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MIGHTY JOE YOUNG isn't anything to go ape over. Excellent effects,
sure, plus gorilla my dreams Charlize Theron (CELEBRITY, THE DEV-
IL'S ADVOCATE) to study at length. (For a jungle girl, those gams
are sure smooth...) The broad, by-the-numbers script, however, is
strictly for kids. That is, if you don't mind Disney's murder of a
little girl's mother in the first reel. Trust me: for fifteen or
so fun minutes of a downtown Hollywood rampage, the other ninety-
five-- plus Goofy short at the start-- ain't worth it. Special
effects second-banana Bill Paxton co-stars. Rade Sherbedgia, Peter
Firth, David Paymer, and Regina King also appear. Rick Baker did
Kong's make-up effects. Ron Underwood (TREMORS) directs. (Rated
"PG"/110 min.)
Grade: D+
Copyright 1998 Michael J. Legeros
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Originally posted to triangle.movies as MOVIE
HELL: January 3, 1999