one of the worst movies ever - Congo (1995) Discussion

[–] seron_hp 20 years ago

Agree 110%

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[–] lewl 20 years ago

to be fair it is aimed at young kids

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[–] awjurs 20 years ago

This movie is insulting to intelligence everywhere. It is stupid, predictable, and pandering garbage from beginning to end. No plot. No characters that seem even slightly realistic, and lots of people in gorilla suits. Enough said.

Boy they really had me with the whole "good" gorillacan speak with sign language thing - couldnt imagine how that "good" gorillas might be helpful on an African expedition, until they met the "bad" gorillas. Or maybe it was SOOOOO painfully obvious from the first frame where this was going.

I dont think this was aimed at kids either - I think it aimed and missed any pretense of plot, originality, or artistry.

DO NOT PAY TO SEE THIS MOVIE EVER UNDER ANY CIRCUMSTANCES AS I DID - I WANT MY TWO HOURS BACK

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[–] stefannej13 18 years ago

In your opinion of course.

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[–] microbit 15 years ago

> This movie is insulting to intelligence everywhere

Well, I think you ought to revisit your own intelligence "standard".
There are a few dumb moments in the movie, but they certainly weren't in the book - and they're minimal. Overall there's enough excitement in the movie, unless you died a few years ago - which seems to be your case...

For the rest, the story overall is quite believable, the sign language issue with gorillas is *very* real.

I hereby rate your message/post as one of the worst ever !

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[–] stealinstonesbreaknbones 15 years ago

I'm still absolutely shocked that so many people want to label Congo as the "worst movie of all time" - have you guys only seen like eight movies in your lifetime or something? Congo is a fantastic adventure flick that isn't meant to be taken as seriously as you freaks are making it out to be. You're all just products of present day idiocy if you can't just appreciate this movie for what it is. I'll always be a firm supporter of Congo and everything it represents - a time where you could watch a movie for entertainment purposes.

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[–] orionstarman 13 years ago

Congo may not be the "WORST" movie ever made but its easily in the the top 20. And yes, I have seen more than eight movies. Anyone who thought that Congo was a good movie probably liked the austin powers movies too.

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[–] megameme (370) 3 years ago

to be fair, he has a point, this movie is very cliched and predictable and it hasn't aged well.

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[–] zarnovich 11 years ago

Sounds like someone should modify their expectations when they go see a movie about a hidden temple lost in the Congo guarded by a small army of white killer apes.

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[–] jamerkk 8 years ago

And that sounds too much like common sense which has become a thing of the past nowadays.

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[–] andrew-boeck 19 years ago

jaeufraser-1 I completely agree with you this movie is bad but I love Erinie Hudson performance "I'm your great white hunter but I happen to be black" LOL.

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[–] Cult-Cinema 18 years ago

But it is bloody and violent! Doesnt a guy get his brain ripped out or somebody gets there heart pulled out or something? I remember it being very gorey.

People who don't close their mouths when they chew make me FURIOUS!

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[–] chrismahon2005 17 years ago

You guys can have seen many films,if this is in your top 5 worst films ever?,not even in my top 500,its crap,but in a good way,and whats with ernies weird accent,like hes trying to be posh or something.

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[–] kill_me_a_son 18 years ago

no it isnt?

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[–] lroy77 12 years ago

In terms of plot, maybe but Tim Curry is in it and that is reason enough. I must admit it would've been nice if they used real silver backs, at least for the long shots.

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[–] zombienut 20 years ago

The movie wasnt great by any means. However I thought it was a good adventure flick. The book was much better. Directors always mess up Michael Crichton's novels. The only one that came close to doing the book justice was the original Jurassic Park.

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[–] Jetfire59 19 years ago

This "one of the worst movies ever" crap gets old after it is posted on every other major film in existence. Congo is by no means Oscar material, but it IS a watchable, enjoyable movie. If you don't like it, DON'T WATCH IT. There are MANY movies that are so much worse than this; Battlefield: Earth; Coma; etc. Go to a board for a film you DO like and SHUT UP about this one.

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[–] sweetiesadie 19 years ago

Jetfire59- lighten up! Everyone is just expressing their opinion here and there is no reason to be so rude. People are saying they don't like Congo. They're not insulting you. (But for some reason you felt the need to insult them).

