Thursday, May 04, 2006

Movie Review - The Naked Jungle

The Naked Jungle (1954)
directed by Byron Haskin
on DVD from Netflix
rating: 10 out of 5 jalapeƱos

Words can't convey what a deranged, otherworldly masterpiece of masculine sci-fi insanity this is. Even Charlton Heston must be mystified by the jungle psyche he channels full-throttle against Eleanor Parker and the South American wilderness from opening credits to close, and if I see a more entertaining movie this year, I will personally eat Christopher Leiningen's wide-brimmed hat. Truly a ten.