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Summary: TERRIBLE!
Review: The worst movie in the world. That is all I have to say to describe this movie.
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Summary: Greatest movie ever
Review: I have watched this movie over and over again and it is still my favorite movie.It was good because it had people with many different interests and it was also good because it had a small amount of comedy
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Summary: A Big Budget "B" Movie Not Without Its Moments
Review: Not having read Michael Crichton's book of the same name, I don't have the burden of comparing the novel to the film. However, I can say that "Congo" is no more dumb in plot or simple in characterization than that other Crichton adaptation, "Jurassic Park." Essentially a "B" movie with an overblown budget, "Congo" rehashes the first half of "King Kong," only this time instead of a giant ape, there's a bunch of smaller--yet deadlier--apes guarding a lost city of gold. Primatologist Dylan Walsh heads an expedition into the Congo to return his prodigy, a talking ape named Amy, to her home; along for the ride are the veddy British Ernie Hudson as a mysterious but friendly arms merchant, the characteristically slimy Tim Curry as a Romanian con artist; and the icy Laura Linney as a skulking CIA operative, who's really there to find what happened to an earlier expedition that disappeared. Director Frank Marshall keeps things breezy, and the movie feels like Spielberg "lighter," with lots of imitative camerawork and focus on the "gee whiz" of it all but with less attention given to making the characters more than stock. Anyone expecting a hard sci-fi film will be sorely disappointed, but those of us looking for a few hours of Saturday matinee escapism--uncluttered by the pretentious darkness of so many films of the 1990s--may be pleasantly surprised. High points include a nice score by Jerry Goldsmith, decent special effects, and some genuine moments of warmth and humor; low points include Linney's painfully flat acting, a visually impressive but narratively ho-hum climax, and a few scenes of unnecessary violence that keep it from being kid-friendly.
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Summary: EXCELLENT STORY-EXCELLENT MOVIE!!!
Review: Definitely a great adventure and one of my personal favorites, Congo, brings to the screen a tale set in the African jungles involving an unlikely group that has banded together in search of a lost city and the rare diamonds that are rumored to exist there in abundance. The actors' performances are outstanding, especially Tim Curry whose "Romanian philanthropist" character steals the show. The plot, the jungle ruins, and the battles are all wonderful, making this film one of the best of its kind.
Congo is an action packed movie with strong elements of Indiana Jones and Tomb Raider, therefore, a "must see" for those with a passion for archaeology, mystery and adventure.
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Summary: No comparison to the book, but campy fun on its own merits
Review: When a motley crew of scientists, adventurers, treasure hunters, plus a primatologist and his ape, Amy, trek through the Congo in search of the Lost City of Xinj, they discover the legendary King Solomon's Mines. Unfortunately, they have to get through a wall of muscle in the form of an aggressive, specially-bred strain of gorilla guards to get to the diamonds. It's up to the uber-educated Amy (never portrayed by a real primate) to try and use brains over brawn as the greedy group gets torn limb from limb. Look for an especially hammy turn by Tim Curry as a Russian-accented (or is it Romanian?) snake in the grass named Herkermer Homolka (say that three times fast). Based upon a novel by Michael Crichton.
Staci Layne Wilson
Author of Staci's Guide to Animal Movies
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Summary: A Fun Adventure In The Vein Of The Old Cliffhangers
Review: I'll admit that I'm probably giving this film a higher rating than it deserves, but I really enjoy watching it. It seems like a really good attempt at capturing the essence of the old cliffhanger movies starring the likes of Tarzan from way back in the 30's and 40's. Although it isn't the greatest film around, it's one of the best high adventure flicks to roll out since "Raiders of the Lost Ark." Of course, it's nowhere near as good as "Ark," but at least it gives us a good story with some solid characters.
The characters are relatively stock, but that's to be expected in a film like this. Dylan Walsh plays the young, smart, and helpful scientist. Ernie Hudson is the great hunter who fears nothing. Tim Curry is the over-the-top, greedy "philanthropist" with wicked intentions. The rest of the cast does a great job, considering the overall material they work with.
For 1995, the special effects are just fine. Having the wicked gorillas rumble around and attack people looked pretty good considering it was a bunch of guys in suits. Walsh's signing gorilla was full of RC facial expressions.
This film was obviously made with the intent of riding the coattails of another Michael Crichton book-turned-movie, "Jurassic Park." Trust me, "Jurassic Park" is ten times as good as this rumble in the jungle, but "Congo" will suffice for some above-average Sunday afternoon entertainment.
I'd consider it a safe buy due to the fact that it isn't too expensive and the story is better than most of the latest jungle flicks.
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Summary: High tech mystery in the jungle...
Review: Granted the special effects are beginning to look a little bit dated, but if you like a high tech mystery set in a jungle setting, then you'll love Congo.
And if you like to get a glimpse of what inter-species communication maybe like, then this is the movie for you.
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Summary: Disgraceful
Review: This was a very sad, and disrespetable potrayal of gorillas. If you have seen the way that Dian Fossey(Whom I've met in person)interacts with real gorillas, you will cringe with this movie.
GORILLAS ARE NOT VIOLENT CREATURES by nature. They will attack when they are shot at, or feel threatened. They would never arbitrarily kill people just because they're there. The mountain gorrilas in Rwanda are peacable and will run from anyone that gets near them. They are very illusive, and it takes hours to get to them. Once you get up into the Virunga mountains you can spend half the day and only see several groups. It's very heavily grown over. The folliage is very heavy, and grows an an incredible rate. The fact that there was almost no heavy density would mean that the gorilla's would never get near that area.
The special effets were horrible, the acting carboard, and the scenery was the biggest joke of all. The gorillas near the end were so fake it was laughable. If you were able to drive up to within hundreds of feet of any group of gorillas they'd be gone by the time you stepped out of the jeeps.
The bits I lasted through showed almost none of the gorgeous mountains, and stunning scenery that surrounds the Virunga Mountains(where the real mountain gorillas live). You can see for miles and miles from the top the the mountains. I also remember an ancient city in the middle of the jungle. I know that there are no cities like that anywhere near the gorillas. There are very few cities of any kind, new or old, in the areas around them.
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Summary: Killer Gorillas in the Mist
Review: One of those movies that begs the question, "Why and for what reason was this movie made?!". CONGO was probably made because of the success of JURASSIC PARK when someone asked, "What other Michael Crichton novels can we make into a movie?"...Well, they picked this one. A safari team of people with questionable backgrounds go to Zaire to the Lost City of Zinj. They are there to find diamonds and specifically to find the the lost treasure of King Solomon's Mines. There, they encounter a group of killer grey gorillas guarding the city and must fight them off and each member, minor or major falls victim to the killer gorillas. There is nothing new, exciting, or inventive here and the gorillas are laughable as much as the human co-stars. Ernie Hudson (GHOSTBUSTERS) is decent as the big game hunter along with his fake British accent, and Tim Curry plays his usual slimeball-type character. However, the suspense and adventure is flat and the characters are not memorable. Lastly the set design looks like it was stolen from the Chuck Norris/Louis Gossett,Jr. adventure FIREWALKER. Overall, the film is an accounting write-off for Paramount.
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Summary: Before Python there was Congo
Review: Made way back in 1995. A horror story about a lost city and killer gorillas. A research team is slaughtered by some unknown creature will locking for a dimon to power a laser. Design for communication. She goes on a quest across the africian border to retrive it.What she things is an ancient legendary city and killer gorilas. Can the survive and get off the island. Before the volcano errupts. If you like Congo I also recomend Raptor, Python, Phyton 2, Anadaconda.
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