Naked Jungle
 
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alexdg1
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The "movie about the Marabunta" is more silly than it is chilling.....

byalexdg1 Jan 14, 2006
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Pros Eleanor Parker is lovely to look at; some of the footage is okay.
Cons Lousy script, Heston's character is too much of a lout, the ants aren't scary
Recommended it? No

The Naked Jungle, directed by Byron Haskin and based on a 1940 era short story by Carl Stephenson, is one of those bizarre adventure-romance hybrids that tries hard to appeal to different audiences but ultimately falters, partly because the premise is rather silly, but mostly because Charlton... Read full review »

George_Chabot
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The Ants that came to Dinner: The Naked Jungle

byGeorge_Chabot Jul 7, 2009
42 Helpfuls 43 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Eleanor Parker
Cons Read the review
Recommended it? No

Naked Jungle (1954)

This is an apocalyptic view of what happens when nature revolts against man's encroachment or maybe how nature doesn't give a flying flip about man and just takes its course - whatever.

The protagonists of the movie are Eleanor Parker and Charlton Heston,... Read full review »

susidee34
1685

Naked Jungle - I thought there were supposed to be evil ants eating people!

bysusidee34 Feb 8, 2001
25 Helpfuls 26 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Parker was beautiful and the cinematography was fantastic
Cons Heston is still an a s s!
Recommended it? Yes

Released in 1953, full of sweeping vistas and grand gowns, this movie is based in the back waters of the Amazon at the turn of the century. Nestled in this teeming fauna is a huge plantation owned by Charlton Heston, a surly man that has shut himself off from the outside world. Why he chooses to do... Read full review »

xxxxer
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Oh no...not the MARABUNTA! Byron Haskin's NAKED JUNGLE

byxxxxer Jan 2, 2009
15 Helpfuls 16 Helpfuls Was this review helpful?
Pros Decent performances, nice concept of setting, interesting effects
Cons Deadly paced and unfocused scripting and plot development kill the action
Recommended it? No

Having been exposed to all sorts of old sci-fi flicks in my younger days, I grew to really appreciate a good killer bug pic.  While in the 1950s, these killer bugs were usually of the giant variety, 1954's The Naked Jungle presents a different sort of menace.  The film takes place in exotic South... Read full review »

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