THE JUNGLE: 2011: --:HRR: Sometimes imitation is the most sincere form of admiration, except when the ending of the movie has horrific effects and is completely amateurish. This movie could have been done by a bunch of boy scouts exploring a jungle with a movie camera. Fortunately, it had some dramatic elements that built suspense throughout the movie, so you weren't exactly worried about the overall affect of the effects, no pun intended. Except for the ending. I was actually very disappointed because I enjoyed Black Water & The Reef..what happened here Andrew?
I really liked the back drop here which was searching for huge jungle cats in the "mockumentary" format, ala Blair Witch. What really made this movie "tick" and saved it from being an all out failure, was the conflict between the native trackers and the extremely annoying British big cat tracker. The conflict revolved around the fact that there might be an actual supernatural entity in the jungle. The actors in this are not well-known, which adds to the overall effect of the "mockumentary". Afterall, if it's truly "supposed" to be a documentary, the people in it aren't going to be well known, so mentioning the "actors" is silly. OK so that was 5 quotes in one paragraph..!
Stand out scenes are when you start seeing the "big cat", and when the native tracker and the Brit find the hand and want to go back. When they are in the tent and the "creature" growls is pretty intimidating. It's definitely filled in the "real" sense and the movie bumps and grinds and makes you really believe it's happening. I have to admit that at points, I was pretty interested in this movie.
The ending is another story. IS someone really just in a gorilla costume? That's what it looked like. All that suspense, all that somewhat brilliant build up for an ending that a 3rd grader could come up with. What a freaking let down::::62%
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