Leofwine_draca Having done with the trashy MAD DOCTOR OF BLOOD ISLAND trilogy, actor Josh Ashley and director Eddie Romero, the true tag-team of cheesy Filipino exploitation, turned their attention to other projects, one of which is this variant on the '30s chase classic THE MOST DANGEROUS GAME. Basically, it's the story of a bunch of women being hunted through the jungle by armed men – no more plot to it than that. Those familiar with Filipino projects will know the level of skill and competence – as well as the budget – on offer; those who don't can expect a snoozy script, lots of dialogue, and plenty of cheese along the way. This is very much an exploitation flick, focusing on the nudity of the female cast members throughout, so the viewer's attention is divided between that and the offbeat characters who make up the men chasing them. These include a turbaned Indian, Filipino regular Eddie Garcia as the gang leader, '50s throwback Josh Ashley, and cult film stalwart Sid Haig, having a ball in another scene-stealing performance.The actual woman hunt of the title is surprisingly well portrayed, with some bloody shoot-outs and the inclusion of one of those classic jungle traps that Schwarzenegger popularised in PREDATOR. There's a high body count and some surprisingly nasty moments, as one wounded woman is shot through the head at close range to put her out of her misery, plus a nice twist ending. It's just a shame that it takes forever for this hunt to actually occur – it takes place in the last twenty minutes of a seventy-five minute movie. Before that, we get endless bedroom scenes with (admittedly attractive) cast members stripping to the waist on a routine basis and cheesy dialogue. Sure, this isn't good and most people will pass it over in favour of more interesting fare – but for those who enjoy so-bad-it's-good cinema, they might just get a kick out of this one.

Uriah43 This movie essentially begins with five attractive ladies being kidnapped and taken to an isolated place deep in the jungle with the understanding that they are to be used as sex slaves. However, upon the arrival of a few powerful and wealthy men, it is disclosed that these women are going to be hunted and killed for sport. As luck would have it, one of the abductors named "Tony" (John Ashley) has lost the confidence of his employer "Spyros" (Eddie Garcia) and decides to escape along with these women which greatly increases their chances of survival. Even so, they still must elude the hunters and cope with an equally dangerous jungle environment in the process. Now rather than reveal any more I will just say that this film turned out to be slightly better than I expected due in large part because of the coherent plot and the smooth transition from one scene to another. Additionally, having several beautiful women like Pat Woodell (as "McGee"), Laurie Rose ("Lori") and Lisa Todd ("Magda") certainly didn't hurt either. In any case, while this clearly wasn't a great movie by any means, it managed to maintain my interest for the most part and because of that I have rated it accordingly. Average.

merklekranz While I'm certain that the intended drive-in audience wasn't paying much attention in the "passion pits","The Woman Hunt" is not totally without interest. One intriguing aspect is that the film tends to flip back and forth between night and day faster than pages in a book. Sid Haig stands out as the only semi-competent actor, the hunted in the jungle story is simple and familiar, yet there is a raw fascination to "The Woman Hunt" from a bad movie perspective. On the plus side are some semi-creative kills, decent jungle photography, and the attractive hunted women. There is even a climactic nude swim, with an unexpected ending. - MERK

Woodyanders A bunch of women are abducted so they can be hunted down like animals by depraved wealthy perverts in the remote Filipino jungle. Director Eddie Romero, working from a suitably lurid script by David Hoover (who also co-wrote the story with none other than Jack Hill), relates the sleazy plot at a steady pace, delivers a handy helping of tasty gratuitous female nudity, further enlivens the proceedings with startling moments of bloody violence, and pulls out all the stops in the exciting last third when the titular hunt kicks in. The cast of familiar B-flick regulars play the material with real gusto: the always great Sid Haig cops the top acting honors with his splendidly slimy and spirited portrayal of leering and lecherous dirtbag Silas, "Hee Haw" honey Lisa Todd likewise hits it out of the ballpark with her perfectly icy portrayal of cold and ruthless lesbian Magda, John Ashley does well as the laid-back and basically decent Tony, plus there are sound contributions from Pat Woodell as the assertive McGee, Charlene Jones as the sassy Billie, Laurie Rose as the feisty Lori, Ken Metcalfe as the vicious Karp, and Eddie Garcia as evil rich sadist Spyros. Better still, we've also got a foul misogynistic sensibility evident throughout which gives this picture an extra scuzzy edge. Justo Paulino's cinematography is rather plain, but overall acceptable. Jerry Dadap's groovy and lively score does the get-down funky trick. Fun schlock.