There are two kinds of Michael Crichton movies. The really great ones, like Andromeda Strain, Westworld and Jurassic Park. And then there are the really bad ones like Sphere, Looker and this 1995 turkey, CONGO.
Laura Linney (horrible) joins Dylan Walsh (so long before Nip Tuck he's almost unrecognizable) on his trip to Africa to return his sign language talking gorilla to the jungle. Yes, it's every bit as dumb as it sounds. Add Tim Curry as a Romanian treasure hunter named Herkermer Holmolka, spouting a horrible russian accent (you can't make this crap up) and you have quite a flick. They must have known this was a disaster because in the last twenty minutes they add in an erupting volcano, tribes of ancient killer apes, earthquakes, giant laser weapons and a hot air balloon. Amy the gorilla wears a device on her arm that turns her sign language into audible words. She likes to say "Amy Bad, gorilla bad." You're right Amy, this is BAD. Really bad. Congo gets a D.
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