[.ca] Mighty Joe Young (Widescreen) (ISBN 6305320950)

From Amazon.com:
Charlize Theron is the latest stunning blonde to be hanging around some big ape in a Hollywood movie, this one a remake of the 1949 semi-classic with echoes of the superior King Kong. Theron plays the daugher of an American researcher killed by poachers in Africa. The baby gorilla left in her care grows up to become a hugely tall and broad specimen named Joe, living in the mountains as a mostly unseen legend among people who live there. Along comes an eco-minded emissary (Bill Paxton) from a California sanctuary, who talks the jungle girl into providing safe haven for Joe at the L.A. facility. The transition is not without discomfort, but everything is aggravated via a conspiracy of poachers to get Joe into their own greedy hands. Director Ron Underwood (City Slickers) uses a combination of special-effects techniques to give Joe life and personality, and he succeeds quite effectively. The requisite giant-ape-goes-amok scenes are all in place--a couple of them pretty intense--as is a conclusion that finds the simian hero performing a stunning feat of escalation. Underwood attempts to give a little modern spin to some classic Hollywood conventions regarding wild hearts lost in civilization, and the results are pretty agreeable family fare. --Tom Keogh

Chronique amazon.fr:
Charlize Theron est la dernière en date d'une longue série de belles blondes à se balader avec un grand gorille dans un film hollywoodien. Il s'agit d'un remake d'un classique de 1949 avec des clins d'oeil au grand King Kong. Cette nouvelle histoire d'amitié entre un gorille et un être humain - et les inévitables problèmes et gags suscités par l'arrivée du quadrumane dans la civilisation - ne brille pas par son originalité. Pourtant, Ron Underwood (réalisateur du trop méconnu La Vie, l'amour, les vaches) maîtrise à merveille toute une panoplie d'effets spéciaux pour donner vie et personnalité à Joe. Les scènes où le gorille devient fou sont parfaites, tout comme la scène finale où il fait une escalade à couper le souffle. Ron Underwood a tenté de moderniser un peu certaines conventions hollywoodiennes sur le bon sauvage perdu dans le monde civilisé. Il réussit avec assez de bonheur, ce qui aboutit en fin de compte à un film très agréable à regarder en famille. --Tom Keogh

great movie:
That movie really was good. At the end, I had a few tears coming out, because I really thought Joe died. Charlize is a true African and played the roll of Jill Young, who took care of Joe.

awwwww :):
Ok, this movie makes me cry every time i see it. stupid i know, but what the hey. I love both Bill Paxton and Charlieze Theron, so that was why I saw it initially, but I just love it. Joe looks realistic with the exception of his tongue, which looks goofy, but it still works for me. great kids movie i think too.

MIGHTY Family fun:
A feel good story for the whole family, don't expect "Mighty Joe Young" to knock you off your feet. Instead, watch it for the good "Beauty and the Beast" storyline that is well outlined for any age group to watch. There is some violence in this movie, and smaller children may be frightened by "Joe" at first, but if they can control themselves through the first few minutes, they'll fall in love with him. There is very little, if any, foul language. The story is simple: Girl and giant ape are moved to the city, girl and giant ape want out, man in love with girl helps, everyone ends up happy. If you're interested, "Joe" looks fairly realistic, especially for the time this flick was made. Overall, a good family show that all can watch. I highly recommend it for its entertainment value.

Good Family Flick:
As a family we enjoy this movie and find it as a replacement to the new King Kong movie. It would be more plasusible to find such a gorilla of this size then you would with in a Kong movie. But, thats what entertainment is for. A good heart felt movie that reminds us to respect nature and most pleasing to a childs imagination! Leave popcorn and bring your bananas.

Disney does a good job with this excellent modernized remake:
As a fan of the original Mighty Joe Young which I've watched many times as a kid, I was pretty impressed with the way Disney took the story and brought it back to life with a bit of modernization to the plot. If you are a fan of Disney movies in general, or you like their Animal Kingdom theme park, you will probably really enjoy this movie. My kids loved it too. There are a few emotionally tough spots, so be sure to watch it with them. But like most Disney movies, just about everything works out to a happy conclusion. This is still one of my favorite stories of all time. I'm glad to see it rejuvenated.