As usual when it comes to productions distributed by The Asylum, we are dealing with a very “different” kind of script. This time, that is not a positive attribute. A group of soldiers is sent out to set up automatic cameras in the jungle—if I recall correctly, to capture drug smugglers on film. Of course, everyone disappears: the soldiers, along with the civilians who accompany them to document the expedition. Later, their footage is recovered, and that is what we are shown in the film. Naturally, that is utter nonsense. There is no real lost expedition. It is simply the latest trend in storytelling: shaky camera work with poor image quality to enhance a documentary-like feel.
Interestingly, on that particular level, the film is actually quite good. It is usually fairly clear what is being filmed, and the camera is not excessively shaky. Whether that is a positive in terms of creating a documentary feel is debatable—it may instead make it feel even more fake. In any case, the expedition stumbles upon something non-human and dies one by one in the struggle for survival.
It is not a good film, but it can actually be somewhat entertaining at times. I do not think it is funny for the “wrong” reasons, either. I suspect the filmmakers are simply playing with the audience, presenting an utterly absurd story because they know it will sell. The Asylum typically offers audiences something that sounds like the real thing—a blockbuster—but in reality is something entirely different. There are always people willing to pay for such madness—and here is yet another example.
