Congo 4K UHD (1995) coming from Vinegar Syndrome - Page 2 - Blu-ray Forum

Mister_Kidd · 11-01-2024, 05:23 PM

Who is Kafka? TELL ME!

fattyjoe37 · 11-01-2024, 05:33 PM

It's not a great film, but I'm more down for "bad gorillas" than action stuff like Navy Seals. This will be my fifth VSU, basically making it so every other announcement is one I'm down for getting with the deluxe packaging.

Christian Muth · 11-01-2024, 05:51 PM

All I remember about this abysmal movie from the time I wasted money going to see it in theaters opening weekend was somebody jumping out of a plane with an obviously fake monkey strapped to them. The theater erupted in laughter when that silliness happened.

Chris

Ruemorgue10 · 11-01-2024, 06:00 PM

You give her the banana with the dope inside?

YES, he gave her the banana with the dope inside.

sfmarine · 11-01-2024, 06:42 PM

Loved this film as a kid and it’s a guilty pleasure of mine but I’m not sure if I need the big box. I’ll see how the 10k units move and take things from there.

figrin_dan · 11-01-2024, 06:48 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by HD Goofnut

Any Crichton novel is better than the associated movie.

Unless he also directed it!

Cobalt Blu · 11-01-2024, 06:51 PM

OMG this is the best news! I don't know what most of you have been smoking, but Congo is my ultimate guilty pleasure movie. My story isn't as dramatic/hilarious as the previous poster who was told he had a terminal disease at age 9 though.

1995 was the year I really got into movies and the industry as a whole. I was a 14-15 years old and was already a subscriber to Entertainment Weekly and Premiere magazines. I remember going to the library and reading their issues of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Even as a barely pubescent teen, I knew who movers & shakers like Sherry Lansing and Michael Ovitz were. I watched movie trailers on Quicktime. I avidly kept up with what was #1 at the box office. I even had an HSX account when it first launched in 1996.

Up to this point, I could count on one hand the number of movies I had seen in a theatre. But with semi-independence and my salary from my part-time jobs, I could freely watch movies now. I remember being enraptured by the Congo trailer with the creepy gray gorillas and treasure seekers trekking through the jungle. It began a life long love of Laura Linney as a performer that remains to this day. I am thrilled that 30 years later, her career is still going strong.

I'm Canadian and I'm sure I'll be paying through the nose to get this 4K edition but screw it, I'm in. The specs also look great with a new scan from the 35mm original, Dolby Vision and even a commentary track!

On a curiously ironic note, this release comes as rather heartening news to me. Charles, the silverback gorilla at my local zoo just died a few days ago at the very ripe age of 52 (they typically only live 30-40 years in the wild), which greatly saddened me and many others. Charles had been with the zoo literally since its inception in 1972 and even did some paintings back in the day, similar to Amy the gorilla in the movie.

stvn1974 · 11-01-2024, 06:58 PM

Nice to see that the classics are finally coming to the format.

GloveSlap · 11-01-2024, 07:46 PM

It's cheesy as hell, but that's what i like about it. I might be in for a standard release if it hits $25 or less on deepdiscount in the future.

RalphoR · 11-01-2024, 07:55 PM

Nice!

Is this considered a release a la Gorgo and Reptilicus or just a random 4k they acquired?

concolt · 11-01-2024, 07:55 PM

This is a movie I want to watch about every 4 years so I’ll be grabbing it.

RalphoR · 11-01-2024, 07:58 PM

Down to 43 bucks sans postage and tax. Ordered.

MaskedBandit77 · 11-01-2024, 08:12 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by figrin_dan

Unless he also directed it!

Great Train Robbery? I think that's the only movie he directed that is an adaptation of one of his novels.

sfmarine · 11-01-2024, 08:18 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by MaskedBandit77

Great Train Robbery? I think that's the only movie he directed that is an adaptation of one of his novels.

Westworld as well.

geomon · 11-01-2024, 08:30 PM

Absolutely terrible film that happens to have some wonderful performances in it. I'll wait for a standard edition on this one. Thanks VS.

DR Herbert West · 11-01-2024, 08:43 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Yautja_Warrior

Only thing I dislike about it is they kill Bruce Campbell off in the opening. This movie would have been even better with him as one of the main characters.

He originally auditioned for the Dylan Walsh part.

Yearbook · 11-01-2024, 08:59 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by DR Herbert West

He originally auditioned for the Dylan Walsh part.

I did not know that. Dylan Walsh seemed to be one of Paramount's go-to character actors during that period.

Hardback247 · 11-01-2024, 09:03 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by Telemachus

Stop eating my sesame cake!

That is for DESSERT! This tea party is ruined!

Variable_Star · 11-01-2024, 11:05 PM

Very excited for this, I watched the VHS multiple times over the Christmas '95 holiday so its inextricably linked to the season for me. Jamming Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and (What's the Story) Morning Glory between viewings...good times man.

Vanguard · 11-01-2024, 11:46 PM

Quote:

Originally Posted by sfmarine

Westworld as well.

Also Pursuit, his directorial debut, which is a TV-film adaption of his novel Binary. Though the novel was written under his pseudonym John Lange.

