all Disney films have to have the flavour boiled out do they?

33 I think this film is quite okay.
This film is about how we gonna to love an animal as a part of us.I think it's suitable for all.You've gonna to miss it if you don't see this film.

34 I think this film is quite okay.
This film is about how we gonna to love an animal as a part of us.I think it's suitable for all.You've gonna to miss it if you don't see this film.

35 EXCELLANT MOVIE A++++
I LOVED THIS MOVIE. I THINK IT WAS BETTER THAN THE ORIGINAL. THE ACTORS {BILL PAXTON & CHARLIZE THERON} ARE PERFECT FOR THE PART AND JOE WAS GREAT. HE SEEMS REAL. AGAIN I LOVED THIS MOVIE.

36 one great movie
best movie,must see again and maybe 2 more times number 1 this yea

37 Worth The Money And Time
This movie is excellent. congrats to Disney for a well done movie my family has watched it many times and I am sure many more times to come.

38 Great movie for everyone
Disney just keeps getting better with thier movies. The special effects in Mighty Joe Young are done just as well as Jurassic Park. I didn't think I was going to like this movie, but I rented the DVD and loved it. Suprisingly, there is a feature on this DVD which contains interviews with some of the actors. Best of all, James Horner (Titanic, Mask of Zorro, Deep Impact) composed the music.

39 A MUST SEE!
This movie has everything in it: action, romance, comedy and even a little drama. I really enjoyed it and I actually cried. I cried for E.T. so I guess crying for a lovable yet playful gorilla is OK too. This movie is worth buying!!!

40 At last - a FAMILY film that is not "kid stuff!"
Mighty Joe Young is an excellent family movie. 5 stars for everyone involved. No gore, no nudity, no vulgarity, but a film that gets your attention immediately and holds your attention till the very end. 5 starts - definitely a MUST SEE. Not only would I watch it again, but I'll buy it!!!

41 It touches my heart
It makes me cry

42 Best Version of Hong Kong ever!
You know, until I saw this movie, I thought that ALL versions of Hong Kong very toooooooooo violent. This movie was the best action film I ever saw. It also had a wonderful score.

43 Great family fun.
This movie had a lot of action and a cute story. All ages will enjoy and understand it. It was nice to have a movie with lots of action that I can let my little ones watch and not have to worry about what they will see next.

44 "Mighty Joe Young" was terrific family movie.
My family watched when I rented from work, it was a movie that the whole family could watch without worrying to much about bad language or a bunch of scenes not appropriate for young viewers. All in all a fantastic movie.

45 This movie is cool, Joe Young was fantastico!
The best part or the movie is were Joe was following the light. My friend screamed when Joe was falling off of the ferriswheel.

46 Favorite movie of all time.
Paid to see MJY seven times at the theater. Special effects were as good as I have seen. Storyline and the musical score were exceptional.Will watch the DVD many many more times. Everyone I have talked to has enjoyed MJY.

47 great movie ha
Hello I am in CT and I sawed it when it was in theaters I thought it was wonderfull! There Were funny parts and sad parts well I gotta go now smell ya letter f

48 great remake
this version of the mighty joe young is exciting, enjoyable and a just plain great movie that should have been released during the summer season. Rick baker's make is amongst the finest ever. While you know it is not a real groilla it a[appears anazing life like. the story is engrossign that moves along at a steady pace. the action is great and thrilling without being bloody. this is the type of film that should appeal to teens and adults as well as kids. i loved this movie. It is nothing but fun and excitement all the way through. The heros and villians are of the classic mode, and athough the scene when joe goes on the rampage is much shorter than the same in the original, it is pushed along by a great plot with mean, dispicable villians. the part when joe overturns the truck and runs amok in the city topped off with the great finamusement park are nothing short of a maximum thrill ride. The change at the end when joe rescues a boy trapped on top of a disabled ferris wheel instead of a girl trapped in a burning orphanage is a splendid reworking that works so damn well. there is action aplenty and done so well that this moive is a must summer film for everyone who wants to not only stay awake but enjoy themselves. to hell with the critics who panned this movie and the moron viewers to complained about it and would probably watch worthless bores such as shakespear in love and schindlers list.

49 Great Movie!
This movie had a good story, although the gorilla looks a little kiddy at times, this movie is not made specifically for kids. If you're under 4 you would probably wet your pants. But for the rest of us, it's a pretty good movit. The DVD is presented in an aspect ratio of about 1.90:1 And has a Dolby Digital 5.1 Soundtrack with many Surround effects. The Score By James Horner is great. I don't think I Liked this movie almost as much as Flubber And The Parent Trap. This DVD is very worthy of purchasing or renting. GET IT!

50 Great special effects but mediocre acting and characters
Disney's remake of the classic begins with a brief tribute to RKO pictures and provides a special-effects created ape as stunning for today as the original was in its day. Unfortunately, the human actors don't keep pace with the computer and mechanically created star. There are two sensational chase sequences and some charming (tear-jecking moments). Unfortunately, the film lacks the depth and texture found in the best of films dealing with fantastic subjects (such as Jurassic Park) with the human characters more two-dimensional and less life-like than Joe.

