5/5 Mighty Joe Young (1949)-First saw it when 5, never forgot it!
  by Keith Mirenberg (www.spaceanimations.org)
I first saw Mighty Joe Young (1949) when I was five years old with my mom at the old LUXOR theater in the Bronx. At five it left me with an impression I was never able to forget. I would have rated it a five "wow" film (not being familiar with the star system of rating). When I recently watched this old film again its story and special effects still impressed me and I rate it four star film. Nicely done!


3/5 Mighty Joe Young DVD
  by Robert F. Kolb (Fl)
Great old standby movie. I needed trivia info from it. It was shipped and delivered promptly and arrived in great shape.

5/5 mighty joe rules
  by Gary Johnson (Huntersville, NC)
This original version of Mighty Joe Young is one of the most entertaining giant monster films I've ever seen. Being a huge Ray Harryhausen fan I had never seen Mighty Joe after reading that Harryhausen was the man behind Joe's stop action animation. I was resigned to watching a cute old ape versus man film, but boy was I fooled. Not only do the special effects and action scenes with Joe and his human antagonists still stand the test of time but the story itself was magically fun to watch on my portable dvd player in wide screen. I watched the film while on vacation at Hilton Head Island SC and totally let myself go in the fantasy of Mighty Joe. If you are a fan of this period of monster film making, Mighty Joe Young is a must see. I can't believe I just discovered this great film.

5/5 Still a classic
  by S. M. Przybylinski (Brookline MA)
The one that really started it all in stop motion for Ray Harryhausen. A must for all Ray fans. And, as usual, they pull out a few extras on the disk to make it more interesting. It is always amazing to hear how many of today's leading lights of Hollywood were influenced by Harryhausen's work.

4/5 Nostalgic fun
  by David A. Rodriguez (West Hollywood, CA USA)
Before CGI, there was Ray Harryhausen, it is fun to watch the special effects as well as facial expressions from this animated ape. Fun story and a cameo with a young Irene Ryan, Granny from the Beverly Hillbillies, in the club scene by the bar. I first saw this on TV as a kid and still enjoy it today.