History YMMV / Congo

* CriticalDissonance: While the film has only a 22% Fresh rating on RottenTomatoes, Joel Siegel praised the effects and action and Roger Ebert called it "a splendid example of a genre no longer much in fashion, the [[JungleOpera jungle adventure]] story."

* HamAndCheese: TimCurry as Herkimer Homolka, a "Romanian philanthropist" who is "[[VampireVords Travelink de vorld and doink goot!]]" '''''The book had no equivalent character.''''' Same with Creator/BruceCampbell. And Delroy Lindo. It's like somebody realized what a lame movie they were making out of a great book and said "Hey! Let's get some awesome over-actors to keep people's attention!"

* HarsherInHindsight: The scientist character saying that chopping down the rainforest won't change the world's climate. 30 years later and global warming is a thing...

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: Both the SegaSaturn FirstPersonShooter and the PC AdventureGame were met with mostly positive reception from critics and players alike.

** Or they realized they were making a lame movie out of a lame book and tried to spice up the lameness they had to work with.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: It's quite painfully obvious that all the apes in the film are men-in-suits. At least {{ILM}}'s matte paintings, miniatures and animation are good.

** Ditto ErnieHudson as Munro, who is so damn cool he almost makes the film worth watching for his performance alone.

* SugarWiki/NoProblemWithLicensedGames: Both the SegaSaturn FirstPersonShooter and the PC AdventureGame was met with mostly positive reception from critics and players alike.

* HamAndCheese: TimCurry as Herkimer Homolka, a "Romanian philanthropist" who is "[[VampireVords Travelink de vorld and doink goot!]]" '''''The book had no equivalent character.''''' Same with BruceCampbell. And Delroy Lindo. It's like somebody realized what a lame movie they were making out of a great book and said "Hey! Let's get some awesome over-actors to keep people's attention!"

** BruceCampbell definitely leaves an impression in the opening.

* SpecialEffectsFailure: It's quite painfully obvious that all the apes in the film are men-in-suits. At least {{ILM}}'s matte paintings, miniatures and animation are good.

* CrowningMusicOfAwesome: AwesomeMusic/JerryGoldsmith

* AwesomeMusic/JerryGoldsmith

* SpecialEffectsFailure: It's quite painfully obvious that all the apes in the film are men-in-suits.

* FountainOfMemes: [[ThisIsSPARTA Stop. Eating.]] '''[[ThisIsSPARTA MY SESAME CAKE!]]'''

* AccidentalNightmareFuel: The killer gorillas.

* SoBadItsGood.

* YourMileageMayVary: It leans more towards SoBadItsGood.

* YourMileageMayVary: It leans more towards [=~So Bad It's Good~=].

* CrowningMomentOfAwesome: Kahega cuts a snake's head off with one swipe and its body falls off a branch.
* CrowningMomentOfFunny: Peter wakes up to find a leech attached to his [[spoiler:penis]].
** Richard's conversation with an African porter.
-->'''Richard:''' So, what's your name again?
-->'''Claude:''' Claude.
-->'''Richard:''' Oh. Well, that's a very odd name for someone from... uh... where are you from again?
-->'''Claude:''' Mombasa.
-->'''Richard:''' Yeah, that's a very odd name for someone from Mombasa.
-->'''Claude:''' Have you ever been to Mombasa?
-->'''Richard:''' Um, no.
-->'''Claude:''' Then what do you know about it?
--->''Claude puts out his cigarette and walks away.''
-->'''Richard:''' I wanna go home!
** [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GWGouymBxk The detention scene.]]
-->'''Richard:''' ''This is pure [[FranzKafka Kafka]]...''
-->'''Interrogator:''' '''''[[NoIndoorVoice WHO IS KAFKA?? TELL ME!!!]]'''''
** Delroy Lindo's [[OneSceneWonder One Scene]]. [[http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-GWGouymBxk#t=00m23s ALL OF IT.]]
-->'''Captain Wanta:''' Have some coffee and cake. (When they do not immediately take him up on this offer) HAVE SOME!
-->'''Captain Wanta:''' (two bundles of hundred-dollar bills - ''twenty grand'' - are placed before him. {{Beat}} ) ''More.'' (Three '''more''' bundles)
-->'''Captain Wanta:''' Mister Homolka; stop eating my sesame cake. ( {{Beat}} ) STOP EATING MY SESAME CAKE!
-->'''Captain Wanta:''' (puts money in paper bag) So, I'll put this away. (staples bag shut) Don't-want-no-body-peeking!

* AdaptationDecay: The original was very well written. The movie? Not so much.