wonga's filmblog

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Jungle Thrillers, Vol. 1  Production Year

the above (Jungle  Thrillers) is the closest i can come to finding this movie on Spout. i watched it again this weekend and i had forgotten how much i love it! it is SO hilariously bad. it's Ed Wood-like cheesy but it's more than that. maybe it's the strange dragon dance by the women and (i think) a high priestess, or maybe it's the scene underwater where the heroine wrestles a very fake alligator. whatever, it's in a class all it's own. it even has a catfight and ape men. it's hard to find but is highly recommended for all lovers of B-movies!

on a personal note: this movie has always been "dear to my heart" since because of it my husband gave me the nickname of Wonga several years ago (technically i guess it should be Wongo). 

Under discussion:

The Last Kiss  (2006)

i didn't have very high expectations and so was pleasantly surprised by The Last Kiss. it wasn't great but there was enough there to make it entertaining. the music was wonderful and really added to what was happening on-screen. the writing i thought was above average. it wasn't completely predictable or sentimental, although the ending was a little contrived. the four male friends reminded me of the guys from "Diner" who had more of a connection to each other than anyone else and were having a little trouble moving on to adulthood. ditto here, although in no way as authentic. although i liked Rachel Bilson, i thought the character and storyline of the college girl seemed somewhat unrealistic. the secondary storyline with the parents i thought needed more detail but they had some wonderful scenes. i give it 3-1/2 out of 5 stars and i will definitely look for the soundtrack!