I'm an avid fan of 'found footage' movies, be they horror or not. When done well, the genre packs a wicked punch as is the case with the likes of 'The Blair Witch Project', 'Zero Day', 'Exhibit A', 'REC', 'Trollhunter', etcetera. However, there comes a time when all interested explorers of the genre have to put their foot down and announce 'here there be garbage'. Not only is the story-line in 'WTTJ' unforgivably stupid (as if these four completely inexperienced idiots are going to succeed in finding the long-lost Michael Rockefeller on a sudden whim where countless others' well-funded, intensely researched and painstakingly planned expeditions into the un-mapped jungle-clad heart of New Guinea have failed), but the characters are uniformly detestable. Note to aspiring movie makers; all movies (and especially horror) are inestimably aided by having characters the audience likes. Just think of 'Jaws', 'The Evil Dead', 'La Cabina' or even 'Psycho', all of which boast engaging, well-written (and acted) characters whom we actually enjoy following through their tribulations. With 'WTTJ' we viewers are served up four lame-brains so monumentally repellent that we are all but cheering as they get bumped off. Add to this a couple of script howlers (the interior of New Guinea is apparently inhabited by one single cannibal tribe whose home territory stretches several kilometers down one river, and these chaps are in the habit of carrying their human repasts so unbelievably quickly through the thick jungle that our 'heroes' can travel for hours on a fast-moving raft and randomly disembark to miraculously discover their half-eaten companions staked out therein), and some tediously pedestrian direction and you have a one-star-wonder which only rates that because you can't go any lower. Avoid this beggar's banquet like you would a cannibal's barbecue.

This is probably the worst movie I have ever seen. I spent 3 dollars to buy it which should have been a hint and was so bad I wanted my money back even with the little bit I bad spent on it. Basically they go into the jungle and the two couples get in an argument so they split up. One of the couples gets killed not very far into the movie after running into a tribe of cannibals. Then the second couple is rafting down the river and run into the tribe and get away from them. When they get further down the river meet up with another bunch of cannibals and end up at what they think is a celebration or party then when they think their gonna dance or something they get hit in the head and killed then the movie ends. There you go that's the whole movie

As some people have pointed out this is a mixture between Blair Witch and Cannibal Holocaust. I must say the central characters annoyed me a lot but that is a good thing in these kind of movies (for example, Friday the 13th) because then we do not get disturbed when something bad happens to them. But the really great thing about this movie is the make-up effects, that look amazing. I have no one idea how something like that is done. It's a bit like Paranormal Activity which also has annoying central characters but is extremely well done in terms of effects. I wonder when we will see a horror movie that has BOTH interesting central characters AND good special effects? I just thought some of the stuff in Welcome to the Jungle was a bit hilarious, and I had expected that. It looked extremely stupid with the cannibals "stalking" the central characters on their raft, and everything from Rambo 4 to Apocalypse Now came into mind. Anyway, as a horror movie, I thought this was extremely interesting, and it was nice to see the wonderful nature in Fiji and Papya New Guinea.

"Welcome to the Jungle" tells the story of four spoiled and obnoxious Americans who set out into the jungles of New Guinea armed with a few digital cameras to find the missing Michael Rockefeller and make themselves rich by getting an exclusive interview with him. Of course they are captured and killed by the tribe of savages.I must admit that the story is fairly convincing and the location sets provide some spooky atmosphere,but the characters are dumb and annoying.I really wanted them to suffer painful death just not to listen their constant whining.Almost complete lack of gore and nudity is very disappointing.While Jonathan Hensleigh has denied that his film has anything to do with Ruggero Deodato's infamous "Cannibal Holocaust" the similarities are obvious(check out the girl impaled on bamboo stick).There are a couple of moments where the graphic special effects are actually done quite well,but the inane dialogue and my general hatred for half the cast reduced my enjoyment.Better watch "Cannibal Holocaust","Eaten Alive" or "Jungle Holocaust" again.