If you ask me - This 1966 "man-as-the-hunted" picture certainly could have been a helluva lot better. It really could have.
It also could have been a helluva lot shorter, too. (Like, by about 30 minutes, I'd say)
And it also could have used some subtitles, because almost no English was spoken since most of the characters ended up being African tribesmen who spoke their own lingo.
Set in the wilds of Africa in the 1800s, Naked Prey not only starred Cornel Wilde as the story's principal character, but it was also directed by him, as well.
Yes. I will admit that Naked Prey was very well-photographed (the many shots of African wildlife were excellent), but, with that aside, its story was just a little too predictable to hold this viewer's undivided attention for its 96-minute running time.
Naked Prey's biggest problem (which rendered its story far from being believable) was that Wilde's character was just a little too resourceful for a white man who was stuck in the life-or-death predicament that he was.
As a result of his apparent cunning he was able to repeatedly beat and out-fox all of the highly-skilled natives of jungle-land who were in hot and heavy pursuit of him. And even though he was being constantly trailed for a week, non-stop, he managed to survive with almost no food at all.
It also could have been a helluva lot shorter, too. (Like, by about 30 minutes, I'd say)
And it also could have used some subtitles, because almost no English was spoken since most of the characters ended up being African tribesmen who spoke their own lingo.
Set in the wilds of Africa in the 1800s, Naked Prey not only starred Cornel Wilde as the story's principal character, but it was also directed by him, as well.
Yes. I will admit that Naked Prey was very well-photographed (the many shots of African wildlife were excellent), but, with that aside, its story was just a little too predictable to hold this viewer's undivided attention for its 96-minute running time.
Naked Prey's biggest problem (which rendered its story far from being believable) was that Wilde's character was just a little too resourceful for a white man who was stuck in the life-or-death predicament that he was.
As a result of his apparent cunning he was able to repeatedly beat and out-fox all of the highly-skilled natives of jungle-land who were in hot and heavy pursuit of him. And even though he was being constantly trailed for a week, non-stop, he managed to survive with almost no food at all.