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This Week On Cable: Why Congo Deserves a Second Chance (Seriously)

Sometimes, the critics can be wrong, and let’s face it: They weren’t wrong about Robin Hood , as the millions of shrugging, bored ticket-buyers this past weekend can attest. They were wrong about Congo , and the millions of people who never saw it were wrong, too. That’s right — Congo , lost in the mists of big-movie past but found again this week on cable.

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This Week On Cable: Why Congo Deserves a Second Chance (Seriously)

On VOD: 7 Films Far Preferable to The Human Centipede

Hubbub aside, there are other slabs of fresh kill available on VOD besides The Human Centipede , which reminded me mostly of the Franken-toys crawling through Sid’s bedroom in Toy Story , a scene that was far more chilling. And you didn’t pity the actors. (Also, come on: The “centipede” idea wouldn’t work at all. After one G.I. tract is done with foodstuff, there’s nothing left for the next two! They’d starve! Come on!) No, better to search the cloud for more life-affirming grist — because, well, you’re alive, and your mouth isn’t sewn to my anus.

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On VOD: 7 Films Far Preferable to The Human Centipede