Review of Congo (1972) by Jonathan H — 02 Aug 2009

Ten Reasons Why I Love This Movie. Even Though I Know I Shouldn't.

[10] Laura Linney shoots down an anti-aircraft missle. With a flare gun.

[09] Bruce Campbell is in it. For like a minute, but, yeah.

[08] Tim Curry is so very entertaining playing a greedy Romanian philanthropist with a wonderfully thick accent.

[07] The plot is actually, really, truly about an army of killer gorillas that King Solomon raised to guard his diamond mine hidden in deepest Africa.

[06] Another gorilla talks. Like, all the time, thanks to a mechanical doohickey.

[05] Dylan Walsh, as the gorilla's pet human, has a constantly dazed expression. You'd be dazed, too.

[04] Joe Pantoliano steals two scenes as an unflappable corporate travel liaison.

[03] Movie also has room for the Zaire Air Force, hungry leeches, chanting witch doctors, monkeys in heat, and hungry, hungry hippos.

[02] Ernie Hudson, so incredibly droll and hilarious as the hired safari, guide, "a great white hunter who happens to be black.".

[01] Michael Crichton's lame book was really in no shape to be filmed, so the filmmakers were wise to turn it into an action comedy. Coz that's totally what this is.

BONUS REASON:

No movie can be bad that has this exchange:

"We have to switch airports. They put a bomb in the president's car.".

"It was the president's car? Did they get him?".

"That's the bad news. No, they didn't...".

Fin.