51 A GREAT FLICK FOR EVEN THE YOUNG AT HEART
THIS IS A GOOD FILM GEARED FOR KIDS. THE VIOLENCE IS TAME, THE PLOT SIMPLE AND THE MUSIC IS GREAT. NO FOUL LANGUAGE....IMAGINE THAT. IN TODAY'S FILMMAKING WORLD THIS INDEED IS A NICE CHANGE OF PACE MOVIE. THE SPECIAL EFFECTS ARE GOOD AND MJY SEEMS REALLY LIFELIKE. JAMES HORNER'S SCORE IS GREAT AND REALLY ADDS TO THE FILM. IF YOU GREW UP ON FILMS LIKE OLD YELLER AND SWISS FAMILY ROBINSON, AND YOU ENJOYED THEM, SEE THIS FILM WITH YOUR KIDS. YOU WON'T BE DISAPPOINTED.

52 Great
This is really a great movie and the gorilla there in the movie was so real, you even couldn't believe that he was not a real one. And I really want to show him that I love him so much. I told everyone I knew that this is a wonderful moive. You'd better to feel that by seeing this video. You will never regret to see it.

53 different from original, but great family entertainment
I think this was a great family movie. i would recommend it to anyone. Completely thrilling and enjoyable. makes you want to adopt a gorialla. I took my grandchildren twice to see it. Great, I will treasure the video for the furture.

54 I think it's a great movie for the family
Dear people, I thought this movie was really good and i hope other people thought that too.

55 very exciting; well acted and very realistic remake !
I've always enjoyed watching the original "Mighty Joe Young" over and over again! The 1998 re-make is nothing short of "spectacular"! It is well acted and produced! Thumbs up for the film's pro- ducer!

56 WENT APE OVER MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
SAW THIS FILM AND REALLY ENJOYED IT. THE VIOLENCE WAS TAME THE LANGUAGE CLEAN AND THE STORY LINE RIGHT ON TARGET FOR CHILDREN. WHAT NO REVIEW HERE SEEMS TO MENTION IS THE TERRIFIC PULSATING SCORE BY JAMES HORNER. HIS USE OF CONGO DRUMS ALONG WITH AN AFRICAN MOTIF REALLY ADD TO THE FILMS SUCCESS. THEY SAY THE MOVIE IS GEARED FOR KIDS, BUT IF YOU'RE GREW UP ON FILMS LIKE OLD YELLER I WOULD CHECK THIS MOVIE OUT.

57 WENT APE OVER MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
SAW THIS FILM AND REALLY ENJOYED IT. THE VIOLENCE WAS TAME THE LANGUAGE CLEAN AND THE STORY LINE RIGHT ON TARGET FOR CHILDREN. WHAT NO REVIEW HERE SEEMS TO MENTION IS THE TERRIFIC PULSATING SCORE BY JAMES HORNER. HIS USE OF CONGO DRUMS ALONG WITH AN AFRICAN MOTIF REALLY ADD TO THE FILMS SUCCESS. THEY SAY THE MOVIE IS GEARED FOR KIDS, BUT IF YOU'RE GREW UP ON FILMS LIKE OLD YELLER I WOULD CHECK THIS MOVIE OUT.

58 WENT APE OVER MIGHTY JOE YOUNG
SAW THIS FILM AND REALLY ENJOYED IT. THE VIOLENCE WAS TAME THE LANGUAGE CLEAN AND THE STORY LINE RIGHT ON TARGET FOR CHILDREN. WHAT NO REVIEW HERE SEEMS TO MENTION IS THE TERRIFIC PULSATING SCORE BY JAMES HORNER. HIS USE OF CONGO DRUMS ALONG WITH AN AFRICAN MOTIF REALLY ADD TO THE FILMS SUCCESS. THEY SAY THE MOVIE IS GEARED FOR KIDS, BUT IF YOU'RE GREW UP ON FILMS LIKE OLD YELLER I WOULD CHECK THIS MOVIE OUT.

59 "One Great Film"
I must say That This film was really a great movie...I Loved it from beginning to end...The special effects were awesome, and It also was very emotional...Mighty Joe Young was so Great..I am DEFINITELY Gonna Get this one On Video..

60 great movie, thought about it all weekend!!!!
THe first thing I did when I got home from seeing this movie at the theater was get online to see when it came out to video. I was pleased to find I only had to wait 3 weeks! I probably will go see it again at the theater, though. I cried at the begining and at the end, I laughed, I was angry. Alot of emotions for this film! Great music, and great African song !!!!!! Thumbs up

61 Not only children...
This is a wonderful story of a gorilla, and this is a movie where you cry, laugh, and are so into the movie that you want to see the credits! Lots os children and adults know that disney movies are somoething only for little kids and stuff, but this one is wonderful, for all ages, i am 15, and i loved it! My sister always goes to the movies with her friends and she always goes to see mighty Joe Young, we are waiting in-line, too be the first people to get it. Everyone, i am recommending this to you, it is the best movie on earth, everyone, this is no bull!

62 sit on the edge kind of movie
very good. It has a really adventure in it. You really sit on the edge of you seat when watching. YOu never know what will happen next.