Jungleground 1995 by AverageMansReviews
Review Time
Warning:
there is flashing effects/colourful
effects/shooting/impaling/electrocution/drugs/burning
Welcome to the jungle, we got fun
and games: well the basic storyline is this;
Lt. Jacob 'Jake' Cornell [Roddy Piper:] a high ranking police officer, which is
doesn't take any garbage from anyone, but he knows how to passively
aggressively put his point across and verbally quick minded, has to escape
Jungleground by sun up or Odin [JR Bourne;] leader of this gang known as
"The Ragnarok Rockers," he is a mixture between highly intelligent,
devious; he has got another two members to take care of his girlfriend Samantha
"Sammy" Woods: a strong minded artist that doesn't take any garbage
like her boyfriend. If Lt. Cornell makes it before sunrise she will be saved
and he will not die, but if he fails she will die and so will he. Now I should
really point out not only has Lt. Cornell got to do all of this within a
certain time frame he is also going to be chased by a select few members of
this gang, now it seems like a good time to point out there was a merging
between one gang and The Ragnarok Rockers, but unless I have missed something
then name wasn't mentioned, but just in case it was apologies for missing it.
But the point is the leader of this other gang is put in charge of this gang
unit, by the name of Dragon [Peter Williams:] he is more levelheaded and there
is noticeable friction between him and Odin and finally Lt. Cornell will find
some assistance well if the price is right in Posie [Rachel Wilson:] an adult
entertainer which lives in Jungleground, that is a good person, she is probably
in this line of work to get on by in this landscape.
The
frame work and pacing for this 90 minutes film is good; you know for this
time frame it knows what it wants to do and gets down to business.
This
title has fluently assembled these different components together from time to
time; so individually or together this couple deal with these situations with
the right to for the situation at hand so good comedy for an example; Lt.
Cornell uses a Elmer Fudd reference
dealing with Bugs Bunny: Be very, very quiet [in a Elmer Fudd impression as he
points this gun very closely at this a member of this gang/henchman,] which in
turn makes them a good couple for one another there is very good chemistry
between the couple, but in fairness and balance all of these character
developments are good with likewise all-round good chemistry from this cast.
The action is solidly chaotically good, as they use either a situation suddenly
gets out of hand or on the run and yes we even have two examples of wrestling
moves being used a suplex onto a car roof by Lt. Cornell, including another moment
of comedy with another gang/henchman doing this martial arts being there and
then Lt. Cornell just simply punching him and then later on he performs a
clothesline on OdinAnd I have just remembered
This film receives: 6/10, this film is good as I have already referenced it
knows what it is and it sticks to it; it is a mixture between something like
Mad Max and Escaping From New York, so if you like both of these films; this
film should sit you down to the ground. As I have also indicated this film from
speculation possibly done on a budget of some description which isn't possibly
the biggest, meaning if you were to put this to one side and not forgetting our
lead role of Roddy Piper and his clear impact [it is really obvious that
without him this film doesn't have the same IT factor; anyone from the
wrestling community from my generation or know of Roddy Piper; you know as well
as I do he had the IT factor, be it in wrestling or outside of wrestling; he
made his presence known,] so this mark a fair outcome and full disclosure I was
beginning to fall asleep a little towards the end of this film. But this has
nothing or very little to do with this title it was my third piece of content I
was working on that particular day.
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