11-01-2024, 06:51 PM	#27
Cobalt Blu Active Member Member since:Sep 2009 Trading Score:2	OMG this is the best news! I don't know what most of you have been smoking, but Congo is my ultimate guilty pleasure movie. My story isn't as dramatic/hilarious as the previous poster who was told he had a terminal disease at age 9 though. 1995 was the year I really got into movies and the industry as a whole. I was a 14-15 years old and was already a subscriber to Entertainment Weekly and Premiere magazines. I remember going to the library and reading their issues of Variety and The Hollywood Reporter. Even as a barely pubescent teen, I knew who movers & shakers like Sherry Lansing and Michael Ovitz were. I watched movie trailers on Quicktime. I avidly kept up with what was #1 at the box office. I even had an HSX account when it first launched in 1996. Up to this point, I could count on one hand the number of movies I had seen in a theatre. But with semi-independence and my salary from my part-time jobs, I could freely watch movies now. I remember being enraptured by the Congo trailer with the creepy gray gorillas and treasure seekers trekking through the jungle. It began a life long love of Laura Linney as a performer that remains to this day. I am thrilled that 30 years later, her career is still going strong. I'm Canadian and I'm sure I'll be paying through the nose to get this 4K edition but screw it, I'm in. The specs also look great with a new scan from the 35mm original, Dolby Vision and even a commentary track! On a curiously ironic note, this release comes as rather heartening news to me. Charles, the silverback gorilla at my local zoo just died a few days ago at the very ripe age of 52 (they typically only live 30-40 years in the wild), which greatly saddened me and many others. Charles had been with the zoo literally since its inception in 1972 and even did some paintings back in the day, similar to Amy the gorilla in the movie. Last edited by Cobalt Blu; 11-01-2024 at 06:56 PM.

11-01-2024, 05:23 PM	#21
Mister_Kidd Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Jun 2019 Location:Chicago Home Theater Gallery:4 4K collection:210 Blu-ray collection:769 DVD collection:299	Who is Kafka? TELL ME!

11-01-2024, 05:33 PM	#22
fattyjoe37 Senior Member Top contributor Member since:Dec 2011 Location:WA 4K collection:522 Blu-ray collection:2687 DVD collection:8 Trading Score:115	It's not a great film, but I'm more down for "bad gorillas" than action stuff like Navy Seals. This will be my fifth VSU, basically making it so every other announcement is one I'm down for getting with the deluxe packaging.

11-01-2024, 05:51 PM	#23
Christian Muth Blu-ray Samurai Member since:Feb 2012 Location:Detroit, Michigan Trading Score:1	All I remember about this abysmal movie from the time I wasted money going to see it in theaters opening weekend was somebody jumping out of a plane with an obviously fake monkey strapped to them. The theater erupted in laughter when that silliness happened. Chris

11-01-2024, 06:00 PM	#24
Ruemorgue10 Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2010 Location:Pennsylvania 4K collection:236 Blu-ray collection:3548 DVD collection:56 Trading Score:1	You give her the banana with the dope inside? YES, he gave her the banana with the dope inside.

11-01-2024, 06:42 PM	#25
sfmarine Blu-ray Archduke Top contributor Member since:Apr 2008 Location:The Swan Station aDdIcTeD 2 LOST PSN:U5MC51473 Home Theater Gallery:18 4K collection:931 Blu-ray collection:2312 DVD collection:276 MA collection:461 Digital collection:492 iTunes collection:534 Blu-ray reviews: 7 Trading Score:43	Loved this film as a kid and it’s a guilty pleasure of mine but I’m not sure if I need the big box. I’ll see how the 10k units move and take things from there.

11-01-2024, 06:58 PM	#28
stvn1974 Blu-ray Prince Member since:Jan 2012 Location:Earth Trading Score:18	Nice to see that the classics are finally coming to the format.

11-01-2024, 07:46 PM	#29
GloveSlap Senior Member Member since:Jul 2019	It's cheesy as hell, but that's what i like about it. I might be in for a standard release if it hits $25 or less on deepdiscount in the future.

11-01-2024, 07:55 PM	#30
RalphoR Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2013 Location:The Forbidden Valley of NE Ohio Trading Score:13	Nice! Is this considered a release a la Gorgo and Reptilicus or just a random 4k they acquired?

11-01-2024, 07:55 PM	#31
concolt Blu-ray Guru Member since:Apr 2022 Location:North South 4K collection:22 Blu-ray collection:51 Trading Score:132	This is a movie I want to watch about every 4 years so I’ll be grabbing it.

11-01-2024, 07:58 PM	#32
RalphoR Blu-ray Archduke Member since:Oct 2013 Location:The Forbidden Valley of NE Ohio Trading Score:13	Down to 43 bucks sans postage and tax. Ordered.

11-01-2024, 08:30 PM	#35
geomon Blu-ray Guru Member since:Jul 2009 Location:Miami, FL 4K collection:482 Blu-ray collection:1221 DVD collection:6 Trading Score:53	Absolutely terrible film that happens to have some wonderful performances in it. I'll wait for a standard edition on this one. Thanks VS.

11-01-2024, 11:05 PM	#39
Variable_Star Expert Member Top contributor Member since:Jun 2010 Location:Madison, WI 4K collection:438 Blu-ray collection:2875 DVD collection:1337	Very excited for this, I watched the VHS multiple times over the Christmas '95 holiday so its inextricably linked to the season for me. Jamming Mellon Collie and the Infinite Sadness and (What's the Story) Morning Glory between viewings...good times man.

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