I remember going to see this in 1995 (and who with) but details about the movie have always been hazy. I know I walked out of the theater not really sure why I didn't like it, and there's a scene with Laura Linney and some lasers. That's all I remember.
Which is probably for good reason because it's not very good. You can see the kind of matinee jungle movie they were going for, but they never really *went* for it. There are moments of weirdness sure, but they're few and far between; bizarre line readings, funny accents and whatnot. "Congo" has the ingredients for a good bad movie, it just can't quite make the sale.
I did get my hopes up when Ernie Hudson appeared in full adventure mode (he's really the best part), but things just flatlined from them on.
Y'know what would've really helped throughout this? Bruce Campbell, the '90s b-movie king. He's here for like two minutes, criminally underused. It's "The Hudsucker Proxy" all over again.
Which is probably for good reason because it's not very good. You can see the kind of matinee jungle movie they were going for, but they never really *went* for it. There are moments of weirdness sure, but they're few and far between; bizarre line readings, funny accents and whatnot. "Congo" has the ingredients for a good bad movie, it just can't quite make the sale.
I did get my hopes up when Ernie Hudson appeared in full adventure mode (he's really the best part), but things just flatlined from them on.
Y'know what would've really helped throughout this? Bruce Campbell, the '90s b-movie king. He's here for like two minutes, criminally underused. It's "The Hudsucker Proxy" all over again.