Review of Congo (1972) by Dan R — 01 May 2008

This film is average...doesn't go anywhere, some explosions...

This review of Congo (1972) was written by Dan R on 01 May 2008.

Congo has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Larry W (344) on 23 Jul 2016

It wasn't very good. The overall plot didn't seem to make much sense. And the special effects were subpar…

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By Gary T (2,283) on 17 Nov 2013

Wow ummmn just seen this movie 4 the 1st time n think that this is a good movie 2 watch......its got a good cast of actors/actressess throuhgout…

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By Gavin M (668) on 19 Aug 2015

Awesome movie! Definitely one of my all time favorite childhood movies and still is to this day…

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By Don S (1,504) on 24 Aug 2014

In the immortal words of nice sign language gorilla Amy Amy, Amy, mother - Bad gorillas go away…

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By Trey W (214) on 17 Jul 2017

A ludicrous movie that doesn't quite make it to 'good' bad, and just stays 'bad' bad right to the end…

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By Shae M (10) on 07 Sep 2018

Never read the book. I always liked this film,something about it I quite enjoy…

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By Harry W (1,900) on 29 Jan 2014

Congo caught my attention as a film adapted from a Michael Crichton novel which happened to star Tim Curry, so I was happy to check it out…

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By Jesse B (855) on 16 Apr 2018

Pretty decent jungle adventure flick. Good popcorn quality fun. High budget sets and top quality special effects for the mid 90s…

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By Harry D (181) on 01 Mar 2013

A movie about killer Apes...how could it ever be bad!!!! I loved everything about this. Curry is so good here and his crazy accent is fun…

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