I also thought Congo sucked a**

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[–] starbug25 19 years ago

Did you read the book? I loved the book and was 3 minutes late for the movie. We thought we were in the wrong theatre. Was that actually supposed to be based on the novel of the same name? I will say again what others have said, "One of the worst ever!"

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[–] EyeNixon 19 years ago

One of the worst movies ever? Jesus people, you haven't seen many movies have you?
Here, go find and watch these titles and come back to us.

Dracula 3000
Manos, The Hands of Fate
Leprechaun
Merlin's Shop of Mystical Wonders
The Final Sacrifice
Santa with Muscles
You Got Served

"Teh" is simple "teh" best typo ever.

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[–] orionstarman 13 years ago

The thing that makes this one of the worst movies ever made is that they were actually trying to make a good movie and failed miserably. The people who made the movies in your list knew from the get-go that they were making trash but it was trash that filled a niche.

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[–] bond_98 11 years ago

And somehow that makes this worse. Nobody makes a movie think it will be trash. Unless it's only made for money. Ed Woods never made a movie for money. He believed in the movies he was making. And most of those movies never made a profit. So really your logic is flawed.

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[–] orionstarman 11 years ago

Yes it does make it worse. I bought into the hype when this picture came out. I was expecting something much more than what I got. If I had just picked it up at redbox for a buck my opinion may not have been so harsh but I paid the going rate at the box office for this one. Congo was a major production made by experienced professional movie makers not a low budget picture made by a starry eyed amature. Ed Wood's movies are so bad that the're good. Just not the way he probably intended. Congo will never make to that level. I'm sure that every film school in the world covers the films made by Ed Wood in class. I'm also pretty sure that the most Congo has has been talked about since it left the theaters is in this thread.

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[–] jeryll0722 8 years ago

I agree...this kind of movie needs to be graded on a curve. The entire plot line means it's a fantasy; so fantasize. Having done that, the movie is entertaining, exciting and funny (without trying to be). Not bad enough for MST 3000; but good for a smile!

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[–] tmanager 19 years ago

Don't worry about it,

This movie is average. I disagree with the 'one of the worst movies' sentence. Any more posts with further reason why this movie is so bad? From what I've read, it seems people are pissed at something... plots, black gorillas, etc.. but it doesn't explain exactly why it would be 'one of the worst movies.'

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What's it doing in there?!
I don't know, it sounds sore!

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[–] rosamundi 19 years ago

I'm thinking it's because it's not comically bad or entertainingly bad. It's not fun to watch. It's just... bad.

Personally... it ruined Laura Linney for me as an actress FOREVER. She's overrated to begin with: I don't think she's as great as a lot of people seem to think she is. But to be fair she's not bad either, and I would probably like her a lot more if I hadn't first, and memorably, seen her as the lead in CONGO.

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[–] us_ofa3 19 years ago

I'm sorry to say that Congo is one of my favorite movies of all time. Though it would be nice once in a while to hear specific examples of why this movie was "so bad". Anyone, anyone.

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[–] emilydickinson-1 18 years ago

"I'm sorry to say that Congo is one of my favorite movies of all time. Though it would be nice once in a while to hear specific examples of why this movie was "so bad". Anyone, anyone?"

us_ofa3, IMO the movie was doomed when they shot down missiles from the open door in their airplane. Wrong on so many levels. Kudos to the actors for managing to keep a straight face though.
Laura Linney was forgiven when I saw You Can Count On Me.

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[–] victuswolf 18 years ago

They did not shoot down the missles exactly.

The missles were heat seekers. They fired what i believe to be flares at the heat seeking missles so the missles would go after the heat from the flares and explode.

Congo ant that bad. It has some really funny moments and great one liners. The acting is alright.

Its not a movie to be taken serious though due to a few bad special effects and some lack of realism.

Same could be said for countless other movies though?

It seems most of the people who go around saying worst movie ever always get at the realism of the movie and/or the special effects when there are countless unrealistic movies with crap effects out there.

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[–] kingoffilms 18 years ago

Agreeeeeeeeeeeeed 100%

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[–] Jacob_Solus 19 years ago

Beautiful Film, maybe not the story though.

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[–] Terryvanhelsing 19 years ago

I will agree the film is not as good as the book but it is a decent film. I'd say its a good adventure film right up there with The Mummy. It is certainly better then the Tomb Raider films. Besides the music is awesome.

