Congo - Nostalgia Critic
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- เผยแพร่เมื่อ 28 ก.ย. 2024
- Doug takes a look at the 1995 film Congo.
Originally aired on November 4, 2009.
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I understand the hungry hungry hippos joke, but to be fair hippos are some of the most dangerous animals in earth
And they are incredibly territorial
they don't have to eat them to kill them and hippos have been known to capsize any boat that gets to close to them
Just imagine how dangerous the hippos are that are 'on' the earth...sorry couldn't help myself. Honestly though, yeah the hippos wouldn't be trying to eat them, they are herbivores. But they will capsize and bull rush people that get to near them. This movie is well, stupid.
Dallas Upchurch i didnt know hippos lived underground
Dallas Upchurch
Its weird how hippoes, koalas, and dolphins are often treated as more friendly and less dangerous than they actually are. Koalas are tempermental, nasty, bacteria laden drug addicts who would sooner sink their claws into you than cuddle. Dolphins are sadistic, nymphomaniac, bloodthirsty savages who enjoy watching their prey suffer. Hippoes are extremely aggressive, strong enough to bite a crocodile in two, and kill more people than lions and crocodiles in Africa. Why do we act like they're such gentle and friendly creatures....?
I always assumed Tim Curry and Ernie Hudson agreed to do this just so they could do those voices.
i think tim curry only picks movies that let him do funny voices
@@ripleyandweeds1288 Not always (ex. he speaks with hi regular voice in Stories From My Childhood) but it certainly makes for high-quality entertainment when he does. 😆
@Ligma Entire Ass For damn sure he is! :)
Lol Tim Curry also did a funny accent in Batman Beyond as Mutro Bota or whatever his name is the last remaining member or the society of assassins
Could've been a much better movie if it had been about Ernie Hudson and Bruce Campbell using lasers to fight Tim Curry's army of super-apes (They called him mad! Insane! Wendell!)
Would have made for an entertaining B Movie
Sounds like a so-crazy-it-might-just-work concept and I'm here for it, I wish we had that movie!
That sounds AMAZING!!!!
👌🏽
Well, who's mad now? Who's insane now? Hmm. HMMMMMNNNNN!!!!
Well despite the fact that she doomed an entire company for being greedy and selfish........keep in mind, the guy who asked for the diamond very selfishly is also Charlie's Dad, the same Charlie that got killed by those mutated looking apes. He didn't even show any concern for his own freaking son!! Best dad of the year right there, gold star!!
"Shit on Amy, shit on Amy's face" Gets me everytime :D
+Bernard Skripek Fuck Amy...Fuck Amy for hours...
+Shawnee Longbow Amy love you loooooooong time.
Gamemaster64 lol...
Comedy is weird.
I think i almost burst a lung from laughing so hard.
Bruce Campbell, Bruce Campbell, Bruce Campbell, Bruce Campbell, Bruce Campbell. Five guys that have just been cured of impotence, you're welcome.
Be thankful he's not Candyman.
Bruce campbell x 97
STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE...NOOO
That is for DESERT! This tea party is ruined!
What? NoOoOoO...
Not sure if its been pointed out, but the "Tickle Amy" thing is meant in reference to Koko the gorilla, a captive gorilla taught sign language that often ask to be tickled by people. Robbin Williams use to tell a joke about how when he visited her, she kept asking him to tickle her and tried to get him to go into her sleeping area with him.
R.I.P. Koko and Robin Williams. I hope there's lots of happiness and kittens for you guys in Heaven.
You know, this really could have been a good movie. In fact, it could have almost been like a Pulp Action film. It's got the exotic locale complete with isolationist people, a Great White Hunter, diamond mines, a talking animal sidekick, killer apes, a laser gun, and a volcano. You know where they messed up? NOT making Bruce Campbell the hero! I mean look at the guy! He looks like he was genetically engineered to punch Nazis!
Well, we have BJ Blazkowicz from Wolfenstein for that.
