Starring Sandy Gardiner, Callard Harris, Nick Richey, Veronica Sywak
Directed by Jonathan Hensleigh
Distributed by Dimension Extreme
Please sit tight while I try my best to fend off urges to start spouting Guns and Roses puns by the barrel-full. *ties bandanna around head and slips on Union Jack spandex shorts* Almost there! Almost out of my system … There! Phew! That was a close one. OK then, let’s begin. Most would write off Welcome to the Jungle as sort of a Diet Cannibal Holocaust, and honestly you wouldn’t be that far off. However, once you strip away the obvious comparisons, what you will be left with is a ghoulish slice of cinéma-vérité that should be chewed slowly as it is the good stuff! Before we get into what works and what doesn’t, let’s delve into the storyline a bit. Man, it’s a doozy!
Once you come to terms with the stupidity of our protagonists who think they can accomplish something that one of the richest men in the history of the United States could not, it’s off to the badlands. I’m sure you can guess how things pan out so there is no real need for me to flesh out the story any further.
In terms of supplemental material there’s a scant bit to chew on here. Other than the director’s commentary (which, by the way, is quite good), all we get are a single deleted scene (with optional commentary), a trailer, and your cookie-cutter 15-minute making-of featurette. Well, at least these bones weren’t stripped completely bare, right?
Welcome to the Jungle doesn’t reinvent the wheel, but it does do its part competently to keep it turning. If you’re in the mood for some bloody Blair Witch style mayhem, this should certainly be on your menu. Score another decent film for Dimension’s Extreme label.
Special Features
3 1/2 out of 5
Special Features:
2 1/2 out of 5
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