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Congo on DVD (1995)
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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. Halliwell's Film Guide 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. Time Out Congo isn't so much a movie as a gigantic theme park, with the name of Michael Crichton (who wrote the original... Read more on www.timeout.com Members ReviewsReviews Voted Most HelpfulMost Recent Reviews |
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