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Welcome to the Jungle

  • Video
  • 2007
  • Not Rated
  • 1h 23m
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4.3/10
2.4K
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Welcome to the Jungle (2007)
AdventureHorrorThriller

Two young couples head into the New Guinea wilderness in an effort to find Michael Rockefeller, the heir to the Rockefeller fortune who disappeared in 1961.Two young couples head into the New Guinea wilderness in an effort to find Michael Rockefeller, the heir to the Rockefeller fortune who disappeared in 1961.Two young couples head into the New Guinea wilderness in an effort to find Michael Rockefeller, the heir to the Rockefeller fortune who disappeared in 1961.

  • Director
    • Jonathan Hensleigh
  • Writer
    • Jonathan Hensleigh
  • Stars
    • Sandi Roberts
    • Veronica Sywak
    • Callard Harris
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  • IMDb RATING
    4.3/10
    2.4K
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    • Director
      • Jonathan Hensleigh
    • Writer
      • Jonathan Hensleigh
    • Stars
      • Sandi Roberts
      • Veronica Sywak
      • Callard Harris
    • 46User reviews
    • 56Critic reviews
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    Sandi Roberts
    Sandi Roberts
    • Mandi
    • (as Sandy Gardiner)
    Veronica Sywak
    • Bijou
    Callard Harris
    Callard Harris
    • Colby
    Nick Richey
    Nick Richey
    • Mikey
    John Leonetti
    John Leonetti
    • Helicopter Pilot
    Timoci Veremo
    • Raskol #1…
    Joseph Sua
    • Raskol #2
    Ralph Lulutee
    • Raskol #3…
    Eparama Ketedromo
    • Raskol #4…
    Josefata Naqota
    • Raskol #5…
    Tuvili
    • Roadblock Toddler
    Aseri Kolikata
    • Roadblock Toddler Guardian
    Banaheheda Nadap
    • Village Interpreter
    Robert Atiyafa
    • Tribal Elder
    Andre Tandjung
    • Indonesian M.P. #1
    Tom Wong
    • Indonesian M.P. #2
    Rich Morris
    Rich Morris
    • Missionary #1
    • (as Richard Morris)
    Carmen Alexis
    • Missionary #2
    • Director
      • Jonathan Hensleigh
    • Writer
      • Jonathan Hensleigh
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    3trashgang

    only 20 minutes worth watching

    In 2004 Jonathan Hensleigh made The Punisher, a brutal flick that had some following. Jonathan thought to pick in on the docu style flicks by making the most shocking of them all, the cannibal script. To add more believability he added some backstory to it. Michael Clark Rockefeller disappeared during an expedition in the Asmat region of southwestern Netherlands New Guinea. His body was never found and it was believed that he was attacked by a crocodile although some say back then in the sixties cannibals were still living in that area.

    4 friends are going to do some research towards Rockefeller on the island. Of course things go wrong an they do enter cannibal territory.

    The most shocking was Cannibal Holocaust back in 1980. Still up to today people are afraid to watch this gory flick. The problem with Welcome To The Jungle is that they tried to remake Cannibal Holocaust. It failed on all bits. The script is really boring. You have to wait until the last 20 minutes before the cruelty comes in. Before that there is a lot of talking and arguing between the friends. And even when they enter the cannibals it looks ridiculous. It's not by putting some skulls on a rock that you have a cannibal zone.

    On the part of the gore what's a natural fact in those kind of movies, well, it's low too. You do see parts of bodies everywhere but nothing is shown on-screen. Maybe the best part is when they discover one of their friend's corpse.

    The acting was okay but the script failed on all parts. Guns 'n' Roses Welcome To The Jungle sounds creepier than this flick.

    Gore 2/5 Nudity 0,5/5 Effects 2/5 Story 1/5 Comedy 0/5
    Pietruck

    This Jungle Should Be Clear Cut

    This must be one of the worst and most annoying mockumentaries ever made....Follow 4 pampered twenty nothings as they quest to find another well to do never was former twenty nothing from 1961 rumored to be in the jungles of New Guinea after crashing off its coast 35 years earlier (or so the premise goes). On their stereotypical shallow "mis"adventure, you have your gun toting towny bandits, your angry bitter meaninglessly antagonizable militia, your sacred burial grounds complete with skulls and dress up skeletons, your creepy random forest dwelling Aussie guy appearing from and disappearing to nowhere warning the characters about said skulls and skeletons, your loin clothed flesh hungry forest locals outfitted with spears, body paint, and bows, and, oh yeah, the best part, your make shift rafts materializing out of nowhere made with no supplies yet seaworthy enough to float them down a river (that looks like a creek in Montana).....Ultimately, the dialog makes no sense and was often difficult to hear (which was a good thing considering the parts you can hear). The "home" video camera stylings fall apart almost immediately and watching becomes a chore. It was understood that this was low low low budget movie, but this was an absolute horror to watch.

