Platicsco Good story, Not enough for a whole film

Hulkeasexo it is the rare 'crazy' movie that actually has something to say.

Numerootno A story that's too fascinating to pass by...

Neive Bellamy Excellent and certainly provocative... If nothing else, the film is a real conversation starter.

Peter L. Petersen (KnatLouie) Seeing as the other user comments don't really tell people what this movie actually is about, but only write about specific scenes and/or sequences, and/or their feelings about the movie, let me break down this movie for you with a quick summary, so you'll get the big picture:David Mendenhall (yes, the annoying little kid from Stallone's "Over The Top") is actually the star of this film, playing a rich man's son, Ben, who has gone to Africa with his caretaker "Big Bad Joe" (played by the late great Dom DeLuise from "Blazing Saddles" and "The Cannonball Run"). Joe is the guy who's in charge of taking good care of Ben, so he doesn't get into trouble, and his father doesn't get upset, but actually gets himself into even more trouble than Ben does. They arrive somewhere in Africa (in a made up country called Tongola), where they meet up with their local tour-guide Mozambo (played by Jimmie C. Walker from the TV-series "Good Times"). He takes them on a safari, where they happen to meet the talking monkey Bonzo (played by little man Deep Roy, who some might know from "Charlie and the Chocolate Factory" as the oompa-loompas). Now, of course the two bad guys, Palermo the circus-owner (Warren Berlinger who also played Shaky Finch the motorcyclist in "The Cannonball Run" with DeLuise) and MacIntosh the military captain (played by Herbert Lom - Tigranes Levantus from "Spartacus") finds out, and wants to capture the monkey and use it for the circus, so they'll make a great profit on that world-sensation. Ben & co. then tries to escape and hide Bonzo, so he won't be trapped against his will...of course this is no easy task, and hilarity ensues.This is mainly a children's movie, as most grown-up's will find the humor too exaggerated and silly, but most children will probably love the silliness - and of course the talking monkey, befriending a young boy! Most kids will relate to this, and will soak up their friendship as being far-fetched, but really cool and awesome. I mean, what kid wouldn't want to be friends with a talking monkey!The only thing in this movie probably not suited for children, would be a somewhat frightening graphic scene where Ben falls into a gorge and gets attacked by hordes of scorpions after taking a fall.. with REAL scorpions crawling all over the small boy.. and then Bonzo rescues him by SMASHING the REAL scorpions to death with a huge club! I wonder what PETA would say to this.. hmm..Now, even though this movie is shot in Zimbabwe, it's not exactly "King Solomon's Mines", if you know what I mean.. directed by none other than Golan-Globus entertainment's finest producer Boaz Davidson, who has also brought us the following masterpieces: "American Cyborg: Steel Warrior", "Lunarcop", "Hospital Massacre", and writing the scripts for "Derailed", "Alien Hunter", "Mansquito" and "Delta Force 3: The Killing Game". You should know what to expect when watching this movie.Anyway, some of the highlights: A nun curses a lot. A silly french waiter gets a pie in the face. Two vintage cars crash the street-market and crash into the harbor. Dom DeLuise (or his double, rather) does a trapeze-act in the circus. The circus-owner spanks the monkey... with a whip...in front of a huge child-audience... who applaud and laugh.All in all, I found the first bit of the movie too silly for my taste, and thought about switching it off, but I bit the apple and saw it all the way through, which was a good decision, as the last part actually had some decent dramatic elements and some quite impressive stunt-work.6/10 - perhaps a bit much, but I had to consider the fact that this movie was probably aimed at kids, who will probably love Bonzo & co.

novastar_6 When my brother and I were little, we had a few movies that we would watch over and over and over again until we had them memorized because as far as we were concerned, they were the best, and "Going Bananas" was definitely one of them. By now he's outgrown it, but for me there is no getting past it, I love this movie. Not only is it an enjoyable story of a boy, Ben, touring Africa and making friends with a talking monkey (who can be more trouble than he's worth sometimes), but it's also hysterical to see the monkey pick on Big Bad Joe and get away with it. There is a bit of a graphic scene where Ben gets attacked by scorpions after taking a fall, but aside from that, it's an excellent movie for kids. If you enjoy a good laugh (and there's plenty to be found in this movie), I would highly recommend seeing "Going Bananas",

Wizard-8 Even if you get a kick out of all those terrible movies Israeli producers Menahem Golan and Yoram Globus did in the 80s, you'll probably still find GOING BANANAS tough going. Man, this is one BAD movie. There's nothing worse than an unfunny comedy. There are NO laughs in this movie. Not one. Too add insult to injury, everyone in the movie acts like a moron. Why do we want to watch a movie where everyone is a grating idiot? And despite actually filming this movie in Africa, almost all the movie looks like it was reproduced on a Hollywood back lot. I remember when this movie was released (direct-to-video - it was even too bad for Cannon to theatrically release!), an ad appeared in magazines for children - where all the "review blurbs" were provided by kids, and not actual reviewers! "The monkey was so funny!" said one kid. I hope I never have to meet that now grown-up kid.

MJK-5 A good friend of mine one said: "A monkey is funny, anytime, anywhere." There is one exception to this: GOING BANANAS. It is quite simply the WORST MOVIE I have ever seen. It's worse than PLAN 9, worse than THE BEAST OF YUCCA FLATS. It is TERRIBLE. The talking monkey gag gets old after about three minutes, and believe me that's all there is. Make sure you have a bunch of people around to revive you after you go into TOXIC SHOCK from GOING BANANAS, the worst movie ever.