"Genetically engineered to punch Nazis." Can I steal that?
Not unless you cut the budget on this big time....Hollywood money dont see Bruce as a lead. Many Producers/directors have said they wanted Bruce in a lead role but Execs laugh them out of the room. Sam Raimi so wanted him to be a Spidey villian but each time he was denied
"Have some!"
*2 seconds later*
"Stop eating my sesame cake!"
Can this dude make up his mind?
why cant that stuffed animal amy be a recurring charachter XD
Well, she did make one appearance in NC's Tank Girl review and that was it.
Aaron Stever ok cool, thnxs
Bruh the voices Doug does are hilarious I been on a NC marathon and they all hella funny even the old ones
Me too and I agree!
The Ape Costumes actually look great and realistic.
Right?!
6:20 He's thinking "I'm going to Hell for making this joke."
The screenwriter for this film also wrote the screenplays for Moonstruck and Doubt (as well as the play Doubt). How's that for a career deviation?
Don't forget that he also wrote We're Back! A Dinosaur's Story.
His face at 10:06 is just priceless
Also, the title card was very appropriate. Loved your version of hear, speak, and especially see no evil.
13:08
It’s Hungry Hungry Hippos!!! 🦛🦛🦛
Those gorillas aren't costumes.
THEY'RE REAL TRAINED APES!!!!!!
16:25 gorillas have feelings.
Who casts Bruce Campbell, but doesn't keep him alive and let him be as kooky as possible?
Do you remember when Freakazoid took the police chief to the movies and watched "Congo"? WB's shameless intent to send people to watch this movie.
It's a guilty pleasure movie for me.
And the hippo scene would really happen. They're not evil, just one of the most territorial animals ever. They will attack and kill anything that swims in their waters. People die all the time, as well as other animals.
I actually love Congo I think it's a GREAT film
NC: Okay movie, when you wanna make sense of that scene, give me a call.
Me: Dude, how the crud can you not tell Amy's caretaker wanted to "mate" with Bruce Campbell's fiance (I apologize if I misspelled the last name)?
That black guy really is the coolest, suavest man I've ever seen onscreen.
(Also, I'm the 666'th comment. Neat.)
He stole the movie
The book was far better. Especially with how the changed the female leads character from that book.
“Hey look a pool!! 😀” - Killer Gorilla #1
“Let’s Jump in 😍! Aaaaaahhhhh!!! 😱” - Killer Gorilla #2
this movie caused me nightmares for a week 20 years ago... wish i had nostalgia critic with me to watch it back then.
The book is actually pretty good i recommend it! :)
Please tell me I wasn't the only one who heard Tim Curry's voice and immediately thought "SPAACE!!!"
5:57 thru 6:28 is the reason why this is my favorite review.
city of tzeentch?
Chaos Cultists? On Holy Terra!? By the Emperor!
"Granted" showing Grant Heslov.. nice
This movie came out a year or 2 after Jurassic Park . This film is also based on a Michael Crichton book. Oh, and the action figure line( yes there was one) was made by Kenner.
You realize that you said "next store" instead of "next door" right?
He sounds nothing like a Romanian it’s pretty funny. He sounds Slavic rather than Latin.
I saw this movie. At the local cinema. It was really bad... I watched it because a friend of mine didn't want to see Batman Forever. On the bright side, not seeing B.F. prevented me from losing faith in Batman movies ;-)
MrHerbsti Was batman forever the one directed by Tim Burton if so it was FUCKING awesome just sayin
top hat chainsaw robot dinosaur
No, Tim Burton directed Batman and Batman Returns
The city of Tzeentch?! HERESY!
I burst out laughing at 13:10!
Why is the first thing the lead says to Monroe (Ernie Hudson's character) "You're some kind of criminal, aren't you?"? Is it because he's black? Is Monroe some sort of "thug" too? I mean come on!
Scott Sandler Yeah Munro in the book was a very well known mercenary and arms dealer from his earlier years who turns more into a smuggler and builds a reputation throughout Africa.
