{"id":37195,"date":"2016-09-07T08:54:34","date_gmt":"2016-09-07T15:54:34","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37195"},"modified":"2021-02-04T20:07:51","modified_gmt":"2021-02-05T03:07:51","slug":"naked-jungle-the-1956","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37195","title":{"rendered":"Naked Jungle, The (1954)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>&#8220;Frankly, you&#8217;re not what I expected.&#8221;<\/strong><\/p>\n<table>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Naked-Jungle-Poster.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Naked-Jungle-Poster-195x300.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"195\" height=\"300\" class=\"alignleft size-medium wp-image-37197\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Naked-Jungle-Poster-195x300.jpg 195w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Naked-Jungle-Poster-83x128.jpg 83w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/08\/Naked-Jungle-Poster.jpg 580w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 195px) 100vw, 195px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p><strong>Synopsis:<\/strong><br \/>\nA churlish, virginal cocoa plantation owner (Charlton Heston) in South America spurns his new mail order bride (Eleanor Parker) when he learns she&#8217;s a widow &#8220;with experience&#8221;. Can Parker win his heart in time to join forces against a marauding army of killer ants?\n<\/p>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<tr>\n<td>\n<p>\n<strong>Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Charlton Heston Films<\/li>\n<li>Eleanor Parker Films<\/li>\n<li>George Pal Films<\/li>\n<li>Insects<\/li>\n<li>Jungles<\/li>\n<li>Killer Animals<\/li>\n<li>Marital Problems<\/li>\n<li>Plantations<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Response to Peary\u2019s Review: <\/strong><br \/>\nPeary recommends that viewers &#8220;forget the boring romance between [the] two uninteresting, poorly played&#8221; protagonists in this George Pal production:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Heston-Parker.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Heston-Parker.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68785\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Heston-Parker.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Heston-Parker-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Heston-Parker-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Heston-Parker-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; &#8220;and hang on until the exciting second half of the picture&#8221;, when &#8220;armies of flesh-eating red ants march through the jungles and devour everyone in sight&#8221;. <\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Mounds-Ants.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Mounds-Ants.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68782\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Mounds-Ants.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Mounds-Ants-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Mounds-Ants-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Mounds-Ants-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Ants.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Ants.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68783\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Ants.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Ants-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Ants-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Ants-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>Unfortunately, the first &#8220;half&#8221; feels much longer than this, and the finale &#8212; while reasonably impressive for the era &#8212; is no reason to stick around, especially given that you&#8217;ll have to put up with blatantly racist, colonial drivel such as the following, when Parker is offered a young boy as her personal servant: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;You want him?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;What about his family?&#8221;<br \/>\n&#8220;Oh, they glad to lose boy. Make plenty.&#8221;<\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p>At least the laughably melodramatic interactions between Heston (never more wooden) and Parker provide some unintended chuckles:<\/p>\n<p><a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Romance.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Romance.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68784\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Romance.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Romance-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Romance-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Romance-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/p>\n<p>&#8230; as do the ongoing metaphorical allusions to Heston&#8217;s piano: <\/p>\n<blockquote><p>&#8220;If you knew anything about music, you&#8217;d know that the best piano is one that&#8217;s been played.&#8221; <\/p><\/blockquote>\n<p><strong>Redeeming Qualities and Moments: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Fine Technicolor cinematography<br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography3.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography3.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68789\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography3.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography3-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography3-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography3-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><br \/>\n<a href=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography2.png\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" src=\"http:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography2.png\" alt=\"\" width=\"640\" height=\"482\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-68786\" srcset=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography2.png 640w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography2-300x226.png 300w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography2-128x96.png 128w, https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/wp-content\/uploads\/2016\/09\/Naked-Jungle-Cinematography2-359x270.png 359w\" sizes=\"auto, (max-width: 640px) 100vw, 640px\" \/><\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>Must See? <\/strong><br \/>\nNo; skip this one unless it sounds like your cup of tea. <\/p>\n<p><strong>Links: <\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.imdb.com\/title\/tt0047264\/\">IMDb entry<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.dvdtalk.com\/dvdsavant\/s1423nake.html\">DVD Savant Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/moria.co.nz\/horror\/naked-jungle-1954.htm\">Moria Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.thespinningimage.co.uk\/cultfilms\/displaycultfilm.asp?reviewid=1030&#038;aff=13\">Spinning Image Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"http:\/\/www.aycyas.com\/thenakedjungle.htm\">And You Call Yourself a Scientist! Review<\/a><\/li>\n<li><a href=\"https:\/\/youtu.be\/TnVcdsHlBH0\">Tired Old Queen at the Movies Video Review<\/a><\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/td>\n<\/tr>\n<\/table>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>&#8220;Frankly, you&#8217;re not what I expected.&#8221; Synopsis: A churlish, virginal cocoa plantation owner (Charlton Heston) in South America spurns his new mail order bride (Eleanor Parker) when he learns she&#8217;s a widow &#8220;with experience&#8221;. Can Parker win his heart in time to join forces against a marauding army of killer ants? Genres, Themes, Actors, and Directors: Charlton Heston Films Eleanor Parker Films George Pal Films Insects Jungles Killer Animals Marital Problems Plantations Response to Peary\u2019s Review: Peary recommends that viewers&#8230;<\/p>\n<p class=\"read-more\"><a class=\"btn btn-default\" href=\"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/?p=37195\"> Read More<span class=\"screen-reader-text\">  Read More<\/span><\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paywalled_content":false,"_jetpack_memberships_contains_paid_content":false,"footnotes":""},"categories":[3],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-37195","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-responses-to-peary"],"aioseo_notices":[],"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37195","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcomments&post=37195"}],"version-history":[{"count":14,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37195\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":68790,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=\/wp\/v2\/posts\/37195\/revisions\/68790"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fmedia&parent=37195"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Fcategories&post=37195"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/filmfanatic.org\/index.php?rest_route=%2Fwp%2Fv2%2Ftags&post=37195"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}