I have seen this movie just on the day of its premiere in my country. Hoped to see a film that would keep me on my seat for these 100 minutes but what I felt while watching was BOREDOM and after watching it A BITTER DISAPPOINTMENT.
A group with one deadly ambitious scientist goes to Borneo jungle to find a plant that would prolong life. They are, however, exposed to huge difficulties: O.K. The content seems to be interesting. But what the director made with it is just the opposite - HORRIBLE KITSCH!
The movie is full of ridiculous moments. One of the group members is eaten by anaconda and they decide to continue their quest. Later, as more people die, most of them change their mind and want to go back. The deadly ambitious scientist, however, forces them to continue the search. He suddenly appears to be horribly cruel. I especially hated the scene when he forces those who survived to gather the plant and holds the gun in his hand. Perhaps, it would be better when they made him a terrorist. It would have been more logical. But a scientist who kills people from his expedition? What a silly thing!
And the black guy who all the time screams of panic and fear. Sometimes his behavior was so silly that I thought I would leave the cinema.
The utmost nonsense, however, was the end. "All is well that ends well" Less than half a group comes back from the expedition (the rest is eaten by anacondas) and keep smiling as if they have had a nice trip through a jungle. But the movie ends well. It leaves no sorrow in the viewers... What a kitsch!
The only reason why I rate this movie 2 out of 10, not 1, is the location it was shot in. The beauties of Fiji Island kept me in the cinema till the end. If it hadn't been for this aspect, I would have left the cinema before the end. But the location is, perhaps, the most peripheral aspect in the whole movie...
A group with one deadly ambitious scientist goes to Borneo jungle to find a plant that would prolong life. They are, however, exposed to huge difficulties: O.K. The content seems to be interesting. But what the director made with it is just the opposite - HORRIBLE KITSCH!
The movie is full of ridiculous moments. One of the group members is eaten by anaconda and they decide to continue their quest. Later, as more people die, most of them change their mind and want to go back. The deadly ambitious scientist, however, forces them to continue the search. He suddenly appears to be horribly cruel. I especially hated the scene when he forces those who survived to gather the plant and holds the gun in his hand. Perhaps, it would be better when they made him a terrorist. It would have been more logical. But a scientist who kills people from his expedition? What a silly thing!
And the black guy who all the time screams of panic and fear. Sometimes his behavior was so silly that I thought I would leave the cinema.
The utmost nonsense, however, was the end. "All is well that ends well" Less than half a group comes back from the expedition (the rest is eaten by anacondas) and keep smiling as if they have had a nice trip through a jungle. But the movie ends well. It leaves no sorrow in the viewers... What a kitsch!
The only reason why I rate this movie 2 out of 10, not 1, is the location it was shot in. The beauties of Fiji Island kept me in the cinema till the end. If it hadn't been for this aspect, I would have left the cinema before the end. But the location is, perhaps, the most peripheral aspect in the whole movie...