DNA

1997 "The Jungle is Alive!"
3.7| 1h37m| en
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A mad scientist's DNA experiment on the bones of a mysterious jungle creature brings the carnivorous beast to life, and only his former assistant Ash Mattley and CIA operative Claire Sommers can stop it.

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Also starring Robin McKee

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Kattiera Nana I think this is a new genre that they're all sort of working their way through it and haven't got all the kinks worked out yet but it's a genre that works for me.
SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped
Moustroll Good movie but grossly overrated
Baseshment I like movies that are aware of what they are selling... without [any] greater aspirations than to make people laugh and that's it.
Vomitron_G Well, since I watched this movie for the third time, I must like this rubbish, no? Damn right I do! This is one pretty bad PREDATOR rip-off. Actually, this movie borrows so many elements from so many other movies, you can't even bother beginning to count them. Jürgen Prochnow looks like he's on cocaine or something, over-acting every line he speaks intensely. He looks pretty insane as the mad scientist with no conscience or morality. Mark Dacascos plays a doctor (haha!) who suddenly turns into Rambo (hoho!) or (more appropriate) into Major Alan"Dutch"Schaeffer (hihi!). The special effects are hilarious (that helicopter crash!!!) and the monster-suit is cool (with red & green colors). Of course it looks extremely rubbery. Plus: that annoying native kid gets killed! Way to go scriptwriter! So yes, this is rubbish, but of the enjoyable kind!
smecherila Yea , this is a cheap imitation of Predator , that doctor wants to be Rambo , I mean , c'mon , fighting 1 on 1 with that rubber creature , and , about the creature , my rubber duck looks more realistic :D The scene with the helicopter blowing up , I think I can do it better on my PC
westpac Starts by ripping off "Raiders of the Lost Ark," then rips of "Jurassic Park" a little, then finishes by shamelessly ripping "Predator." All three were better movies. Fairly interesting beginning runs out of steam and turns into "mutant chases victims through endless tunnels/hallways/jungles" flick. Jurgen Prochnow totally wasted here, as is the guy who played "The Crow" on TV, who is the de-facto hero here. Creature wasn't bad, but nonexistent budget shows. Helicopter crash so bad it must be seen to be believed. Only enjoyment was for wife who got a kick out of listening to the "native" dialect, which is really a Filipino dialect she speaks called Warai. Otherwise, just awful.
Big_Mike549 Watching this on TV I must say it was done fairly well. Good acting, average special effects with explosions, and a semi-storyline taken from other movies. The lead monster of the film looks okay. Some of the shots done in costume were below average while some of the CGI done at night were passable. The acting was good and made you feel the characters. I was surprised the writer killed off the lead child in the story. But on the down note the movie did rip-off a lot from other films. The African American computer expert is like the clone of Samuel L. Jackson from Jurassic Park. Wearing the same clothing and even has a cigarette in his mouth all the time. And the ending was the same as Predator. The monster is a mixture of a Xenomorph and a Predator. And the helicopter crash was VERY fake. But I enjoyed the movie. A plus is how the script didn't go dull like in Boa and Arachnid. It capitalized off other movies.The bottom line. DNA may not be a masterpiece, and may not work out for everyone but for a late night movie it is more then some may need. 6/10