The Emerald Forest (DVD, 2001, Contemporary Classics)

THIS MOVIE HAS U ON THE END OF YOUR SEAT. I WAS AMAZED AND LOVED IT. AND AS NOW ON THE NEWS THERE ARE TRIBES THEY FOUND LIKE THE ONES ON THIS MOVIE THAT DONT KNOW THE WORLD AS WE DO. THIS WOULD BE GREAT TO SIT DOWN WITH YOUR CHILDREN AND WATCH. U WILL LIKE THIS MOVIE.. IT IS SAD AT TIMES BUT AT THE SAME TIME A FATHERS LOVE FOR HIS SON IS ALL THAT MATTERS.. JEWELS

The movie was fantastic, it was about a child that was taken away from his family and them raised with indian natives in Brazil, for 10 the childs father searched the lands for his son. finally he finds Tommy and reunites with him but to his displeasure tommy has grown into this tribe which he considers his home. I wont tell you much more because I dont want to ruin the best parts, its a must see. the reason why i bought it, its my wifes favorite childhood movie, It was a surprise.

Based on a true story, I have to feel like this movie has 'hollywood-ized' the story to make it more interesting and palitable. One could say it has a 'liberal bent' to it because it sort of reaks of audience manipulation. All the native south americans who are still living in the forest are not only beautiful people, but their villages are models as well. There are few children, no old people (other than the village chief, who is 'distinguished looking'), and certainly no ugly ones or screaming kids, etc, that you would expect in ANY normal environment. Everyone connected to the modern world is more or less cast in an evil or at least poor light. This includes any native south americans who have been touched by modern values and so corrupted. So because of these things I felt the movie was preachy and heavy handed. As the story was a vehicle to tell us in modern societies how stinky we are. Also knowing a bit about south american native cultures, you will find this movie has sanitized a lot of behavoirs that western cultures would not approve of.

Whether any of that is critical to the base story and its telling depends on your point of view, but putting the movie setting in an idealized setting detracts from its message. I found it distracting.

However, if you wish to see a lot of naked pretty young people, then I can heartily recommend the film to you.

Director John Boorman (Excalibur, Deliverance, The General, Hope and Glory) jumps back into the wilderness directing his son in this thematic work about the impact of Western industrial society on the Amazon rainforest and its peoples. Boorman plays a slightly unsteady balance between making a social commentary juxtaposition between modern and "primitive" (better done in Nic Roeg's Walkabout)and a mythic journey tale (better done in Boorman's own Excalibur). Nevertheless, the film is resonant in a "Lord of the Flies" type of way, and Boorman no doubt enjoys the scores of naked South American tribal women as much as many of us will...
John Boorman, an underappreciated master chameleon of filmmaking, proves again that he can do so many different typeds of movies and still show great merit.

I bought this movie for my boyfriend, watched it, and totally fell in love with it. It is an excellent movie with good actors, leaves you wanting to watch it again. He might get to keep his movie!!!!!!!!!

The movie has adult themes in a beautiful forest setting. The plot of the natives against each other is greatly grotesque but intriguing. Along, with the caring side of the nature of all things and people involved. It is an enjoyable movie I can watch many times over.

Have been looking for this movie for a long time. It was worth the wait. Very interesting and based on a ture story.

I bought the DVD, The Emerald Forest for I love the movie and enjoy watching it from time to time. The characters are very good. The story is great, it really holds your attention. I would recomend this movie to anyone.

here is a great movie for adventure fans.a little boy is kidnapped by natives in the amazon jungle where his father is building a dam.for 10 years the father searches for his son,finally finding him grown and living the life of a jungle native.the father relizes his son is living the life he knows and wants,leaves him with his new family in the jungle.a movie you have to see!

The movie demonstrates that a parent will go anywhere, do anything and sacrifice his life to recover his lost son.

It also demonstrates that even a parent can't compete with love.

I SAW THIS MOVIE YEARS AGO. WHEN I SAW IT AVAILABLE ON DVD I JUST HAD TO BUY IT. GREAT STORY AND GREAT CHARACTERS, NOT TO MENTION THE NATIVE GIRLS. BUY THIS AND YOU WILL GET A EXCELLENT VALUE.

I have been looking for this movie for awhile, it is new, unopened and the price was very good. Im very happy with my purchase.

the dvd was not new. it was lightly scrathed and when playing it sometimes it missed for a split second. i decided to buy this Dvd because it reminds me in my teens,at the cinema.

I ordered this movie because my mother in law has wanted to see it for a while and i wasn't able to find it in stores so i ordered it off of here!!

This is one of the most beautifully filed movies ever - although I don't believe it was a big hit - It is entertaining & exquisitely filmed - it is defiitely worth adding to your library.

Very nice movie, nature everywhere, just what I like the most. I saw this movie when I was young and it still makes me feel the nature sounds, the eagles, the leopards, color of the trees, it's a wonderful movie, good issue. I love it.

The movie definitely makes you think about the human race , we are so Destructive and Cruel!!! Were soposto be civilized???

I LIKE IT,BECAUSE IT REMIND ME OF MY CHILHOOD ADVENTURES.....................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................................