Scaper for life.

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[–] milkmandan370 19 years ago

The movie isnt great, but if you read the book, you'd be blown away. Thats how a lot of crichton's books are...they're amazing. Jurassic Park, the Lost World, Sphere, Timeline, etc. They were are AMAZING books, but the film adaptations were total crap. Read the books, dont waste money on a crichton movie

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[–] rmb6687 19 years ago

Okay someone already said this, but no, this movie ain't oscar material by a long shot but for some reason i enjoy watching it. I can't really put my finger on it but i do like monroe's(or the guy that played him) voice.

Those willing to give up liberty for security, deserve neither

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[–] Terryvanhelsing 19 years ago

I was surprised to hear that someone didn't like Linney's performnce. Her's and Ernie Hudson's are the highlight of the flm.

Scaper for life.

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[–] scotty-38 19 years ago

This is clearly not one of the worst movies ever. There are a lot of movies that are bad but this is not one of them. I'm not saying I loved it, but I am saying it's not the worst. It was actually exciting at certain parts. The volcano eruption, some of killings, etc. It was entertaining regardless of much else I thought.

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[–] Volundr 19 years ago

Failing to adhere to the source material does not make a movie bad. Infact, that has absolutely nothing to do with how good a movie is.

The acting was above par, the special effects decent, the story average, fairly entertaining, it is an easy 6, hardly the worst movie ever made.

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[–] loppedfeet 19 years ago

3 reasons this movie didn't suck ass and is most definetly not the worst movie of all time.

1 - Bruce Campbell (no movie with Bruce in it can be a bad movie)
2 - The sentry guns (They are amazing, i want some)
3 - The laser (It chops off hands and cuts apes in half)

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[–] bowak 19 years ago

The sentry guns alone prevent this from being the worst film ever made.

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[–] Jetfire59 15 years ago

If you liked the sentry guns in this film, you should check out the Director's Cut of "Aliens". It has two great sequences with sentry guns blazing away at aliens.

HUMAN, HELL! I emptied a 15 round clip of hollow points into 'im and he barely FLINCHED!

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[–] redmanreturns 19 years ago

4. Jerry Goldsmith

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[–] harry_tipper13 19 years ago

Its one of my guilty pleasures. I know its not very good but I liked its chessiness{sp?}

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[–] adonnaleota 19 years ago

One of my fun movies too. But then I liked Night of the Comet.
I agree, Bruce Campbell makes a movie better, but then again, so does Tim Curry.

Yes, it's not art. Yes, it's not heavy meaningful drama. Yes, it's not faithful to the author's vision. But it is entertainment.

Thank goodness there are movies that suit all of us. This one suits me.

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[–] goldcheesercody 19 years ago

this movie would of been the greatest movie ever,if bruce got the lead.

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[–] reality_check21 19 years ago

I remember seeing the trailer for this movie, thinking it was gonna be awesome.
Then walked out thinkin, god damn, now that was *beep*

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[–] scotty-38 19 years ago

goldcheese... I think you're right. They probably should have cast Bruce Campbell in a leading role.

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[–] ryan-moore-1 19 years ago

This movie was TERRIBLE! Why? Because it tried so hard and failed so miserably. What a coincidence that this island stays undiscovered for centuries, then within a few days after man reaches it, the volcano erupts wiping it off the map forever. Sweet fancy moses, that's just awful.

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[–] cyberdyne101 19 years ago

"Stop eating my sesame cake", The greatest movie line ever.
Anyway this movie was kinda cool.I used to watch it non-stop when I was 9 years old.I never read the book but i'm not a big book reader.

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[–] Snamien 10 years ago

Same here.

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[–] admiralsaro 18 years ago

4. Joe Don Baker

"DIDJA GET THE DIAMONDS! DID YOU!"

As for people complaing about not being entirely loyal to the book, keep in mind Crichton wasn't a part of this project. If anything, JP is more disappointing (especially the characters) considering the role Crichton played then.

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[–] joemama13j 19 years ago

10 years ago? i enjoyed watching this when i was younger. Id like to see it again, probably will be silly, but i still enjoyed it.

Its one of those movies u forget about and remember years later and say.."OH MAN! i remember that movie i want to see it!"

Other movies like this include "Cube", "Johnny 5", etc.

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