The Naked Jungle
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Movie Reviews of The Naked Jungle
Movie Review: "40 square miles of agonizing death!"
Summary: 4 Stars
I thought about giving this film 3 stars due to the lack of ants for the first 40 minutes, then I read about how Charlton Heston improvised the perfume splashing during the argument scene with Eleanor Parker and I had to give it a extra star just for that!
Heston is a plantation owner in South America who doesn't have time for romance, but still wants kids, so he has his brother pick out an American bride and has her shipped down. They fight and argue and bicker for half the movie until a gigantic herd of hungry ants start threatening the plantation. Suddenly Heston and Parker find love amongst dead natives and thrashing antennas.
Great story idea and I enjoyed the performances by the two leads, but way way too much time goes by before the first ant even shows up. If you're looking for straight ant action then you'd be better off with PHASE IV or even the campy 1977 Suzanne Somers/Myrna Loy vehicle IT HAPPENED AT LAKEWOOD MANOR.
Based on the 1948 radio play "Leiningen vs. the Ants"
D: Bryon Hasking (WAR OF THE WORLDS, TREASURE ISLAND)
Christopher Leiningen - Charlton Heston (EARTHQUAKE, TOUCH OF EVIL)
Joanna Leiningen - Eleanor Parker (THE MAN WITH THE GOLDEN ARM, THEY DIED WITH THEIR BOOTS ON)
Commissioner -William Conrad (THE KILLERS, SORRY WRONG NUMBER)
Movie Review: Oldie but a Goodie
Summary: 4 Stars
This is a great action/romance flick featuring Charlton Heston as the owner of a cocoa bean plantation in the South American jungle. The film consists of a two part plot involving 1)the arrival of a beautiful bride played by Eleanor Parker and her developing relationship with Heston, and 2)the more ominous impending arrival of a relentless swath of ants eating everything and everyone in its path. I remember seeing this movie on television as a kid and loving it. Having just watched it again I can say I still thoroughly enjoyed it. Sure, the special effects are not 21st century but let's remember the movie was made in 1954. The worthy script and acting make up for this.Movie Review: the story about the ants
Summary: 4 Stars
actually the story about the ants takes up only about half this film; the first half is about charleton heston's mail order bride, eleanor parker, who is excellent in one of her 2 best roles,( the other being 1945's "pride of the marines" w/john garfield)but when the ant story moves center stage, the movie really takes off. the technicolor is outstanding, as are the special effects.as a side note, it's interesing to see william conrad as the commissionar. on the original radio broadcast of this story, then called "leinengen vs. the ants", it was he who had the heston role.on the whole an enjoyable adventure film w/ a touch of science fiction.Movie Review: The Naken Jungle needs to be released in Widescreen DVD
Summary: 4 Stars
The poster (B. Graham etc.) who keeps asserting that this film was filmed in fullscreen ratio is all wet. I saw the original release and it was definitely widescreen. (Maybe not Cinemascope, but it impressed me by its size and color at the time.) And, no, it was not fullscreen cropped or matted to appear wide.
Paramount is out of its mind to do this supercolorful film in full screen only. (As the studios are for only issuing Sharky's Machine, Fearless, The Great Santini in fullscreen. But doing it to The Naked Jungle is the worst because of the gorgeous cinematography.)
Movie Review: Those Damn Dirty Ants!
Summary: 4 Stars
Charleton Heston plays a plantation owner who battles a horde of ants threating to destroy everything he has. Actually, his main battle is with his wife-by-proxy Elonore Parker. She's ravishing, red headed and strong willed. At first I thought this was a 'nature-run-amok' tale. It is, but unlike movies of the 50s, this is not campy. No giant bugs, just real ants. No science fiction, but based on true stories. But at the center of the story is a love story. An old fashioned love story with ants. A great way to pass a rainy day.