Watching old episodes and hungry hungry hippos is the best thing ever.
"He's talking to a member of the CIA who just so happens to be his fiance" -Nostalgia Critic
"HEY THAT RYHMES!!!!!" -ME
I'll take your phone number...not to stalk you of course, where would you get such a silly idea?...hahahahah...get in the trunk!
this film has so much missed potential that it hurts
one does not simply put ernie hudson tim curry and bruce campbell in one movie and use them not at all or barely
the trio of awesomness and one is just an corpse and the other 2 are not even the main focus
just come on
we need tim curry month
Yes?
readalot Agreed!
Hell yeah.
I read moth and yes to both
Tanith B Yes! That would be amazing!
Did she honestly think the guy sent her to the Congo for anything other than the diamonds? The boss was pretty clear about what he wanted
Tim Curry isn’t playing a fruit cake. He’s playing a sesame seed cake.
STAHP EATING ME SESAME CAKE
@@amadeusagripino6862 that is for DESSERT! THIS TEA PARTY IS RUINED!
Amy probably did die in the end, considering she was raised in captivity & at no point does the film indicate she received any survival training. Animals raised by humans typically can't be released because they never learn how to survive in the wild.
IronMaidenLeigh Yeah, you're probably right.
Antonio Miguel Not a great example, as Ceasar and all of his group had boosted intelligence.
IronMaidenLeigh Read the book to find out what happened to her.
IronMaidenLeigh If I may, she survived, joined the herd, bred, taught her child to sign and the last they saw of her she was taking her child away from the humans.
GamerDame some animals can like freshwater sawfish and sharks
I actually meet Ernie Hudson at a Con once and he told me this was his favourite role he ever played
Billy Waring Yeah, if only Bruce Campbell, Tim Curry, AND Ernie Hudson could've been 3 of the main heroes, this movie could've been a classic, instead of being forgettable. Plus, they had diamond fueled laser guns too. Just imagine Ernie Hudson firing a laser gun with Tim Curry AND Bruce Campbell! It's one of the coolest things that could've happened, but didn't!! Damn man, what a HUGELY missed opportunity.
I believe it. He’s a real treat to watch him in this, obviously having a ton of fun
He is absolutely incredible in this role. He's just the coolest thing ever in this movie.
Michael Fields He was cool in this film, but my favorite role he’s ever played was fucking Atticus from Infinity Train. Atticus was amazing.
I think everyone had fun with it.
STOP eating my sesame cake!!!
Dat is for dessert! Dis tea party's ruined!
HA, I read that just as that line finished off this video!! XD!
I made it mySELF!!
Fortner Films 7:54 - 8:07 I wanna make a Major Payne joke so bad lmao 😂😂😂
No. I fucking *love* sesame cake.
whatever that is.
Interesting choice by Tim Curry to use a sort of Russian/general Slavic accent considering Romanian is a Latin language resembling Italian and Spanish. :D
4:36 Ah Tim Curry, making shitty movies just a little bit less shitty!
I love when the Critic snarks that Tim Curry's accent is "orgasming" at that...thing (I already forgot what it was and don't care).
He says it like Curry's accent doesn't orgasm at EVERYTHING XD
Wait, wait, wait... wait...
A horror movie where the black guy survived? I mean I know it's stupid to think they'd kill Ernie Hudson, but it's still a surprise.
Marcus Allen this isn't a horror movie
Marcus Allen This ain't a black guy...is ERNIE HUDSON!
Jurassic world did it
A surprise to be sure, but a welcomed one.
Ernie Hudson is a national treasure 😎
I just realized Tim Curry's character was named Herkimer! Herkimer diamonds are a variety of quartz mined from a particular quarry, and known for its clarity.
That's actually neat
I don't know about diamonds, so its news to me.
Jontron has something to say about it.
Dan Aykroyd would like some
@@MrTubeStuck ayyy crystal skull vodka reference
@@enigmaticbeing666MY VODKA! I WANT MY VODKA!!
