This film is called Primitif (a direct Indonesian translation of the English word, primitive). The alternative title is 'Tales of Voodoo 2', the title written on the VCD box.
The storyline was (supposedly) about a group of students going into the deep jungle of Indonesian forest (possibly Kalimantan area, in which it borders Malaysia's Sabah & Sarawak) to do research about the indigenous people living there.
The guide were reluctant about the whole idea, but finally agreed when he was shown the ever worshiped greenback. D'uh. Some things never change, ain't it ? So into the deep jungle they went. And things turned to worse when they were separated because of the raft incident.
Many bad things ensued after that. But, lo and behold, they survived it all and they got back safely.
In the whole an hour and a half film, there wasn't a single scene of voodoo rituals. And there were many cannibalistic scenes involving animals killing each other, but rest assured, they were all fake. Just like the film poster, made to look gory (and erotic), but trust me, it was entirely bad advertisement.
But should I watched this film during the era, I may have different view about it. Those were the days when cannibals were craze, so perhaps this film could quench the thirst for the genre.
All in all, a 2 out 10, because giving it a 1 may seem like all the work (and my time watching it) have gone down the drain.
The storyline was (supposedly) about a group of students going into the deep jungle of Indonesian forest (possibly Kalimantan area, in which it borders Malaysia's Sabah & Sarawak) to do research about the indigenous people living there.
The guide were reluctant about the whole idea, but finally agreed when he was shown the ever worshiped greenback. D'uh. Some things never change, ain't it ? So into the deep jungle they went. And things turned to worse when they were separated because of the raft incident.
Many bad things ensued after that. But, lo and behold, they survived it all and they got back safely.
In the whole an hour and a half film, there wasn't a single scene of voodoo rituals. And there were many cannibalistic scenes involving animals killing each other, but rest assured, they were all fake. Just like the film poster, made to look gory (and erotic), but trust me, it was entirely bad advertisement.
But should I watched this film during the era, I may have different view about it. Those were the days when cannibals were craze, so perhaps this film could quench the thirst for the genre.
All in all, a 2 out 10, because giving it a 1 may seem like all the work (and my time watching it) have gone down the drain.