    Don't say I didn't warn you!
    4movieman_kev

    too much build up, for not enough payoff

    Four goof balls go in search of Micheal Rockefeller, long presumed dead when he disappeared while on an expedition in Southwestern New Guinea, in hopes of getting a huge payday after they locate and interview the now legendary figure. They find that the locals are less than hospitable to put it mildly. The also must contend with petty bickering....A LOT of petty bickering.

    In my opinion, the best films on the subject of cannibal natives are of the grind-house potboiler Italian variety. Movies such as Cannibal Ferox, Jungle Holocaust, and Cannibal Holocaust are extremist fare that any true horror buff can sink their teeth into. This film, on the other hand, while obviously hoping to capture the same unrelenting mood of said movies, can't help but come up short.That in and of itself is really not that surprising as even going into "Welcome to the Jungle" I pretty much knew that it wouldn't compare favorably to those infamous gore drenched films of yesteryear. Instead I decided to give it a chance on the sole reason that I like Jonathan Hensleigh's work for the most part. And while i couldn't really get behind this movie as I found too many parts of it outright boring thanks to severely under-developed characters. It's a bit too much build up for not enough payoff. Still, there ARE worse films out there and one could definitely feel that if the movie were in less capable hands that it would be much MUCH worse.

    My Grade: C-

    DVD Extras: Commentary by writer/director Jonathan Hensleigh; a 15 and a half minute Making of; a deleted scene with optional commentary; promo trailer for this film; and trailers for "the Mist", the atrocious "Halloween" remake; "1408"; "Black Sheep" & "Broken"
    Antiquity00

    Total rip-off of "Cannibal Holocaust" avoid at all costs

    You know I have seen a ton of poorly executed rip-offs made in my time and I don't normally leave comments but "Cannibal Holocaust" is such a great, terrifying piece of cinema, and "Welcome to the Jungle"(also the European name for the Rundown with the Rock) is such a colossal disaster, something has to be said! I am shocked that this film would even warrant distribution from a respectable horror label like Dimension. I am not going to give away spoilers I am just going to say stay away from this movie and if this topic interests you then please check out "Cannibal Holocaust." "Cannibal Holocaust" is so realistic that even the Italian government thought the filmmakers really killed people and had them arrested until it was proved otherwise. That is great film-making!
    3Hirnklops

    Nothing new here

    Okay, I rented this because I got my crush on all the 80's cannibal and zombie flicks. It's always nice to have some movie to switch off your brain and enjoy people being eaten, may the acting be bad and the plot be worse.

    So, what have we got? Two hot chicks? Check. The crazy dude? Check. The cool dude? Check. Deserted Island? Check. Stupid plot? Check. Stupid dialogs? Check. Cool shots of the landscape? Check. A very gory scene right at the beginning? Well... No. Random gratuitous breast shots? No. Overuse of gore? No.

    What the hell is this supposed to be? A few skulls placed on rocks and some people with white paint in the face don't make no cannibal movie. There's no suspense, no gore, no humor, no nudity, and no plot whatsoever. And it doesn't have a message in some political way or something like that. It's a movie who just doesn't get going, and once it does, it's over.

    The acting is pretty decent, and the camera work is very nice at times. But that's about it. If you wanna see a REAL cannibal movie, go get "Cannibal Holocaust" or one of the early 80s movies the Italians did. They are indeed BAD, but, hey... At least they're gory!

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      The entire crew for the shooting of this movie was only eight people.
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      Referenced in Into the Wild: The Making of Welcome to the Jungle (2007)

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    • Release date
      • April 15, 2009 (Finland)
    • Country of origin
      • United States
    • Language
      • English
    • Also known as
      • Добро пожаловать в джунгли
    • Filming locations
      • Fiji
    • Production companies
      • Bauer Martinez Studios
      • Valhalla Motion Pictures
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    • Runtime
      • 1h 23m(83 min)
    • Color
      • Color
    • Sound mix
      • Dolby Digital
    • Aspect ratio
      • 1.78 : 1

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