I've been burned before. Years ago, I accidentally rented Midnight Express believing it to be Midnight Run, the Robert De Niro/Charles Grodin yuk-fest. I know, I know--the whole front cover should have been a give away. I failed at being observant, I guess. Sorry! Anyway, I got home, popped the tape in the VCR, and prepared myself for some hijinks. Instead of witty one-liners and exciting chase scenes, I was treated to nude men making sweet love to one another in a Turkish prison. "When does De Niro show up?" I repeatedly asked myself. I've yet to see Midnight Run.
With Amazon Jail, I did my research. I didn't want to end up with another 'men-in-prison' movie, full of inmate abuse, triumph over adversity, and swarthy, scantily-clad gentleman engaging in some tastefully shot love-making. First, I read the Netflix 'At A Glance' summary carefully. Nubile young women? Check. Girls in cages? Check. Randy miners? CHECK! Sounded like a rollicking, sexploitative time was coming my way. This was going to be great! I decided there was absolutely no need for any more research. The DVD cover-art told me all I needed to know.
Netflix though must have a policy in place that keeps them from telling the whole truth when describing a movie to their subscribers, and I get that, but c'mon. Let's take a closer look, shall we:
Netflix: "...steamy sexploitation flick..."
Truth: ...boring, badly dubbed, supremely silly sexploitation flick...
Netflix: "[Amazon Jail] follows a group of nubile young women enticed to Brazil, only to find themselves trapped in a white slavery ring."
Truth: It's never really explained where these young women are coming from. From time to time, a group shows up and they're shoved into a prisoner-of-war cage. One girl does mention that she was told she would be interviewing for a tour guide position and suggests to her fellow captives that to keep her interested in accepting the job, those in charge should try being nicer to her. Oh, you mean by not putting you in a cage?! You know, that should be your first clue that the company you're interviewing for is not on the up and up.
Netflix: "Their captors -- planning to turn the ladies into sex toys for big spenders -- toss the girls into a cage, but they band together and escape into the jungle..."
Truth: Their "captors" are nothing more than a cadre of buffoons who are more interested in angrily humping each other and eating popcorn to notice that their sex venture is crumbling around them. Plus, who knew there was so much paperwork in the secret, illegal Amazon jungle brothel business.
Netflix: "[After escaping] they cross paths with some randy miners."
Truth: 'Wacky' miners would've been a better description. I mean, look at this guy! 
The girls of Amazon Jungle are fun to look at, but the movie is an amateurish piece of trash that should have been left in the deepest reaches of the Amazon jungle where it would never see the light of day (and probably get crapped on by monkeys). Who would've guessed that a movie filled with orgies, bongos, girl fights, and boobs could be so damn boring?
The girls of Amazon Jungle are fun to look at, but the movie is an amateurish piece of trash that should have been left in the deepest reaches of the Amazon jungle where it would never see the light of day (and probably get crapped on by monkeys). Who would've guessed that a movie filled with orgies, bongos, girl fights, and boobs could be so damn boring? 
