SpuffyWeb Sadly Over-hyped

Gary The movie's not perfect, but it sticks the landing of its message. It was engaging - thrilling at times - and I personally thought it was a great time.

Guillelmina The film's masterful storytelling did its job. The message was clear. No need to overdo.

Haven Kaycee It is encouraging that the film ends so strongly.Otherwise, it wouldn't have been a particularly memorable film

hwg1957-102-265704 Jungle Jim is asked by a girl Li Wanna from the hidden city of Zom to persuade some men to leave the city alone. The ruler of Zom gives Jim some diamonds to help persuade the men who include a sea captain and the local bar owner but once seeing the diamonds their lust for more treasure increases. Incident follows incident until the very lively climax. If you like jungle movies this has it all; a lost city, cute animals, a pretty jungle maiden, familiar stock footage, men in gorilla suits and a brawny hero.The brawny hero Jungle Jim being played of course in his pleasant way by Johnny Weissmuller. He's basically like Tarzan but he wears clothes instead. He does get to fight a lion and a crocodile like Tarzan but also fights a couple of sharks which Tarzan wasn't prone to do. Supporting him nicely is the gorgeous Elena Verdugo as Li Wanna. Jimmy The Crow plays Caw-Caw the Crow and outshines the rest of the cast. Not the best jungle movie but it kept me entertained.

mark.waltz It takes nearly two reels for this to get its plot started, focusing on stock footage and shots of cute wild baby animals (including a bear!) and the viciousness of nature, mostly thanks to the presence of destructive men. The hidden city from the first film has been exposed, so Jim ventures out to deal with restless natives, discovering another hidden civilization where valuable crystals become the source of greed. Young Elena Verdugo, as the daughter of a really ancient king, becomes Weissmuller's latest eye candy for nearly 70 minutes, while he struggles to prevent this seemingly peaceful land. Meanwhile, there's a man in an ape suit (holding a baby chimp) fighting a lion, rescued by Jim who wrestles with it as mama ape looks on then cozies up to him in thanks.There's a vicious femme fatale (Myrna Dell) obviously up to no good, Caucasian actors in jeweled turbans playing African royalty and all sorts of nefarious villains with no real motive. I could easily have rated this at a 3 or 4, but it's done all so innocently and comes off as such Saturday morning fun that I couldn't bear to bomb it. At any rate, it's still better than any of the best Bomba movies I've seen, and without a doubt, any of the schlock that's being released as "entertainment" today. Dell is hysterically over the top as a blowsy Shelley Winters type, trying to seduce the not interested Weismueller. Once again, his comical crow pal and cute pup are back, adding more visual comedy to the delightfully silly story.

bkoganbing Johnny Weissmuller's second appearance of Jungle Jim concerns him protecting the secret and treasures of an ancient civilized tribe called Zhamm who have built a hidden city. The son of the chief has been paying court to a girl in another place giving her trinkets made of precious metal. That gets the antenna treasure of Joseph Vitale and Ralph Dunn raised.Fortunately for the good guys Jungle Jim performed an intervention when he takes sides against a lion attacking a gorilla and her baby. He also takes out a crocodile and a shark as well during the course of the film. That wins him the gratitude of the gorilla community and in the climax they prove to be of invaluable help.The Lost Tribe is high camp all the way, gloriously bad cinema, but kind of fun.

jim riecken (youroldpaljim) With the exception of CAPTIVE GIRL, this may be the worst film in the entire "Jungle Jim" series. This film is below average even for a Jungle Jim movie, and the average was pretty low to begin with. The plot is a rehash of the previous film, JUNGLE JIM (1948); bad guys from the outside want to pillage a lost city in the jungle. The city is supposed to be in some far off remote region of Africa, but judging from the film, its about an hours walk from a populated port town. This film is loaded with all kinds of plot contrivances and elements that don't ring true, even for a Jungle Jim movie. The only thing of interest is the exciting ( and pretty bizarre) final confrontation with the bad guys.