{"id":131,"date":"2017-08-16T21:16:53","date_gmt":"2017-08-16T21:16:53","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/?p=131"},"modified":"2017-08-16T21:20:05","modified_gmt":"2017-08-16T21:20:05","slug":"b-movie-reviews-bride-of-the-gorilla","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/popculturehypocrites.com\/index.php\/2017\/08\/16\/b-movie-reviews-bride-of-the-gorilla\/","title":{"rendered":"B-Movie Reviews: Bride of the Gorilla"},"content":{"rendered":"

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I\u2019ve often been told that nobody starts out making a bad movie, and to that I point them to Roger Corman\u2019s version of The FantasticFour<\/u><\/strong>. The 1950\u2019s was a time where studios shot out movies that they knew weren\u2019t great, but could draw an audience based on their genre. None were more popular than the monster movie, and some of these produced had people that would go on to become well known. Bride of the Gorilla<\/em> is one such movie.<\/p>\n

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Directed by monster movie legend Curt Siodmak (The man wrote the screenplay for the original TheWolfman), it starred Raymond Burr and Lon Chaney Jr. and you would think this would be a true masterpiece; well you\u2019d be very wrong. The acting is over-the-top, but I think that\u2019s part of these type of movie\u2019s ridiculous charm. Most of the actors in this movie chew the scene like an all-you-can eat buffet, and it\u2019s horribly marvelous. For the time, the special effects are pretty much on-par with other B-movies being made, which is to say not the best, but you get what they\u2019re trying to convey. While it\u2019s not horror by today\u2019s standards, but in 1951 I\u2019m certain it scared a few people.<\/p>\n

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I\u2019m certain you\u2019re wondering what the heck this movie is about. Set deep in the jungle of an unknown South American country lives wealthy, older Plantation owner Klass Van Gelder (Played by British actor Paul Cavanaugh). As with most old guys with too much money, Klass gets himself a pretty trophy wife named Dina (Played by Barbara Payton) who\u2019s caught the eye of several of the plantation\u2019s work force.<\/p>\n

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One of these workers is plantation manager Barney Chavez (portrayed by Raymond Burr), a ladies man who cares little for the women he loves or their marital obligations. Barney starts an affair with Dina and another plantation worker named Larina (Played by Carol Varga ). Klass hears the rumors of Barney\u2019s philandering and fires, then punches him.<\/p>\n

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Barney reacts the way any rational person would and kills his employer with the help of a poisonous snake, and tells Larina that they are through. Klass\u2019s informant and Larina\u2019s mother Al-Long (Portrayed by Gisela Werbisek ) witnesses the foul deed but keeps her mouth shut.<\/p>\n

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Police Commissioner Taro (Played by Lon Chaney Jr.) is brought in to investigate, but concludes that the death was caused by snakebite. Taro is certain that Barney has murdered his former employer but confides in a local doctor that he can\u2019t yet prove it.<\/p>\n

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Shortly thereafter Barney asks Dina to marry him and she accepts. Angered at her master\u2019s death and for her daughter\u2019s humiliation, Al-Long decided to take matters into her own hand, and with the help of a plant, she decides to enact her revenge. \u00a0Al-Long concocts a potion that seemingly turns Barney into a wild ape-man, who prefers the company of the jungle to his new bride. The ending is not one that I will spoil for you, but it\u2019s certainly predictable.<\/p>\n

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Should you watch this movie?<\/u><\/strong><\/p>\n

Absolutely, if you love a good B-movie. It\u2019s a pretty good tale of what immoral ambition can do to a person. While it\u2019s considered a bad movie, it has some decent character driven scenes, and some fun bad dialogue. I don\u2019t think it\u2019s the best bad B-movie of all time, but it\u2019s up there.<\/p>\n

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RATING: Four and a half thumbs down out of five, bad enough to watch.<\/p>\n

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The best part of this? You don\u2019t have to pay a dime to watch it thanks to the good folks at Youtube.<\/p>\n

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https:\/\/youtu.be\/CjbktAT7Fus<\/p>\n

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I hope you watch it and enjoy bad cinema for a change. Till next time.<\/p>\n

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