Review of Congo (1972) by Julie C — 05 Mar 2008

For some obscene reason I enjoy this film.

This review of Congo (1972) was written by Julie C on 05 Mar 2008.

Congo has generally received mixed reviews.

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By Joseph W (594) on 28 Dec 2014

Certainly not a great movie by any stretch of the imagination, but there's still a lot of fun to be had here…

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By Charles P (1,784) on 27 Oct 2014

The search for King Solomon's Mines, a sign-language-fluent gorilla, and Laura Linney saving the day with a laser gun. Just don't see it…

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By Abel D (318) on 16 Feb 2014

35% Ugly...movie...go away. Jeez I can't believe I used to watch this as a good. Okay so it's not THAAAAT bad. But it's not very good, either…

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By Jamie T (429) on 11 Jun 2017

Awful script and exaggerated characters. Bad pacing and drull humour throughout. One to watch whilst doing the ironing, cleaning or power napping…

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By Hung-Ya L (416) on 21 May 2015

Not sure what the fuzz was all about at that time…

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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 Trevor C (307) on 24 Feb 2013

Ok, I don't think I'll watch this movie ever again, I expected better, Tim Curry, Laura Linney starred in it and Bruce Campbell (Evil Dead)…

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By Matthew R (1,327) on 22 Apr 2018

Here is the other end of watching a film I thought was great as a kid and then re-watching again now and wow I never knew how bad this film…

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By James W (1,855) on 22 Feb 2015

I just rewatched this and I'll admit, it was A LOT cheesier than I remembered, but it was still exciting and also made me laugh. I recommend…

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By Dann M (1,530) on 25 May 2014

It was a decent film, even though the plot was silly. The acting was bad and the characters was very superficial…

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