Yet Another Movie Luger

Dwight Gruber · 10-27-2005, 03:37 AM

The movie: Congo, 1995. An -awful- Michael Crichton movie: young scientist takes his talking gorilla back to Central Africa, accompanied by former CIA operative looking for her former fiancee and an adventurer searching for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon. They and their armed escort find all they seek, all in the care of mankiller white gorillas.

Its all really quite absurd. In the penultimate conflict, when the heroine is about to unleash the mother of all diamond-powered laser slicer-dicers on the hapless apes, in amongst the soldier guard contingent firing away with their AKs, FNs, Uzis, M-16, Colts, Glocks, etc., our young scientist hero pulls out--his Luger!--and fires away.

The Luger is shown mostly as a hand-carry prop, one shooting sequence including a closeup.

The ironic part of the Luger presentation is that it is a -huge- continuity error. As the group is about to enter the city and discover the diamond mine, a scene makes the explicit point that the heroine hands the scientist a gun to use. It is clearly a Glock-like handgun, and is seen in the next scene.

In the following scene, however, the gun has magically transformed into the Luger and remains so through the rest of its scenes.

--Dwight

c3006 · 10-27-2005, 08:15 AM

I like the way he hugs the guy(or what ever it is) with his finger still in the trigger gaurd.

Luke · 10-27-2005, 08:49 AM

Just remember: He is only an actor, and we have learned a lot about the intellectual skills of actors since Iraq . . . . . not to mention their abhorrence of anything military.

Navy · 10-27-2005, 10:25 AM

It is not for no reason that Hollyweird has not produced a decent movie in about a decade...the place is dominated by intellectual pygmies, no disrespect to pygmies intended.

Tom A

the gunman · 10-27-2005, 11:27 AM

Note in the left hand photo no magazine in the gun.

Dwight Gruber · 10-27-2005, 12:42 PM

"Note in the left hand photo no magazine in the gun."

Lots of mistakes, not that particular one...

--Dwight

the gunman · 10-27-2005, 03:57 PM

4th photo down on the left

Dwight Gruber · 10-27-2005, 04:26 PM

The small pic above is a dozen or so frames past the one in the composite. I've added an arrow to point out the mag base just visible sticking out of the butt of the gun. -Way- too detailed an analysis going on here...

Dwight

Johnny C. Kitchens · 10-27-2005, 10:14 PM

I saw this movie and I couldn't understand how it could be written by Michael Crichton. All this is, is a high tech remake of the movie King Solomon's Mines with Stewart Granger, which is a color remake of an even older version. Most of the ingredients are the same, just a few high tech add ins. I think they must have paid him to lend his name to the movie to make it look more appealing to audiences...

10-27-2005, 03:37 AM	#1
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,318 Times in 431 Posts	Yet Another Movie Luger The movie: Congo, 1995. An -awful- Michael Crichton movie: young scientist takes his talking gorilla back to Central Africa, accompanied by former CIA operative looking for her former fiancee and an adventurer searching for the fabled diamond mines of King Solomon. They and their armed escort find all they seek, all in the care of mankiller white gorillas. Its all really quite absurd. In the penultimate conflict, when the heroine is about to unleash the mother of all diamond-powered laser slicer-dicers on the hapless apes, in amongst the soldier guard contingent firing away with their AKs, FNs, Uzis, M-16, Colts, Glocks, etc., our young scientist hero pulls out--his Luger!--and fires away. The Luger is shown mostly as a hand-carry prop, one shooting sequence including a closeup. The ironic part of the Luger presentation is that it is a -huge- continuity error. As the group is about to enter the city and discover the diamond mine, a scene makes the explicit point that the heroine hands the scientist a gun to use. It is clearly a Glock-like handgun, and is seen in the next scene. In the following scene, however, the gun has magically transformed into the Luger and remains so through the rest of its scenes. --Dwight

10-27-2005, 08:15 AM	#2
c3006 User Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: east tn Posts: 526 Thanks: 5 Thanked 12 Times in 5 Posts	I like the way he hugs the guy(or what ever it is) with his finger still in the trigger gaurd. __________________ Men Accustomed unto thier arms and their liberties will never endure the yoke. James Harrington 1776

10-27-2005, 08:49 AM	#3
Luke User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: NC - USA Posts: 1,239 Thanks: 0 Thanked 18 Times in 6 Posts	Just remember: He is only an actor, and we have learned a lot about the intellectual skills of actors since Iraq . . . . . not to mention their abhorrence of anything military. __________________ "Peace, if possible; truth, at any cost." . . . Martin Luther

10-27-2005, 10:14 PM	#9
Johnny C. Kitchens User Join Date: Jan 2003 Location: Arlington, Texas Posts: 518 Thanks: 0 Thanked 20 Times in 8 Posts	I saw this movie and I couldn't understand how it could be written by Michael Crichton. All this is, is a high tech remake of the movie King Solomon's Mines with Stewart Granger, which is a color remake of an even older version. Most of the ingredients are the same, just a few high tech add ins. I think they must have paid him to lend his name to the movie to make it look more appealing to audiences... __________________ Johnny C. Kitchens

10-27-2005, 10:25 AM	#4
Navy RIP Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Dc 'burbs in Virginia Posts: 2,482 Thanks: 0 Thanked 16 Times in 10 Posts	It is not for no reason that Hollyweird has not produced a decent movie in about a decade...the place is dominated by intellectual pygmies, no disrespect to pygmies intended. Tom A

10-27-2005, 11:27 AM	#5
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	Note in the left hand photo no magazine in the gun.

10-27-2005, 12:42 PM	#6
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,318 Times in 431 Posts	"Note in the left hand photo no magazine in the gun." Lots of mistakes, not that particular one... --Dwight

10-27-2005, 03:57 PM	#7
the gunman User Join Date: Mar 2003 Location: Leland NC 28451 Posts: 1,017 Thanks: 1 Thanked 13 Times in 12 Posts	4th photo down on the left

10-27-2005, 04:26 PM	#8
Dwight Gruber User Join Date: Jun 2002 Location: Portland, Oregon Posts: 3,902 Thanks: 0 Thanked 1,318 Times in 431 Posts	The small pic above is a dozen or so frames past the one in the composite. I've added an arrow to point out the mag base just visible sticking out of the butt of the gun. -Way- too detailed an analysis going on here... Dwight