ChicDragon It's a mild crowd pleaser for people who are exhausted by blockbusters.

Taraparain Tells a fascinating and unsettling true story, and does so well, without pretending to have all the answers.

Senteur As somebody who had not heard any of this before, it became a curious phenomenon to sit and watch a film and slowly have the realities begin to click into place.

Blake Rivera If you like to be scared, if you like to laugh, and if you like to learn a thing or two at the movies, this absolutely cannot be missed.

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",

muchneededescape I was watching TV one day with a friend and we caught the last twenty minutes of "Going Bananas." Believe me when I say it was enough to get a good judgment of the film. The first scene that I saw was the monkey, the kid, the fat guy, and the black guy who looked like Dave Chappelle, flying around in a crop duster thousands of feet in the air. While everyone else was solemn about the journey, the monkey seemed to be on some kind of drug binge where he kept shouting something that resembled the English word faster. They then landed on a twenty yard long dock in Africa. After a heart felt goodbye where the monkey cried (Hahahaha), the "villains" of the film appeared. They were tearing complete ass in their vintage Cadillac when the evil monkey took an Air Jordan leap form the dock onto the boat that was sailing away a clean 40 yards away and made them sink their beautiful car into the Pacific Ocean. After seeing this film, I have a new purpose in life; to find the midget who played the monkey and stab him in the eye with a fountain pen.

Sligh I must admit: I only caught the last 5 minutes on HBO, but from what I could see, it appeared to not only be one of the greatest films cinema has ever borne witness to in all of human history, but the greatest film cinema has ever borne witness to in all of history by about a trillion times the next closest movie. I was thoroughly entertained,and I felt a special link to the comedic monkey: his tears, and his triumphs. The classic elements of great cinema were all present: inept monkey-nabbers, emotional drama, boy/monkey love, and, of course, a melon-lobbing money named Bonzo. To reiterate: wowie zowie. Wowie zowie.

Kat Miss "Going Bananas" is one of the worst comedies ever made. It has not one laugh in it. Not one. At all! It just meanders on endlessly for 95 minutes and goes nowhere. I've seen "ER" episodes with more laughs than this.What a waste of comic talent. This has Dom DeLuise ("The 12 Chairs", "Blazing Saddles" "Silent Movie"), Jimmy Walker ("Good Times) and Herbert Lom (Dreyfus from "The Pink Panther" series). You might ask me, "Bill, how can a film with those three be bad?" Watch this movie and find out.They don't even take advantage of the premise: a safari. I'm sure there are many comic possiblities in this. But a safari film can also be a thrilling adventure like Cornel Wilde's great "The Naked Prey". "Going Bananas" fails on that level also. The most threatening thing that happens in this: a chase in the circus. OOOOHHHH! I'M SCARED!"Going Bananas" was apparently so bad that it wasn't even released theatrically. Instead, it was released straight to tape. I'm not sure which is worse: charging people $5 or $20 to view this travesty. Even worse than that were the ads: quotes (supposedly) from children who have viewed the film. Brother, they must have been on Ritalin because any normal child would hate this, just like my family did. Roger Ebert often says that a bad movie should be cut up into something the poor can use. My suggestion for "Going Bananas": could be useful to even out short legs on a table or stool.no stars out of 4 stars