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Hello Cinephiles,
Today we’re talking about the 1997 movie George of the Jungle.
Story
The story is riddled with puns, fart jokes, 4th wall breaking, and silly slapstick. Some of that is good, some of that is bad. It’s a story that doesn’t take itself seriously but has some interesting things to say as subtext. Great moments where the script flips the tropes on their heads, especially those of toxic masculinity and ignorance.
Score: 0.5
Characters
George is a lovable idiot with a better understanding of how to respect others then the rest of the characters.
Ursula was the stand in for the every man-character and bland because of it. The rest were a mixture of tropes and silliness.
Score: 0.5
Dialogue
The dialogue in this, specifically the narrator, makes me laugh every time. Despite the silliness, the movie does a great job at not overdoing the dialogue. It’s not perfect but it’s certainly quotable.
Score: 0.5
Visuals and Music
The visuals were okay. Scenery was pretty and the special effects held up well.
The music was so 1990’s it hurt. Even the theme song was a punk rock late 1990’s cover.
There was nothing special here but nothing terrible.
Score: 0.5
Fun
I have fond memories of this movie as a kid. Brendan Fraser is charming (as always) and the movie still has some of my favourite gags, but also has a lot more crotch punch and fart jokes then I remembered.
Score: 0.5
Overall
This is a fun movie, not great, not terrible but definitely fun. It has less awkward sexism or racism than a lot of movies from it’s time, and even has some good feminist messages.
Final Score: 2.5 Stars
I remember really liking this movie. I should rewatch it, even if just for a distraction.