Wir kommen und werden euch fressen

With a crazy over-the-top title like "We're Going to Eat You!", you should already know not to expect a cannibal film with nail-biting suspense and/or disturbing shock sequences, but more of a deranged black comedy with absurd situations and a light-headed ambiance. It all depends on your personal sense of humor, of course, but I thought this was a truly relaxing and imaginative Hong Kong cult film! There's not much of a storyline, but the gazillion Kung-Fu fighting sequences are masterfully choreographed and indescribably spectacular. On more than one occasion during these grotesque fights, I wondered how the hell it was possible for certain people to be so ingeniously pliant! The story's hero is Special Agent 999 who, in his quest to arrest the wanted criminal Rolex (I guess he steals watches) travels to an island inhabited by a strange community of cannibalistic weirdos. Agent 999 teams up with an eccentric loner and the only vegetarian girl in town to battle his way off the island again. The script limits itself to showing how 999 & C° get captured by the cannibals and how they subsequently fight their way out of the bubbling cauldrons again, so you really shouldn't consider watching this HK-splatter flick for its intelligent dialogs or slowly oozing suspense. The fights are funny and creative, with the roller-skating sequence as the absolute highlight, and also quite gory, since many of 999's opponents meet their death on sharp cooking objects like meat cleavers and butcher knives. The acting skills of the performers are modest, but they're artists of a different breed! Norman Chu, Eddy Ko and Melvin Wong know copious amounts of exhilarating Kung Fu moves and these definitely compensate for the lack of competent plotting. "We're Going To Eat You" is honestly one of the most entertaining & unpretentious horror-comedy hybrids I ever had the pleasure of seeing. Warmly recommended to watch with a bunch of friends on a lazy Saturday evening.

i don't know how anybody could like this boring movie.but judging from some other reviews on IMDb there are other people who like this .i guess they must have been drunk.despite the title not one person is seen getting eaten.most of the gore is off screen and that is a rip off.the fight scenes are really bad and boring.i bought this on vcd for only 3 dollars and what a waste of 3 dollars that is.and to make matters worse the subtitles were at the very bottom of the sen so i could only read part of them.hardly any gore and some of the worst fights i have ever seen.these guys can barely kick higher than their waist.stay far away from this garbage.

Switching from gross-out gore, to slapstick comedy, to entertaining martial arts mayhem in the blink of an eye, 'We're Going To Eat You' grabs your attention from the word go and doesn't let go until the credits roll.

Tsui Hark's second movie as a director sees Norman Chu as Agent 999 who, whilst tracking down the notorious bandit Rolex (Eddy Ko) on a remote island, stumbles upon a town inhabited by cannibals. Agent 999 spends the majority of the movie avoiding being filleted and served as a main course, only to be captured when he arrives back on the mainland. But with the help of some unlikely allies, some firecrackers and a couple of handy pairs of roller-skates, the good guys fight back and kick major cannibal ass!! This totally mad movie feels as though Tsui Hark made things up as he went along, but this only adds to the brilliance of the film—all semblance of logic quickly goes out of the window and it soon becomes apparent that anything might happen, and probably will.

Even with the occasional lull in the action, the loads of blood and guts, nicely choreographed fights courtesy of Corey Yuen, and truly unforgettable characters (including a sex mad giant of a woman and some of the ugliest actors ever committed to celluloid), ensure that We're Going To Eat You is solid trashy entertainment from start to finish.

After tracking his target to a remote island, a government agent looking for a reputed criminal finds the island under the control of a crazed leader that has turned the populace into murderous cannibals like him and forces the agent to use his skills to get away from the island alive.

Overall, the film features quite a lot to like. Among the most enjoyable aspects present is the deranged atmosphere that allows for the various elements to exist together rather easily. As this combines slapstick comedy, martial arts, and brutal horror film within the same space here with an island full of murderous cannibals who attack and kill without discretion but are treated with a sense of mockery at times that produces genuine laughs. The idea of this taking place within the confines of an investigation into a criminal hiding out on the island and the search to find him getting interrupted by the cannibals bringing about the threat of capture and butchery. This carries over into the finale where it constantly features him about to be killed and eaten by the villagers to prevent his escape which has a lot to like about it. Still, the main thing here is the mixing of martial arts and comedy. The overall presentation of this one is a martial arts film, with all sorts of confrontations here that are impressively choreographed and visually exciting. Focusing on crowd attacks for the most part with multiple thugs ganging up on a victim only to have to fight off the gang. There's a lot to like with the ability to incorporate hand-to-hand striking, knife-play, and other weaponry in these battles to enhance the action, and to do this in conjunction with the typical Hong Kong flair for comedy in their battles is a real treat to watch. With scenes involving inadvertent strikes on friends rather than foes, clanging into objects around them in the field of battle, or using an unexpected boost to escape a confrontation, the comedy manages to be quite hilarious while mixed together with the action. That it still remains serious enough that there's a legitimate concern for him in the fights when he's on the losing side is a real testament to the film which has a ton to enjoy. While there isn't much in the film to dislike, there are a few issues. The main problem is that there's an unnecessary and wholly unfunny bit here involving a transvestite character that interferes in the action for no reason. The whole scene is presented as a comic chase around their apartment as she tries to put amorous advances on an unconsenting male that goes on way too long as well, it presents some horribly outdated and at times outright offensive stereotypes that have no place in today's society. As a result, this sequence stops the film cold and feels highly problematic in today's society. Furthermore, the film's wildly changing tone can be an issue as it wildly switches between campy comedy, martial arts spectacular, and tense horror film, oftentimes within the same sequence and can feel highly disjointing and distracting than if it had stuck to one or two storylines instead. However, this isn't that bad and doesn't hold this one down that much.

Rated Unrated/R: Graphic Violence, Language and Brief Nudity.

I know this film has it's fans and is possible I was just not in the mood, but I don't think so. A great start with fast and gory action that includes all manner of weapons two deaths and a guy cut in half with a saw whilst he is strapped to a table. All within the first five minutes. There is also a gory and well shot ending, but in between…fighting….slapstick comedy…oh and a 'cool' guy with a hat and a cigarette. I am never very good with Chinese humour, just a little broad for me and the endless below par kung-fu fighting…aagh! It looks OK, in fact it looks as if quite a lot was spent on it and there is a very large cast, but oh dear, no not for me.