This movie is the proof that the world is becoming a sick and dumb place

a film so unique, intoxicating and bizarre that it not only demands another viewing, but is also forgivable as a satirical comedy where the jokes eventually take the back seat.

Your blood may run cold, but you now find yourself pinioned to the story.

Great example of an old-fashioned, pure-at-heart escapist event movie that doesn't pretend to be anything that it's not and has boat loads of fun being its own ludicrous self.

Set some 10,000 years ago, this is the story of two tropical villages, Wongo and Goona. On Wongo, the women are gorgeous and the men ugly. On Goona, it's just the opposite. Each is unaware of the other's existence until what we're told is a vicious tribe of ape men (we only see two) invades the island. At that point, the Wongans and the Goonies form an alliance, which leads to the good-looking men and women hooking up, as do the ugly men and women. As the film ends, each character looks directly at the camera and winks—so awkwardly, you'd think they had never winked before. There's also an insufferable talking macaw who keeps commenting on the action (for lack of a more fitting word to describe what happens). The opening credits proclaim that the film is in Pathecolor. No idea what that is (and I'm too lazy to Google it), but it seems to mean that the blue and green hues are by far the most dominant. The stilted dialogue features chestnuts like, "Ocko brings you the kill. It is good. His father will buy you tonight." And of course, the actors delivering those lines all stink to high heaven.If anything here is worth seeing, it is the undeniably gorgeous Wongo maidens. I especially got a kick out of the dance ritual to their dragon god (actually an alligator). Their wild gyrations and lascivious facial expressions were truly a sight to behold! Honestly, though, it disturbed me that I felt such lust for women who are now either dead or in their eighties. Also, the film was shot in Florida's Coral Castle, whose scenery is just breathtaking. Does water that clean even exist anymore? Item: Though the film is set in the tropics, the characters are all white.Item: As always occurs in these films, the "prehistoric" women all wear make-up and have perfectly coiffed hair.Item: Though the men of Wongo are supposed to be ugly, they differ from the men of Goona only in that they have body and facial hair (and really not all that much).Item: A Wongo maiden fights for her life against an alligator that seems heavily sedated.Item: Once they are no longer a convenient plot device, the "invading" ape men disappear with nary a mention.Item: The King of Wongo violently opposes the wedding of Wongan women to Goona men. However, like the ape men, he disappears from the film as soon as his presence is no longer convenient.

Yes, this was a bad movie (I watched it in a double bill with the similar-toned prehistoric tongue-in-cheek 'Prehistoric Women'--both from Mill Creek's 50-pack 'Nightmare Worlds'), but it was charming, short and sweet, and I enjoyed it. I wouldn't watch it again, probably, but it was decent fare to see once. I thought the way the credits were animated was cool (a low-budget Saul Bass), and I wouldn't have minded being trapped by the Wongo tribe, if I time-travelled back to that time, myself! At first, I thought they had misspelled Adrienne Barbeau's name, but no one looked like her in the film, and she would have been really young anyway.It intrigued me that Tennessee Williams actually directed at least parts of the film. Though this film falls into the 'so-bad-it's good-territory, I'm glad it was made. Not everything has to be either a $300-million monster or Hamlet.

Well you sure can't say that this camp classic does not have a memorable synopsis. Mother Nature has decided to experiment a little. Two primitive tribes live on opposite sides of an island but with a difference. The Wongo have beautiful women but ugly men, while the Goona have dreamy guys but unattractive gals. An attack by a tribe of savage ape-men from overseas brings both groups together. And the natural order of things falls into place. The message of the movie, cheerfully delivered, is that good looking people and ugly people should really stick together, it's better for everyone in the end. It's not a very right-on sentiment nowadays of course but it is a hilarious one for an old movie to base itself around. Consequently, The Wild Women of Wongo is a very memorable bit of nonsense.It can probably be regarded as an early sexploitation flick. Although admittedly with no nudity. But by late 50's standards I guess those girls in leopard skin bikinis was pretty racy stuff. They even, predictably, have a cat fight too. The main focus is also unsurprisingly on the hot Wonga women. They are banished by their slack-jawed male tribesmen for intervening and saving one of the dishy Goona guys from an execution. They travel through the jungle to visit a priestess and engage in an elaborate 'dance of the dragon god'. The 'dragon god' itself was simply an alligator, which seemed somewhat ridiculous. But why question anything in this madness? We also have another prominent animal character - a wise cracking, talking parrot, who doesn't really seem to serve any overall purpose to be perfectly honest. I think the film-makers just threw in everything they had at their disposal and wrote it vaguely into the plot. Also of note is the fact that the ape-men, who are the catalyst for the entire story, are only seen in one scene and by the end of the film are completely forgotten about; in fact, they seemed to have simply gone away.This is a good laugh. I liked its sheer trashiness. And wait until you get to that ending scene where the hunks wink back at us all one by one…dreamy

Ever see a puppy that was so ugly it was cute? That describes this dog of a movie. Gilligan's Island meets Ed Wood gone terribly wrong. Plot? It never thickens. Rather it starts out as thin as rice paper and remains just that transparent. Dialog? The dialog coach was sent out for coffee. Acting? It is to laugh. Sets? Well, none really. Special effects? Uh, there was that rubber alligator. Makeup? Think: Blue hair meant to look grey. But hey, it IS in colour. Maybe they should of thought about that before they called for makeup. Reality? This movie is a cinema dog rocket. But if you can get into Ed Wood meets Gilligan ... It IS kinda cute and good for a chuckle or two. But not much else.