Having recently seen several early black and white Carry On films I was rather disappointed with this later outing. The jokes were nearly all of a sexual nature; that wouldn't have been to bad if they had been funny; instead they were mostly fairly puerile. The story sees a group of English men and women; which includes Carry On regulars Sid James, Kenneth Connor and Joan Simms as well as Frankie Howard going to 'darkest Africa' accompanied by a blacked up Bernard Bresslaw as their native guide. Joan Simms is hoping to find some sign of her child who was lost in the area as a baby and it turns out he has grown up to become a loincloth wearing Terry Scott! He has never seen a woman before but quickly takes an interest in his mother's assistant June, played by Jacki Piper when he sees her having a swim. As the group travel through the jungle they have to contend with a tribe of cannibals and an all female tribe who intend to but the men to work… mating.The story wasn't too bad and there were a few reasonable jokes; sadly they were buried in a flood of schoolboy humour. The cast did a good enough job with their limited material but I was rather uncomfortable seeing Bernard Bresslaw blacked up to play an African; surely in 1970 there were black actors in the country who could have played the part. In 'Carry On Follow that Camel' the creators managed to make a few sand dunes look like a desert but here the jungle never looked like anything other than a set; something not helped by the inclusion of a gorilla that was so obviously a man in a suit that you could see the actors white skin around the eyes! While this wasn't terrible it is certainly below par and I wouldn't advise anybody to go out of their way to see it; if it is on television and there is nothing better on it passes the time well enough though.

I do like the Carry on movies, and I have to say I did enjoy Carry on Up the Jungle. It is not their best, but it is far from their worst either. One or two of the story lines are disjointed and the film is too short I think. But a lot compensates, especially the very funny and snappy one liners, and also the splendid sets, quirky music, skilled direction and fun performances. When it comes to the performances, the regulars are great and are always amusing especially Sid James, Charles Hawtrey and Joan Sims(Sims getting a snake up her dress is one of the film's highlights). But for me, Frankie Howerd steals the show in a fussy, campy but very enjoyable performance. The mating ritual was wonderful as well. All in all, not the best Carry on but a fun one. 8/10 Bethany Cox

The Latest film in the Carry On series sees the gang(bangers) trespassing through the jungle for some reason. It's probably set in the Elizabethean times of exploration hundreds of years ago I don't know, I was never any good at history in school. I preferred English and Drama, telling stories, and writing stories, and then acting out those stories in front of my class to a chorus of boos. I may have been bullied quite a bit because of all this but it was all in good fun and I got my revenge later anyway. The Carry On films taught me everything I needed to know about girls when I was growing up- the older and uglier they were, the hornier they were, and the younger and prettier they were, the more prudish and alluring they were and you really have to play a lot of persistent games with them over the course of 90 minutes before you get your way. I have had much luck walking into to pubs and gyms (and even on day trips to the Jungle) and doing my best 'El" Sid James impression; smiling like a pervert, looking them up and down (paying particular attention to their chests), and then laughing. Sidworth gives a good example in this film:Bill Boosey: (sees a semi naked woman. Like Tarzan) 'Aaawwwwaaarrraagghhhaaargggaaarhhhhhh!. Ha ha heh haa.'I've received the odd slap but then I just say something like 'ooh, you saucy mare, come here till I give you a bit of your own medicine' and eventually they give in. Sometimes though a nearby heifer will notice and chase me around, offering to 'massage my aching parts' or 'rub away my painful juices'. In that case I do my best Kenny Williams impression, but then I get lots of attention from Kenny Williams' fans. It's tough being me.Best Scene: When the group are walking through the rain forest and spot a herd of giraffes. Prof. Inigo Tinkle: (To a giraffe- 'Mmmm, that's a big one!)

The Carry On Gang get up to their usual monkey business, this time spoofing the Tarzan movies. This isn't their best effort...the script tries to fit in too many jungle cliches for its short running time, leading to a rather disjointed mishmosh of storylines. However, there are still many funny lines, and the Carry On regulars and semi-regulars (especially Frankie Howerd as the fussy professor) are in fine form. All in all, a very amusing way to spend 90 minutes.