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Jungle Blue (1978)

Studio: Vinegar Syndrome

Theatrical Release: 1978 (South America)

DVD Release: May 6, 2014

Director: Carlos Tobalina

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Review by James Klein

Maybe within 30 minutes into Jungle Blue, I said out loud, "What the fuck is going on?" I had no clue what was happening, what storyline we were on (there are a few) and all I wanted to see was more of that man in a gorilla suit fucking young women. Yes, dear readers, the opening shot of Jungle Blue is a man in a gorilla costume getting his banana sucked on by some broad. That alone may be worth giving Jungle Blue a chance as there is nothing funnier or more absurd than a gorilla with a human erection getting blown.



Bare with me because I really have no idea what this movie is about. It looks to be a hodge-podge of two movies edited together into one incoherent mess. A bunch of twenty something men and women are at a bar in South America and after some chit chat decide to have an orgy. Their orgy is constantly inter cut with the main storyline of this Tarzan-like super hero named Evor (played by a handsome David Pinney, known in the adult film world as Bigg John) who lives in the jungle with his pet gorilla Chico. Chico is the same gorilla who was getting a blow job in the opening scene.



Two explorers decide to go to the jungle to find treasures and take whatever they can from weaker tribes by any force necessary. One of the explorers also happens to be a woman who also wants Evor's erection and when he shows interest in Jane, an innocent woman out searching for her deceased father, Evor is in trouble and is betrayed by these explorers who he thought were his friends. Oh yeah and every five to ten minutes, the movie would cut back to the hard core sex orgy. And what's with that ugly kid in the back ground masturbating?



I really don't know what to make of this movie. At times the film is entertaining and amusing while at other times Jungle Blue just drags, flashing at its viewer countless cutaways of nature or South American everyday life. Who directed this, Terrence Malick? I couldn't help but wonder if these clueless citizens knew they were going to be in an adult film. Is this an arty nudie flick? Is this a movie that was meant to be an "adventure" film but was forced to have sex scenes inserted somewhere in the plotline? It's very hard to tell.  The tone of the movie is all over the map too. Sometimes Jungle Blue is silly and light-hearted and other times the movie is a straight up drama or adventure flick. Regardless, I did find amusement in the out of synch opening, the hard core sex scenes that would suddenly end, and some truly hilarious moments of dialog, my favorite being, "I don't know if he's a superhero but he sure is a super fuck." Oh, and lets night forget Chico's classic moments.

Jungle bitch.

Director Carlos Tobalina, a well-known adult film actor and director, may have wanted to try and create a somewhat arty or at least different type of sex film. Well, it's different all right. I personally would have rather seen him go more crazy and nuts and of course add in more Chico scenes. While the print does have some damage, mostly in the beginning frames, the overall look of the pictureis pretty good with vibrant colors, more so in the jungle scenes. For a film that was advertised as being filmed in South America and never having been released in the U.S. I was surprised this transfer didn't look a lot worse. Included is a fantastic trailer that ends with this still image:



Movie and DVD [Rating: 2]



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