BA_Harrison
An unintentionally hilarious King Kong rip-off courtesy of Shaw Brothers studios, The Mighty Peking Man stars Danny Lee as adventurer Johnny Fang, who leads an unscrupulous show-biz promoter and his men into the jungles of India in search of the giant ape-man that is rumoured to reside there.When faced with the horrors of the wild—savage beasts and quicksand—all but Johnny flee for the safety of civilisation, after which our hero is attacked by The Mighty Peking Man (played by a man in a moth-eaten monkey suit), only to be rescued by sexy wild woman Samantha (stunning Swedish blonde bombshell Evelyne Kraft, in a barely there jungle bikini), who has a special rapport with the oversized simian, having been raised by the beast since the plane crash that claimed her parents' lives.Romancing Samantha, Johnny convinces the beautiful jungle babe to come with him to Hong Kong, taking the ape-man along for the ride. When the villainous showman who hired Johnny claps his eyes on The Mighty Peking Man, he wastes no time in exploiting the creature, leading to the inevitable climax in which the monster escapes to trash the city.Boasting laughable special effects (shonky back projection and unconvincing Tonka toy models), terrible dialogue, and dismal acting, The Mighty Peking Man is hugely enjoyable trash from start to finish, the film made all the more watchable by the presence of the almost naked Kraft, who might not be much of an actress, but who cares?7.5 out of 10, rounded up to 8 for the part where a man has his leg torn off by a jungle cat, Kraft's gratuitous shimmying up a tree and a lamp-post (the camera giving us a long good look at her ass), and for the surprisingly downbeat ending, in which Danny is left cradling Samantha's lifeless body.
ultramatt2000-1
As you know, I love monster movies. When I first heard and read about MIGHTY PEKING MAN I wanted to see it. After I watched it, I would say that it is a Frankenstein's Monster made up of the 1976 KING KONG remake, TARZAN (since there is a female jungle there), the original MIGHTY JOE YOUNG, EARTHQUAKE (the way the title appears on the land) and TOWERING INFERNO (the climax). The special effects are not bad, but the music consists entirely on stock music. For instance, the disco song that played at the TV station is an instrumental song by Franck McDonald & Chris Rae called "The Jam". The ending where the title fought helicopters on top of the building has Dmitri Shostakovich's "Symphony No. 5 in D Minor" playing. All in all, this is a pretty good movie. This is arguably one of the better KING KONG rip-offs. If you like kaiju films, cheesy movies and bizarre cinema, then give it a watch. You will like it. Rated PG-13 for violence, nudity, gore and some profanity.
stevenfallonnyc
"The Mighty Peking Man" has it all. This was always an elusive flick for me, until I finally found a poor VHS copy of it under the title of "Goliathon." Quentin Tarantino had this released on DVD (my very first DVD ever purchased) and there it was, finally in all it's beautiful glory.This is exactly what these films are supposed to be - nothing but non-stop fun, and lunacy. The story is similar to "King Kong" but this flick stands on its own. It's a very bombastic movie - the music is loud and dramatic, and there are a LOT of explosions and fires, all done to the max in deep sound, a decent sound system will do this one justice.The inconsistencies are hilarious of course - everything seems to change size, from the monster to rocks to the buildings (depending on how big the monster is in any given scene). The gorgeous jungle girl wears makeup and is nice eye candy. And even though Peking Man is in the area, making a LOT of noise destroying buildings, stomping on cars, wrecking highways and causing explosions, people almost right next to him just go about their business casually, until they actually SEE the creature (maybe they need their ears checked).One big plus is that the model/miniature work is nothing short of spectacular - there are a lot of very impressive miniature sets and models built. One array of buildings and elevated highways is especially fantastic, as is the destruction.The film moves fast and is never dull. Even though Godzilla movies were no longer being made at this point, some interesting giant monster movies came around this time frame, a few good (like "Yeti: Giant of the 20th Century") and some bad (like "A.P.E." and "Queen Kong") but this is probably the best. "Peking Man" is an absolute must-see.
vampi1960
Mighty Peking man(aka:Goliathon)is a clever film from hong Kong and India about a search for the missing link,called the mighty Peking man, which looks like a 60 ft tall yeti.an adventurer;johnny(Danny lee)finds it along with a sexy blonde bikinied jungle woman(evelyne kraft)who was raised by the giant Peking man.this movie is a personal favorite of Quentin Tarantino and i kind of enjoy it,even if it does have some flaws.its a beauty and beast tale.in the USA it was released as goliathon in 1979.i remember seeing the trailers at the plaza theater in Paterson new jersey.where i saw endless Godzilla,kung fu and b movies.evelyne kraft was stunning,sexy and wild.a must see.5 out of 10.
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