0:56 "It's in the theater next store."
I'm glad I'm not the only one who noticed that.
Tim Curry is always amazing in everything
Fun fact: that sign language and voice thing actually exists today. It turns sign language into speech.
How I haven't seen one yet from news?
@@joshuawaldorf9559 idk
Stop eating my sesame cake!!!
lol!
Synister Shreds "That is for DESERT!!!!! This tea party is ruined!!!" XD
Synister Shreds Just like "I WAS FROZEN TODAY!!!", that line never gets old. :D
I MADE IT MYSELF
One more cool thing: Laura Linney's delivery of the line "Put them on the endangered species list!" just before she unloads the laser on the albino gorillas.
Laura Linney is like a composite of every hot teacher ever.
I was thinking about where I remembered Tim Curry from and I remembered him from The Wild Thornberrys! He was Nigel. I always think he looks like Jeremy Irons.
He does? Naaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaaah.
"Calm down guy, the answer to everything isn't shouting at TV screens." ... -cough- ... Doug, you technically do that for a living... granted its a camera, but still.
I do it for free... ok I'm the one sounding pathetic now.
As bad as the movie is,I feel bad for it because of all the talent that it has,for example in the teaser it says
From producer Kathleen Kennedy-ET:The Extra Terrestrial
From director Frank Marshall-Arachnophobia
From Screenwriters John Patrick Stanley-Alive
Based on the book by the author of Jurassic Park
They could have made something really exiting and fun,but it turns out it wasn’t a good win for them.
As soon as the Radioactive Albino Ewok smashed Tim Curry, a commercial for mops smash-cut in.
This movie sucks, but I will give it credit for the gun, Bruce Campbell, Ernie Hudson and not killing off Ernie Hudson. Plus it made me want some sesame cakes :)
Your profile pic looks so happy about how much this movie sucks.
"hey look a flaming lava pit, let's jump in AAAAHHHH!!"
Too bad Bruce Campbell dies so early. I would've loved to have seen him battle Tim Curry in this for the title of "Hammiest Actor."
Ernie Hudson can make anything cool! Ghostbusting, going on jungle expeditions, can’t really go wrong with him!
Hunting down a gang killing ghost dude...look up his filmography, you'll get it.
@John Cosgrove Correct
The year was 2015:
The Critic returned to monke before everyone else
That's actually was aired at 2009
18:09 "Aw look, you can see Amy burning to death in the volcanoes lava."
*Screeching*
"Look at her melt." XD
"Hey look, a pool!"
"Let's jump in!"
*Jumps into lava*
"AAAAHHHHHGGGG!!!"
That kills me.
We should say that to sharkboy
"That's your Penis"
XD REALLY? DUDE! Mess up joke there! XD
17:06
My dog in minecraft:
I died laughing.
XD "Try to land in one of Michael Crichton's theme park movies!" "Yeah, they usually do well!"
17:06:"Hey look! A pool! Let's jump in! AGGRHHH!!!" LOL!!!
Hippos are very aggressive irl, so it makes sense that they'd attack the boat.
When 'talking Amy" wanted a spanking, I lost it. I almost coughed up a lung I was laughing SO hard......THEN that damn coffee cake scene? What are tryin' to do, kill me????
At 0:55, could it possible mean "It's at the theater next door" rather than "It's at the theater next store"? Great review anyway!
Great to see you here Star Geek.
+Timothy Verheyn Jr. i saw that too sheesh. in fact a lot more people probably spotted it
You watch these too! Awesome! XD
I was thinking the same thing, like was this video edited by the same program that puts subtitles on TH-cam videos
@Judson Joist Based on his numerous spelling errors on his Nostalgic Fuck Ups vids, he seems to be his own editor (and not a very good one).
Earnie Hudson is such a likeable guy, whenever I see him in a movie - it cheers me up a little :)
Fuck it, I’ll try to find this movie and watch it.
