Congo (Wide Screen)

Advantages: Adventure
Disadvantages: accents

...to the jungles of the Congo during which that cross paths with a research team sent in to the jungle of Africa to find a rear diamond, as you can imagine there are lots of obstacles in the African jungle. There are all types of animals one type in particular, its some kind of super gorilla. This film has a very fictional and adventurous feel to it some of the accents leave much to be desired, the usual over emphasis an American doing an English ...
...don't get the sense this film was made to be taken to seriously. It has a strange way of mixing this theme about the jungle a rare diamond and killer monkeys together to make a watch-able movie that does not take it self seriously. An interesting part of the plot is about the gorilla named Amy that has been educated to communicate with humans using sign language the gorilla is equipped with a voice computer that verbalizes it's sign language using ... Read review

Advantages: Its a fun film to watch
Disadvantages: Tim Curry's accent

...the book by Michael Crichton, Congo is the sort of film you should only watch if you're not looking for realism, but just a fun action romp for an afternoon's video viewing. The basic story is about an expedition that goes into the jungles of Africa, supposedly to set free an ape reared by a Univerity and taught to sign. Unbeknown to the University professor and his ape is a big bad company wanting to get its hands on some priceless diamonds. When ...
...by a bunch of killer apes. Well, I did warn you that it was a fun action film!!! The cast are largely unknown, apart from Ernie Hudson (Ghostbusters) and Tim Curry (Rocky Horror Show) - however, Tim Curry does indeed get the oscar for the worst ever Romanian accent on film!!! Generally the film is OK - but if you're looking for serious action stuff then steer clear. Its fun, even comedic in parts and the story is totally unbelievable - its a shame ... Read review

Advantages: Action Packed, Great Effects
Disadvantages: I dont find any

...researchers into deep into the Congo to salvage some special high mineral diamonds which would help make lasers, and be invaluable to Travicom’s revenue. The team sent is lead by Dr.Karen’s fiancé and they do find some of these invaluable gems but the whole team suddenly disappears. The team had been communicating with Travicom via satellite transmission and the video footage catches some ape like animal assaulting the team and killing them. Travis ...
...plane taking off for the Congo and that’s when she meets Dr.Elliot, his interst in Congo is much more rational than Travicom’s, he’s part of a project that teaches apes to use sign language and a machine then converts this sign language into words allowing apes to talk. This fascinating technology needs funds to flourish and AMY, the juvenile ape who’s the centre of attraction due to being able to talk is having some nightmares. To prove that the ... Read review

Advantages: Good entertainment on a rainy day, Hudson is great, good gorilla attax
Disadvantages: But crap really!!

...on the Michael Crichton book, Congo is one of those films that tries to be good, but isn't. As with Crichtons book, Congo is about a team of scientists who venture into teh Congo jungle and teh lost xcity of Zinj, to try to rescue the team that went before them, and was killed by gorilla- like creatures. They take along with them a gorilla fluent in sign language, who obviously saves the day. Starring as Dylan Walsh as Dr. Peter Eliot and Laura ...
...(Ernie Hudson) who steals the yhow, closely followed by the talented gorilla team. The effects are good, and the SFX team does well in making the gray gorillas vicious and murderable. The big attack scene towards the end is pretty cool, as the team gets picked off one by one, until they are forced back into ione little cave. How the survivors actually escape is actually quite ludicrous, and stryas too far from Crichtons novel. You'll know what I ... Read review

Advantages: mmm...
Disadvantages: The nasty gorillas don't eat the cast.

...abstract. Both of which Congo definitely isn't. It isn't even saved when we get to the nasty big white carnivorous apes because by then we are so sickened by the baby Gorilla's sweet and schmaltzy antics that we want the nasty ones to eat it and every one else in the film (including of course the director). Unfortunately this doesn't happen. 'nough said. ... Read review