The Valley of Gwangi
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Movie Reviews of The Valley of Gwangi
Movie Review: South of the border - down Mexico way
Summary: 4 Stars
It was the turn of the 20 th century. Champ Connors (Richard Carlson) was putting on a rodeo show. Returning to make a horse deal and to see the girl (Gila Golan) that he did not realize he love was Tuck Kirby (James Franciscus.) Looks like more than one man loved her. However she had a "show must go on" attitude.
Can anyone win her heart? Meanwhile down in the valley, the valley so low, in an environment that was untouched for millennium Gwangi waits. Gypsies warn us not to go there.
We get a good history lesson as many people do not realize that the horse originated in the Americas and migrated to Asia.
There are some staking similarities between this cowboy love story and King Kong. The only major difference is Gwangi (Ray Harryhausen creation) would eat anything or anybody.
It Came from Beneath the Sea
Movie Review: Harryhausen's Sleeper finally on DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
This is the best Cowboys and Dinosaurs film out there.The story was one Wllis O'Brien tried to get produced in the 30's withoutsucces.Three and half decades later his protegee Harryhausen finally gets it made.In addition to the lovely Gila Golan it stared
James Fransicus (TV's Mr. Novak) but upon it's initial release it was paired with an incompatable co-feature and released during
the hieght of the 60's student protests.It's audience either failed to find it or was more interested in protesting than going to the
movies.It was quickly pulled from theaters and considered a failure.Luckily it went quickly to television.The segment where the
Cowboys rope Gwangi is particularly memorable.
Movie Review: Cowboys and Dinosaurs
Summary: 4 Stars
As the 1960's were coming to an end and, in the cautionary sf film era of 2001 and PLANET OF THE APES, Ray Harryhausen resurrects an old Willis O'Brien idea about cowboys tangling with dinosaurs. This is an entertaining movie -- sure, everything that came before JURASSIC PARK suffers by comparrison -- with James Franciscus (BENEATH THE PLANET OF THE APES), Gila Golan (OUR MAN FLINT) and Richard Carlson (CREATURE FROM THE BLACK LAGOON). Not on par with Harryhausen's best: 7TH VOYAGE OF SINBAD and JASON AND THE ARGONAUTS, but a fun romp. A popcorn picture. Only extra is the trailer.Movie Review: Cowboys and dinosaurs. Need I say more?
Summary: 4 Stars
A terrific minor classic, Valley of Gwangi holds up remarkably well today. Like King Kong, the original Godzilla, and Clash of the Titans, it's a fun film that has stood the test of time.
The special effects are solid. I love CGI monsters, but the stop-motion dinos are top-notch and really cool to watch. The scene where our heroes rope and wrangle a dinosaur is still great fun. This film deserves a place on any monster movie fans shelf.
One question though. Were there really such a thing as Mexican Gypsies? Seriously. I'd really like to know.
Movie Review: Gwangi!
Summary: 4 Stars
In the movie its about a bunch of cowboys from mexico who run a cheap circus,a girl named Tj has a x boyfriend named tuck who comes along.The first thing they do is go to a gypsy ground and they the valley has a curse but like in king kong they go to the forbiddan valley and encounter a ptertactle,stragosaurs,and gwangi a fercious allosaur.gwangi eats the other dinosaurs and is lassoed but it doesnt work so gwangi gets knocked out by rocks and is captured.