8:05 STOP eating my sesame cake! Lol 😂😂😂😂😂
I just finished reading the book “Congo” and came here to rewatch the Channel Awesome movie review. You see the potential in Micheal Crichton’s novels to be adapted into great movies, like Jurassic Park. Condensing and shifting plot and characters from novel to script is difficult, but it can be done. Steven Spielberg made an amazing masterpiece of cinema that can stand independent of the source material as a timeless classic. Then you see catastrophes like this
This movie lacks the intelligence and subtlety from the book that the movie Jurassic Park still managed to communicate. Scientific jargon and explanation needs to be compressed, but not to the point of talking down to the audience. The intelligent and probable elements of the novels that allows itself to be taken so seriously is suddenly a hokey b movie
By the way, Tim Curry’s character is not in the book... AT ALL 😂 not even in the slightest. Neither is Peter’s sidekick. I think they added them because the movie would have been very boring without ‘em. Peter and Karen aren’t interesting enough characters to carry an entire movie. Tim Curry makes this movie
yeah i read it myself now long ago and i was waiting for that diamond laser gun at the end....it wasn't in the book.
I have never understood why Hollywood doesn’t remake bad films
@@dionjaywoollaston1349, that would be interesting.
I want a Tickle Me Amy doll.
Amy love you looooooooooooong tiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiiime.
same here
Awesome Inspector what?
T I C K L E
M E
You don't want that.
I actually had no idea that Amy was a person in Gorilla costume. I thought Amy was a real Gorilla until I saw your review a few years ago Nostalgia Critic and The Albino Ape Costumes of The Killer Gorillas were pretty convincing too in my opinion.
This was one of my favorite movies as a kid. Re-watched it recently... That shit was terrible. But Tim Curry and Bruce Campbell!
And Ernie Hudson!
I'm 34 years old and this movie is still one of my ALL TIME FUCKING FAVORITES
Damn, looking at this almost a decade later and that Tickle Me Amy skit is fucking hilarious. “Shit on Amy. Shit on Amy’s face. Give Amy golden shower.” 😂😂😂😂😂
This was always one of my favourite reviews xD Thanks for uploading :)
Glasse tickle amy
Love your videos.
when they asked Bruce Campbell if he regretted doing this movie his response was no the check cleared
"He does look like a gift horse" How dare you! Tim Curry is beautiful!
That guy is just jealous Tim Curry still has hair lol
@@HostaMahogey Damn, that's cold!
You think killing Bryan Cranston off in Godzilla was a bad idea? Bruce Campbell has the words “Main Character” on his birthright.
The look on critics face at 6:11 always gets me
I’ve loved this movie since childhood, and always found the mutant apes to be pretty frightening looking... didn’t find the special effects bad at all. Just... 90’s chic
Shower Amy In Coconut Cream Pie
GODDAMMIT DONKEY KONG!
Thanks, brain!
I hereby shall projectile vomit in your face
Besides the sesame cake line, my other favorite in this is "DID YOU GET THE DIAMONDS?!" - mostly thanks to this review.
Just prior to this, Tim Curry’s character had returned from the one place untouched by capitalism...
Space!!!
"They to land in one of Michael Crichton's Theme Park movies, yeah, those usually do well", lol, that's a laugh XD
Oh, no, I mean the films are some of the best (except for JPIII, that is "one big pile of shit" and wasn't even based on a Michael Crichton book), by "that's a laugh" I mean, yeah, if you dinosaurs escaping and eating people "doing well".
How funny, I was thinking of Tim Curry today lol 😂
Tim Curry was at his best in the Command and Conquer series...
Your like a mix between Cinema Sins and Mystery Science Theater
2:25 We'll just have to settle with a TV series! Actually, that sounds awesome.
The only thing that would have made that laser gun cooler; if it was Ernie Hudson using it.
Busting make him feel good?
Hey come on this has Tim Curry. It's gotta be good... or at least worth watching for his moments.
16:55 ummmmmmm Tim Curry!