Congo
1995
An African mountain gorilla who's been taught sign language by a young primatologist is returned to the jungles of the Congo in this adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1980 sci-fi adventure novel. During their journey they cross paths with greedy corporate scavengers searching for a hidden cache of diamonds. Read more
| Starring | Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov |
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| Director | Frank Marshall |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
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Congo
An African mountain gorilla who's been taught sign language by a young primatologist is returned to the jungles of the Congo in this adaptation of Michael Crichton's 1980 sci-fi adventure novel. During their journey they cross paths with greedy corporate scavengers searching for a hidden cache of diamonds.
| Starring | Dylan Walsh, Laura Linney, Ernie Hudson, Grant Heslov, Joe Don Baker, Tim Curry |
|---|---|
| Director | Frank Marshall |
| Studio | PARAMOUNT HOME ENTERTAINMENT |
| Run time | DVD: 1 hr 44 mins |
| Certificate | |
| Collections | 100 Big Adventures |
| Genres | Action/Adventure, Sci-Fi/Fantasy |
| Language | DVD: English |
| Dubbed | Czech, German, Hungarian |
| Hearing-impaired | English |
| Subtitles | DVD: Danish, Dutch, English, Finnish, German, Norwegian, Swedish, Turkish |
| Released | DVD: 31 Jul 2000 Production year: 1995 |
| Format | DVD |
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Michael Crichton's novel, on which this adventure is based, tried to do for gorillas what his Jurassic Park did for dinosaurs. But, under Frank Marshall's bland direction, this trek-through-the-jungle adventure is a disappointingly old-fashioned affair that lacks any sense of wonder. The plot, combining a lost civilisation, a highly intelligent gorilla that's been taught communication skills and venal scientists after diamonds for a laser gun, is a lacklustre Boys' Own no-brainer, and the movie scrapes the bottom of the fantasy barrel in terms of credibility, dire acting and clichéd special effects.
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Heady nonsense, a throwback to those old movies based on Victorian adventure stories; it is hokum of a sort rarely seen since the days of Nyoka the Jungle Girl.
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16 out of 22 people found this review helpful
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Amy Good Gorilla
This film is not entirely true to the Michael Crichton novel. They have added a few new characters and more brutal death, but less technology and realistic sentiment. A somewhat intricate movie about a primatologist and an acquaintance who possesses a gorilla that can talk (via an electronic headset) called Amy. They choose to go to Amy's native land to ascertain what happened to a team that set out on an expedition and hasn’t been heard of since.
Amy is a bit cardboard and Tim Curry’s accent is very dodgy, but if you can ignore these, it’s a very entertaining and funny adventure film.
Captain Wanta: Stop eating my sesame cake.
Herkermer Homolka: [stops in mid bite, eyes wide]
Captain Wanta: STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE!
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- JediSi
- Posted 31 Aug 2007 18:16
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3 out of 3 people found this review helpful
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amazing!!!
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