"Treasure of the Amazon" surely is warmly recommended viewing for every
fan of trash, pulp or the glorious exploitation cinema. This is a Mexican
take on the extremely popular jungle adventures of the early 80's, complete
with sleaze, gratuitous violence and a once-famous Hollywood cast. We witness
how three separate groups of Westerners sift out the dangerous Amazon jungle
looking for gold. All three groups encounter wild animals and a savage tribe
of head-hunters but eventually it's the typical human greed that is the biggest
threat. "Treasure…" is action-packed (not one dull moment) and extremely rich
on gore sequences. Highlight of this is a semi-disgusting scene in which a
gold-digger is torn apart by ravenous crabs! Much footage comes straight from
other (more budgeted) films or nature channel documentaries but that only increases
the terrific cult value of this production. The cast performances go from lovely
OTT acting (former miss world Ann Sidney) to completely-not-interested acting
(John Ireland as the priest). Donald Pleasance is utterly cool as the uncanny
Nazi wandering through the jungle to refund the resurrection of his Third Reich.
Stuart Whitman shines for the first time again since "The Mark" as the tough
jungle rat Gringo. (IMDB)
fan of trash, pulp or the glorious exploitation cinema. This is a Mexican
take on the extremely popular jungle adventures of the early 80's, complete
with sleaze, gratuitous violence and a once-famous Hollywood cast. We witness
how three separate groups of Westerners sift out the dangerous Amazon jungle
looking for gold. All three groups encounter wild animals and a savage tribe
of head-hunters but eventually it's the typical human greed that is the biggest
threat. "Treasure…" is action-packed (not one dull moment) and extremely rich
on gore sequences. Highlight of this is a semi-disgusting scene in which a
gold-digger is torn apart by ravenous crabs! Much footage comes straight from
other (more budgeted) films or nature channel documentaries but that only increases
the terrific cult value of this production. The cast performances go from lovely
OTT acting (former miss world Ann Sidney) to completely-not-interested acting
(John Ireland as the priest). Donald Pleasance is utterly cool as the uncanny
Nazi wandering through the jungle to refund the resurrection of his Third Reich.
Stuart Whitman shines for the first time again since "The Mark" as the tough
jungle rat Gringo. (IMDB)
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