Talk:Congo (film)

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Contents 1 Copyright problems 2 Point of view 3 electronic sign language interpreter 4 Differences from the book 5 This page is horrible.

[edit] Copyright problems

I reverted this page to a previous version because almost all of the text was lifted directly from IMDB's plot summary for the film. I then re-did the legitimate edits people did after that text was added. I am willing to rewrite the article if no one else is interested. Aguerriero 20:27, 10 April 2006 (UTC)

This film still needs some sort of plot section though.--Nehrams2020 19:37, 11 August 2006 (UTC)

[edit] Point of view

Much of this article reads like it is not written with a neutral point of view and feels more like a review of the movie instead. I've edited the Differences section to remove some of this, but it still needs work.--GeneralDuke 23:15, 3 October 2006 (UTC)

agreed. one part reads, "The Amy suit was so convincing many viewers thought it was a trained gorilla". the people who thought that must have had an iq lower than a gorilla

[edit] electronic sign language interpreter

Can someone explain what was the "electronic sign language interpreter" used in the movie? Reference to this device was made under the heading, Innovations and Explanations. --Joel M. 19:57, 16 February 2007 (UTC)

Well, in the movie, Amy has some ort of device attached to her hand that apparently detects the movement of her hand, and a computer that she wears on her back then converts this into speech. Take my word for it, though, regardless of whatever logistical problems this solved for the movie, it is TOTALLY impossible in real life, for technological as well as linguistic reasons. 24.127.52.15 22:34, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] Differences from the book

The first bullet under "differences from the book" is very confusing. I haven't read the book, so I'm not really sure what's meant here, but if I'm reading it correctly, it should read something like this:

"In the book, the gray apes look similar to ordinary gorillas, but are smaller. In the movie, they are the size of normal gorillas and have a monstrous appearance."

Am I getting this right? If so, I'll change the wording on the page. 24.127.52.15 23:56, 1 March 2007 (UTC)

[edit] This page is horrible.

Fanboys persistently ruin any value Wikipedia might have. Irritating little squits. —The preceding unsigned comment was added by 195.92.168.166 (talk) 20:00, 3 April 2007 (UTC).

What is a "Fanboy"? Is it a male or female that like the film? (Congo) And you are saying that they write stuff on this page that you dont like? —Preceding unsigned comment added by 213.115.160.23 (talk) 17:33, 18 October 2007 (UTC)